Troop D weekly activities for time May 3rd to May 9th, 2021

On 5/7/21, at 1045 hrs., Tr. L Roddy and Rec. Roger Bachelder responded to a burglary at 11 Hummingbird Lane in West Gardiner. George Callahan (47) of West Gardiner entered his neighbor’s residence while they were not home and stole several items before returning to his residence. Callahan hid inside his residence and refused to come to the door. A warrant is being sought for Burglary, Violating Conditions of Release, and Theft by Unauthorized Taking.

From the desk of Shannon Moss, DPS PIO

At approximately 3:26 pm on May 8th, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from an individual reporting the discovery of skeletal remains at 196 Poland Springs Road. The call was made by a family member who was cleaning out their father’s residence who died earlier in the year.  The remains were found in an outbuilding on the property. The deceased father was identified as Douglas Scott, 82- years old.

UPDATE: Mr Wood was located safely. The Yarmouth Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Richard Wood, 94, of  Yarmouth, who was last seen in Portland at 6:14pm when he asked for directions to Maine Medical Center.

On 04/27/2021, Cpl. Cropper stopped and summonsed a vehicle northbound in Kittery at 90 MPH. The vehicle was driven by Elena Smith (24) of Strafford NH. Troop G recently received an online complaint that this vehicle was driving from Wells to NH at excessive speeds. Four hours later, the vehicle was stopped again by Cpl. Cropper for speeding at 112 MH in a 70 MPH zone, southbound in York. Smith was driving again and was summonsed for criminal speed. Lt.

# of School Visits conducted – 0

# of OUI Alcohol Arrests – 0

# of OUI Drug Arrests – 0

On 04/17/21, Tr. Lemieux conducted a motor vehicle stop at the Maine Mall for an expired inspection. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Thomas Potter (34) of Kittery. He was on a set of bail conditions not to have direct or indirect contact with the driver. POTTER was on bail for domestic assault with priors. POTTER was placed under arrest. During search incident to arrest Tr.

On 4/21/2021 Trooper’s Knight and Harrington travelled to CMCC to assist Trooper Willard with a scenario driven Police Operations Course for Criminal Justice students.  This was the final class of the semester and many of the students are currently in hiring processes.  The Troopers were able to also have a talk with the students after and answer any law enforcement questions

From the desk of Shannon Moss DPS PIO

On Monday, May 3, 2021, just before 7am on Interstate 95 Southbound in Wells, a Dysart’s tanker operated by James Naaykens, 51, of Medway, Maine, lost control and drove off the right side of the roadway, striking several small trees.   

From the desk of Shannon Moss, DPS PIO