Maine State Police

On Monday, February 2, 2026, at approximately 3:40 PM, members of the Maine State Police Central Field Troop responded to a head-on collision on Route 3 in Vassalboro near Ritch Road.  The crash involved a Chevy Silverado pickup truck operated by 48-year-old Ryan Page of China, and a Ford F-650 commercial motor vehicle operated by 64-year-old Douglas Boivin of Jay.

The initial investigation indicates the operator of the pickup truck crossed the center line. The commercial motor vehicle operator steered to the right in an attempt to avoid the pickup truck but was unable to completely avoid it. Ryan Page succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Douglas Boivin was not injured.

A secondary crash occurred when a third vehicle swerved to avoid the pickup truck, which had come to rest in the roadway, and struck a guardrail. The driver reported minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

Troopers were assisted by MSP’s Traffic Safety Unit, MSP’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit, Vassalboro Fire and Rescue, Augusta Fire and Rescue, and Delta Ambulance.

On Monday, February 2, 2026, at approximately 11:15 PM, the Augusta Police Department responded to an incident on Flagg Street in Augusta. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased adult male. The circumstances surrounding the death are currently under investigation. The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit – Central responded to assist with the investigation.

The deceased has been transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause and manner of death. At this time, there is no known threat to the public.

Additional information will be released when it becomes appropriate to do so.

After a six-month long investigation, Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- North Detectives facilitated an arrest warrant to be issued for 62-year-old James Cameron of Howland for four counts of Violation of Sex Offender Registration (Class D) and two counts of Prohibited Contact with a Minor (Class E). On January 28, 2026, Cameron was arrested in Howland by members of the Maine State Police Northern Field Troop and booked at the Penobscot County Jail.

Cameron had an initial appearance on January 30, 2026, at the Bangor Penobscot County Judicial Center. Cameron pleaded not guilty and was released on bail. James Cameron is scheduled back in court on March 3, 2026, at the Lincoln District Court. 

Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit-North was also assisted by the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Maine Sex Offender Registry (SOR) which is maintained by the Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification (SBI).

Anyone with relevant information related to this case should please call 207.973.3700 EXT. 9 and ask to speak with Detective Jennifer Fiske.

Information related to this case may also be submitted to the Major Crimes Unit – North via an on-line tip portal. https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/about/report-crime/major-crimes-unit-north

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at approximately 8:57 AM, the Fairfield Police Department received a 911 call about a male found on the side of the road and not breathing on the Martin Stream Road in Fairfield. Police responded and contacted the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central when it was determined that the male was deceased. 

State Police Detectives and Evidence Technicians responded and worked throughout the day conducting interviews and gathering evidence. The deceased male was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy will be conducted in the coming days. Detectives have identified the deceased as 46-year-old Jason Grant of Oakland. 

Anyone in the area of the Martin Stream Road in Fairfield and/or Norridgewock Friday night or early Saturday morning and may have information that could assist investigators is requested to contact the Maine State Police at 207-624-7076.

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at approximately 7:46 AM, Maine State Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in Cross Lake Township. A woman reported that her boyfriend was making threats and damaging property at their residence. The woman left the residence prior to Troopers arriving.

Upon arrival, Troopers determined the man involved, 37-year-old Nicolas Dionne of Cross Lake Township remained inside the home and was refusing to come out. The Maine State Police Tactical Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were activated and responded to the scene. After several hours of communication, Dionne exited the residence and was taken into custody without incident at approximately 8:00 PM.

Dionne was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening, Domestic Violence Terrorizing and Creating a Police Standoff. He was transported to the Aroostook County Jail.

No injuries were reported. The investigation remains ongoing. The Maine State Police were assisted at the scene by North Lakes Fire Department and ASI Ambulance Service.

On the morning of Friday, January 16, 2026, the Penobscot Regional Communication Center received a 911 call reporting that a 12-week-old infant had become unresponsive. Members of the Orrington Fire and Rescue, the Brewer Fire Department, and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence to provide aid to the infant. The infant, identified as Lyla Samuels, was transported to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Due to the facts and circumstances of the case the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit-North was called in to investigate.

As a result of the investigation Major Crimes Unit-North Detectives arrested the infant’s father 24-year-old Shawn Samuels of Orrington for Domestic Violence Elevated Aggravated Assault (Class A) and two counts of Violation of Bail (Class E) on Saturday, January 17, 2026. 

On Sunday, January 18, 2026, Detectives learned that the 12-week-old infant had died. An autopsy was performed at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta the following day. The cause of death is tentative pending final testing. The manner of death was ruled homicide. After the autopsy, Major Crimes Unit-North Detectives arrested Samuels for Murder at the Penobscot County Jail, where he remains in custody. Shawn Samuel’s initial appearance will occur at the Penobscot County Judicial Center in Bangor via Zoom on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 11:45 AM.

This is an isolated incident with no ongoing public safety concerns. More information will be released as it becomes available.

Anyone with relevant information related to this case should please call 207.973.3700 EXT. 9 and ask to speak with Det. Dana Austin.

Information related to this case may also be submitted to the Major Crimes Unit – North via an on-line tip portal. https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/about/report-crime/major-crimes-unit-north

If you or someone you know is a victim of a crime related to domestic abuse in the State of Maine, please call the Statewide Domestic Violence Helpline at 1-866-834-HELP.

On Saturday, January 17, 2026, at approximately 1:57 PM, Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on the Falmouth Spur eastbound near the on-ramp to I-295 north in Falmouth. It was reported that a car had gone off the road into the guardrail. Troopers responded along with Falmouth Fire and Rescue to find the driver of a white 2013 Subaru Impreza trapped inside her vehicle. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Joamaliz Orozco of East Hartford, Connecticut, was transported to Maine Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Weather and road conditions are thought to be the primary cause of the crash.

The investigation is ongoing. Falmouth Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene, as did Maine DOT and Stewarts Towing.

The Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit (Troop K) participated in the national safety initiative called Operation Safe D.R.I.V.E. (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) hosted by the FMCSA this week. FMCSA stands for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This three-day enforcement action resulted in 390 trucks being inspected with 80 trucks being put out of service for imminent safety risks to the public.  During this event FMCSA personnel worked side by side with our Troop K members inspecting trucks and interacting with drivers to promote safe operations with commercial vehicles. Throughout this event, smart roadside technologies were used to screen large volumes of trucks so that Troopers and Inspectors could focus on the vehicles with defects and violations. These technologies include, tire anomaly sensors, thermal imaging for brakes and License Plate Readers for company credentials and safety scores. The most dangerous truck inspected this week was initially flagged by the tire anomaly sensors. Troopers conducted an inspection on this particular truck and found 37 violation including bald tires and missing brakes. This technology allows our limited staff to screen nearly 600,000 trucks every year helping to detect and inspect the unsafe operators and trucks on our Maine roads.

*Operation Safe D.R.I.V.E. is a high-profile enforcement and education effort targeting unsafe driving behaviors that contribute to crashes involving large trucks and buses. FMCSA’s mission is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta has ruled the death of a woman in Skowhegan a homicide following an autopsy conducted as part of an ongoing Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central investigation. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Nichole Jackson of Skowhegan. The autopsy determined the cause of death to be blunt force and sharp force trauma, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. Based on information developed during the investigation, Maine State Police identified Jackson’s boyfriend 55-year-old Dane Burke of Skowhegan as a suspect in her death. Burke was believed to be traveling in a 2018 silver Jeep Compass with Ohio license plates.

On January 17, 2026, at approximately 8:00 AM, the vehicle was located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Local law enforcement attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver failed to comply, resulting in a pursuit. Massachusetts State Police joined the pursuit, which continued into New Hampshire.

The pursuit ended in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree on Route 13, just north of Barnard Road. Following the crash, Burke barricaded himself inside the vehicle. The New Hampshire State Police SWAT Team responded and ultimately took Burke into custody at approximately 10:30 AM.

Burke was transported to Concord Hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. He was arrested on a Maine warrant charging him with murder and will remain in New Hampshire custody pending his return to Maine. Once released from the hospital, Burke will be transported to a New Hampshire jail.

This investigation remains ongoing. Additional updates will be provided when appropriate.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Skowhegan Police Department received a 911 call at 11:37 PM for a person not breathing at 361 West Front Street.  Upon arrival officers discovered a deceased female at the residence. The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central was called to assist. The deceased was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for an autopsy that was conducted on Thursday January 15, 2026.

Detectives and Evidence Technicians worked throughout the day conducting interviews and gathering evidence. The identity of the female as well as cause and manner of death are being withheld until positive identification and notification to family can be made. The investigation is still ongoing.

There is no known danger to the public and no further details will be released at this time. Updates will be provided when appropriate.