Maine State Police

Shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 12, 2026, a Maine State Police Trooper stopped to check on a suspicious vehicle parked at the Alpha Sports Center in Limerick. The business was closed, and the driver was observed slumped over the wheel. When the Trooper knocked on the window, the driver woke up and sped out of the parking lot onto Route 5. The Trooper initiated a pursuit, during which the vehicle rammed a Maine State Police cruiser.

The pursuit continued from Limerick through Newfield and into Wakefield, New Hampshire. Shortly after crossing into Wakefield, the vehicle went off the road and crashed into the woods. The driver fled from the vehicle but was taken into custody a short time later.

The driver was identified as 36-year-old James King of Limerick. King was charged with Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon and Eluding an Officer and Passing a Roadblock. Additional charges are expected. King suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Carroll County Jail in New Hampshire. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the incident.

No Troopers were injured. The incident remains under investigation.

On Thursday, July 9, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM, Troopers responded to two separate multi-vehicle crashes on Interstate 295 northbound in Falmouth during the evening commute.

The first crash, involving four vehicles near Exit 10, resulted in no injuries. As traffic slowed in the area, a second four-vehicle crash occurred near mile marker 12. One person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

The left lane was closed for approximately 45 minutes while disabled vehicles were removed. Falmouth Police and Fire, Maine DOT, Stewart’s Towing, and Coastal Towing assisted at the scene. Traffic in the area was heavy and, at times, stop-and-go prior to both crashes.

The Maine State Police remind motorists to maintain a safe following distance, especially during periods of heavy traffic.

On Friday, July 3, 2026, at approximately 8:25 AM, the Maine State Police responded to a fatal crash on Route 1 near the Washington Junction in Hancock.

The initial investigation indicates a motorcycle traveling westbound crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with an eastbound pickup truck. The motorcycle operator, identified as 44-year-old Jim Hoyt of Sullivan, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Hoyt was wearing a helmet. The driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries.

Route 1 was closed while Troopers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.

33-year-old Dion Campbell of Elkhart, Indiana was arrested Monday night on multiple charges stemming from a fatal motor vehicle crash on June 25, 2026, in TWP 22. He was transported to the Hancock County Jail, where he remains without bail pending his initial court appearance on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Campbell faces the following charges:

Title 17-A: §554. Endangering the welfare of a child (Class D)

Title 29-A: §2413. Agg driving to endanger (Class C)

Title 29-A: §2411 Criminal OUI (Class B)

Title 17-A: §203 Manslaughter (Class A)

On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at approximately 11:26 PM, a Trooper came upon a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 193 in TWP 22. Upon arriving at the scene, the Trooper located a 5-year-old boy in the front passenger seat whose condition was rapidly deteriorating. Troopers immediately began life-saving measures until EMS personnel arrived. Despite those efforts, the child was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver, 33-year-old Dion Campbell of Indiana, and a 10-month-old girl were transported to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Campbell is the father of both children. The three were the only occupants in the vehicle. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection before striking an embankment.

The investigation also indicates that both children were not properly restrained at the time of the crash. Route 9 was closed for several hours while the scene was processed. Assisting at the scene were the Cherryfield, Osborn, and Aurora Fire Departments, Bold Coast EMS, and Northern Light EMS.

The crash remains under investigation. No additional information is being released at this time.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 1:43 PM, Troopers responded to a crash on Interstate 295 northbound in Gardiner involving a Department of Transportation (DOT) worker and an SUV.

The preliminary investigation indicates DOT crews were removing tire debris from the roadway. Three DOT workers were on scene with a DOT truck displaying activated amber warning lights in the breakdown lane. While two workers remained in the truck, a third worker, a 57-year-old Lewiston man, exited the vehicle to remove debris near the right-hand fog line when he was struck by a 2021 Cadillac SUV operated by a 39-year-old Gardiner woman.

The DOT worker was transported by Gardiner Rescue to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta with non-life-threatening injuries.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. No other information is available at this time.

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, at approximately 12:48 AM, Troopers with the Northern Field Troop were contacted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, notifying State Police of a fatal motor vehicle crash on Charlotte Road in Charlotte.  

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, 40-year-old Robert Boggia Jr. of Whiting was pronounced deceased at the scene. After investigating what lead to the crash, Troopers learned Boggia had been at a bar in Calais where he threatened people with a firearm. Boggia fled from the bar prior to law enforcements arrival. Boggia was spotted on Route 1 in Calais driving a red corvette at an estimated 150 miles per hour. Baileyville PD attempted to catch up with the vehicle but were unsuccessful.

A Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy was on Charlotte Road when Boggia’s vehicle drove by the Deputy at a high rate of speed. The Deputy was unable to catch up with the vehicle until the Deputy came across the crash scene. Boggia was ejected from the vehicle and was located a significant distance from the crashed vehicle.

High speed was the largest contribution to the crash. Investigation into the events prior to the crash are ongoing, and toxicology results are pending a examination of the decedent. The Charlotte Road was closed around the crash area for several hours while Troopers documented and investigated the crash. The investigation is ongoing.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, at approximately 9:08 AM, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 northbound near Forest Avenue in Portland.

The preliminary investigation indicates a commercial vehicle struck a 2007 Ford pickup truck after traffic slowed suddenly. Both vehicles became disabled in the travel lanes, resulting in significant traffic delays. Traffic was able to continue moving through the area using the breakdown lane. The male passenger in the pickup truck sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by the Portland Fire Department to Maine Medical Center in Portland. The driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured.

The pickup truck was towed from the scene by Southern Maine Towing. The commercial vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. The crash scene was cleared in approximately 1.25 hours.

A secondary two-vehicle crash occurred in the traffic backup near Hadlock Field. Minor injuries were reported, and both vehicles were driven from the scene.

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, at approximately 1:30 PM, Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash at mile marker 174, just north of the Exit 174 on-ramp in Newburgh.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the female operator was traveling northbound in the passing lane when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times. The operator was not wearing a seatbelt and had to be extricated from the vehicle. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The operator has been identified as 58-year-old Darcel Geiser of Brewer. Assisting the Maine State Police were the Newburgh Fire Department, LifeFlight of Maine, MaineDOT, and Bouchard and Sons Towing. The crash remains under investigation.

On Thursday, June 4, 2026, members of Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- South and the Portsmouth Police Department arrested 59-year-old Daniel Jolly of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in connection with the 1993 homicide of 73-year-old Maxine Bitomski of Kittery.

At approximately 6:13 AM Jolly was arrested in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on a warrant charging him with Murder. Jolly was transported to the Rockingham County jail. He will remain in New Hampshire pending extradition proceedings.

On January 16, 1993, at approximately 3:24 PM, officers from the Kittery Police Department responded to 3 Colonial Road in Kittery after Bitomski was found deceased inside her home by family members. The Kittery Police Department immediately began investigating the circumstances surrounding her death and notified the Maine State Police shortly thereafter. Detectives from both agencies continued working the case over the next three decades.

On January 17, 1993, an autopsy was conducted by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta. The cause of death is not being released at this time pending the unsealing of court documents. The manner of death was determined to be homicide.

Investigators determined Jolly knew Bitomski through his employment with Medical Market, a medical supply company that was based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that provided oxygen equipment and services to Bitomski prior to her death.

Beginning in 2021, the investigation was re-examined by Detectives assigned to Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- South. Investigators continued pursuing leads, reviewing evidence, and utilizing advances in DNA testing that ultimately led to Jolly’s arrest.

“This arrest reflects the determination and commitment of investigators who never stopped working this case,” said Lt. Tom Pickering who oversees Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- Unsolved. “The work completed by current and retired Maine State Police Detectives, members of the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the Kittery Police Department over the past 33 years was instrumental in bringing this case to this point.”

Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- South was assisted by Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- Unsolved, Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, Kittery Police Department, New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit, and the Portsmouth Police Department. If anyone has information related to the death of Maxine Bitomski, please contact Major Crimes  Unit Sgt. Justin Huntley at (207) 624.7076 (option 9)

The investigation remains ongoing. Additional information will be released when appropriate.