The F Troop Weekly Incident Report 2013 Aug 26th – Aug 31st

In this week’s episode of The F Troop…

Troopers Clark, Quint and Ferland respond to a fatal motor vehicle accident, Sgt. Fuller and K-9 Gleni respond to Caribou to assist Caribou PD with a theft from a motor vehicle, and Troopers Casavant and Quint respond to a report of a domestic in Mount Chase! All those stories and more!

Maine State Police – Troop F’s weekly incident report…

08/26 - Troopers Clark, Quint and Ferland responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident in Molunkus. Investigation revealed a 28 year old Winn man had been traveling at a high rate of speed on the Aroostook Rd in Molunkus attempting to elude a Penobscot Deputy. The man lost control of his motor vehicle where the pavement met the gravel which was also on a corner. The motor vehicle rolled over multiple times, struck a utility pole, breaking the pole and causing power outages. The man was ejected from his vehicle during the crash because he was not wearing his seatbelt. The vehicle came to rest on the roof in the woods a short distance off the roadway. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle. Troopers from Troop E responded with members of the Crash Reconstruction Team and Forensic Mapping Team. There were also multiple other agencies responding to include: Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, the Maine Warden Service, as well as local Fire and EMS personnel.

08/26 – Sgt. Fuller and K-9 Gleni responded to Caribou to assist Caribou PD with a theft from a MV. Sgt. Fuller was about one mile from the scene when he passed two people walking on the side of the road. Caribou PD was informed about the two people walking and advised that they needed to ID them due to their close proximity to the crime scene and the time frame along with the time of day (0300 HRS). Sgt. Fuller and Gleni tracked up to the female who was wearing the hat described by the resident whose vehicle was broken into. The PD charged the two with Criminal Attempt because they did not take anything from the vehicle. The track was 3.5 mile long.

08/26 - Tr. Casavant investigated a report of a stolen dump truck in Littleton. The truck was located with minor damage and the investigation led to a 20 year old Littleton man who lived in the neighborhood. The man confessed to taking the truck the previous evening after a night of heavy drinking, but remembered little about the incident and was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

08/26 and again on 08/27 Troopers Casavant and Sylvia responded to a trespass complaint on the same subject from two separate complainants in Linneus. Both times the 41 year old Linneus man left before the Troopers arrived and several attempts have been made to locate him at likely residences. The man will be served trespass notices once located.

08/26 – Troopers Casavant and Quint responded to a report of a domestic in Mount Chase. Investigation revealed the man and woman were arguing over text messages the woman received from another man. The male had damaged some property in the house but no physical confrontation occurred. The man was arrested on active warrants and charged with Criminal Mischief.

08/27 - A male from Linneus called reporting his chain saw had been stolen. Tr. Quint responded to the complaint and conducted the investigation. A local man from Linneus was the suspect and it was determined he was the one that stole the saw. The chain saw was recovered and returned to owner. The male will be charged with theft and violation of conditions of release.

08/27 – Tr. Hafford responded to a MV crash in New Canada. The male operator appeared to be under the influence of liquor. Due to a complaint of pain, an ambulance was requested and paramedics drew a blood sample from the operator. Results are pending.

08/28 - Tr. Flynn investigated a theft complaint in Connor Twp. As a result of the investigation, Tr. Flynn arrested an 18 year old Caribou man for burglary, negotiating worthless instruments and forgery. Subject went to his aunt and uncle’s home and stole checks belonging to the United Pentecostal Church in Caribou as well as checks from their personal account. The checks were cashed at various banks and supermarkets in Caribou. The male subject admitted to stealing and cashing the checks and claimed he planned to repay the church when he started work in a couple of weeks. Subject was arrested and bailed from Caribou PD.

08/29 - Tr. Saucier completed the final step of his DRE certification by submitting his 12 field test reports and passing his final exam. Tr. Saucier is now the only DRE in Troop F and one of four in Aroostook County.

08/29 - Tr. Sylvia assisted Houlton PD by recovering a stolen ring at a residence in Linneus.

08/30 - Tr. Flynn assisted with motor vehicle law instruction at the BLETP.

08/30 - Troopers Levesque and Whalen responded to report of a male subject who had entered a neighbor’s home and was under the influence of something. Homeowner sat on the male until Tr. Levesque arrived. Ambulance responded to take male to hospital as it was apparent he was under the influence of a drug of some type. Male charged with criminal trespass.

08/31 - Tr. Levesque assisted Van Buren PD with investigation of a stolen vehicle. Tr. Levesque located vehicle at residence in Connor and arrested male for the theft of the vehicle and also charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia. Vehicle was recovered and Van Buren PD notified.

08/31 – Tr. Hafford stopped a vehicle for speeding on Rt. 11. The 20 year old male operator was arrested for OUI.

08/31 - Tr. Monahan responded to Hodgdon for report of an abandoned car that appeared to have been involved in a crash. Male subject had left the road the night before, rolling his car over on its roof and had failed to report the accident and went home. Tr. Monahan located the male later in the day and he was summonsed for failure to report the accident, he only had a permit and was alone when the accident occurred

Troop F of the Maine State Police is responsible for Aroostook County and the extreme northern sections of Somerset, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties. In addition, the Troop patrols Interstate 95 from Sherman to the Canadian border in Houlton.