The F Troop Weekly Incident Report 2013 Aug 8th – Aug 11th

In this week’s episode of The F Troop…

Troopers Sylvia and Saucier investigate an unattended death, Tr. Whalen and Tr. Monahan responded to domestic assault, and Tr. Lilley took a call from a resident in Vermont about a possible theft of a street sign. All those stories and more!

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

08/05 – Aroostook S.O. requested a K-9 to track a male who ran from residence after Deputies surprised him while he was planting Marijuana in the back yard. Sgt. Fuller and Gleni tracked the man for 2.8 miles and were able to flush him out into the road where he was apprehended by ASO.

08/05 - Tr. Lilley was attempting to serve paperwork on a person in Patten. The male was not home but Tr. Lilley was told he had gone to Sherman with another male. Later on, Tr. Lilley was on patrol on Rt. 11 and saw a car that he remembered had been at the male’s home the night before and it appeared the male he was searching for was in the car. Tr. Lilley conducted a traffic stop and confirmed the male was the passenger and served him the paperwork. While checking the operator’s license, it was discovered his license status was revoked. The operator was charged and a driver found for the car.

08/05 - Troopers Sylvia and Saucier investigated an unattended death of a 58 year old female on the Britton Rd in Monticello. The female had been sick and nothing suspicious was noted at the scene. Tr. Sylvia was contacted by Florida authorities due to them having a bulletin about her and her husband’s radical views and threats towards law enforcement. The husband is now residing in Florida.

08/06 - Tr. Whalen and Tr. Monahan responded to domestic assault in Blaine. After investigation the husband was arrested for domestic assault on his wife.

08/06 - Tr. Lilley took a call from a resident in Vermont about a possible theft of a street sign. The resident had seen a street sign in the back of a vehicle in Vermont and thought it might be stolen. The resident did some searching and found that the street name on the sign was only found in one place in the United States, and that was Island Falls. Tr. Lilley confirmed the street was in Island Falls and also discovered from the town office that they had put up a new street sign a couple weeks prior and someone had stolen it. Residents in the area knew someone from out of state owned property on the road but no one knew their name. Tr. Lilley, using his knowledge of the area, knew the street had been named for the man who owned all the property in the area years ago. Tr. Lilley located the widow of that man, and in conversations from her, learned of a person who knew who the out of state property owners were. After some phone calls, the property owner was located in Vermont and discovered that his son was the one who was taking the street signs. The signs are being returned to the town.

08/07 - Sgt. Fuller and Tr. Quint investigated a 9-1-1 hang-up call from a Portland cellular phone number. The call originated in Easton, but the address shown was not valid. The ECS received the subscriber information which came back to a female from Portland who was listed as the protected person on an active PO. The male defendant on the PO was also from Portland. Portland PD was contacted and they showed the woman as a victim in several incidents involving the man. Sgt. Fuller and Tr. Quint checked residences in the area where the computer showed the call originating from, as well as several vehicles travelling in the area and tractor trailer units parked at McCain Foods. While they continued to check the area, another call originated from the cell phone. With the address of the caller, Sgt. Fuller and Tr. Quint went to the residence in Easton and spoke with a female (also from the Portland area) who said the phone belonged to her and had been at her residence all night. She has several animals and the phone was not locked. It is suspected that one of her pets walked on the phone and managed to make it dial 9-1-1. The woman had discovered a voice mail message left by the ECS and returned the call. There was no emergency.

08/07 - Tr. Saucier summonsed a 52 year old Caribou man for criminal speed on the detour in Island Falls 61/25 and also stopped a total of 61 vehicles on his 8 hour detail.

08/07 - Troopers Quint and Clark responded to a family fight in Mapleton. The man and woman own a house and reside together and she wanted some boxes out of the garage and he refused to help her. The woman started tearing the garage apart and the two were arguing. She threw an air tool at his pickup causing a dent, so he took an air chuck and slammed it down on the hood of her vehicle causing a dent and small hole. There was nothing physical between the two. Both were charged with criminal mischief. The man volunteered to leave the residence.

08/08 - Troopers Quint and Clark responded to a family fight in Mars Hill. A third party called the State Police reporting neighbors had been arguing and the male was refusing to leave the female’s apartment. Sgt. Harris, who was working a traffic detail in the area, also responded to the incident. Trooper Quint located and spoke with the male, who was heavily intoxicated and was told to leave the apartment complex. The man left and then made his way to the back door of the apartment and re-entered the residence uninvited. The female called 9-1-1 and the Troopers, who had not gone far, returned and arrested the man. He initially resisted and had to be secured with leg straps. The man was charged with Criminal Trespass and Failure to Submit to Arrest. He later pleaded guilty and received a two day jail sentence.

08/08 - Troopers Quint and Clark responded to an assault that occurred in Mapleton. Two intoxicated females began fighting over a male. One female received cuts to her face from being punched by the other female who was wearing several rings. The ring wearing woman was charged with assault.

08/09 – Tr. Quint responded to a 9-1-1 misdial in Bridgewater. The home owner met Tr. Quint outside and said she did not mean to call 9-1-1 and everything was okay. She then said that a 21 year old male was inside the house with a 14 year old female and the male had hidden in the bathroom upon Tr. Quint’s arrival. Tr. Quint was aware of a protective order prohibiting contact between the male and female. Tr. Quint arrested the male for violation of protection order and violation of conditions of release. The male had just been released from jail two days earlier after being arrested for violating the same protection order.

08/09 - Tr. Flynn arrested a Blaine man for violation of bail. A witness called Sgt. Harris at home reporting that a 49 year old male just bought a fifth of alcohol in Mars Hill and was on bail. Tr. Flynn went to his residence, spoke with and conducted a search of his residence and found 2 fifths of alcohol in the water tank on the back of the toilet. Subject had been arrested twice this week for OUI and 1 count of VCR. The man currently awaits arraignment at ACJ.

08/10 - Lt. Cote, Sgt. Fuller and Tr. Quint responded to a crash on US Rt. 1 in downtown Bridgewater. A fully loaded potato truck was parked on the right shoulder while the driver checked the truck because the suspected he had a flat tire. A woman was driving her GMC Yukon northbound and would later state she was using her cellular phone to call her father and was trying to dial his phone number. The woman admitted to not watching the road and she drifted into the breakdown lane striking the rear of the potato truck with her vehicle. The woman, who was wearing her seatbelt, was taken to The Aroostook Medical Center for serious but not life threatening internal injuries. The truck’s driver was not in the truck when it was struck and he was not injured.

08/08 – Sgt. Fuller arrested a 48 year old New Limerick man for O.U.I.

08/09 - Tr. Ferland was assisting MDEA in locating a 34 year old male from Monticello. Tr. Ferland found the man driving with his 4 year old daughter in the vehicle. When the man got out of the vehicle, Tr. Ferland could smell alcohol on his breath. After further investigation the man was arrested for operating under the influence.

08/11 - Tr. Flynn was called out to a report of possible OUI’s leaving a party. One juvenile was summonsed nearby for consuming alcohol and was taken home.

08/11 - Tr. Casavant investigated a protection order violation in Mars Hill. As a result a Chapman man was arrested for texting the protected party.

08/11 - Tr. Whalen responded to local medical facility after receiving call that the elderly residents were out of control and causing problems. Some of the residents were giving staff a hard time, throwing water at each other and disobeying the staff. Tr. Whalen responded and spoke to the residents about being respectful to staff, investigation revealed no crimes committed.

08/11 - Tr. Monahan responded to a report of a theft in Benedicta. Male subject had been at his brothers and when leaving, stole his cell phone and a can of gas. The male subject was already southbound on the Interstate with the brother following behind him. Male subject was stopped in Lincoln area by Tr. Foxworthy and arrested for the theft and violation of bail and returned to Troop F.

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.