Troop F – Maine State Police Weekly Report for July 12-18

Here is the latest weekly incident report from Troop F of the Maine State Police, based in Houlton:

Update to Tr. Casavant' s forgery investigation from last week - On 7-13 Tr. Casavant charged the 61-year-old Easton male with Class C Forgery. The checks totaled $3700.

July 12 – Tr. Bell stopped a car in Houlton after observing its poor operation. The male driver showed multiple clues of impairment during Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and was arrested for Criminal OUI. Sgt. Fuller assisted at the scene.

July 13 – Tr. Sylvia responded to the Drews Lake Road for a report of criminal mischief. The caller reported seeing her ex-boyfriend running though her yard and then noticed damage to her mailbox. The investigation is ongoing.

July 13 – Tr. Endre responded to a single vehicle crash on the Oxbow Rd in the town of Oxbow Plantation. The driver was taken to the hospital and later summonsed for OUI.

July 14 – Tr. Lilley responded to Smyrna for a construction accident. Workers were loading a bulldozer onto a trailer and the bulldozer tipped off the trailer and onto its side in the ditch. The operator was not hurt and the bulldozer was righted and put back on the trailer.

July 15 – Tr. Sucy responded to a vehicle crash in Hodgdon, where a vehicle that was turning into a driveway was struck by another vehicle traveling behind it. The operator of the second vehicle was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Tpr. Hafford worked as an ERT on July 16,17,18 to assist MCU in a homicide investigation.  See full details here.

Sgt. Haines was activated throughout the week as a member of the Tactical Team on the Parkman man-hunt.

July 17 – Tr. Luce responded to a motorcycle crash in a driveway in Eagle Lake where male subject had lost control of his motorcycle in the driveway and crashed, sustaining a minor head injury. Male subject was summonsed for OUI by Tr. Luce after investigation.

July 18 – Trooper Michaud arrested a 26-year-old Blaine man for OUI after he crashed his pickup into a utility pole at 3 AM. This is the subject’s second OUI.

July 18 – Tr. Sylvia responded to a burglary complaint in Merrill. The owner of the unoccupied home had driven by and observed a vehicle in the driveway. The homeowner called her husband and a friend who confronted 1 adult male and 1 juvenile male and discovered that the adult was stealing copper. The two subjects remained on scene until Tpr. Sylvia arrived. The 55 y/o male was charged with burglary

July 18 – Tr. Marquis responded to a family fight in Wallagrass. Male subject called and reported that he and his girlfriend were arguing and things got physical. When Tr. Marquis arrived he found out that no assault occurred and male was mad because his girlfriend left after the argument and locked him out of the apt. Male was arrested on two outstanding warrants. Tr. Marquis was assisted by Tr. Andrew Levesque.

Troop F of the Maine State Police is responsible for Aroostook County and the extreme northern sections of Somerset, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties.