Troop F Report
Editor’s Note: An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.
HOULTON — The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to 268 calls for service during the weeks of Dec. 12-Dec. 25, including 47 involving crashes and cars off the road during the recent storms.
Monday, December 12
– Tr. Kilcollins issued a criminal summons to a 57-year-old Monticello man for operating after suspension. Tr. Kilcollins had suspected the man had been driving even though he knew his license was suspended. Tr. Kilcollins stopped the man for a minor traffic infraction, confirmed the suspension, and issued him a criminal summons. The man has not held a valid driver’s license in nearly 20 years.
– Tr. Kilcollins investigated and solved a theft in Monticello. A homeowner reported he had rented his furnished house to three adults. When the people never paid the rent he asked them to leave, which they did, but took a variety of his property to include two televisions and a large amount of bedding. Tr. Kilcollins recovered all but one TV and continues to work to get that item back as well. Charges are pending for the people that were supposed to rent the property.
– Tr. Saucier received a complaint of a theft from a Crystal resident. The resident reported someone had been stealing electricity from an unoccupied home. Tr. Saucier identified a suspect who ultimately admitted to using the power. The complainant decided against prosecution in the case was resolved outside the court system.
Wednesday, December 14
– Cpl. Quint was stopped on Interstate 95, Dyer Brook, with a vehicle that had gone off the road. While the wrecker was getting out that vehicle another truck came along, lost control, and rolled once before coming to rest in the median. The travel lane of the highway was ice and both vehicles were driving too fast for conditions. The two Massachusetts men involved in the roll-over crash did not sustain injuries. While the wrecker was recovering the rolled pickup, a car went speeding past Cpl. Quint and the wrecker driver that were working in the left lane. Cpl. Quint relayed the vehicle’s information to Tr. Kilcollins and he found the vehicle. The driver admitted to seeing the wrecker and not slowing down. He was issued a summons for failing to slow down and/or move over for a stopped emergency vehicle. Cpl. Quint’s cruiser camera recorded the violation.
Thursday, December 15
– Tr. Adams responded to Masardis for a well-being check on a female. Tr. Adams located the female at home and all was fine but in process he discovered there was a warrant for her arrest. The female was arrested without incident and transported to Aroostook County Jail.
Friday, December 16
– Tr. Bell observed a male suspected of having a suspended driver’s license operating a vehicle in Hodgdon. The male was stopped, the suspension confirmed, and the male was summoned for operating after suspension-infraction.
Sunday, December 18
– Cpl. Quint investigated a single-vehicle crash in Mount Chase. The female driver was driving north on the Shin Pond Road. There was a large tree that had fallen due to high winds in the area and it was blocking the entire roadway. The driver of vehicle did not see the tree in the roadway and struck it with the front of her vehicle causing extensive damage. MDOT arrived and removed the tree from the roadway. The vehicle was towed from the scene and will likely be a total loss. The driver complained of pain to her back but refused an ambulance and stated she would seek medical treatment if she felt it was necessary.
Monday, December 19
– Tr. Stoutamyer met with an elderly male subject from Chapman who fell victim to a popular scam where male received a phone call from someone pretending to by his nephew and needed bail money of $3,000 to get out of jail. The elderly male was directed to buy Wal-Mart gift cards and then the suspect had the victim give him the code numbers to the cards over the phone. During this time the actual nephew arrived and the elderly male realized the scam. Tr. Stoutamyer made a call to Wal-Mart and discovered that if the victim came to the store before code numbers were called in by the suspect, he could get his money back. The elderly male and his nephew, along with Tr. Stoutamyer, were able to go to the local Wal-Mart and have the $3,000 returned.
– Tr. Pescitelli received a report of a gas drive off in Mars Hill that totaled over $100. Tr. Pescitelli located a vehicle that matched the description of the vehicle that didn’t pay for gas but it was the wrong vehicle. The 21-year-old operator, however, was operating on a suspended driver’s license. The operator was given a summons.
– Tr. Desrosier assisted Maine Adult Probation with transporting a 24-year-old Fort Kent male that was a suspect in a robbery that occurred in Bangor. A detective from Bangor PD interviewed the suspect and Tr. Desrosier arrested and transported the man to jail.
– Tr. Desrosier received a complaint from an Emera Maine representative reporting that a man in Allagash threatened their employee by saying that if they came back to turn off his power there would be a .270 waiting for them. Tr. Desrosier and Sgt. Clark spoke with the man who denied saying anything like that. Tr. Desrosier summoned the man for terrorizing.
Friday, December 23
– Tr. Desrosier stopped to assist a motorist on Rt. 161 in Fort Kent. The operator was operating on a suspended license. Tr. Desrosier summoned that man for operating after suspension and had a licensed operator come get the vehicle.
