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.
The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to 150 calls for service from Tuesday, May 24 to Sunday, May 29.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
– Cpl. Michaud conducted a traffic stop on the Washburn Rd. in Presque Isle and from that charged the 50-year-old female operator with OAS and arrested a 43-year-old Washburn man who was a passenger on an outstanding warrant.
Thursday, May 26
– Trooper Sylvia and police dog Merry were called out to assist Caribou police in the search for a 69-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who wandered off two hours prior. As Trooper Sylvia was responding, the man was located.
– Trooper Pescitelli handled a harassment complaint in St. Francis reference a man out barbecuing and reported that his drunk neighbor was yelling obscenities at him. After considerable efforts over the next several days by Troopers Stoutamyer and Pescitelli the man was located in Limestone and given a trespass notice.
Friday, May 27
– Trooper Sylvia investigated a harassment complaint where a female reported her boyfriend was following her to her place of employment and wouldn’t stop and she just wanted to break up with him and end the relationship. Trooper Sylvia met with the male and gave him the break up news and warned him for harassment. The town was not specified.
Saturday, May 28
– Troopers Casavant, Sylvia, Pescitelli and Sgt. Haines worked a traffic safety checkpoint on Route 1 in Monticello. Over 200 cars were checked with six warnings and two defects given.
-Trooper Stoutamyer covered a personal injury accident on Rt. 161 in the town of Woodland where an 87-year-old Presque Isle man was traveling northbound, and apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and drifted of the road. The vehicle struck a utility pole and spun sideways in the ditch where it caught and rolled over and then came to rest on its wheels. The operator sustained minor injuries, and was belted at the time.
Sunday, May 29
– Trooper Levesque conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for having a cracked frame on the truck he was driving. The truck was rusted through and could not pass the state inspection standards. The driver was issued a criminal summons for Operating a Defective Motor Vehicle.
