Troop F Report

9 years ago

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 received 140 calls for service for the week of Sunday, March 6 through Sunday, March 13.

 

Sunday, March 6

Cpl. Hafford responded to a motor vehicle crash with injury on U.S. Route 1 in Frenchville. Investigation showed that the 35-year-old male operator had been celebrating his birthday and was intoxicated. Cpl Hafford charged the man with operating under the influence.

 

Monday, March 7

Trooper Darcy charged a 43-year-old Littleton man with misuse of 9-1-1 after he called 9-1-1 seven times for a non-emergency reason. The man was warned to not call if he did not have an emergency, but he continued to call both the 9-1-1 line and the non-emergency number. Trooper Quint had responded to the residence earlier in the day after the male had called and was distraught over an allegation that was made against him that he didn’t think was true. Tr. Quint had handled that incident, but the male then made close to 20 additional calls to dispatch during the day. There were no more calls received once he was charged. Sgt. Fuller assisted at the man’s residence.

Trooper Bell investigated a domestic violence assault after the female victim was able to walk to a neighbor’s house and report the incident. Investigation revealed that physical assaults had occurred over a period of time and around the time of the complaint. The male was interviewed and arrested. Trooper Darcy and Sgt. Fuller assisted. On March 9, Tr. Sylvia investigated a violation of bail complaint stemming from the domestic violence assault arrest by Tr. Bell on 3/7. The victim contacted Trooper Bell direct and reported the violation via text messages. Troopers Sylvia and Saucier responded to the residence and arrested the 34-year-old man who made admissions about the violation of bail and previous assault. A bail search also revealed a loaded shotgun which was seized.

 

Tuesday, March 8

Troopers Saucier and Sylvia responded to Silver Ridge Township for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. The homeowner had a suspect whom he believed took his truck and while there speaking to the victim Trooper Saucer observed the truck pull back into the driveway and then leave abruptly when the operator saw the cruiser. Trooper Saucier attempted to follow the vehicle, but was delayed momentarily getting out of the icy driveway with his cruiser. By the time Trooper Saucier caught up to the truck it was abandoned in a field. Trooper Saucier followed the only set of footprints in the snow leaving the vehicle and caught up to the suspect a short time later and took him into custody without incident. As a result a 33-year-old Silver Ridge man was arrested and charged with theft by unauthorized use of a vehicle, violating conditions of release and operating after revoked.

 

Wednesday, March 9

Troopers Bell and Stoutamyer, and Cpl. Michaud assisted the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office with a domestic violence assault in Bridgewater. The suspect left in a vehicle and was spotted in Blaine. The suspect was eventually found at a friend’s house and arrested by a deputy.

Trooper Saucier and Sgt. Haines responded to Linneus for a family fight where a male and female were arguing and the male refused to let the female leave with her children. No crime was committed and the argument was verbal only. Both parties refused to leave without the children and were left with another family member to mediate for the evening.

 

Thursday, March 10

Trooper Sucy arrested a 21-year-old male for operating under the influence. Trooper Sucy stopped the driver for a defective registration plate light. Trooper. Sucy noted several key factors leading him to suspect the driver was impaired by liquor and by his own admission he had consumed three beers. The driver tried to hide his open beer behind his backseat causing it to spill. Trooper Sucy investigated and arrested the male. The man was also issued summonses for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and having an open container.

Cpl. Michaud began investigating a residential burglary on the Colby Siding Road in Woodland. The owner reported returning home from a trip and finding their garage door open and items missing. The case remains under investigation.

Trooper Sylvia and his police dog Merry were called to the Houlton Port of Entry for a drug search of a commercial motor vehicle at the request of Trooper Rob Flynn. Later that same day, Trooper Sylvia and Merry were requested for a search with Houlton police on a motor vehicle. Neither search yielded any drugs.

 

Saturday, March 12

Trooper Darcy arrested a 23-year-old Patten female for possession of methamphetamine stemming from an incident that occurred on March 3 where the female was the passenger of a vehicle where the driver was arrested for drugs.

 

Sunday, March 13

Trooper Stoutamyer responded to a single vehicle, personal injury motor vehicle accident in the town of Frenchville. The operator went off the road and into the snowbank as he was having a seizure. The accident happened next to a residence, and the resident came out and reported the incident. Paramedics arrived, and it was discovered that the operator was also intoxicated. The operator was transported to the Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent for treatment of his minor injuries, and he was charged with a Class C OUI as it was his third in the last few years.

In the early morning hours Tr. Stoutamyer responded to a possible domestic assault. A 54-year-old female reported hitting her husband in the face. Once on scene she then stated that she only placed her hand on the side of his face and tried to push him aside to be able to leave as he was standing in the doorway and didn’t want her to go. The 47-year-old boyfriend said he did not want her to go to jail, and that the third party, a 57-year-old male friend has been living there with them for the last four months has been causing them stress, and they don’t know what to do. The third male subject agreed to leave in the morning, and the female stayed at a relative’s residence just down the road.

Trooper Darcy charged a 22-year old Presque Isle man with possession of marijuana as the result of a traffic stop on I-95 in Dyer Brook.