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South China woman indicted on home arson charge

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AUGUSTA — A South China woman was indicted on an arson charge in connection with a Sept. 18, 2017, fire, that destroyed the family’s home.

Rebecca A. Poulin is charged with Class A arson, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.

The fire, reported at 11:28 a.m., that day, was determined to be the culmination of a marital dispute over money, according to an affidavit filed at the Capital Judicial Center by state fire marshal investigator Kenneth MacMaster.

Philip Poulin told investigators he had talked with his wife earlier that morning on the phone and “confronted Rebecca about credit card debt”and said she had to leave the home. MacMaster wrote that Rebecca Poulin told him, “if she was going to be out of a home, Philip would be also.”

An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that there is enough evidence to proceed with formal charges and a trial.

A number of other people also were indicted Friday by a grand jury sitting in Kennebec County:

• Claude David Bigeau, 45, of Waterville; reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and assault July 7 in Waterville.

• April Burgess, also known as April-Marie Burgess, April Dowling, April-Marie Fernald and April Marie Jeane, 47, of South China, unlawful trafficking in heroin, unlawful trafficking in fentanyl, and unlawful trafficking in cocaine base, all Jan. 26, 2017, in South China.

• Larry Earl Bowler, 38, of Windsor, criminal operating under the influence, July 22, 2017, in Monmouth.

• Joseph Carter, 50, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and burglary of a motor vehicle, July 16, 2017, in Augusta, burglary and theft by unauthorized taking, Aug. 31, 2017 in Augusta, and burglary and theft by unauthorized taking Sept. 5, 2017 in Augusta.

• Sadie J. Davis, 29, of Waterville unlawful trafficking of fentanyl on Water Street and unlawful trafficking of fentanyl on Bruins Drive, and criminal forfeiture of $773, all Aug. 4, 2017, and all in Waterville.

• Kathleen E. Fleury, 51, of Manchester, domestic violence stalking, on or about between May 31, 2016 and Nov. 9, 2017, in Manchester.

• April L. Frith, 30, of Augusta, domestic violence assault, Sept 20, 2017, in Augusta.

•Joshua D. Horne, 30, of Winslow, unlawful trafficking of fentanyl July 11, 2017, and unlawful trafficking of fentanyl July 13, 2017, both in Waterville.

• Melissa Grant, 31, of Oakland, operating after revocation, May 30, 2017, in Augusta.

• Alan F. Green Jr., 47, of Belfast, aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation, criminal operating under the influence, failure to stop for an officer and unauthorized use of property, Nov. 11, 2017, in Waterville.

• Ernest Green, 42, of Waterville, aggravated trafficking in cocaine base Aug. 16, 2017; aggravated trafficking in cocaine base Sept. 12, 2017, and criminal forfeiture of $1,005, seized Sept. 22, 2017, all in Waterville.

•Justin D. Johnson, 33, of Lewiston, operating after revocation, Oct. 6, 2017, in Clinton.

• Brianna Elizabeth Maberry, 22, of Waterville, unlawful trafficking of fentanyl and violation of condition of release, both July 27, 2017, in Waterville.

• Matthew A. Landry, 36, of Greene, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal operating under the influence, June 28, 2017, in Monmouth.

•Peter A. Moreno, 24, of Denver, Colorado, aggravated assault and domestic violence assault Oct. 31, 2017, in Winslow.

• Ryan James Ragsdale, 33, of Santee, California, eluding an officer, reckless conduct, criminal operating under the influence, driving to endanger, criminal speed, aggravated criminal mischief and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Dec. 3, 2017, in Waterville.

• Jesse L Sanipas, 35, of Waterville, aggravated trafficking in cocaine base July 14, 2017; aggravated trafficking in heroin, aggravated unlawful furnishing of cocaine, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, criminal forfeiture of $1,423 in cash and criminal forfeiture of a handgun, all Sept. 6, 2017, and all in Waterville.

• Patrick Shorey, 25, of Augusta, unlawful trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful operation of a methamphetamine laboratory and endangering the welfare of a child, all Oct. 27, 2017, in Augusta.

• Samantha Tupper, 26, of Augusta, aggravated trafficking in cocaine base July 18, 2017; aggravated trafficking in cocaine base July 25, 2017, and unlawful possession of suboxone July 27, 2017, in Augusta.


Westbrook police shut down Lamb Street during domestic disturbance

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Police have closed part of Lamb Street in Westbrook because of a disturbance at an apartment building.

Westbrook officers responded to 34 Lamb St. this afternoon after receiving a call about domestic violence involving a firearm. Dispatch Director Greg Hamilton said the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene as well.

Police have located one of the people in the apartment and are trying to make contact with the other, he said.

“It’s a domestic violence call that has turned into a little more than that,” Hamilton.

A neighbor told a WCSH 6 reporter that he heard a couple arguing before police evacuated him from the apartment building.

This story will be updated.

Pennsylvania woman faces new charges after second China break-in discovered

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AUGUSTA — A Pennsylvania woman held on $20,000 bail on Friday remained behind bars for the holiday weekend, charged with a second break-in after police reported finding her bloody hand prints on a window in a China home.

Jessica Rose Rohwer, 37, of Scott Township, Pennsylvania, also faces new charges of burglary, criminal mischief and criminal trespass from the break-in that apparently occurred Thursday following a high-speed chase through three central Maine towns.

Rohwer later told police she and her husband fled because “people are after them.” The vehicle crashed and caught on fire.

She was charged Friday with burglary, assault and theft for a break-in at one home where she allegedly took keys and tried to drive away in the homeowner’s Jeep before he pulled her out of it.

The new charges were brought Saturday after the homeowner’s son called police to say he found footprints in the snow leading to his separate residence and blood on the side of the home where he is building a new addition. Rohwer made an initial court appearance on the new charges Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail.

An affidavit by Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jacob Pierce says he and the caller located a new window that had been broken out and blood.

They followed a blood trail along the floor and on wooden beams and then up the stairs where Pierce said they found an open window with “what appeared to be bloody hand prints on the window.” The homeowner said he had left that window closed.

Rohwer’s hands “had lacerations and were bleeding,” police say, when she was located after the break-in at the other Lakeview Drive home.

Investigators also reported finding $38,200 in cash in fanny packs on Rohwer when she was arrested Thursday evening.

The chase Thursday began on Riverside Drive in Vassalboro, according to an affidavit by Deputy Jeffrey Boudreau, of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy said he saw a white Ford Expedition pass him going north at an estimated 100 mph and then almost collide with a southbound vehicle while passing another motorist.

Boudreau said he turned on his emergency lights and siren to try to get the sport utility vehicle to stop, even as he witnessed five “near head-on collisions” with other cars.

Police broke off the chase twice, and shortly afterward residents on a fire road in China reported a car on fire and two people fleeing.

Then people living at Lakeview Drive reported that a woman broke into their home and was bleeding.

Rohwer was arrested there and taken to the hospital for treatment before being taken to Kennebec County jail. Boudreau wrote that she later told him she and her husband were former methamphetamine addicts but had been clean for eight years.

Rohwer’s husband, Robert E. Rohwer, 33, also of Scott Township, Pennsylvania, was arrested near Lakeview Drive. He was charged with eluding an officer, driving to endanger and motor vehicle speeding up to 108 mph. His bail was set at $50,000 and he remains at the Kennebec County jail as well.

On Monday, Judge Evert Fowle set $5,000 cash bail on the new charges against Jessica Rohwer.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Kristin Murray-James, had sought $20,000 in addition to the $20,000 set on the other charges. Murray-James said the new charges were not known when Rohwer was in court on Friday.

Murray-James listed a series of prior criminal convictions for Rohwer, including convictions in 2010 for criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle stolen property and a 2008 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine as well as theft, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. She said most of those were from Oregon. Murray-James also said there were non-extraditable warrants for Rohwer’s arrest from Washington state and from Oregon.

Attorney Stephen Bourget, acting as lawyer of the day, requested bail be kept at the $20,000 amount set on Friday.

“I don’t think consecutive bail is appropriate,” Bourget told the judge. He said Rohwer was seen via video on Friday. “She has quite a story to tell. She did enter a building; she said she was asking for help.”

Bourget said she and her husband saved the money and were coming to Maine to buy land.

Fowle added a condition of bail that bans Rohwer from being in the town of China and from having contact with the property owner.

She is due in court again 2 p.m. Feb. 13, 2018.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

Morning Sentinel Dec. 27 police log

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IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 1:48 p.m., a theft was reported on James Street.

7:52 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Preble Street.

IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Tuesday at 6:49 a.m., an auto theft was reported on Main Street.

IN BURNHAM, Tuesday at 9:19 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Winnecook Road.

IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Battle Ridge Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 1:10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cranberry Circle.

8:08 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Town Line Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 7:14 a.m., a report of a panic alarm was taken from Bates Drive.

7:22 a.m., police were sent to Sheridan Drive for an investigation.

4:57 p.m., vandalism was reported on Military Avenue.

8:11 p.m., a theft was reported on Maple Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 8:26 a.m., threatening was reported on Middle Street.

9:25 p.m., threatening was reported on Morrison Hill Road.

9:47 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Perham Street.

10:02 p.m., threatening was reported on Whittier Road.

Wednesday at 1:04 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Perham Street.

IN JAY, Tuesday at 2:47 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Warren Hill Road.

10:47 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Bridge Street.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 7:44 p.m., police investigated a report of a disturbance on Summer Street.

IN PALMYRA, Tuesday at 8:37 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from St. Albans Road.

12:40 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital following a report of a motor vehicle accident on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 3:52 a.m., police were sent to assist another agency on Somerset Avenue.

11:40 a.m., a theft was reported on Somerset Avenue.

6:39 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from North Main Street.

9:13 p.m., police made an arrest while helping another agency on North Main Street.

IN RANGELEY, Tuesday at 6:29 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Winter Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Tuesday at 2:49 p.m., a complaint about threatening was taken from Spruce Grove Mobile Home Park.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 7:56 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Chestnut Street.

6:43 p.m., a complaint was taken from Mount Pleasant Avenue.

Wednesday at 6:19 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Bigelow Hill Road.

7:30 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on North Avenue.

IN SOLON, Tuesday at 1:42 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from South Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 9:04 a.m., police investigated a report of a burglary of a motor vehicle on Yeaton Street.

10:01 a.m., police investigated a report of a burglary of a motor vehicle on Barnet Avenue.

10:36 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Main Street.

12:21 p.m., police investigated a report of a burglary of a motor vehicle on Forest Park.

7:30 p.m., police investigated a report of shoplifting at Maine Smoke Shop on College Avenue.

9:10 p.m., a report of harassment was taken on Seavey Street.

9:46 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Kelsey Street.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 9:27 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Anthony Avenue.

10:26 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Halifax Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 8:55 a.m., Bobbie Dawes, 46, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

10:05 a.m., Joshua Norton, 38, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

4:05 p.m., Timothy Roy, 27, of Wilton, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 3:29 p.m., Daniel Raye Driver, 25, of Canaan, was arrested on a contempt order.

10:35 p.m., Alison Francis Lewey, 47, of Corinna, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and violating conditions of release.

Sidney man takes extra security precautions after attack by invader at mother’s home

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SIDNEY — The odds of someone breaking into Audrey Hewett’s home a second time are, according to her son, Eric Hewett, about “one in a million.”

Still, Eric Hewett hasn’t left anything to chance after a harrowing ordeal last winter, in which a Rhode Island man allegedly forced his way into his elderly mother’s house and, when her son came to the rescue, swung a hammer at his head.

Even before last winter, the Hewetts had planned for the event of a home invasion. Audrey Hewett was to lock herself in her bedroom and call her son, who lives nearby on Lyons Road, not far from Interstate 95.

She did just that on the evening of March 12, when the Rhode Island man, Dreaquan Foster, is accused of knocking on her door and asking to use her phone, then breaking through her bay window when she refused.

After Eric Hewett received the call from his mother, he said, he quickly grabbed his handgun, drove to her house and got into a scuffle with Foster, who police say was trying to break through Audrey’s bedroom door.

Eric Hewett shot the stranger in the chest and restrained him until police could arrive, about 15 minutes after his wife, Patty Hewett, called 911. He did so despite the broken skull, concussions and other injuries he suffered during the hammer attack.

Foster remains at Kennebec County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Over the summer, he pleaded not guilty to the eight charges on which he’s been indicted, including elevated aggravated assault. His next court date is in January.

Now, with Eric Hewett’s injuries mostly in the rearview mirror, he has expanded his family’s home security even further. He also has been advocating that others think about protecting their homes, no matter how unlikely an invasion seems.

“People should have some sort of a plan, some sort of preparedness,” he said, during an interview at his mother’s home. “We’ve upped our game a little bit, because even though we had a plan, if things hadn’t gone about right, the plan would have failed.”

He has bought additional firearms and done target practice with his family members. But Hewett, who grew up hunting and using guns, acknowledged they may not be everyone’s first choice and pointed to other important steps people can take.

Besides expanding his own family’s arsenal, he’s added motion sensors to his and his mother’s homes, which can trigger loud alarms and emergency phone calls.

More important, he’s reinforced several of his family’s doors with burly hinges and bolts, and replaced the flimsy door that once led to his mother’s bedroom with a solid slab of wood.

If that heavy door had been in place March 12, it would have given Audrey Hewett more time in the safety of her bedroom while waiting for police or other help to arrive.

“I’ve done some research, and a safe room is one of the biggest things you can do. This new door is designed not to fail,” he said. The old door “would have lasted a minute, and (Foster) wasn’t a big guy. He was almost through it. Now we’ve put a door on that would take a big guy an hour to get through it. … To me, what matters more than can you shoot somebody or spray somebody, is do you have time to react? If you don’t have the time to react, you’re at a big disadvantage. This buys time.”

Defendant Dreaquan Foster on Thursday consults with his attorney, Thomas Tilton, during his arraignment at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on charges related to a Sidney home invasion last spring. Staff photo by David Leaming

Foster, the alleged intruder, was taken to the Kennebec County jail in late March after recovering from the gunshot wound to his chest.

Police say he stole a car in Rhode Island before driving to Maine and ditching it on Interstate 95 in Sidney when it ran out of gas.

The 22-year-old, who has said little in court, has been indicted on charges of elevated aggravated assault for allegedly hitting Eric Hewett on the head with a hammer; aggravated criminal mischief; burglary; theft by unauthorized use of property, for taking a vehicle without consent; and three counts of criminal mischief.

The Hewetts have not followed every step of his criminal proceedings closely.

“I’m interested in his sentencing,” Eric Hewett said. “Otherwise, as long as he’s away from the public, I don’t worry about it too much.”

For three months after the attack, Eric Hewett, who is 48, wasn’t able to return to his job as a nurse in the surgical unit at Inland Hospital.

Audrey Hewitt looks over at her son Eric Hewitt as they explain, during an interview in Audrey Hewitt’s Sidney home, how he saved her during a home invasion. Eric Hewett suffered a concussion and a skull fracture, among other injuries. Staff photo by Joe Phelan

Besides a fracture near the top of his skull, which was in the shape of the letter C, he also suffered multiple concussions, a broken nose, a broken cheekbone, two broken eye orbits and, most scary in the days afterwards, a dangerous level of bleeding around his brain.

“I had headaches pretty strong, off and on, for about a month or so,” he recalled. “The dizziness was a problem. My left eye took a while to improve. My memory, my thoughts, were really unorganized for the three months, and even going back to work was a struggle. Multitasking was a problem. I went back part time for a couple weeks.”

Given his inability to work for those months, Hewett expressed enormous appreciation to several groups of people.

His neighbors, friends and family members helped repair his mother’s house, plow snow and do other chores at the various properties he oversees. His coworkers at the hospital gave him a hero’s welcome and ample assistance when he returned to work. The state victims’ compensation fund helped make up for his loss of income.

“They call me a hero,” he said. “Well, I was just taking care of some business on a bad day. Those folks, they didn’t have to do any of that, but they did.”

Like his loved ones, Eric Hewett also is thankful for the relative speed of his recovery. About two months after the invasion, he drove himself to an appointment with a neurosurgeon in Portland, who expressed surprise at how much he was able to do.

“He said, ‘We generally gauge recovery from your injury over years, not weeks,'” Hewett recalled. “‘Here we are at eight weeks; you’re up and around wanting to go back to work.’ He was quite pleased.”

Their relief is all the greater because Patty Hewett, Eric’s wife, had just learned she was pregnant the week before the home invasion, after several years in which the couple had tried unsuccessfully to have a child.

Did that make her husband’s injuries on that winter night extra nerve-wracking?

“Yeah!” said Patty, who was also at her mother-in-law’s house during the interview. She was holding their 4-month-old son, Caleb, who listened with bewilderment and made quiet babbling sounds.

“I’m just glad I’m around to spend my life with him,” her husband said. “I feel I’m very lucky to have recovered the way that I have.”

Charles Eichacker — 621-5642

ceichacker@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @ceichacker

 

Kennebec Journal Dec. 27 police log

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IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 7:48 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on North Street.

10:15 a.m., fraud was reported on Civic Center Drive.

11:13 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on High Ridge Drive.

11:39 a.m., a car accident in which no injuries were reported, involving a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office cruiser, was reported at the sheriff’s office on State Street.

12:04 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Orchard Street.

12:42 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on State Street.

1:08 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Fuller Road.

3:35 p.m., theft was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

4:27 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

7:47 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Stephen King Drive.

11:47 p.m., theft was reported on Village Circle.

Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Laurel Street.

1:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

2:04 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

2:40 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sewall Street.

IN GARDINER Tuesday at 1:28 p.m., theft was reported on Water Street.

5:09 p.m., a horse with a saddle was reported in the road on Libby Hill Road.

IN MONMOUTH, Tuesday at 11:35 a.m., harassment was reported on Waugan Road.

IN READFIELD, Tuesday at 9:36 a.m., a 17-year-old juvenile was summoned on charges of operating under the influence, operating vehicle without a license, theft and aggravated criminal mischief, on Brainard Road.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 2:58 p.m., Eric Malcolm Girard, 34, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Stone Street.

11:50 p.m., Joshua J. Mogan, 36, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault on Oak Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Tuesday at 5:16 p.m., Ricky A. Mansir, 57, of Chelsea, was arrested and charged with operating while license suspended or revoked, attaching false plates, and on two warrants.

Woolwich man stabbed in neck in Bath

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A Woolwich man is recovering from a knife wound to the neck following a stabbing Wednesday morning inside of an apartment at Green Acres Estates in Bath.

Police say 32-year-old Clancy Morton was conscious and alert when deputies arrived at 145 New Meadows Road Apartment C-31 in response to the reported stabbing. Morton, who was visiting a relative at the apartment, was involved in a fight with two acquaintances who showed up, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office.

The two acquaintances fled the scene before deputies arrived. Police are not releasing information about the suspects, but said there is no threat to the public because those involved appeared to know each other.

Morton was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland and underwent surgery for his injuries. He was in stable condition Wednesday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office.

Former market worker accused of welfare benefits fraud arrested for bail violation

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One of the men indicted on charges of public assistance fraud at a Portland halal market was arrested Wednesday for violating his bail conditions as he awaited trial, court records show.

Abdulkareem Daham, then 21, was indicted by a federal grand jury in April and charged with perpetrating a scheme to defraud the government of tens of thousands of dollars through the store’s status as a federally approved vendor for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC.

As part of his conditions of remaining free on bail before trial, Daham was ordered not to ingest marijuana, even if he was doing so under the direction of a doctor. But according to court papers, Daham signed statements on six occasions from September to December saying he had smoked marijuana, and a subsequent drug test showed marijuana was present in his system.

Ali Ratib Daham, who ran the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue in Portland, and his brother Abdulkareem Daham, who worked at the store, were arrested after Maine DHHS investigators noticed the business was processing an unusually high volume of food stamp benefits. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Daham, of Westbrook, also failed to attend weekly counseling sessions required by his probation officer, court records say. A warrant for his arrest was issued Dec. 21.

Daham’s co-defendant and brother, Ali Ratib Daham, also of Westbrook, pleaded guilty in November to three counts – conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, money laundering and theft of government funds – and is awaiting sentencing. He also agreed to forfeit about $80,000 in cash that was seized last year and to pay full restitution of $1.4 million.

The indictments followed an investigation into transactions at a business run by Ali Daham, the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue, near Woodfords Corner.

The market’s inventory included breads, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products and canned goods. It also sold phone cards, over-the-counter medications, household items and hookah products, and was popular with immigrants.

Investigators with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services became suspicious when they noticed Daham’s business was processing an unusually high volume of SNAP food stamp benefits. The average food stamp transaction was $85, much higher than at the Hannaford supermarket on Forest Avenue, a much bigger store that averaged only $33 per transaction during the period in question.

DHHS was assisted in the investigation by the FBI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Inspector General and the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Unit.

Matt Byrne can be contacted at 791-6303 or at:

mbyrne@pressherald.com

Twitter: MattByrnePPH


Portland man charged with OUI after 4-car crash in Windham

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A Portland man was charged with operating under in the influence following a four-car crash that shut down a heavily traveled section of Route 302 in Windham Wednesday evening.

Windham police say Raymond St. Pierre, 70, was uninjured but was charged with operating under the influence related to the crash about a mile west of the Route 302 rotary. The driver of another vehicle, 32-year-old Megan Potter of Windham, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

A second driver had minor injuries but was not taken to the hospital and two people in the fourth car were uninjured.

The crash was reported at 6:20 p.m.

Route 302 was shut down in both directions for more than an hour. The crash remains under investigation.

Former Bates student fined for assault that left 82-year-old with broken hip

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LEWISTON — A former Bates College student from Oregon was fined $400 Wednesday for a 2014 assault that left an 82-year-old man with a broken hip and other injuries.

Mac Jackson, now 24, pleaded guilty to charges of assault and criminal trespass. Additional charges, including a count of aggravated assault, were dropped as part of a two-year-old deal.

On April 16, 2014, police went to a home on White Street, near the Bates campus, for a report of a burglary in progress.

When they arrived, police said, they saw Jackson standing next to a table in the kitchen. Wet from rain, he had no shirt on and was missing a shoe.

An 82-year-old man was lying on the kitchen floor in pain, according to court documents. The homeowner said he had been working on his taxes when someone began knocking on his door. He responded and ordered Jackson to leave. Jackson refused and began hitting the window on the door. The man eventually opened the door for Jackson so he would not injure his hand, according to police.

When Jackson entered the home, he pushed the man to the floor, police said. The man was taken by ambulance to a Lewiston hospital, where police were told he had a broken hip and would need surgery.

Police said Jackson was “highly intoxicated” at the time and was not able to identify himself. He told police he was a Bates student and was just trying to find his way home, mistakenly believing he had arrived.

Four months after his arrest, Jackson denied the charges against him in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Later, in December of 2015, he pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated criminal trespass, with a deal that allowed him to withdraw the plea after two years, at which point he would plead instead to a pair of misdemeanors.

Court officials said Jackson benefited a great deal from the fact that the victim of the assault did not want Jackson punished to the extent that it would ruin his chance to build a future for himself.

At the time of the attack, Jackson was a biology major and football team captain at Bates. In 2012, he was named All-New England First Team Specialist by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.

A Bates spokesman said Jackson dropped out of Bates shortly after the incident.

Walter McKee, Jackson’s lawyer, said at the earlier court hearing that his client remembered only leaving a bar that night, then waking up in jail.

“For a significant period of time, he had no idea really what was going on or what he had done,” McKee said in court.

After leaving Bates, Jackson returned to Oregon, where he underwent substance-abuse and psychological counseling, McKee said. Jackson also worked for a year, then enrolled at a college on the West Coast.

“Mr. Jackson is on the right track,” McKee said.

The victim of the assault died in 2015.

Morning Sentinel Dec. 28 police log

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IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 12:20 p.m., a theft was reported on Snubber Drive.

7:58 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

9:04 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Beaver Brook Lane.

10:02 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on First Tracks Lane.

IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 2:25 p.m., police investigated a report of a burglary alarm at Clinton Elementary School on Morrison Avenue.

IN FARMINGTON, Wednesday at 1:04 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Perham Street.

IN JAY, Wednesday at 8:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main and Allen streets.

IN MADISON, Wednesday at 7:29 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Nathan Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Wednesday at 11:06 a.m., police investigated a report of theft on River Road.

7:58 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Skowhegan Road.

IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Church Street.

IN PALMYRA, Wednesday at 7:14 p.m., threatening was reported on St. Albans Road.

IN RIPLEY, Wednesday at 10:21 p.m., an intoxicated subject was reported on Ellms Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Wednesday at 11:34 a.m., trespassing was reported on North Avenue.

6:33 p.m., theft was reported on Madison Avenue.

IN SOLON, Wednesday at 6:33 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Parkman Hill Road.

IN STARKS, Wednesday at 12:23 p.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Mason Corner Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:01 a.m., police investigated a report of theft on Summer Street.

12:35 p.m., police investigated a report of a missing person on Oxford Street.

5:29 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Silver Street.

7:15 p.m., criminal mischief was reported at Colby College Field House on Mayflower Hill Drive.

7:52 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Pleasant Street.

8:08 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Kelsey Street.

9:22 p.m., police investigated a report of threatening at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

IN WILTON, Wednesday at 11:48 a.m., a theft was reported on Lothrop Street.

11:59 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

3:04 p.m., a theft was reported on McCrillis Corner Road.

3:28 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

5:59 p.m., threatening was reported on US. Route 2.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 8:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cushman Road.

9:50 p.m., a disturbance was reported at Halifax House on Halifax Street.

Thursday at 3:26 a.m., a missing person was reported on Joe Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wednesday at 1:30 a.m., Crystal Nersessian, 37, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

8:53 a.m., Brittany Pomerleau, 31, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drug.

12:50 p.m., Steven Knockwood, 42, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of probation hold.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Wednesday at 1:29 p.m., Michael J. Pixley, 21, of Lewiston, was arrested on three charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

3:01 p.m., Bruce A. Goodridge, 55, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

7:57 p.m., Alicia Lumbert, 35, of Solon, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:56 p.m., Herby J. Fournier, 34, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of probation hold.

Gardiner stabbing suspect sought

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A 50-year-old Gardiner man was reported by Gardiner police to be in fair condition Thursday, a day after he was stabbed in the leg in his Winter Street home.

Few other details were available.

“This is currently an ongoing investigation, and we are actively looking for the suspect,” Gardiner police Officer Marcus Niedner said Thursday via email. “There is no need for the general public to be concerned as this was an isolated incident and the suspect was from out of state.”

The stabbing was reported to Gardiner police at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday.

Niedner said that because it is an ongoing investigation, he could not provide a name or other information about the suspect immediately or the location of the victim.

Kennebec Journal Dec. 28 police log

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IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 7:56 a.m., an Eastern Avenue caller reported harassment.

7:58 a.m., a Stone Street caller reported suspicious activity.

8:58 a.m., a warning was issued after an Anthony Avenue caller asked police to check on a person’s welfare.

11:06 a.m., a Florence Street caller reported harassment.

12:06 p.m., a theft was reported by someone on Union Street.

2:41 p.m., a Blue Star Avenue caller reported criminal trespassing.

2:42 p.m., a caller from Airport Road reported a disturbance.

2:21 p.m., fraud was reported at Union Street.

2:54 p.m., police and rescue units responded to a report of an overdose by a Water Street caller.

4:08 p.m., a Glenridge Drive caller reported an overdose.

9:29 p.m., a Tasker Road caller reported harassment.

9:51 p.m., a State Street caller reported a traffic hazard.

Thursday at 5:08 a.m., a criminal summons was issued after a report of a motor vehicle accident involving property damage on Mount Vernon Avenue.

ARREST

In Augusta, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., Amy Ashley, 39, of Augusta, was arrested at Medical Center Parkway on a charge of violation of probation.

North Carolina man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Millinocket

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A North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a home invasion in Millinocket that left one of the homeowners dead.

A team of Maine State Police troopers, which drove to North Carolina earlier this week, arrested 38-year-old Christopher Murray and will remain there at least through Friday and possibly longer while authorities search for a second suspect, 43-year-old Tony Locklear.

Authorities believe that Murray and Locklear both live in the Maxton, North Carolina, area, which is where Murray was apprehended Wednesday.

Locklear was still at large late Thursday night.

“A team of five State Police detectives arrived in North Carolina Wednesday afternoon and Murray was arrested in a vehicle a short time later with assistance from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office,” Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said in a Thursday night news release. “Murray is being held as a fugitive from justice.”

McCausland said that Murray and Locklear, once he has been apprehended and extradited to Maine, will each face murder charges in connection with the shooting death of 59-year-old Wayne Lapierre, a well known businessman from Millinocket.

WCSH reported that Lapierre owned and operated a small excavation and snow removal business in Millinocket. Neighbors told the station that the Lapierres were in the process of getting a divorce.

Lapierre and his wife, 33-year-old Diem Lapierre, were in their Massachusetts Avenue home with their two children on the night of Dec. 19 when at least two men broke into their house and shot the couple. They were transported to Millinocket Regional Hospital, which was locked down for the evening as a security precaution.

Eventually the Lapierres were transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor where Wayne Lapierre died on the night of Dec. 22.

McCausland said Thursday night in a telephone interview that he was unaware of Diem Lapierre’s current condition, though he previously told the Press Herald that she is recovering from her wounds. Their children have been staying with family members.

McCausland declined to elaborate on why the couple’s home was targeted or how state police knew the suspects were in North Carolina.

“A great deal of investigative work has gone on since the shooting last week and more specifics will be coming out later,” he said.

Dennis Hoey can be contacted at 791-6365 or at:

dhoey@pressherald.com

Shooting in Calais leads to charges against 5 men

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CALAIS — Police have charged five people with attempted murder after a shooting in Calais.

Calais Police Chief David Randall said a man reported that two people shot at him Wednesday night near the Calais Motor Inn. The man wasn’t hurt.

He said the driver was arrested after trying to drive away when confronted by officers. He said the vehicle’s other occupants scattered but were later rounded up in Brookton.

The five are identified by police as Stephen Perkins, 27, of Baileyville, and Marcos Luis Figueroa-Frias, 21, Elmer Frias, 26, Jordan Rodriguez, 26, and Saul Figueroa, 20, all from New York City.

All were booked late Thursday afternoon into the Washington County Jail. An official said it’s not known if they have attorneys.


Kennebec Journal Dec. 29 police log

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IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 9:44 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Western Avenue.

9:55 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Fairbanks Street.

1:18 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Cony Road.

2:03 p.m., officers responded to a report of an overdose on Western Avenue.

3:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony Street.

3:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of an overdose on Western Avenue.

4:18 p.m., there was a traffic accident on North Belfast Avenue.

4:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

5:29 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street.

5:34 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Eastern Avenue.

10:08 p.m., officers responded to a report of an overdose on Washington Street.

Friday at 4:16 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Eastern Avenue.

5:19 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 11:27 a.m., Jamahl Abdul Howell, 30, of Winthrop, was arrested on a warrant, at the Kennebec County jail on State Street.

6:42 p.m., Rick E. Soucy Jr., 39, of West Gardiner, was arrested on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked after a traffic stop on Stone Street and Eastern Avenue.

9:18 p.m., Wendell Manuel Baker, 33, of Vassalboro, was arrested at the Kennebec County jail on a charge of failure to appear.

IN GARDINER, Thursday at 5:05 p.m., harassment was reported on Highland Avenue.

IN MONMOUTH, Thursday at 9:23 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wilson Pond Road.

SUMMONS

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 7:34 p.m., Amanda McCarthy, 31, of Sidney, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (less than $500) after shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

Madison man takes plea bargain in 2015 fatal crash

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SKOWHEGAN — A Madison man originally charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal 2015 crash in Starks was sentenced this week to serve nine months in jail in a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office.

Jonathan Tyler Cayford, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving to endanger in exchange for dismissal of the manslaughter charge, his attorney, Brad Grant, said by phone Friday. The driving to endanger charge is a class C felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. The original manslaughter charge was a class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

Cayford was charged for his role as the driver of a car in which Clint J. Briggs, also of Madison, was killed and two others were injured on Nov. 13, 2015, in a crash on Anson Road in Starks.

Briggs, 21, a passenger in a car driven by Cayford, was found dead at the scene, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said at the time.

Cayford, driving west, was passing a line of other westbound vehicles at a high speed when he went off the road, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies at the scene estimated Cayford’s speed at 80 mph. Police said that as the vehicles he was passing approached a corner in the road near the intersection of Olde Ferry Road, Cayford lost control of the 1998 Nissan Maxima, striking several trees.

Cayford was taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan after the crash. A 17-year-old female passenger in the front seat was taken by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Her name was not released.

Cayford was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison with all but the nine months suspended. If he violates his probation with any new criminal activity when he gets out of jail, he could serve some or all of the suspended portion of the sentence. His probation is for two years.

He also was ordered to surrender his driver’s license for two years.

Cayford admitted to the civil violation of “causing death,” for which he was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, which was suspended to community service work, and another four years of license suspension, for a total of six years of license revocation.

Cayford also was sentenced to 10 days in jail to run at the same time for violating a protection from abuse order, Grant said.

Grant said his motion in court this past summer to dismiss the initial charge, citing violations of discovery rules involving police notes as evidence from the crash, was denied by the judge in Skowhegan court.

The sentencing judge was Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen.

“From our perspective, the manslaughter charge, they were claiming that his conduct caused the death, and I think the experts showed that his conduct may have caused the accident,” Grant said. “But there were other issues that caused the death, for instance the integrity of the car. So he pled guilty to driving to endanger and not manslaughter.”

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

Drug raid in Pittsfield nets police loaded guns, cash

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Somerset County sheriff’s deputies seized drugs, loaded guns, cash and a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee in a search Friday in Pittsfield.

The raid was carried out about 8:45 a.m. at the residence of Brian Leavitt and Ashleigh Richmond at 858 Main St., Pittsfield. With a warrant in hand, Detective Lt. Carl Gottardi II led a team of seven sheriff’s deputies and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agent assigned to the sheriff’s office. Officers from the Pittsfield Police Department also assisted with the search at the scene, according to a release from Sheriff Dale Lancaster.

Seized during the raid were several grams of Fentanyl powder, $2,995 in cash, a digital scale, an AR-15 rifle with multiple magazines, a loaded .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun, a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, an AR-style .22-caliber rifle, drug paraphernalia and drug-related documentation.

Leavitt, 30, was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking in Fentanyl, a class A felony; and with possession of Fentanyl, class C.

Richmond, 26, was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking in Fentanyl, a class A felony; and possession of Fentanyl, class C.

Additional charges might be forthcoming against Leavitt, Richmond and others once all of the seized articles are tested and weighed and the case is reviewed by the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office.

Lancaster said the initial drug trafficking charge is elevated to a class A crime because of the loaded firearms. He said the presence of guns at an alleged drug trafficking location is especially troubling.

“It could be for protection or it could be because the individual is a gun enthusiast,” Lancaster said. “The point is that when deputies execute these search warrants, it has the potential to be a highly volatile situation.”

The arrests are part of the ongoing investigation of drug activity in and around Somerset County, he said.

Leavitt and Richmond are being held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail each at the Somerset County Jail. They are scheduled for their initial court appearances on Feb. 14 in Somerset County Unified Court.

Lancaster said that when Leavitt and Richmond were first taken into custody, they were returning home to Pittsfield from a methadone clinic in Waterville. While traveling back from the clinic, the pair allegedly sold Fentanyl to people in the Jeep, while armed with a loaded .40-caliber handgun in the Jeep.

“The loaded weapon was in the vehicle, so they both have the responsibility and thus are both charged,” Lancaster said.

While searching the vehicle, police noticed that a mileage reimbursement sheet was made out by Leavitt and Richmond, as the state reimburses mileage for going to and from a methadone clinic.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

Morning Sentinel Dec. 29 police log

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IN ANSON, Thursday at 8:55 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Horseback Road.

9:33 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Valley Road.

IN ATHENS, Thursday at 10:04 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident on Harmony Road.

IN CANAAN, Thursday at 11:22 a.m., a burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Main Street.

5:20 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 10:04 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

10:09 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

1:15 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

2 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Spaulding Mountain Court.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Thursday at 2:06 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Adams Road.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 2:28 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on McNally Road.

IN CORNVILLE, Friday at 8:10 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Thurston Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 9:20 a.m., theft was reported on Norridgewock Road.

4:58 p.m., police made an arrest after receiving a report of an assault on Wandrup Drive.

6:23 p.m., police made an arrest on Somerset Avenue.

4:58 p.m., an assault was reported on Wandrup Drive.

Friday at 12:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Industrial Road.

8:09 a.m., an odor investigation was conducted on Osborne Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 11:18 a.m., theft was reported on Adams Circle.

8 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wilton Road.

8:45 p.m., theft was reported on Dunham Road.

In Freeman Township, Thursday at 9:40 p.m., a chimney fire was reported on Foster Hill Road.

IN JACKMAN, Friday at 1:46 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Johns Street.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 11:38 a.m., a theft was reported on Preble Avenue.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Thursday at 8:13 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Carrabassett Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 11:04 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Tarbell Hill Road.

IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 10:46 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Messalonskee High Drive.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 9:22 a.m.,a person was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident on Somerset Avenue.

6:52 p.m., a burglary was reported in progress on Spring Road.

9:29 a.m., police made an arrest on North Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 10:28 a.m., a theft was reported at Fairgrounds Market Place.

11:09 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Timberview Drive.

4:31 p.m., police made an arrest on Water Street.

6:03 p.m., police made an arrest on Mountain View Terrace.

IN SOLON, Thursday at 2:34 p.m., police made an arrest on North Main Street.

3:58 p.m., a violation of bail or of a protection order was reported on Parkman Hill Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 10:32 a.m., a person was reported missing on Healey Court.

11:16 a.m., theft was reported on Spring Place.

12:46 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Summer Street.

2:17 p.m., an assault was reported on Summer Street.

2:51 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

3:55 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Boutelle Avenue.

9:46 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Kelsey Street.

10:01 p.m., harassment was reported on Center Place.

10:28 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Silver Street.

Friday at 12:06 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Main Street.

12:57 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Water Street.

1:13 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on South Grove Street.

5:32 a.m., juvenile offenses were reported on College Avenue.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 7:23 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Augusta Road.

Friday at 5:52 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Augusta Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 2:07 p.m., Ira Hatch, 20, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

10:30 p.m., Frederick Dougherty, 36, of Phillips, was arrested on a warrant.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 6:23 p.m., Crystal Macia, 30, of Wiscasset, was arrested on warrants.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 2:17 p.m., Melissa Jane Breznyak, 31, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and violating conditions of release.

Friday at 12:06 a.m., Robert Eric French, 46, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and violating conditions of release.

SUMMONS

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 4:58 p.m., a 16-year-old was summoned on a charge of assault.

Central Maine Dec. 30 police log

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IN ANSON, Friday at 3:01 p.m., trespass was reported on Pease Hill Road.

3:06 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Pease Hill Road.

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 1:29 p.m., a Winthrop Street caller reported a burglary.

4:13 p.m., one person was charged following a report of theft/shoplifting by a Western Avenue caller.

8:15 p.m., a Sewall Street caller reported suspicious activity.

9:42 p.m., an unidentified person was reported arrested following a motor vehicle shop on Western Avenue.

10:51 p.m., an unidentified person was reported arrested following a motor vehicle shop on Mount Vernon Avenue.

Sunday at 1:20 a.m., a New England Road caller reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct.

IN BINGHAM, Friday at 8:36 p.m., a warning was issued following a report of a disturbance on Preble Street.

IN CANAAN, Friday at 12:55 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

1:02 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Mud Run.

3:09 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Mud Run.

10:51 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Park Drive.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 4:58 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Silver Street.

6:15 p.m., a fire call was taken from McNally Road.

IN DETROIT, Friday at 3:28 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Wakefield Place.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 9:20 a.m., a theft was reported on Norridgewock Road.

2:20 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Pleasant Street.

2:38 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Pleasant Street.

6:35 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Main Street.

6:55 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital following a report of a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

IN MADISON, Saturday at 8:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Point Avenue.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 11:56 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Sparkling Lake Lane.

9:31 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Sawtelle Road.

IN PALMYRA, Saturday at 8:42 a.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Friday at 11:16 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Canaan Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Friday at 10:06 a.m., a theft was reported on Brookside Drive.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 8:45 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on West Front Street.

9:28 a.m., a complaint was investigated on Bigelow Hill Road.

11:40 a.m., a scam complaint was taken from Blah Street.

12:32 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Dartmouth Street.

1:12 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Madison Avenue.

8:30 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Pine Street.

Saturday at 2:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Steward Hill Road.

3:42 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Madison Avenue.

IN SOLON, Friday at 9:49 a.m., a theft was reported on Parkman Hill Road.

1:27 p.m., a violation of bail or of a protection order was reported on Parkman Hill Road.

IN VASSALBORO, Friday at 10:11 a.m., threatening was reported on Cross Hill Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 7:58 a.m., police were called to assist another agency at a credit union on College Avenue.

8:58 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Union Street.

10:20 a.m., police investigated a report of harassment at Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

11:05 a.m., an accident with personal injury was reported on College Avenue.

11:14 a.m., an assault was reported on Myrtle Street.

11:34 a.m., a theft was reported at Marden’s on KMD.

12:25 p.m., police made a warrant arrest at the police station on Colby Street.

12:37 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Stream View Drive.

1:12 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Bell Street.

3:54 p.m., a theft was reported at an agency on Silver Street.

5:29 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from residential units on College Avenue.

5:53 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mt. Merici Avenue.

6:33 p.m., harassment was reported on College Avenue.

7:39 p.m., fire units were sent to a call on Vallee Avenue.

9:13 p.m., police made an arrest following a motor vehicle stop on Silver Street.

9:22 p.m., a theft was reported on Nunn Street.

9:55 p.m., police made an arrest on Summer Street.

10:12 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Main Street.

11 p.m., police made an arrest following a traffic stop on Ticonic Bridge.

Saturday at 12:17 a.m., a report of a strong-arm robbery was taken at a Spruce Street apartment.

12:46 a.m., police made a warrant arrest in the parking lot at Elm Plaza.

1:56 a.m., police made an arrest on Center Place related to the previous robbery report on Spruce Street.

2:50 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Redington Street.

3:05 a.m., a report of a burglary was investigated on Center Place.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 7:08 a.m., an accident with personal injury was reported on Benton Avenue.

11:16 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on China Road.

2:46 p.m., fire units were sent to a call on Whipporwill Drive.

3:51 p.m., a report of criminal mischief was investigated on Heywood Road.

4:15 p.m., police made an arrest on Smiley Avenue.

8:26 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on China Road.

9:34 p.m., police made an arrest following a traffic stop on Augusta Road.

10:23 p.m., police made an arrest following a traffic stop on Augusta Road.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, April L. Frith, 30, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release following a report of a domestic disturbance from a Chapel Street caller.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Friday at 9:49 a.m., Joe Seigars, 80, of Anson, arrested on charges of a motion to revoke bail and violating the conditions of release.

1:09 p.m., Brian P. Leavitt, 30, and Ashleigh E. Richmond, 27, both of Pittsfield, arrested on charges of aggravated trafficking and possession of a scheduled drug.

4:12 p.m., Myles Ace Cloutier, 25, of Palmyra, arrested on a probation hold and on a theft charge.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 12:47 a.m., Joshua Noble, 37, of South China, arrested on Elm Plaza and three warrants.

2:45 a.m., Katie Goodall, 31, of Waterville, arrested on Center Place on a charge of robbery.

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