The co-founder of a youth theater troupe in the midcoast and a former Catholic school teacher from Topsham was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison for sexually abusing eight children over three years.

Henry A. Eichman, 57, entered a what is known as an Alford plea on a total of ten counts, including nine felonies, said Sagadahoc District Attorney Jonathan Liberman. The Alford plea arrangement means Eichman continued to deny the charges for the record, but agreed to plead guilty to them in light of the state’s evidence. The plea carries all the weight of a conviction.

Eichman’s arrest in September 2016 shocked the scores of families who participate in the Midcoast Youth Theater, a group that Eichman helped found in 2003, and served as a director of some of the shows it put on regularly each year.

In addition to his work at the community group, Eichman also had been a part-time drama teacher at the Saint John’s Catholic School in Brunswick since 2008.

Liberman said he thought the outcome of the case was fair and lauded the Topsham and Brunswick police departments for their investigations. He declined to say whether he believed other children could have also been victimized by Eichman but did not have their abuse brought to the attention of law enforcement.

“I believe this is an outcome that is fair and consistent with similar cases in court in the state of Maine,” Liberman said. “I’m also happy he’s going to prison for 10 years and he’ll be on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life. I think the community is being protected by this sentence.”

Liberman said any future allegations of sexual abuse or sexual assault will be fully investigated, and if the evidence supports it, prosecuted.

Annie Stevens, one of Eichman’s defense attorneys, said the plea agreement came together over roughly the last month.

“Part of the Alford plea is the defendant is admitting that the state has enough evidence to likely convict him at a trial,” Stevens said. “We had reached a point where that seemed to be a reality, and Mr. Eichman didn’t want to put anyone through an unnecessary trial.”

Justice Daniel Billings sentenced Eichman to 10 years in Maine State Prison for one count of unlawful sexual contact, and 10 years each on 7 identical charges, each to run concurrent with the first sentence. Regarding a ninth felony count of unlawful sexual contact, Billings sentenced Eichman to a suspended 10-year sentence with four years probation, meaning that if Eichman fails to comply with the conditions of his probation after he is released, he could face another 10 years in state prison. Billings also resolved three counts of misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact, for which Eichman was sentenced to 364 days in prison, the maximum penalty, all to run concurrently with the felony sentences.

Upon his release from prison, Eichman will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and comply with a bevy of probation conditions, including to undergo sex offender and substance abuse counseling. Eichman will also be forbidden from possessing any sexually explicit materials or child erotica, or visiting any schools or school-related functions or extra-curricular activity, including any activities at parks, recreational fields or facilities that cater to children.

Eichman was also ordered not to have contact with the eight children involved in the crimes, or any children under the age of 16. He will also be subject to random searches and drug- and alcohol-related testing.

According to court documents, some of the abuse occurred at Eichman’s home, where he hosted sleepovers and pool parties for children he met through youth theater.

In April, six months after his initial arrest, Eichman was indicted on two counts of sexual abuse in Cumberland County for acts that allegedly occurred the day before his arrest in Sagadahoc County six months pror. Although the indictment did not specify where the alleged abuse took place beyond a location in Brunswick, the wording of the charges suggest it occurred either at St. John’s Catholic School or involved a student at the school, which offers classes for students from pre-K through 8th grade.

Liberman said Eichman answered perfunctory questions during the plea and sentencing hearing, but declined to offer remarks to the court. As part of the deal, Liberman agreed to dismiss three counts of visual sexual aggression, which stemmed from incidents in which Eichman is alleged to have taken photographs or video of children.

Portland police say a man assaulted his father, stole his BMW and was traveling at a high rate of speed when he crashed into numerous cars along Congress Street Wednesday afternoon, sending himself and four other people to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The assault occurred in the Bramhall Square area just before 4 p.m., police said in a statement released late Wednesday. The driver then traveled east on Congress Street in the BMW and crashed into at least three other vehicles near the intersection with State Street.

The driver was in custody and being treated at Maine Medical Center and will face criminal charges, police said.

Police didn’t release any further details Wednesday night.

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 8:02 a.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

8:03 a.m., a traffic accident involving injury was reported on Old Belgrade and Middle roads.

8:24 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue.

10:59 a.m., drug offenses were reported on Riverside Drive.

11:04 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Middle Street.

12:36 p.m., theft was reported on Eastern Avenue.

1:16 p.m., gross sexual assault was reported by a caller on Summer Street.

2:29 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Green Street.

3:08 p.m., harassment was reported on Bangor Street.

3:34 p.m., a past assault and robbery was reported on High Ridge Drive.

5:28 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Cedar Street.

8:09 p.m., a disturbance was reported on State Street.

IN CHINA, Wednesday at 12:52 p.m., a traffic accident involving property damage was reported on Lakeview Drive.

IN HALLOWELL, Wednesday at 1:29 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Greenville Street.

IN MONMOUTH, Wednesday at 8:43 p.m., a traffic accident involving property damage was reported on Route 126.

IN RANDOLPH, Wednesday at 5:33 p.m., theft was reported on Windsor Street.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 8:48 a.m., a 40-year-old Winthrop man was summoned on a charge of operating while license was suspended or revoked after a disabled motor vehicle was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

6:55 p.m., a 71-year-old Chelsea man was summoned on a charge of failing to register a vehicle, during a traffic stop on Memorial Bridge and Gage Street.

7:02 p.m., a 34-year-old Northport man was summoned on a charge of attaching false plates, during a traffic stop on Garden Court and Civic Center Drive.

Portland-area law enforcement officials are warning of a telephone scam threatening Central Maine Power customers with disconnection unless they pay their electric bills with prepaid cards.

Residential electricity customers are protected from immediate disconnection during the winter, and power companies never demand payment with prepaid cards, CMP spokeswoman Gail Rice said.

“This is not new, scammers have been doing this for years, we have been warning about this for years,” Rice said. “We have recently had an uptick in calls about it.”

The Yarmouth Police Department posted on Facebook that residents and businesses in that town had been victimized by callers posing as CMP employees and saying their account is overdue and that power will be shut off within hours. The call may appear to originate from CMP and callers may seem to have customer information, Yarmouth police said.

The scammers say the bill cannot be paid with a credit card or wire transfer and will demand payment with a Moneypak Green Dot card, possibly at a Rite Aid, police said. Callers will be directed to call “Billing/Finance Manager” Eddie Ortiz or George Lewis at a 1-888 number and read the prepaid card numbers over the phone to them.

Maine power companies have to notify customers in a letter or email if they are risking disconnection and will perform a site visit with company vehicles and identification.

“Please remember that CMP will NEVER ask you to use Green Dot cards to pay your bill, and will also never contact you and ask you to call them back on a different number. In addition, CMP must seek permission from the Public Utilities Commission to cancel anyone’s power during the period of Nov. 15 through April 15,” police said.

Businesses are not protected from winter disconnection like residential customers, but power companies still have to notify customers and do a site visit before disconnecting power, Rice said.

“The red flag is the immediate demand, when they give a call-back number that is not our number that is a red flag, (customers) shouldn’t pay it, they should hang up,” she said.

There has been no breach of personal information at CMP as far as she knows, but scammers can be very good at manipulating people to give up personal information.

“Most customers see this for what it is, which is a scam, but some people do get taken in,” Rice said.

Peter McGuire can be contacted at 791-6325 or at:

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Twitter: @PeteL_McGuire

IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 2:12 p.m., police investigated a burglar alarm on Battle Ridge Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 12:07 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Access Road.

Thursday at 4:59 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Carrabassett Drive.

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 11:43 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Faiths Way.

4:51 p.m., police investigated a disturbance on Woodman Avenue.

IN FARMINGTON, Wednesday at 4:26 a.m., an assault was reported on South Street.

5:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported at Scott West Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington.

6:50 p.m., police arrested a person on a warrant on Clark Lane.

IN MADISON, Wednesday at 6:32 p.m., a burglar alarm was reported on East Madison Road.

IN SIDNEY, Thursday at 12:23 a.m., a disturbance was reported on River Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Wednesday at 9:53 a.m., police investigated a harassment complaint on Madison Avenue.

Thursday at 7:08 a.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity at Fairgrounds Market Place.

7:51 a.m., police investigated a report of a burglar alarm on High Street.

8:59 a.m., police investigated a report of a suspicious person on East River Road.

IN STRONG, Wednesday at 7:23 p.m., harassment was reported on North Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:41 a.m., a caller from Oxford Street reported a person was missing.

1:31 p.m., a theft was reported on Nudd Street.

2:48 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Marden’s Surplus & Salvage on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:52 p.m., a theft was reported at Forsythe Terrace on Louise Avenue. A woman was summoned and charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, according to the report.

6:02 p.m., an assault was reported on Silver Street.

10:28 p.m., noise was reported on Kelsey Street.

Thursday at 1:18 a.m., an assault was reported on Grove Street.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 7:08 a.m., a theft was reported at Cumberland Farms on China Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 8:45 a.m., Dakota S. Bailey, 19, of Strong, was arrested on charges of night hunting, hunting or possessing deer during closed season and wasting a wild bird or wild animal.

9:03 a.m., Joshua J. Norton, 38, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence stalking.

Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., Corey D. Robinson, 20, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of displaying fictitious vehicle certificate.

5:46 a.m., Timothy A. Baker, 23, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of violating condition of release, domestic violence assault, criminal mischief and operating without license.

11:48 a.m., Mary E. Ricketts, 56, Oakland, was arrested on a charges of failure to appear and unpaid restitution for theft of lost, mislaid, or mishandled property.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Wednesday at 4:25 p.m., Justin W. Bridges, 42, of Saco, was arrested on a charge of noncompliance contempt order.

4:38 p.m., Lorraine Elizabeth Hodgdon, 30, of Solon, was arrested on two charges of unpaid fines for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of synthetic drugs.

8:20 p.m., Raymond J. Green, 52, of Jackman, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees.

9:35 p.m., Patrick H. Dube, 35, of Anson, was arrested on a charge of operating after suspension.

9:35 p.m., Heather L. Esty, 31, of Anson, was arrested on four warrants for unpaid fines and fees.

11:54 a.m., William J. Bowring, 34, of Bingham, was arrested on charges of exceeding speed limit by 30-plus mph, violation of conditional release and probation hold.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 1:40 a.m., Tanika Hodges, 20, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

SUMMONSES

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 3:52 p.m., Lisa M. Gamble, 56, of Waterville, was summoned and charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Aug. 7-11, 2017, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court.

Anthony Auger, 40, of Kingfield, operating under the influence April 22, 2017, in Phillips; $700 fine, seven-day jail sentence, 150-day license and registration suspension. Failure to stop, remain, provide information, same date and town; dismissed.

Valene R. Bachelder, 34, of Auburn, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 2, 2013, in Wilton; $500 fine. Violating condition of release, same date and town; dismissed.

Hannah Blackburn, 26, of Westbrook, operating under the influence Feb. 18, 2017, in New Vineyard; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension. Operating under the influence, same date and town; dismissed.

Kayla L. Blais, 24, of Jay, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer March 7, 2016, in Phillips; 10-day jail sentence. Negotiating a worthless instrument June 27, 2016, in Jay; 10-day jail sentence, $87.11 restitution. Violating condition of release and operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town; dismissed. Negotiating a worthless instrument, June 21, 2016, in New Vineyard; 10-day jail sentence, $198 restitution.

Caleb G. Buck, 23, of New Sharon, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 1, 2017, in Jay; dismissed.

Jeremy J. Burgess, 36, of Turner, criminal trespass May 8, 2017, in Strong; $300 fine. Violating condition of release, same date and town; dismissed.

Lucas J. Fisher, 34, of Livermore Falls, theft by unauthorized use of property March 19, 2017, in Temple; six-month jail sentence.

Cameron Atwood French, 27, of Gorham, violating snowmobile noise level limits Feb. 4, 2017, in Stratton; $100 fine.

Naomi Haines, 46, of New Vineyard, operating while license suspended or revoked April 30, 2017, in Farmington; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence.

Christopher R. Harmon, 19, of Sanford, theft by unauthorized use of property March 3, 2017, in Carrabassett Valley; 30-day jail sentence. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, same date and town; dismissed.

Christina Haynes, 43, of Strong, failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2012, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2012, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution.

Joseph R. Haynes, 45, of Strong, failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2012, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2010, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2011, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2012, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution. Failure to pay tax or file return Jan. 1, 2013, in Strong; 364-day jail sentence, all but 30 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $199,996 restitution.

Terrance N. Jozens, 62, of Chesterville, failure to comply with sex offender registry act Feb. 20, 2017, in Farmington; four-month jail sentence. Violating condition of release Feb. 20, 2017, in Farmington; four-month jail sentence.

Steven T. Kirkwood Jr., 27, of Augusta, operating under the influence April 30, 2016, in New Sharon; $575 fine. Driving to endanger April 30, 2016, in New Sharon; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension.

Derick W. McGinty, 39, of Livermore, operating under the influence Feb. 24, 2017, in Jay; $500 fine, three-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension. Criminal trespass, same date and town; dismissed. Criminal mischief May 20, 2017, in Jay; three-day jail sentence. Violating condition of release May 20, 2017, in Jay; three-day jail sentence.

Jesse J. Ramsdell, 20, of Acton, theft by unauthorized use of property March 3, 2017, in Carrabassett Valley; 30-day jail sentence. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, same date and town; dismissed.

David J. Rodway, 57, of Rangeley, operating without safety equipment June 26, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Dillon St. Peter, 21, of Embden, operating under the influence Feb. 23, 2017, in Kingfield; $600 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Kathyrene A. Searles, 43, of New Vineyard, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 13, 2016, in Farmington; dismissed. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 15, 2016, in Farmington; two-year jail sentence, all but 29 days suspended, two-year probation, $29.26 restitution. Operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town; dismissed. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 27, 2017, in Farmington; two-year jail sentence, two-year probation. Violating condition of release June 27, 2017, in Farmington; 29-day jail sentence.

Johnathan J. Tibbetts, 34, of Livermore Falls, operating vehicle without license March 20, 2017, in Jay; $250 fine.

Corey J. Towers, 27, of Jay, terrorizing Feb. 22, 2017, in Jay; 10-day jail sentence.

Arthur R. Trask, 29, of Wilton, failing to notify of motor vehicle accident Jan. 29, 2016, in Jay; $500 fine.

Michael Robert Willett, 42, of Wilton, unlawful possession of scheduled drug Feb. 28, 2017, in Farmington; $400 fine.

An Acton man was arrested Thursday following complaints that he harassed an Acton couple renting a home owned by his girlfriend, authorities say.

The man was identified as 52-year-old Steven Spooner Sr. of Acton, York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. said in a news release.

King said the dispute began Tuesday when Spooner advised the renters that there would be a rent increase. When the renters balked at paying it, Spooner told the couple that they would be evicted, by force if necessary.

“Later that day after the initial confrontation, Spooner plowed down a fence they had constructed for their pet dog. The renters contacted the sheriff’s office because of the damaged property and his apparent emotional escalation,” King said in the release.

Spooner was charged with criminal mischief, but showed no remorse for his actions, King said. He was warned to stop harassing the tenants.

On Wednesday, the tenants notified police that someone had dumped trash on their front steps and that someone had cut the wires to their internet connection. The couple went to court and obtained a protection from harassment order.

Early Thursday morning,the tenants told police that Spooner parked his truck outside their bedroom and blared his truck horn for more than three hours. Deputies arrested Spooner for Violation of a Protection from Harassment order (Class D), stemming from his repeated harassing behavior towards the victims over several days.

Spooner was arrested and booked at the York County Jail where he posted a $100 bail. Spooner is scheduled to appear in Springvale District Court on March 27.

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

dhoey@pressherald.com

Three Florida men and a woman have pleaded guilty in Maine federal court to access device fraud and conspiracy.

Alejandro Caal, 45, of Tampa, Florida; Zulairam Ramos, 30, of Orlando, Florida; Adrian Teruel, 26, of Orlando, Florida; and Olga Valido, 51, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland.

According to the charges against them, the four bought merchandise and gift cards at Maine stores between October 2016 and March 2017 using credit card numbers stolen from Maine residents.

The four face up to 10 years in prison each on the access device fraud charges and five years on the conspiracy charges. They also face a $250,000 fine on each charge. The four pleaded not guilty to additional charges of aggravated identity theft and a trial is scheduled for Jan. 23.

They will be sentenced on the charges they pleaded guilty to at a later date.

A Wiscasset woman was indicted by a grand jury this week in connection with the Dec. 8 death of 4-year-old girl who had been in her care.

The Lincoln County clerk’s office said Friday that an indictment was handed up Wednesday for Shawna Gatto, 43, on a single count of depraved indifference murder.

Under Maine law, that means that even if she didn’t intentionally cause the death of Kendall Chick, prosecutors believe Gatto engaged in conduct showing a “depraved indifference to the value of human life” that ultimately caused the girl’s death.

Most murder charges in Maine are classified under the more familiar definition of intentional or knowing murder, but both carry the same penalty – 25 years to life in prison.

Gatto has been held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset since her Dec. 14 arrest. She is entitled to a bail hearing but one has not yet been scheduled.

Her attorney, Philip Cohen, did not return a call for comment Friday.

According to an affidavit filed last month, police believe Gatto caused the death of Chick, who died of blunt-force trauma to the abdomen but also had serious injuries to her head, neck and limbs.

Gatto was caring for Chick in the home they shared with Stephen Hood, the girl’s grandfather and Gatto’s fiance, as well as two of Gatto’s grandchildren. Emergency personnel were called to the home after Chick was found unresponsive in an empty bathtub.

According to police, it was Gatto who called 911 after finding the girl. She said she stepped away to get the girl some chocolate milk and returned to find her unconscious.

Chick was taken by ambulance to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick but could not be saved.

According to a police report and an application for a search warrant filed with the court, Gatto’s account of what happened did not align with the forensic evidence gathered from the home or with the evidence found during Chick’s autopsy.

The medical examiner’s report showed Chick had suffered blunt-force trauma to her abdomen resulting in lacerations to her pancreas and parts of her digestive tract. That blow to the abdomen occurred between one and 12 hours before she died, court records say.

In addition to the abdominal injuries, the girl had suffered multiple injuries of varying age to her head, neck and limbs, indicating she suffered trauma in the past. A further microscopic examination of her thymus gland showed signs of chronic physiological stress.

There also was physical evidence in the home that seemed to point to prior instances of violence against the girl. Evidence technicians found red-brown stains that presumptively tested positive for blood on sheets of a bunk bed where Chick slept and on the bathtub where she was found by emergency personnel. Technicians also documented blood near a round indentation in a wall in Chick’s bedroom that seemed to correspond with the size of the girl’s head.

Blood also was found on paper towels in a wastebasket in the bathroom and on a towel in a laundry hamper in the kitchen. A sponge found in the bathtub also tested positive for blood.

The girl had been placed at the home in January by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, according to the affidavit, although it was not clear why the state was involved or whether the girl was legally in the custody of the state when she died. The girl’s parents have not been identified.

It is state policy to give priority to family members whenever DHHS officials make decisions about placement for a child who is involved with the child welfare system. All placement providers must meet basic health and safety requirements.

A DHHS spokeswoman last month refused to confirm or deny the agency’s involvement in the case, citing confidentiality laws.

Hood, Gatto’s fiance, has not commented publicly. No one answered the phone at his residence Friday.

Eric Russell can be contacted at 791-6344 or at:

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Twitter: PPHEricRussell

A Florida man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for committing credit card fraud in Maine.

Juan Carlos Febles, 52, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was sentenced Wednesday to 34 months in prison by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Nancy Torresen. Febles was also sentenced to three years of supervised release on the charges he faced, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Febles pleaded guilty in August.

According to court records, Febles and three others used stolen credit and debit card numbers to purchase merchandise while in Florida and then, in June 2016, they traveled to Maine where they purchased items at a Portland Walgreens and an Augusta Home Depot store using stolen credit card numbers.

A Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped the car with Febles and two other men in it, and they were arrested after deputies found merchandise, fraudulent credit cards and a laptop computer containing more credit card numbers.

Another man charged in connection with the incidents, Yaisder Herrera Gargallo, was sentenced in November to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Two others, Jose Castillo Febles and Meylisi Rueda, have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 4:59 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Carrabassett Drive.

11:32 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

Friday at 1:16 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 4:44 p.m., a disturbance was reported at Evergreen Mobile Home Park.

IN CORNVILLE, Thursday at 3:19 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Spurwink Lane.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 6:16 a.m., police investigated a report of an assault on Norridgewock Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Friday at 12:33 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Wilton Road.

IN JAY, Thursday at 4:28 p.m., vandalism was reported on Bridge Street.

IN MADISON, Friday at 12:11 a.m., police conducted a fire and odor investigation on Ingalls Street.

IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 8:52 a.m., criminal trespassing was reporting on Hussey Hill Road.

6:54 p.m., police investigated a burglar alarm at Oakland Sheet Metal on Summer Street.

9:51 p.m., police investigated a report of juvenile offenses.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 3:34 p.m., police investigated a complaint on Nichols Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 11:06 a.m., police investigated a report of trespassing on Mountain View Terrace.

4:15 p.m., a theft was reported on Water Street.

9:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Pleasant Avenue.

Friday at 8:17 a.m., an assault was reported on Lawton Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 1:49 p.m., police investigated a report of an unwanted subject.

9:13 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on Main Street.

10:25 p.m., a theft was reported on Center Place.

10:55 p.m., police investigated a noise complaint on North Alpine Street.

Friday at 12:26 a.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Water Street.

5:50 a.m., a disturbance was reported on King Street.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 9:38 a.m., a theft was reported on U.S. Route 2.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 6:55 p.m., police investigated a report of a domestic dispute on Baker Street.

8:09 p.m., police investigated a report of threatening on Baker Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 10:10 a.m., Alexandra N. Rainey, 19, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of operating a vehicle without a license.

5:30 p.m., Brian R. Dustin, 38, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 12:07 p.m., Cletus T. Jernigan, 58, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

LEWISTON – Police arrested a Readfield man Friday morning after a dramatic chase downtown.

Police in Lewiston had been searching for 30-year-old Luke Blair, a man with a violent criminal history who was wanted in Kennebec County on a domestic violence charge.

On Friday, police said, Blair took off running after officers spotted him on Ash Street. During the pursuit, Blair smashed his way into a pair of apartments at 34 Shawmut St., police said.

Warning: This video contains explicit language.

Blair then barricaded himself in an apartment on the first floor, sending tenants of the building scurrying to safety. A short time later, police forced their way into the building in pursuit.

Blair punched through a window screen in an attempt to escape, police said. By then, the officers were on him and Blair was taken into custody.

He is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of criminal mischief and single counts of terrorizing and refusing to submit to arrest.

Police said Blair was recently released from prison after serving nearly 10 years for an elevated aggravated assault conviction in Lewiston. In that 2008 case, police said, Blair attacked a man with an ice chopper that was partially embedded in the victim’s skull.

A Florida man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for committing credit card fraud in Maine and four others from Florida pleaded guilty to conspiracy and access device fraud involving stolen credit cards.

Despite similar charges and the subjects’ sharing the same home state, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine said the two cases are not related.

Juan Carlos Febles, 52, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to 34 months in prison by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen. Febles was also sentenced to three years of supervised release on the charges he faced, which were conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Febles pleaded guilty in August.

According to court records, Febles and three others used stolen credit and debit card numbers to purchase merchandise while in Florida.

According to police, the men stole the credit card numbers by installing a cable inside point-of-sale credit card machines to record the card information, a practice known as “skimming.” The card information is later collected from the machine and put on blank credit cards used by criminals, police said.

In June 2016, they traveled to Maine, where they purchased items at a Portland Walgreens and the Home Depot store in Augusta using stolen credit card numbers.

A Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a car with Febles and two other men, and they were arrested after deputies found merchandise, fraudulent credit cards and a laptop computer containing more credit card numbers.

Another man charged in connection with the incidents, Yaisder Herrera Gargallo, was sentenced in November to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Two others, Jose Castillo Febles and Meylisi Rueda, have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

In a separate case, three Florida men and a woman pleaded guilty in Maine federal court to access device fraud and conspiracy.

Alejandro Caal, 45, of Tampa, Florida; Zulairam Ramos, 30, of Orlando, Florida; Adrian Teruel, 26, of Orlando, Florida; and Olga Valido, 51, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland.

According to the charges against them, the four bought merchandise and gift cards at Maine stores between October 2016 and March 2017 using credit card numbers stolen from Maine residents.

The Forecaster reported that the arrests, in March, were the result of a four-month investigation by the Falmouth Police Department after residents of the town reported fraudulent transactions on their credit or debit cards. Police said that cells, of three to four people, use illegally obtained card information to manufacture credit cards in Florida and then travel to Maine for a few days to use them at retail locations in the state, purchasing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of goods on each trip.

The four face up to 10 years in prison each on the access device fraud charges and five years on the conspiracy charges. They also face a $250,000 fine on each charge. The four pleaded not guilty to additional charges of aggravated identity theft and a bench trial is scheduled for Jan. 23.

They will be sentenced on the charges on which they pleaded guilty at a later date.

Edward D. Murphy can be contacted at 791-6465 or at:

emurphy@pressherald.com

FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Aug. 14-25, 2017, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court.

Jesse P. Anderson, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 27, 2017, in Farmington; $100 fine.

Stephen J. Averill, 35, of Carthage, fail to display all-terrain registration numbers July 8, 2017, in Carthage; $100 fine.

Elizabeth A. Cicoro, 23, of Penobscot, possession of hypodermic apparatuses May 10, 2017, in Jay; $400 fine, 30-day jail sentence. Failure to provide correct name, address, date of birth May 10, 2017, in Jay; 30-day jail sentence. Violating condition of release May 10, 2017, in Jay; 30-day jail sentence. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 10, 2017, in Farmington; 30-day jail sentence, $330 restitution. Violating condition of release May 10, 2017, in Farmington; 30-day jail sentence.

Connor Crowell, 22, of Rochester, New Hampshire, driving to endanger April 17, 2016, in Carrabassett Valley; $575 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 30-day license suspension. Operating under the influence April 17, 2016, in Carrabassett Valley; dismissed.

Michael A. Dellarma, 29, of Mercer, driving to endanger May 20, 2016, in Farmington; $575 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 30-day license suspension.

Matthew R. Kerr, 26, of New Sharon, operating while license suspended or revoked May 28, 2017, in Farmington; $250 fine. Operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town; dismissed.

Steven Knights Jr., 29, of Windham, fishing without valid license June 30, 2017, in Chain of Ponds Township; $100 fine.

Tyler A. Lojas, 23, of Stratton, reckless conduct April 26, 2016, in Eustis; unconditional discharge.

Michael L. Madore, no date of birth listed, of West Gardiner, violation of watercraft rules June 17, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Brandon T. Marlow, 31, of Dallas, Texas, operating without safety equipment June 30, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Robert A. Moore, 22, of Cumberland, operating without safety equipment July 3, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Paul A. Pfeiffer, 47, of Wrentham, Massachusetts, operating/permitting operation with no ID/validation displayed July 2, 2017, in New Vineyard; $100 fine.

Walter S. Skold, 57, of Freeport, operating while license suspended or revoked June 17, 2017, in Phillips; $250 fine.

Alex W. Starbird, 24, of Farmington, possession of sexually explicit material showing minor under 12 Aug. 1, 2016, in Farmington; dismissed.

Guy E. Stevens, 43, of Farmington, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs June 30, 2016, in Farmington; $400 fine, eight-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 30 months suspended, two-year probation, $240 restitution.

Colleen J. Sylvester, 51, of Phillips, hindering apprehension or prosecution Jan. 1, 2016, in Phillips; unconditional discharge. Endangering the welfare of a child, same date and town; dismissed.

Sharon A. Tripp, 52, of Jackman, stealing drugs Nov. 26, 2015, in Farmington; $400 fine, $400 suspended, one-year jail sentence, all but 14 days suspended, one-year probation.

Benjamin C. West, 27, of Jay, operating after registration suspended June 27, 2017, in Farmington; dismissed.

Richard A. Wilson, 58, of Dixfield, operating ATV on public way July 4, 2017, in Weld; $100 fine.

James Dumont Young, 33, of Wilton, unlawful possession of scheduled drug April 2, 2015, in Washington Township; $400 fine, 90-day jail sentence.

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 9:41 a.m., there was a property damage traffic accident on Civic Center Drive and Interstate 95.

9:41 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on State and Bridge streets.

9:52 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Northern Avenue.

10:08 a.m., a property damage traffic accident was reported on Northern Avenue.

1:41 p.m., a property damage traffic accident was reported on Western Avenue and Crossing Way.

2:06 p.m., a property damage traffic accident was reported on Leavitt Road.

3:52 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street.

4:21 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Green Street.

4:38 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street.

Friday at 2:41 a.m., a property damage traffic accident was reported on Sewall Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Thursday at 3:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Grove Street.

3:35 p.m., a traffic accident involving injury was reported on Water Street.

IN WINDSOR, Thursday at 6:48 p.m., a plow truck was struck on South Belfast Road.

ARREST

IN WINDSOR, Selena A. Brewer, 44, of Boothbay, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence, driving to endanger, failing to make an oral or written accident report and failing to notify of a motor vehicle accident, on South Belfast Road.

HARTLAND — State police arrested a Hartland man Thursday after neighbors complained that he was stealing property from their yards and porches and trying to resell the items to other people in town.

Cody Gould, 23, was arrested on a warrant and charged with several counts of class D theft, punishable by up to 364 days of incarceration and a $2,000 fine.

Troopers from Troop C, detectives from Major Crimes and a warden unit executed a search of a residence on Brown Road after conducting a two-week investigation into the accusations that Gould was stealing power tools and other items left outside, according to Trooper Tyler Maloon, who was the primary officer on the case. Maloon said the investigation consisted of talking to witnesses and recovering some of the stolen items that Gould allegedly resold.

Maloon said police recovered fewer than four items, but he thinks Gould got rid of some of the stolen property before they conducted their search.

“It’s pretty low-scale, but it kind of got blown up because a lot of people in town were fed up with it,” Maloon said.

Gould had one prior theft on his record with other juvenile activity.

Maloon said Gould saw a judge Friday and probably would be released on bail.

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Twitter: @EmilyHigg

For the third year in a row, police nationwide shot and killed nearly 1,000 people, a grim annual tally that has persisted despite widespread public scrutiny of officers’ use of fatal force.

Police fatally shot 987 people last year, two dozen more than they killed in 2016, according to an ongoing Washington Post database project that tracks the fatal shootings. Since 2015, The Post has logged the details of 2,945 shooting deaths, culled from local news coverage, public records and social-media reports.

While many of the year-to-year patterns remain consistent, the number of unarmed black males killed in 2017 declined from two years ago. Last year, police killed 19, a figure tracking closely with the 17 killed in 2016. In 2015, police shot and killed 36 unarmed black males.

Experts said they are uncertain why the annual total shows little fluctuation – the number for 2017 is almost identical to the 995 killed by police in 2015.

Some believe the tally may correspond to the number of times police encounter people, an outcome of statistical probability. Other experts are exploring whether the number tracks with overall violence in American society.

“The numbers indicate that this is not a trend, but a robust measure of these shootings,” said Geoff Alpert, a criminologist at the University of South Carolina who studies police use of force. “We now have information on almost 3,000 shootings, and we can start looking to provide the public with a better understanding of fatal officer-involved shootings.”

National scrutiny of shootings by police began after an unarmed black teenager from a suburb of St. Louis was fatally shot by a white police officer in August 2014. The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown sparked widespread protests, prompted a White House commission to call for reforms, galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement and led many police agencies across the nation to examine their use of deadly force.

The attention may have helped police reduce the number of unarmed people shot and killed each year, according to interviews with experts and police departments. Officers fatally shot 94 unarmed people in 2015, but that number has been lower in the past two years, with 51 killed in 2016 and 68 in 2017.

“The national spotlight on this issue has made officers more cautious in unarmed situations,” said Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based think tank. Wexler also said that the training that his group developed for dozens of departments to de-escalate police encounters with civilians may be having an impact.

“We are giving officers more options like slowing the situation down and using time and distance to gain a tactical advantage,” he said.

DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF BLACK MALES

While the number of black males – armed and unarmed – who have been killed has fallen, black males continue to be shot at disproportionately high rates, the data shows.

Black males accounted for 22 percent of all people shot and killed in 2017, yet they are 6 percent of the total population. White males accounted for 44 percent of all fatal police shootings, and Hispanic males accounted for 18 percent.

Other patterns also held steady in 2017, according to The Post database.

Police again most frequently used fatal force after encountering people armed with knives or guns, killing 735, a number nearly identical to the 734 armed people and killed in 2015. The number was slightly lower in 2016, with 693 armed with either type of weapon.

White males continued to account for the largest group of people killed while armed with guns or knives, at 330 of those killed. Black males armed with guns or knives were fatally shot in 160 cases last year.

Mental health again played an outsize role in the shootings: 236 people, or nearly 1 in 4 of those shot, were described as experiencing some form of mental distress at the time of the encounter.

In the vast majority of those cases, 88 percent, the deceased people had wielded firearms or other weapons, including a machete, a sledge ax and a pitchfork.

In November, Oklahoma City resident Dustin Pigeon, 29, threatened to set himself ablaze. A police officer shot Pigeon five times after he refused to drop a lighter and lighter fluid, according to prosecutors. In an unusual outcome, prosecutors charged the officer with second-degree murder in the death of Pigeon, saying that Pigeon was unarmed and had posed no threat to the officer.

Mental-health advocates said they have been encouraged by the number of police departments that have created intervention teams to help people in mental distress but were dismayed at the persistence of the number killed.

“We call 911 for other medical emergencies and they bring specially trained medical technicians, but when it’s a mental-health crisis, we send the police,” said Ron Honberg, a senior policy adviser at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a grass-roots mental health-care advocacy group.

Of all the people shot and killed by police in 2017, one of the youngest was 14-year-old Jason Pero from the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. In November, Jason called 911 to report a man with a knife and then gave a description of himself. Holding a knife, Jason lunged at a sheriff’s deputy, who shot and killed him, according to news reports.

The oldest person killed by police was 91-year-old Frank Wratny of Union Township, Pa., who was fatally shot in March after he confronted police with a gun at his home. Police were responding to a 911 call from a woman who said Wratny had fired at her, according to news reports.

Meanwhile, the number of police officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2017 stood at 46, a decline from the 66 recorded in 2016, according to the FBI.

Since the shooting of Brown, some police departments said they have made headway in efforts to reduce the number of people they fatally shoot.

In Los Angeles in 2015, the police department began to emphasize that officers should strive to preserve life in all encounters. Last year, the department began to award a preservation-of-life medal to an officer who makes great efforts to avoid a fatal shooting. The move was derided by local police unions.

Top managers in the department said they think it has made a difference: Last year, Los Angeles Police Department officers fatally shot 15 people, down from 18 in 2016 and 21 in 2015.

First Assistant Chief Michel Moore said the LAPD has provided officers with more training to emphasize de-escalation and has taken steps to hold officers more accountable.

“Our officers are in 1.5 million volatile encounters a year, so shooting someone is an incredibly rare event,” Moore said. “Yet we pull each instance apart and see what factors might have played a role and train our officers to make that rare event even more rare.”

For a third consecutive year, The Post documented more than twice the number of deadly shootings by police that were recorded on average annually by the FBI.

In response to the shooting data compiled by The Post and others, the FBI in 2015 promised to start better information gathering about all police encounters that lead to deaths. This month, the agency said it will launch the new nationwide data collection system.

But the new system will have some of the same limitations that has led the government to annually undercount by half the fatal police shootings. As before, data submissions under the new program will be voluntary.

SOUTH PARIS — Deer hunter Robert Trundy pleaded not guilty Friday in the Oct. 28 shooting death of Karen Wrentzel on her property in Hebron.

Appearing in Oxford County Superior Court, Trundy, 38, of Hebron denied charges of manslaughter and failure to provide aid to a person and to report a hunting accident. He is scheduled to return to court March 9.

Trundy was indicted by the Oxford County grand jury on Dec. 15.

Wrentzel, 34, died on her property along Greenwood Mountain Road about 10:30 a.m. when she was shot by Trundy on opening day of deer hunting season for Maine residents, Game Warden Anthony Gray said in an affidavit.

Trundy said he could see “what he thought was the ‘ass of a deer’ with a tail, skinny legs and a possible glimpse of what he thought could have been part of a head or antler of a deer,” Gray wrote.

Under Maine law, a person is guilty of manslaughter when he or she acts recklessly or with criminal negligence and causes the death of another person. A conviction is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.

Maine law requires a hunter who knows or “has reason to know” that he has caused injury to another person by a firearm, a bow and arrow or a crossbow while hunting to make himself known to the victim, render first aid and notify a game warden or other law enforcement officer as quickly as possible.

Failure to do so is a Class C felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

Matthew Daigle can be contacted at:

mdaigle@sunmediagroup.net

IN ANSON, Friday at 11:16 a.m., a scam was reported on Main Street.

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 12:26 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

12:32 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported at Townsend Street and Townsend Road.

12:40 p.m., lost property was reported on Western Avenue.

2:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on South Chestnut Street.

3:47 p.m., property was recovered on Cony Street.

4:48 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Memorial Circle.

5:19 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

7:44 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

7:49 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sixth Avenue.

9:36 p.m., a hit-and-run crash was reported on Chapel Street.

10:17 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Laurel Street.

10:27 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

10:57 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was performed on Cushnoc Circle.

11:07 p.m., a well-being check was requested on Gage Street.

Saturday at 3:47 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Eastern Avenue.

4:16 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Franklin Street.

IN CANAAN, Friday at 10:05 a.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Pine Valley Drive.

11:06 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Moores Mill Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 7:55 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Access Road.

IN DETROIT, Friday at 10:29 a.m., harassment was reported on River Road.

IN EUSTIS, Friday at 5:52 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Arnold Trail.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 6:16 a.m., an assault was reported on Norridgewock Road.

4 p.m., harassment was reported on Burke Court.

Saturday at 12:23 a.m., an automobile theft was reported on Cardinal Drive.

IN FARMINGTON, Friday at 6:14 a.m., a road hazard was reported near Farmington Falls Road and Main Street.

4:42 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported near Fairbanks and New Vineyard roads.

IN FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Friday at 5:06 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Foster Hill Road.

IN JAY, Friday at 7:33 p.m., a road hazard was reported near Franklin and Claybrook roads.

Saturday at 5:48 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Church Street.

IN NEW SHARON, Friday at 8:59 p.m., harassment was reported on Mile Hill Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Friday at 10:16 a.m., trespassing was reported on Aj Drive.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 5:31 p.m., harassment was reported on Summer Street.

Saturday at 5:05 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported at The Cascades on Powell Avenue.

IN PALMYRA, Friday at 8:40 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

10:20 p.m., a theft was reported on Oxbow Road.

Saturday at 1:37 a.m., an assault was reported on Oxbow Road.

IN RANGELEY, Friday at 10:09 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Stratton Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Friday at 5 a.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Todds Corner Road.

3:41 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Mountain Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 8:17 a.m., an assault was reported on Lawton Street.

2:12 p.m., an assault was reported on Waterville Road.

3:53 p.m., loud noise was reported on Water Street.

5:22 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Fairview Avenue.

6:53 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Indian Ridge.

11:05 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

IN STRONG, Friday at 8:57 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Farmington Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 8:53 a.m., a caller from Water Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

9:43 a.m., a caller from Water Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

11:06 a.m., harassment was reported at Camden National Bank on Main Street.

11:45 a.m., a caller from Water Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

3:52 p.m., criminal mischief was reported at Thayer Center for Health on North Street.

4:10 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Marden’s Surplus & Salvage on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

4:26 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Drummond Avenue.

6:10 p.m., a disturbance was reported at Joka’s Discount Store on Front Street. A man was arrested on three warrants and charged with assault, according to the report.

6:12 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Violette Avenue.

6:16 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at the Hannaford supermarket at JFK Plaza on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

10:03 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported at Fireside Inn & Suites on Main Street.

11:01 p.m., an assault was reported at You Know Whose Pub on The Concourse.

IN WILTON, Friday at 1:21 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Main Street.

1:21 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Church Street.

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

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 10:14 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Augusta Road.

2:55 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Monument Street.

2:58 p.m., a theft was reported at McDonald’s restaurant on China Road.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Friday 5:54 p.m., Wyatt Daril Winslow, 40, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and loud and unreasonable noise.

Saturday at 2:20 a.m., Tory T. Keith Jr., 28, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with assault, domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing and obstructing the report of a crime.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 4:56 p.m., Braden Gamage, 22, of Knox County, was arrested and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and loaded firearm in vehicle.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wednesday at 5:46 a.m., Timothy Arneze Baker, 23, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with violating condition of release, domestic violence assault, criminal mischief and operating a vehicle without a license.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 5:15 p.m., Cody A. Gould, 21, of Hartland, was arrested and charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

Friday at 10:32 p.m., Kristina M. Buswell, 22, of Madison, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault.

Saturday at 3:03 a.m., Justin Brandon Howard, 30, of Fairfield, was arrested and charged with theft by unauthorized use of property and violating condition of release.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 4:10 p.m., Joshua Steven Laury, 32, of Benton, was arrested on a warrant.

FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2017, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court.

Jebediah M. Beal, 29, of Avon, animal trespass June 17, 2016, in Avon; $200 fine.

Victoria S. Belisle, 28, of Auburn, operating under the influence May 3, 2017, in Jay; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension; operating under the influence, same date and town, dismissed.

Bobby Joe Bernard, 31, of Industry, disorderly conduct, loud unreasonable noise July 22, 2017, in Industry; $500 fine.

Douglas Bixby, 57, of Norfolk, Massachusetts, operating ATV on public way July 21, 2017, in Phillips; $100 fine.

James K. Brawn III, 31, of Bath, failing to make oral or written accident report July 2, 2017, in Weld; $500 fine.

Feleisha M. Burgess, 22, of Mexico, operating vehicle without license July 9, 2017, in New Sharon; $150 fine.

Bruce A. Burns, 52, of Lexington, operating under the influence June 25, 2017, in Kingfield; $900 fine, 12-day jail sentence, three-year license and registration suspension; violating condition of release June 25, 2017, in Kingfield; six-month jail sentence; operating after habitual offender revocation June 25, 2017, in Kingfield; $1,000 fine, three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but nine months and one day suspended, two year probation; aggravated operating after revocation, attaching false plates, same date and town, dismissed.

Angela J. Burrill, 44, of Farmington, unlawful possession of scheduled drug Feb. 17, 2017, in Wilton; $400 fine; operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town, dismissed.

Nicole K. Caron, 24, of Norridgewock, operating under the influence Jan. 18, 2017, in Jay; $700 fine, seven-day jail sentence, three-year license and registration suspended.

Shane E. Cochran, 22, of Wilton, fishing without valid license May 21, 2017, in Wilton; $100 fine; violating of rule fish closed waters June 1, 2017, in Wilton; $100 fine.

Cody A. Damon, 18, of Madison, operating while license suspended or revoked July 3, 2017, in Farmington; $250 fine.

Thomas J. Davidowicz, 52, of Belfast, failure to register vehicle June 11, 2017, in Kingfield; $100 fine.

Ronald J. Davis II, 28, of Livermore Falls, violating condition of release June 23, 2017, in Wilton, dismissed.

Perez Rodolfo Deleon, 30, of Brandon, Florida, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit May 21, 2017, in Farmington, dismissed.

DK Excavation LLC, of Hebron, operating after registration suspended June 29, 2017, in New Vineyard; $100 fine.

Lacey J. Dougher, 29, of Livermore Falls, criminal mischief July 22, 2017, in Jay, dismissed.

Michael E. Downs, 36, of Rumford, displaying fictitious vehicle certificate June 18, 2017, in Farmington; $50 fine.

Christina Edmonds, 37, of Livermore, operating while license suspended or revoked July 10, 2017, in Jay; $250 fine; attaching false plates July 10, 2017, in Jay; $200 fine.

Peter M. Haynes, 30, of Anson, operating under the influence April 3, 2017, in New Vineyard; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension; failing to stop for an officer, same date and town, dismissed.

Kaytlyn I. Hennessy, 18, of Wilton, operating vehicle without license July 14, 2017, in Chesterville; $200 fine.

Larry G. Houle, 64, of Jay, operating vehicle without license June 10, 2017, in Chesterville; $150 fine.

Kaleb Humiston, 19, of Jay, operating ATV on public way July 3, 2017, in Jay; $100 fine.

Francis M. Keggins, 71, of Wilton, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures June 23, 2017, in Wilton; 74-day jail sentence; domestic violence assault, same date and town, dismissed.

Donald L. Knight Jr., 51, of Jay, engaging in vehicle dealer business without license March 13, 2017, in Jay; $500 fine.

Deborah L. Knox, 42, of Portland, failure to register vehicle July 2, 2017, in Wilton; $100 fine.

Cole R. Libby, 23, of Liberty, failing to make oral or written accident report July 2, 2017, in Rangeley; $500 fine.

Albert Marston, 66, of Greene, domestic violence assault July 17, 2017, in Farmington, dismissed.

Richard W. Martin, 75, of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, supervisor, parent, guardian/minor who violates fish provision June 20, 2017, no town listed; $100 fine.

David S. McMillan, 58, of Rangeley, motor vehicle speeding 30 mph over speed limit July 28, 2017, in Sandy River Plantation, dismissed.

Michael Anthony Melio, 55, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, operating/permit operation unregistered motorboat July 7, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Michael Michaud, 31, of Chesterville, operating while license suspended or revoked May 17, 2017, in Chesterville; $500 fine.

Susan L. Moors, 51, of Rumford, displaying fictitious vehicle certificate July 7, 2017, in Farmington; $250 fine.

William Harris Morton, 24, of San Diego, California, operating without safety equipment July 2, 2017, in Rangeley; $100 fine.

Walter A. Nichols, 60, of Wilton, operating while license suspended or revoked July 4, 2017, in Farmington; $250 fine.

Michael Ogden, 29, of Poland, operating vehicle without license July 15, 2017, in Farmington; $150 fine.

Travis D. O’Neill, 28, of Eustis, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 1, 2017, in Rangeley; $250 fine, $800 restitution.

Jeremiah L. Pinkham, 24, of Chesterville, violating condition of release March 3, 2017, in Farmington; $300 fine.

Hope Purington, 39, of Farmington, displaying fictitious vehicle certificate June 7, 2017, in Farmington; $250 fine.

Nicholas W. Davis Richardson, 25, of Dixfield, fishing without valid license July 2, 2017, in Weld; $100 fine.

Mark E. Robinson, 48, of Norridgewock, operating while license suspended or revoked July 2, 2017, in Wilton; $250 fine.

Joseph Rogers, 36, of Anson, violating condition of release July 16, 2017, in New Vineyard; $200 fine.

Chrystal Rose, 36, of Wilton, operating unregistered ATV June 26, 2017, in Wilton; $200 fine.

Charles E. Sager III, 53, of North Monmouth, operating under the influence Feb. 26, 2017, in Dallas Plantation; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension; operating under the influence, same date and town, dismissed.

Sonya St. John, 30, of Strong, operating while license suspended or revoked July 25, 2017, in Farmington; $500 fine.

Nathan D. St. Laurent, 24, of Greene, failure to display ATV registration numbers July 8, 2017, in Carthage; $100 fine.

Kathyrene A. Searles, 43, of New Vineyard, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 15, 2016, in Farmington; two-year jail sentence all but 29 days suspended, two year probation, $29.26 restitution.

Allan Michael Stebbins, 35, of Vienna, operating ATV on land of another without permission June 19, 2017, in Dallas Plantation; $100 fine.

Michael A. Swist, 61, of Phillips, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit July 4, 2017, in Strong, dismissed.

Zachary Uhlman, 20, of Wilton, minor consuming liquor June 27, 2017, in Wilton; $200 fine.

Craig M. Waseleski, 54, of Rockland, operating while license suspended or revoked Nov. 29, 2016, in Avon; $500 fine.

Barry Webber, 52, of Chesterville, operating while license suspended or revoked July 12, 2017, in New Sharon; $500 fine.