IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 6:05 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Summer Street.

9:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on New England Road.

10:28 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Bog Road.

10:34 a.m., a well-being check was done on Mount Vernon Avenue.

10:41 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on Water Street.

11:38 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

1:05 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Eastern Avenue.

1:20 p.m., an animal well-being check was done on Western Avenue.

2:26 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on North Belfast Avenue and Bolton Hill Road.

3:02 p.m., simple assault was reported on East Chestnut Street.

5:41 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Crossing Way.

7:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Shovelhead Lane.

7:37 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Willow Street.

7:48 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Arsenal Street and Learners Drive.

7:52 p.m., violating conditions of release was reported on Water Street.

8:01 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Civic Center Drive.

8:57 p.m., a well-being check was done on Water and Bridge streets.

9:57 p.m., a well-being check was done on Leighton Road.

10:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Memorial Drive.

10:34 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Canal Street.

Thursday at 1:23 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony Street.

IN GARDINER, Thursday at 12:42 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported at Quimby Field.

3:53 a.m., a suspicious person was reported on Maine Avenue.

4:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported in the arcade parking lot off Maine Avenue.

IN MONMOUTH, Wednesday at 4:46 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

Thursday at 2:03 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSTON, Wednesday at 10:12 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Beech Hill Road.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., Zoe Aurora Thibodeaulocklear, 19, of Augusta, was arrested on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, minor possessing liquor, and violating conditions of release, after theft was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

8:26 p.m., Valerie Murphy Lowe, 52, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violation of probation, after a domestic disturbance was reported on Mill Street.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 11:41 p.m., a 20-year-old Augusta man was summoned on a charge of possession of alcohol or liquor by a minor, on Oxford Street.

3:42 a.m., Christopher M. Hodges, 30, of Winslow, was summoned on a charge of operating while license was suspended or revoked, during a traffic stop on Mount Vernon Avenue.

Maine’s highest court upheld a Farmingdale man’s drunken-driving conviction in connection with a 2016 crash in Chelsea that left three people — including him — with serious injuries.

Rowe L. Palmer, now 39, had appealed the conviction to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, also known as the Law Court, saying the blood drawn for an investigator at the hospital was illegal because it was done without a warrant.

In an opinion published Thursday, the court said that it was legal under a “now or never” situation because Palmer was scheduled for immediate surgery after the crash on Jan. 4, 2016.

“A circumstance that does justify a warrant-less seizure is a ‘now or never’ situation — in other words, where an officer cannot ‘reasonably obtain a warrant before a blood sample can be drawn without significantly undermining the efficacy of the search,'” wrote Supreme Court Associate Justice Jeffrey Hjelm, writing for the six-judge panel.

Attorney Jeremy Pratt, who represented Palmer in the appeal, said Thursday via email he had no comment on the decision.

Palmer was convicted by a jury in October 2017 in Augusta of aggravated criminal operating under the influence and aggravated assault, both in connection with the head-on crash on Route 9. He was sentenced to an initial three years behind bars, followed by five years suspended while he spends three years on probation.

Both charges were aggravated because of the serious injuries that resulted.

While the sentence was put on hold and Palmer remained free pending the result of the appeal, District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Thursday via email that Palmer “violated the stay by driving after consuming alcohol. We petitioned the court to revoke his bail and the court agreed. He started serving his sentence in December, thus he is already in execution of his sentence.”

According to the Department of Corrections website, Palmer is serving the sentence at the Bolduc Correctional Facility, and his release date is April 28, 2020.

He was fined $2,100 and ordered to pay $8,696 restitution, and his license and registration privileges were suspended for six years. Palmer had no prior criminal record, his attorney said.

Hjelm included the circumstances of the crash in the opinion, noting that Palmer’s truck crossed the centerline of a 45-mph road and struck another truck head-on about 4 p.m. that day.

Palmer was hurt, as were Richard R. and Monique Morin, of Randolph, the couple in the other truck. All three had to be cut free to get them out of their mangled trucks.

During Palmer’s trial, the Morins described their injuries.

Richard Morin, who had just retired at the time of the crash, was taken away by helicopter and hospitalized for a month, then spent another three months in rehabilitation and a nursing home. Maloney previously had said that Morin never would walk normally after both of his femur bones were broken above his knees, among other bone injuries. Maloney also said that Monique Morin’s right foot could be amputated because it was crushed in the crash and had yet to heal.

On Thursday, Maloney praised the couple.

“The victims in this case are a wonderful, courageous couple who suffered mightily and continue to suffer from their injuries,” she wrote. “Rowe Palmer is the poster child for why no one should drive when impaired by alcohol or any intoxicating substance. The harm caused is enormous.”

Darrick Banda, the attorney who represented Palmer at the trial, argued that the state failed to provide evidence that Palmer was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, and that results of a blood-alcohol test taken before Palmer entered surgery at the hospital should have been suppressed from evidence.

In November 2016, Justice Robert Mullen rejected the defense motion to have that evidence suppressed; however, he did suppress the results of another blood test that was done in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. At one point, an assistant district attorney said results showed Palmer’s blood alcohol content was 0.131 three hours after the crash. The legal limit for those over age 21 in Maine is 0.08.

Hjelm wrote that the investigating officer, Deputy Jacob Pierce, of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, saw that the blood kit used in the ambulance had expired and returned to the hospital after obtaining an unexpired one. Hjelm noted that while Pierce did not notice the odor of alcohol, “While waiting for a member of the medical staff to arrive to take a blood sample, however, Pierce overheard Palmer tell his family that he had consumed ‘a few beers with lunch.'”

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

The criminal cases against well-known Maine chef Shannon Bard and her husband, who were charged with writing thousands of dollars in bad checks before closing their Portland restaurant last year, are nearing conclusion.

Shannon Bard

The two were charged in March. Thomas Bard was charged with writing 21 bad checks worth $10,376 between March and June 2017. Shannon Bard, who appeared on Food Network shows and wrote cookbooks in addition to running Zapoteca on Fore Street in Portland, was charged with writing $8,882 in bad checks during the same period. All of the checks were written to Bow Street Distributing, a Freeport company that sells liquor to restaurants in addition to operating its own retail stores.

Thomas Bard will serve a weekend in jail on Aug. 11-13. He is then due to return to court on Aug. 20 and will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of negotiating a worthless instrument. The original charge was a felony-level crime.

He and his attorney agreed to a bail revocation that will have him serve his sentence before his guilty plea. He will be released on personal recognizance after serving 48 hours. His lawyer, Randall Bates, said Bard was concerned that a later jail date might affect his employment in Massachusetts.

Bates said Bard will be fined $1,000 and be ordered to make restitution after he pleads guilty. Bard was prepared to pay restitution Thursday, Bates said, but the court decided to wait for his guilty plea.

Bates said the exact amount of restitution hasn’t been set because it will need to include bank fees that Bow Street was charged when the checks were returned. The restitution will cover only the checks that Thomas Bard wrote, Bates said, and not those that Shannon Bard had been charged with writing.

Shannon Bard’s charges will remain on file for three months, meaning that if she does nothing wrong during that time, they will be dismissed. She will also pay court costs of $200 and perform 15 hours of community service. She will not have to pay restitution.

Thomas Bard

The Bards arrived separately Thursday for the proceeding at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Thomas Bard sat in the front row of benches in the courtroom and Shannon Bard sat behind him. They conferred briefly once but otherwise did not interact publicly.

Shannon Bard’s lawyer, Stephen Schwartz, said the couple is “estranged.”

Bard had gained star status in the world of chefs, appearing on – and winning – chef competition shows, and putting on a dinner at the James Beard House in New York City, a top honor for chefs.

But they announced in June 2017 that they were closing the Portland restaurant to spend more time with their children, although they quickly opened up a new restaurant in Kennebunk, where they lived. It turned out that the couple and their business faced at least a dozen lawsuits in Cumberland County over unpaid bills at Zapoteca, and the restaurant they opened in Kennebunk, Toroso, was soon closed. The building that housed the restaurant in Kennebunk’s Lower Village was sold at a foreclosure auction in December 2017.

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

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An Oxford County sheriff’s deputy was fired Wednesday after an internal probe into a 2016 incident in which the deputy allegedly shot off the tip of his finger with his service weapon after spending most of St. Patrick’s Day drinking while off duty.

An official says his labor union will challenge the firing of Stephen Witham, above, who was the only K-9 handler at the sheriff’s office.

Stephen Witham, the only deputy trained to handle the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office K-9, was fired because of the March 2016 incident, said Sheriff James Theriault.

He said the incident was not fully substantiated at the time because the former sheriff, Wayne Gallant, who is now under investigation by federal authorities, failed to order a follow-up and internal investigation.

“The administration at that time never did any reports or anything to that effect and the doctor said it didn’t look like it was a gunshot wound, but we have witnesses that heard the shot and he admitted to the weapon going off,” Theriault said.

A spokesman for the labor union that represents the deputy, however, has disputed the allegations and said the union plans to file a grievance and take the firing to arbitration, if necessary.

“There was a quick investigation done and no evidence of a gunshot discharge or a wound was found,” said Ray Cote, business agent for Teamsters Local 340. “A member of the sheriff’s department went back to Deputy Witham’s home, found blood on the floor of the garage near the garage door, did not find a shell casing, powder burns or bullet. There was nothing to indicate that he hurt himself with his gun.”

Cote said Witham reported the injury immediately and told his superiors that because of how much he had to drink, he wasn’t sure how he injured himself and suggested he may have caught the finger in the track of an overhead garage door. Cote said the sergeant on duty that night conducted a brief investigation, and it was determined the injury was not from a gunshot wound. Cote laid the decision not to investigate further at the feet of Gallant.

Former sheriff Wayne Gallant is accused of failing to fully probe a deputy’s gun incident.

“He ran things the way he wanted to run things and he didn’t care what the standards were,” Cote said of Gallant.

Since the injury, Witham has sought counseling for his drinking problem and has received positive performance reviews, Cote said.

Witham’s firing is the latest setback for the sheriff’s office, which has faced increased scrutiny since Gallant resigned in December amid allegations of sexual misconduct involving members of the department and private citizens. Gallant and his former chief deputy, Hart Daley, also are the focus of an FBI investigation into the destruction of department documents and other records.

Witham’s firing reflects the new sheriff’s mandate to clean up a department he found in disarray. As part of the process, Theriault said, he hired a former state trooper, James Urquhart, to evaluate internal policies and conduct internal investigations as Theriault saw fit.

Witham started his law enforcement career with the Paris Police Department and had been with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office since 2014. He received his K-9 certification in November.

Theriault said he plans to recommend that the county disband the K-9 program for now.

“It’s not the dog’s fault,” he said, “but I don’t feel that we can afford to train a new handler at this time.”

When Witham was placed on paid administrative leave a little more than three weeks ago, a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy took possession of the dog, named Samson, Theriault said.

Witham’s termination became official Wednesday when the Oxford County Commission voted unanimously to uphold Theriault’s decision to fire him after a four-hour closed-door discussion.

Commissioners are now drafting a final disciplinary letter detailing the grounds for termination. That letter will be available to the public when finalized.

The termination was based on a number of policy violations, Theriault said. “Some were serious and some weren’t as serious, but altogether we felt that it warranted the dismissal,” he said.

In February, as part of an unrelated report, the Sun Journal asked for disciplinary records for all Oxford County patrol officers and received one for Witham dated Feb. 1, 2017.

That record, drafted by former chief deputy Daley, detailed that Witham “failed to submit or complete police reports in general” and failed to timely complete a crash and criminal incident report for an accident on July 11, 2016, involving drugs. The report wasn’t filed until Jan. 10, 2017.

According to county records, Witham’s “failure to complete and submit reports was discovered through a request for the crash report by a citizen/insurance company.”

As part of that discipline, Witham’s supervisors started monitoring his report writing on a weekly basis to ensure he completed them on time.

Theriault said the incident was considered among the less serious policies and procedures Witham that violated.

Theriault was appointed interim sheriff in February, three months after Gallant resigned.

Last November, Gallant admitted that he had sent a sexually explicit cellphone photo, taken at the sheriff’s office while he was in uniform, to a woman whom he has refused to identify. The same day, he stepped down from his position as head of the Maine Sheriffs’ Association, saying that by sending the photo, “I bring discredit to myself, to my uniform, my badge and the Maine Sheriffs’ Association.”

At the time, the sheriff was under investigation by the Oxford County Commission after reports of two separate complaints of misconduct were made to county officials.

In one complaint, Gallant is alleged to have sent multiple sexually explicit photographs of himself to a male deputy’s girlfriend and asked that Gallant, the deputy and the woman have sex together. When the deputy rebuffed the offer, Gallant allegedly threatened his job.

In the second, Gallant is alleged to have typed a message on a cellphone indicating he wanted to perform oral sex on a male employee, and then showed the person what he had typed.

Gallant has steadfastly denied that he sexually harassed any department employee or threatened anyone with termination in connection with solicitation for sex.

But two weeks ago, during a hearing in a domestic violence assault case against Oxford County Deputy Brian Landis, who has been on unpaid administrative leave since June 2017, Chief Deputy Christopher Wainwright testified under oath that Gallant had contacted Dawn Landis before, during and after her husband’s arrest, and that Gallant shared privileged personnel information about Brian Landis with her. According to Wainwright, the FBI is looking into Gallant’s contact with Dawn Landis, including whether he solicited sex from her and Brian Landis.

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

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AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s watchdog agency is proposing several potential law changes to close cracks in the system for protecting Maine children against child abuse.

The changes under review by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability include adding training requirements for professionals who are mandated to report suspected abuse and changing the criteria that would trigger a report of suspected abuse to the Department of Health in Human Services.

OPEGA said lawmakers may also want to strengthen communications between public school officials and DHHS, possibly by requiring reports of frequent or extended absences from school, whether they are excused or not. Another proposal would allow schools to independently verify health care information provided by a parent or guardian.

Beth Ashcroft, executive director of OPEGA, outlined the proposal Thursday at a meeting of the Government Oversight Committee. The panel ordered the review after the deaths of 4-year-old Kendall Chick of Wiscasset and 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy of Stockton Springs. Chick died in late 2017 and Kennedy in early 2018. Authorities say both girls were severely abused at home over a long period of time, and questions have swirled about why DHHS never picked up on the dangerous situations or failed to follow up on reports of suspected abuse.

Marissa Kennedy’s mother, Sharon Carrillo, and stepfather, Julio Carrillo, have been charged with depraved indifference murder in her death. And Shawna Gatto, the fiancee of Kendall Chick’s paternal grandfather, has been charged with depraved indifference murder in her death.

In its report issued in May OPEGA found state child protective workers failed to follow policies and procedures in assessing the placement of Chick with her grandfather. With regard to Kennedy’s death, OPEGA found there were widely scattered reports of potential abuse or neglect, but information that might have led to a reassessment of the child’s situation and prompted officials to intervene was not shared at critical moments.

As the oversight committee met Thursday, Gov. Paul LePage issued a weekly radio address saying he would call lawmakers into a special session later this summer to take up legislation he intends to introduce aimed at protecting children.

LePage said he would focus his proposals on two areas of law, including changing a state policy that promotes family reunification and instead pursuing the safest placement option for the child. He also said he would again seek to make it crime if a person who is mandated by law to report child abuse does not do so.

Mandated reporters including teachers, school officials, doctors, nurses, social workers, police and others certified or licensed by the state to work with children or families. LePage previously sought to criminalize failure to report suspected child abuse, but he was rebuffed by the Legislature.

“Folks, how many times must reunification or rehabilitation fail before the system determines it’s not possible?” LePage asked in the radio address. “We’ve seen the tragic results when those attempts fail. This must end.”

LePage said making failure to report suspected abuse a crime would provide an incentive for quick action. “Mandatory reporters must not hesitate or second guess whether they should report,” he said.

The governor’s emphasis on mandated reporting and reunification policy suggest that both may have been factors in the child protective system’s failure to safeguard Kendall Chick and Marissa Kennedy against abuse. However, it’s not clear exactly how the system worked – or failed – in their cases because investigators have withheld information from public disclosure to avoid damaging pending criminal prosecutions.

LePage said in his radio address that he would not call lawmakers back to a special session until they finished work they still have before them and adjourn. The Legislature is currently in recess from a special session that started in June but stalled in partisan gridlock over funding for the Clean Elections program, possible changes to minimum wage law and conforming the state’s income tax code to the new federal tax code.

“I won’t allow a bill to protect our children to become a political soccer ball like so many other things this session,” LePage said. “When the Legislature wraps up what should have been completed months ago, we can move on to the critical work of protecting our children.”

Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, a member of the Government Oversight Committee, said LePage was right to demand a special session that focuses only on the child abuse issue. He said the Legislature should settle its other differences and if lawmakers can’t reach a compromise they should adjourn to quickly so they can take up child protective reform.

“God forbid, and please don’t let this happen, but if something happens to a child between now and then – then we own it – the Legislature owns it,” Saviello said. “Not the governor, the Legislature. So I actually agree with him.”

The oversight committee is expected to meet again Aug. 9 to continue reviewing OPEGA’s recommendations for reform, which would likely be integrated with LePage’s proposals in a single bill.

Scott Thistle can be contacted at 713-6720 or at:

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WINSLOW — Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon on assault charges after allegedly jumping a juvenile male in the street, police say.

Officer John Veilleux, of the Winslow Police Department, was driving down Boston Avenue about 1:35 p.m. when a young male flagged him down.

“(The juvenile) was then jumped and subsequently assaulted by an adult male and an adult female,” Capt. Haley Flemming said in an interview Thursday.

The two alleged attackers were identified later as Brendan A. Chalmers and Ashley N. Varner, both 20 years old and Winslow residents.

Flemming said Veilleux was able to restrain Chalmers, but as Veilleux was putting him in handcuffs, Varner continued to assault the minor.

At that point, Flemming said he showed up and was able to restrain Varner and prohibit further attacks on the juvenile.

Flemming said he didn’t know exactly how old the juvenile was, but that he was under the age of 18. Varner and Chalmers apparently had some kind of grievance with the juvenile that involved friends or family, Flemming said. He said he is aware of some kind of incident involving the arrested parties and the juvenile, but he did not know if that was exactly what spurred the alleged assault.

The juvenile suffered minor injuries during the attack but none that required medical treatment.

Varner was charged with disorderly conduct fighting and assault. She has been released on $500 unsecured bail and the condition that she not have contact with the victim.

Chalmers was charged with disorderly conduct fighting, refusing to submit to arrest or detention by use of physical force, possession of marijuana, criminal mischief and assault. He was released on $2,500 unsecured bail and the condition that he not have contact with the victim.

The two are expected to appear on Sept. 18 in Waterville District Court.

Emily Higginbotham — 861-9239

ehigginbotham@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @EmilyHigg

A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday for allegedly selling marijuana illegally from an Old Orchard Beach business.

Old Orchard Beach police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents executed a search warrant Thurday afternoon at the 925 Silver Shop on Old Orchard Avenue. They arrested Peter Mesak, 28, of Newburyport, Massachusetts. He is charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking in marijuana, which are Class C felonies.

“The search and arrest were a result of an ongoing investigation regarding reports of marijuana being sold illegally over the counter from the business to adults and minors,” police said in a press release.

The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges are anticipated. Mesak is held on $15,000 bail.

ROCKLAND — The state has dropped a drunken-driving case against a Union man in which the chief witness was a former Rockland police officer accused by a judge of dishonesty.

A criminal OUI charge against Earle J. Studley was dismissed Wednesday by the district attorney’s office.

Studley had pleaded guilty in March 2015 to charges of criminal operating under the influence and unlawful possession of Suboxone stemming from an Oct. 11, 2013, traffic stop in Rockland, and received a two-year deferred disposition.

Before his scheduled sentencing in July 2017, however, allegations arose about then-Officer Jacob Shirey, who had pulled him over.

Shirey resigned in January 2017 from the Rockland Police Department. The city said at the time that he resigned for personal reasons.

Justice Daniel Billings issued a ruling June 22 in Knox County Superior Court allowing Studley to withdraw his guilty plea to the drunken-driving charge. Billings said Shirey had exhibited an ongoing pattern of dishonesty that raised questions about any matter where his credibility was material to the outcome.

Billings urged the district attorney’s office to review prior convictions involving Shirey.

District Attorney Jonathan Liberman announced Wednesday that his office would review all current and closed cases in which Shirey was involved.

“The integrity of convictions obtained by our office is of the utmost importance,” Liberman said in a news release on Wednesday.

Liberman said Shirey was involved in more than 300 cases, but prosecutors will focus on those in which the outcome hinged on the former officer’s testimony and statements.

The region’s chief prosecutor said this was the first time since he had become a prosecutor that a situation like this had arisen. He has been in the district attorney’s office since 2011.

ALFRED — A Waterboro man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring a woman to a remote residence in Arundel, assaulting her with a cattle prod-shaped Taser, and attempting to force her into a van so he could hold her for ransom.

A jury of six men and five women found Christopher T. Hall, 52, guilty of felony aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping, both Class B felonies, and Class C assault following a two week-trial in June. The incident took place in October 2015.

During sentencing at York County Superior Court on Thursday, Assistant District Attorney Kyle Myska called Hall “dangerous” and said he had a history of violence.

Christopher T. Hall

Hall had targeted the victim because she worked as a guardian ad litem in a custody issue involving his children several years ago.

Myska told Justice Delahanty that Hall’s desire to get his children back led to the idea of kidnapping those involved in the custody dispute. He said Hall had planned tie up those individuals in the woods and hold them for ransom.

“He contacted the victim and then laid in wait for her … he was there and waiting,” said Myska. “Before she got out of her car, he pounced on her and Tased her over and over again on her legs. She was able to fight him off.”

Hall had made a stun gun by attaching a Taser to a cane. It was initially described as a cattle prod.

Hall drove away from the home on Irving Road in Arundel, but was later arrested after an investigation by the York County Sheriff’s Office.

“This was not spur of the moment; it was a coldly calculated plan he had been thinking abut for years,” Myska told the justice.

Hall’s father, John P. Hall, asked the judge to show mercy on his son.

“Being a parent and doing what is right was taught to my son,” the elder Hall said.

“I am asking you to have mercy on my son,” John Hall continued. “I told him not to seek revenge. I told him that belongs to the Lord. I’m asking you to have mercy on him.”

York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery said she was pleased with the sentence.

“The sentence imposed by Justice Delahanty reflects the seriousness of Christopher Hall’s behavior and the continued threat he poses to public,” said Slattery in a statement. “The victim he has hurt and threatened can now have some measure of peace as she moves forward with her life. I applaud her courage.”

Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 or 282-1535, ext. 327 or at:

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A LaGrange man who allegedly escaped custody, stole a police cruiser and led officers on a high-speed chase in Dexter has been indicted by a Penobscot County grand jury on charges related to the May incident.

Tyler Tibbetts, 23, is charged with escape, eluding an officer, driving to endanger, operating after revocation, aggravated criminal mischief, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, refusing to submit to arrest, criminal speed and two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.

The charges are being brought following a May 11 incident in which Dexter police arrested Tibbetts on an outstanding warrant. A probation and parole employee placed Tibbetts in the backseat of a police SUV with his hands restrained in handcuffs behind his back. Between Tibbetts and the front driver’s area was a partition with an 11-by-11-inch opening. Police believe that Tibbetts contorted himself to bring the handcuffs in front of his body before squeezing through the opening into the driver’s seat. He then stole the cruiser, according to police.

Tibbetts fled the area in the vehicle but abandoned it off Parkman Road in Garland by 1:15 p.m. Police caught up with him shortly after 2 p.m., when officers spotted him driving another vehicle. Tibbetts refused to stop and led officers on a brief high-speed chase through Dover-Foxcroft. He crashed the vehicle into the woods on Bangor Road in Corinth.

Tibbetts suffered serious injuries in the crash and was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center for a number of days until he was arrested upon release and taken into police custody.

Tibbetts has a lengthy criminal record that began in 2013 when he was sentenced as a juvenile by a judge for burglary and theft.

Last month, he was indicted on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking related to the theft of another vehicle in Dexter that took place in January, according to the Penobscot District Attorney’s office. He also has a case open regarding a charge of operating after revocation.

All of these matters will be consolidated and handled together when he is expected to appear in court on Sept. 10 for a dispositional conference at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor.

Tibbetts is currently incarcerated at the Maine Correctional Institute in Windham where he is serving a 16-month sentence for violating his probation out of Somerset County.

He could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $20,000 if convicted of the charge for theft of the vehicle, which is a Class B felony.

Emily Higginbotham — 861-9239

ehigginbotham@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @EmilyHigg

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 6:01 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eight Rod Road.

8:27 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Summer Street.

9:57 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

9:58 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Water Street.

11:08 a.m., a past burglary was reported on Patterson Street.

11:39 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Patterson Street.

11:44 a.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

12:03 p.m., harassment was reported on Northern Avenue.

12:48 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Glenridge Drive.

1:55 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Bridge Street.

2:18 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue and Crossing Way.

3:36 p.m., property was recovered on Water Street.

3:56 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Spruce Street.

4:04 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue.

5 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Patterson Street.

5:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Northern Avenue.

5:46 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Water Street.

6:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

6:39 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Sparrow Drive.

6:42 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Windy Street.

7:18 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Sewall Street.

8:37 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Crossing Way.

8:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bangor Street.

10:09 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Cony Road.

11:11 p.m. property was recovered on Bangor Street.

11:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

11:48 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Franklin Street.

Friday at 3:48 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

IN GARDINER, Thursday at 1:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on West Hill Road.

IN PITTSTON, Thursday at 8:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on East Pittston Road.

IN RANDOLPH, Thursday at 1:02 p.m., a well-being check was done on Windsor Street.

2:33 p.m., threatening was reported on Windsor Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 12:40 p.m., Edwin M. Dessler, 54, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant, on Swan Street.

8:42 p.m., Colton Alexander Scott, 28, of Hallowell, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence (alcohol) and operating a vehicle without a license, after someone complained about traffic on Eastern Avenue.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 2:28 p.m., a 35-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of making a material misstatement of fact, after a traffic stop on State and Bridge streets. At the same time, a 31-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of operating a vehicle with an expired registration.

Two New Hampshire residents were arrested and charged with drug trafficking after being stopped by Maine State Police troopers in Lebanon.

A member of the state police Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement Team and another trooper stopped a car in Lebanon on Wednesday for multiple violations and found indications of criminal activity, state police said Friday.

A search of the car turned up 30 grams of crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and drug package materials, police said.

Katie Mae Ouellette and Tyler Leary

The license plates attached to the car belonged to a different vehicle, police said.

Katie Mae Ouellette, 25 and Tyler Leary, 26, both of Milton, were arrested during the traffic stop.

Ouellette was charged with unlawful trafficking in Schedule W drugs (meth), unlawful possession of scheduled drugs (fentanyl) and attaching false plates. She is being held at York County Jail in Alfred on $10,000 bail.

Leary was charged with unlawful trafficking in Schedule W drugs (meth). He was also charged with violation of conditions of release because he was not allowed to have contact with Ouellette because of a previous incident in which he threatened her with a gun, police said. Leary is being held without bail at the York County Jail.

IN ANSON, Thursday at 12:21 p.m., a report of fraud or forgery was reported on Parkwoods Drive.

IN AVON, Thursday at 10:24 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Avon Valley Road.

IN BELGRADE, Thursday at 11:24 a.m., an assault was reported on Oakland Road.

IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 8:53 p.m., a warning was issued following a harassment complaint on Bingham Road.

IN CANAAN, Thursday at 8:15 p.m., vandalism was investigated on Mud Run.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 9 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Jackman Square.

IN CARTHAGE, Thursday at 11:50 p.m., an assault was reported on Webb River Acres.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 8:24 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Park Avenue.

10:13 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Hinckley Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 4:08 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on Elm Street.

4:59 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Montcalm Street.

10:42 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sites Stinson Drive.

Friday at 1:15 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sheridan Drive.

8:48 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Police Plaza.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 10:02 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Weeks Mills Road.

IN HARTLAND, Thursday at 5:02 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Pleasant Street.

IN JAY, Thursday at 3 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Main Street.

IN KINGFIELD, Thursday at 1:30 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Olde Parkway Road.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 11:10 a.m., threatening was reported on Heald Street.

11:45 p.m., an individual was taken to the hospital following an assault on Weston Avenue.

Friday at 8:46 a.m., a past burglary was investigated on East Madison Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 11:13 p.m., an arrest was made following a vehicle stop on River Road.

Friday at 12:10 a.m., an arrest was made following a disturbance on Martin Stream Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 11:40 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Waverly Street.

Friday at 1:06 a.m., vandalism was reported on Hartland Avenue.

IN RANGELEY, Thursday at 8:33 a.m., a vehicle accident involving injuries was reported on South Bog Road.

Friday at 1:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lakehouse Road.

IN SALEM TOWNSHIP, Thursday at 8:57 a.m., trespassing was reported on Salem Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 12:24 p.m., a report of a person negotiating a worthless instrument was investigated on Fairgrounds Market Place.

12:37 p.m., a theft was investigated on Main Street.

3:04 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Big Bird Street.

3:54 p.m., a vehicle accident was investigated on Madison Avenue.

4:30 p.m., a report of a person negotiating a worthless instrument was taken on Rowe Road.

5:51 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Pineview Avenue.

7 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on East Maple Street.

Friday at 12:46 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

5:15 a.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Lambert Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 8:46 a.m., a theft was reported at the Budget Host Inn on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

12:12 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Silver Street.

1:28 p.m., a domestic dispute was investigated on Gray Street.

2:28 p.m., a domestic dispute was investigated on Elm Street.

5:57 p.m., a theft was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

7:30 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on King Street.

8:31 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on College Avenue.

Friday at 3:29 a.m., a burglary of a vehicle was investigated on Gold Street.

IN WELD, Thursday at 11:47 a.m., a burglary was reported on Center Hill Road.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 5:17 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 1:21 p.m., a theft was reported on China Road.

6:51 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Whipple Street.

ARRESTS

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 2:37 a.m., Michael N. Whitman, 35, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and failing to maintain vehicle insurance.

11:19 a.m., William W. Dineen, 51, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 4:19 p.m., Brandon M. Parker, 31, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on two charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 9:12 p.m., Jeremy E. Towers, 30, of Skowhegan, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

1:50 p.m., Roxanne M. Mattson, 35, of Fairfield, was arrested on a probation hold.

5:29 p.m., Darreyl A. Wright, 40, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 11:42 p.m., Shanon L. Walls, 33, of Waterville, was arrested on two charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drug.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 4:41 p.m., Dakota T. Durand, 26, of Unity, was arrested on a warrant.

SUMMONSES

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 2:37 p.m., Michael D. Croteau, 47, of Troy, was issued a summons on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked with a prior conviction.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 2:53 p.m., Richard J. Stoner, 39, of China, was issued a summons on a charge of operating after criminal suspension.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 10:40 a.m., Corey A. Gerard, 35, of Canaan, was issued a summons on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked with a prior conviction.

4:12 p.m., Lisa M. Gamble, 56, of Waterville, was issued a summons on a charge of false public alarm or report.

Three female juveniles have been identified as suspects in a string of Hartland camp burglaries in 2016 that resulted in damage to camps and missing firearms, according to police.

On Sept. 7 and 8, 2016, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office received a report that three camps had been burglarized near Breakneck Lane. The suspects inflicted moderate damage to the properties during the burglaries and stole several items including three firearms, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said in a statement.

Two of the juveniles reportedly confessed to participating in the burglaries this month during interviews with detectives. One of the firearms has since been recovered and the two juveniles have been charged with two counts each of burglary, which is a Class B crime.

The names of the juveniles are not being released. At the time of the burglaries, they were 13, 15 and 16 years old.

They are expected to appear in Somerset County Juvenile Court Nov. 26.

The third juvenile is still being sought and additional charges are anticipated.

ROCKLAND — Rockland police arrested a city resident Friday afternoon following a yearlong investigation into an overdose death.

Cody A. Gnosini-Rubenstein, 27, was arrested and charged with Class B trafficking in drugs, Rockland police said.

Gnosini-Rubenstein was taken to the Knox County Jail in Rockland and was being held Friday evening in lieu of $7,000 cash bail.

The arrest follows an investigation into the heroin overdose death of a Rockland man last summer, Rockland Deputy Police Chief Christopher Young said. The victim was in his early 20s.

Police are still investigating the incident.

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 6:30 a.m., a Winthrop Street caller reported recovered property.

1:02 p.m., one person was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center following a report from a Winthrop Street caller of a disturbance/disorderly conduct.

6:33 p.m., a Capitol Street caller reported criminal mischief.

7:08 p.m., one person was taken to the hospital following a request from a Hope Way caller to check welfare/mental health of an individual.

IN BINGHAM, Friday at 1:47 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Owens Street.

7:04 p.m., theft was reported on Whitney Street.

IN CANAAN, Saturday at 1 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Nelson Hill Road.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 7:48 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Johnson Flat Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 1:17 p.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

1:54 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Main Street.

3:50 p.m., a shots fired complaint was taken on Robinson Street.

4:30 p.m., trespassing was reported on Burrill Street.

6:40 p.m., theft was reported on Cardinal Drive.

IN HALLOWELL, Friday at 8:47 a.m., a Winthrop Street caller reported recovered property.

IN MADISON, Friday at 2:26 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lakewood Road.

4:19 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Dore Lane.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Friday at 3:51 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Bigelow Hill Road.

6:11 p.m., trespassing was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Friday at 5:07 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Snakeroot Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 2:03 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Milburn Street.

5:33 p.m., an assault was reported on Dawes Street.

8:49 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sunrise Drive.

Saturday at 1:18 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Court Street.

1:58 a.m., a past burglary was reported on Dartmouth Street.

3:44 a.m., breaking and entering was reported on Milburn Street.

9:18 a.m. loud noise or music was reported on Winter Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Friday at 6:51 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Devils Head Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 7:14 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Fairmont Street.

8:01 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on West Street.

11:42 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on North Street.

12:15 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Redington Street.

12:41 a.m., a fire call was taken in Oak Street.

3:01 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street.

3:30 p.m., theft was reported on Violette Avenue.

3:38 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Elm Street.

3:42 p.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

5:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Street.

6:11 p.m., a disturbance was reported on College Avenue.

6:39 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on College Avenue.

7:28 p.m., a fire call was taken on Hazelwood Avenue.

7:59 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Gray Street.

8:19 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Green Street.

8:48 p.m., threatening was reported on College Avenue.

9:30 p.m., a fire call was taken on Gray Avenue.

10:16 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Temple Street.

10:20 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Temple Street.

Saturday at 1:20 a.m., a fight call was taken on Silver Street.

1:22 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on College Avenue.

2:40 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Silver Street.

4:05 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Water Street.

5:47 a.m., theft was reported on Middle Street.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 8:56 a.m. criminal mischief was reported on Bay Street.

7:37 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Benton Avenue.

Arrests

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 9:28 a.m. Bonnie Lee French, 45, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant following a request from a Western Avenue caller to check the welfare of a person.

6:45 p.m., one person whose name was not listed was arrested following a motor vehicle stop at State and Bridge streets.

Saturday at 2:09 a.m., Daniel Matthew Erbe, 22, of Kingston, Massachusetts, was arrested on Whitten Road on a charge of operating under the influence following a report of criminal mischief.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday at 6 p.m., Craig Walter Bunnell, 48, of Avon, was arrested on charges of assault, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and harassment by telephone.

6:15 p.m., Robert Martin Cote, 36, of New Portland, was arrested on a charge of operating without a license.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Friday at 12:46 p.m., Freeman Adelbert Taylor, 45, of Dresden, was arrested on a probation hold.

3:40 p.m., Jessica Lyn Tillson, 31, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

7:03 p.m., Nathan Bruce Mooers, 33, of Norridgewock, was arrested on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.

7:52 p.m., Ashlynn Marie Libby, 27, of Norridgewock, was arrested on warrants.

Saturday at 11:59 a.m., Brandon Cooper, 22, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 10:15 a.m., Joseph Brock, 50, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of terrorizing and violating conditions of release.

5:19 p.m., Priscilla Pagliaroli, 22, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

9:14 p.m., Tyquawn Lane, 25, of Oakland, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle without a license, attaching false plats and failing to provide correct name, address or date of birth.

Saturday at 12:37 a.m., William Clifton Maheu, 20, of Fairfield, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and operating after suspension.

2:40 a.m., Joshua Lee Graves, 39, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, violating conditions of release, probation hold and criminal trespassing

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 8 p.m., Bradley Alton Soule, 37, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

Summonses

IN AUGUSTA Friday at 4:06 p.m., a 31-year-old Augusta resident was issued a summons on Quirion Street Place charging failure to register vehicle.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 4:12 p.m., John William Bernard, 49, of Winslow, was summonsed on a charge of drinking in public.

Saturday at 12:34 a.m., Adam Carter, 35, of Waterville, was summonsed on a charge of violating conditions of release.

A former Windham man convicted of a triple murder in New Hampshire was sentenced to death by a Florida jury for killing another prison inmate with a padlock.

Michael Woodbury, 42, has been serving a life sentence without parole in Florida since 2009 for shooting to death three people during a botched robbery at an Army Barracks store in Conway, New Hampshire, in 2007.

Woodbury, who previously lived in Windham, pleaded guilty in May to first-degree premeditated murder for beating fellow inmate Antoneeze Haynes to death with a padlock on Sept. 22, 2017, at Okeechobee Correctional Institution. During a three-day trial, Woodbury claimed that Haynes tried to rape him, according to the Okeechobee News.

A 12-member jury in Okeechobee County handed down its unanimous decision Tuesday after 37 minutes of deliberation. The judge presiding over the case can either follow the jury’s decision or give Woodbury a life sentence. A decision will be made following a September hearing, assistant state attorney Ashley Albright told the Conway Daily Sun.

Woodbuy was 31 when he shot and killed three people at an Army Barracks store in Conway, New Hampshire, in 2007. Killed were store manager James Walker, 34; and customers William Jones, 25, of Walpole, Massachusetts; and Gary Jones 23, of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Woodbury, who police said was in the middle of a multistate crime spree at the time of the murder, was captured in Fryeburg a day later.

AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed July 19-25, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

Danielle Leigh Albert, 38, of West Gardiner, operating under the influence June 7, 2018, in Gardiner; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Jaci Beane, 24, of Farmingdale, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs Feb. 1, 2018, in Augusta; $400 fine, five-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 18 months suspended, two-year probation.

Terri A. Belanger, 50, of Benton, domestic violence assault July 15, 2018, no town listed, dismissed.

Malcolm R. Brown, 40, of Winslow, failing to operating ATV at prudent speed May 21, 2018, in China; $100 fine.

Christopher Colbert, 36, of Waterville, operating under the influence July 20, 2018, in Waterville; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension; violating condition of release July 20, 2018, in Waterville; 12-hour jail sentence; operating vehicle without license, same date and town, dismissed.

Nicholas W. Curtis, 31, of Albion, operating while license suspended or revoked May 25, 2018, in China; $500 fine.

Christopher Folsom, 26, of Fairfield, operating after registration suspended May 12, 2018, in Winslow; $150 fine.

Evan Gammon, 21, of Winslow, operating while license suspended or revoked May 27, 2018, in Waterville, dismissed.

Kathleen M. Goodblood, 55, of Clinton, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures May 18, 2018, in Winslow; $300 fine; assault obstructing government administration, same date and town, dismissed.

Amber J. Harrington, 31, of South China, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Sept. 4, 2016, in Augusta, dismissed.

Karie Laird, 39, of Bangor, operating while license suspended or revoked June 21, 2018, in Gardiner; $250 fine.

Joseph M. Lewis, 36, of Chelsea, violating condition of release June 23, 2018, in Windsor; $200 fine.

Brandon Long, 25, of Augusta, criminal trespassing March 9, 2018, in Augusta; unconditional discharge; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 1, 2018, in Augusta; 48-hour jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 12, 2018, in Waterville; unconditional discharge.

Michael Lonnee, 34, of Augusta, operating under the influence June 15, 2018, in Gardiner; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension; operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town, dismissed.

William C. Maheu, 20, of Fairfield, operating while license suspended or revoked March 2, 2018, in Waterville, dismissed.

Henri McPeters, 51, of Augusta, criminal trespass June 1, 2018, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Casey A. Moore, 37, of Wales, violating condition of release June 13, 2018, in Monmouth; $200 fine.

Donald Wayne Murphy, 62, of Seal Cove, violating condition of release July 22, 2018, in Gardiner; 24-hour jail sentence.

Timothy R. Overlock, 44, of Vassalboro, aggravated criminal mischief March 26, 2016, in Manchester; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 87 days suspended, two-year probation.

Troy M. Reny, 26, of Winslow, operating/permitting operation unregistered motorboat June 6, 2018, in China; $100 fine, $100 suspended.

Eric Scott Simonson, 37, of Greene, operating under the influence Feb. 25, 2018, in Augusta; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Curtis J. Thomas, 60, of Hartford, Connecticut, commercial vehicle rule violation: operation without duty record May 8, 2018, in Sidney; $500 fine.

Casey Weeks, 33, of West Gardiner, domestic violence assault Sept. 23, 2017, in West Gardiner; 275-day jail sentence all but seven days suspended, two -ear probation.

Kayleigh M. York, 32, of Benton, operating under the influence July 18, 2018, in Waterville; $700 fine, 90-day jail sentence all but seven days suspended, one-year probation, three-year license suspension; operating while license suspended or revoked and operating vehicle without license- conditions/restrictions, same date and town, dismissed.

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 8:47 a.m., a caller from Chapel Street reported theft of a motor vehicle.

1:07 p.m. a caller from Marketplace Drive reported theft/shoplifting.

6:26 p.m., a caller from Stover’s Way reported a protection order violation.

7:29 p.m., a Waldo Street caller reported criminal threatening.

Sunday at 2:56 a.m., a South Belfast Avenue caller reported an aggravated assault.

3:31 a.m., a Sewall Street caller reported suspicious activity.

IN HALLOWELL, Saturday at 4:46 p.m., a Water Street caller reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct.

ARREST

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 5:23 a.m., Gerald Richard Sounier, 42, of Augusta was arrested on a warrant from Kennebec County and as a fugitive from justice after a Capitol Street caller reported suspicious activity.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Saturday at 8:03 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on North Road.

IN CANAAN, Saturday at 2:32 p.m., theft was reported on Adams Road.

IN CLINTON, Saturday at 1:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Hinckley Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 9:08 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sites Stinson Drive.

9:27 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Industrial Road.

9:54 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Winter Street.

10:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Island Avenue.

11:10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Skowhegan Road.

Sunday at 12:10 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Skowhegan Road.

IN OAKLAND, Saturday at 1:36 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Oak Street.

9:15 p.m., fireworks were reported on Town Farm Road.

9:36 p.m., threatening was reported on Oak Street.

Sunday at 12:41 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Webb Road.

IN MADISON, Saturday at 4:21 p.m., theft was reported on Weston Avenue.

Sunday at 1:24 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Shusta Road.

IN MOSCOW, Saturday at 9:36 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hagar Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Saturday at 8:24 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Snakeroot Road.

IN SMITHFIELD, Sunday at 10:51 a.m., mischief was reported on Village Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Saturday at 1:01 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Winter Street.

6:42 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Harvey’s Park.

Sunday at 12:15 a.m., vandalism was reported on East Dyer Street.

5:10 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Blah Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 6:55 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Fairmont Street.

9:20 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Belmont Avenue.

9:47 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Roosevelt Avenue.

12:12 p.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Ticonic Street.

12:17 p.m., theft was reported on Water Street.

12:22 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on College Avenue.

12:45 p.m., theft was reported on The Concourse.

12:59 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

6:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Oak Street.

7:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Silver Street.

9:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Drummond Avenue.

10:52 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

Sunday at 12:41 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Hazelwood Avenue.

12:55 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Main Street.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 7:42 p.m., theft was reported on Clinton Avenue.

9:25 p.m., fireworks were reported on Clifford Avenue.

Arrests

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Saturday at 12:26 a.m., Richard Neil Tatarcyk, 35, of Chelsea, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

2:17 a.m., Tod LeBlanc, 42, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

10:04 a.m., Taylor Marie Dunham, 24, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

8:20 p.m., Roger Cyr, 62, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant.

8:40 p.m., William Norman Ellis St. Pierre, 48, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant.

9:23 p.m., Danielle Antoinette Nault, 41, of Chesterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

11:40 p.m., Tyler Griswold, 27, of Rochester, New York, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 9:46 p.m., Thomas Edward Toth, 48, of Groton, Connecticut, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

10:51 p.m., Robert Ivan Beane, 74, of Moscow, was arrested on a charge of violating a protection order.

10:57 p.m., Derek John Pamphrey, 25, of Vassalboro, was arrested on a charge of violating bail.

Sunday at 2:19 a.m., Shannon Elizabeth Horton, 36, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

3:58 a.m., Michael Lasselle, 46, of West Gardiner, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

6:59 a.m., Joshua Millard Hawkes, 22, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

9:13 a.m., Joseph Edward Meservey, 22, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a probation hold.

11:29 a.m., Ryan Paul Michaud, 37, of Portland, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release, operating after habitual offender revocation and a warrant.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 12:45 p.m., Kristen Marie Stewart, 27, of Waterville, was arrested on a probation hold and a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

9:39 p.m., Ricky Thompson, 68, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

Sunday at 12:12 a.m., Dalton Buck, 18, of Bangor, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and operating without a license.

Summonses

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 1:49 a.m., Randy Fairbrother, 37, of Prospect, was summonsed on a charge of displaying a fictitious vehicle certificate.

2:32 a.m., Cole James Donald, 19, of Palermo, was summonsed on charges of a minor consuming liquor and trespassing on railroad tracks.

2:32 a.m., Dominic Conlogue, 19, of Palermo, was summonsed on charges of a minor consuming liquor and trespassing on railroad tracks.