IN CAMBRIDGE, Thursday at 2:56 p.m., a theft was reported on Andrew Ham Road.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 2:29 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Bush Road.

4:41 p.m., threatening was reported on Bush Road.

5:47 p.m., harassment was reported on Diamond Avenue.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 2:55 p.m., trespassing was reported at the Town Office on Lawrence Avenue. An arrest was made.

4:40 p.m., a fire was investigated on Water Street.

11:42 p.m., a theft was investigated on Crane Drive.

Friday at 12:22 a.m., a breaking and entering in progress was investigated on Center Road.

8:38 a.m., a theft was investigated at The Big Apple store on Main Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 1:32 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Fairbanks Road.

2:57 p.m., harassment was reported on Fairbanks Road.

5:06 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Barlen Street.

5:18 p.m., trespassing was reported on Sandy River Terrace.

IN HARTLAND, Thursday at 1:58 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on Burton Street.

3:06 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on White Lane.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 9:24 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on East Madison Road.

11:50 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on East Madison Road.

1:16 p.m., a theft was reported on Hunnewell Road.

1:36 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Old Point Avenue.

5:28 p.m., a theft was investigated on Jacobs Way.

6:32 p.m., an assault was investigated on John Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 1:59 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported at Martin Stream Road. A warning was issued.

1:30 p.m., mischief was reported on Martin Stream Road.

2:02 p.m., a vehicle fire was extinguished on Mercer Road.

7:06 p.m., a fire was investigated on Mercer Road.

IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 9:46 a.m., harassment was reported on Hill Street.

11:13 a.m., a theft was reported at School House Apartments on Water Street.

11:21 p.m., harassment was investigated on Main Street.

IN RIPLEY, Thursday at 8:04 p.m., an assault was investigated on Sevey Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 2 p.m., a fire was reported on Madison Avenue.

4:57 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Water Street.

4:57 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Fairgrounds Market Place. An arrest was made.

5:22 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on Davis Road.

IN SMITHFIELD, Thursday at 5:43 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Elm Acres Lane.

IN WATERVILLE, Thurdsay at 9:13 a.m., threatening was investigated on Summer Street.

12:10 p.m., an assault was investigated at the intersection of Front and Temple streets.

12:40 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Rite Aid on Main Street. A summons was issued.

12:55 p.m., harassment was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:04 p.m., a theft was investigated at Arbo’s Towing and Repair on Drummond Avenue.

2:15 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Sherwin Street.

3:18 p.m., harassment was reported at the Hannaford supermarket in JFK Plaza.

5:13 p.m., harassment was reported on Temple Street.

5:42 p.m., shoplifting was investigated at Caswell’s Discount Wholesale on Armory Road.

5:54 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Burrill Street.

8:11 p.m., threatening was reported on The Concourse.

8:24 p.m., an assault was reported on Boothby Street.

IN VASSALBORO, Thursday at 6 p.m., harassment was reported on 9 Weeks Road.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 9:17 a.m., vandalism was reported on Jay Street.

3:31 p.m., harassment was reported on Kent Drive.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 10:25 a.m., harassment was reported on Clinton Avenue.

1:58 p.m., harassment was reported on Clinton Avenue.

2:43 p.m., a theft was reported on Abbott Road.

3:28 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported at the Winslow police station.

4:49 p.m., criminal mischief was investigated on Taylor Road.

9:50 p.m., criminal mischief was investigated at Winslow Junior High School.

Friday at 2:49 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Clinton Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 9:45 a.m., Jacob Gage, 31, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of violating a condition of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 12:20 a.m., Katherine Anna Strysko, 32, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of assault and criminal trespassing, and on a probation hold.

9:42 a.m., William Foster, 36, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault and two charges of violating a condition of release.

3:38 p.m., Mark Joseph Pantermoller, 53, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of criminal trespassing.

3:51 p.m., Shawn Louise Arsenault, 41, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was arrested on two warrants.

3:58 p.m., Angela Lee Green, 35, of South Portland, was arrested on a writ of habeas corpus — to bring charges from one court into a higher court.

5:08 p.m., Corey E. Paddack, 45, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of drinking in public.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 9 a.m., Lorenzo Rayford, 24, of Winslow, was arrested on a warrant.

SUMMONSES

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 6:04 p.m., Cameron P. Sprague, 39, of Bangor, was summoned on charges of operating with an expired license, displaying a fictitious vehicle certificate and producing evidence of insurance that is not in effect.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 12:40 p.m., Desiree D. Thompson, 48, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

8:17 p.m., Amy Jean Santiago, 35, of Waterville, was summoned on charges of allowing a minor to possess or consume liquor and violating a condition of release.

8:17 p.m., a juvenile, 14, was summoned on a charge of consuming liquor while a minor.

A 20-year-old woman was wounded Friday afternoon during an alleged home burglary on Hinks Road in Jefferson, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman told police that she was home alone with her dog about 3:20 p.m. when she heard a noise coming from the attached garage.

“Upon entering the garage, she found a man rummaging through property stored there,” the release stated. The woman confronted the man, who then swung at her with an object, cutting her abdomen and causing the woman to fall and strike her head.

The woman’s dog then came into the garage and chased the man away, who police say fled to a waiting car on Hinks Road.

The house is for sale, the release said. The garage doors were open and there were no cars in the driveway when the man was caught in the garage.

Members of the sheriff’s department and Maine State Police searched the area for the suspect or suspects but were unsuccessful.

The woman was taken to Miles Hospital in Damariscotta. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Police say the suspect is a white man, about 6 feet tall, who was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and what may have been Nike shoes. The vehicle was gray or silver, possibly a four-door sedan.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 882-7332.

AUGUSTA

Thursday at 10:14 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Front Street.

10:15 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

10:44 a.m., city ordinance violations were reported on Rocque Lane.

11:05 a.m., theft was reported on Stephen King Drive.

11:21 a.m., theft of a motor vehicle was reported on Water Street.

11:27 a.m., a 42-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking and criminal trespass after an investigation on Union Street.

1:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Buck and Doe Trail.

1:09 p.m., property was recovered on Water Street.

1:54 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Washington Street.

1:56 p.m., property was recovered on Civic Center Drive.

1:57 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Winthrop Street.

2:37 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Philip Avenue.

2:39 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Water Street.

2:42 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Franklin Street.

2:53 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Morton Place.

3:35 p.m., a well-being check was reported at Calumet Bridge and Bridge Street.

4:08 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Western Avenue.

4:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sewall Street.

4:54 p.m., fraud was reported on Spring Road.

6:00 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Union Street.

7:32 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Western Avenue.

8:24 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Western Avenue.

8:34 p.m., theft was reported on Northern Avenue.

10:16 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Summer Street.

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

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

10:54 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Civic Center Drive.

11:06 p.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

11:39 p.m., a disturbance was reported on York Street.

11:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

Friday at 12:10 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

1:52 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Crosby Street Place.

2:49 a.m., a disturbance was reported on North Belfast Avenue.

5:25 a.m., theft was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

GARDINER

Thursday at 11:52 a.m., suspicious circumstances were reported on Allie Lane.

7:49 p.m., theft was reported on Daniel Drive.

Friday at 7:34 a.m., vandalism was reported on Church Street.

HALLOWELL

Thursday at 11:56 a.m., fraud was reported on Second Street.

MONMOUTH

Thursday at 10:05 p.m., threatening was reported on Karen Avenue and Perkins Road.

Friday at 12:37 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Scott Drive.

PITTSTON

Thursday at 7:26 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wiscasset Road.

WINTHROP

Thursday at 4:50 p.m., a family fight was reported on Case Road.

6:23 p.m., harassment was reported on Memorial Drive.

11:48 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Main Street.

Friday at 4:34 a.m., a suspicious person was reported on Main Street.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Thursday at 3:18 p.m., Alexander Arthur Meserve, 23, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and violating conditions of release after criminal trespassing was reported on Huckleberry Lane.

6:27 p.m., Nichole Joline Bowie, 42, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop on Water Street.

Friday at 12:07 a.m., Joshua Lee Tilley, 33, of Litchfield, was arrested on charges of assault, refusing to submit to arrest, violation of probation and disorderly conduct after a report of suspicious activity on Water Street.

HALLOWELL

Thursday at 3:26 a.m., Matthew F. Dineen, 47, of Gardiner, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and violation of a protective order after a past burglary was reported on Whitten Road.

AUGUSTA — An Augusta woman arrested Sunday night in connection with a exchange of gunfire in the Wal-Mart parking lot made her first court appearance Friday when the state asked that her probation be revoked for at least six months so she can complete a long-term inpatient addiction recovery program.

Samantha E. Tupper, 24, had been on probation for two months on a drug trafficking conviction when she was arrested Sunday night. She was one of four people arrested after a fight over drug money during which shots were fired.

In court documents, probation officer Robert Lamarre wrote that Officer Brian Wastella, of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, discussed the shooting with some of those involved.

“[I]t appeared that the argument and shootout was over money owed for illegal drugs,” Lamarre wrote. “Agent Wastella related that at some point each male fired a gun at the other vehicles’ occupants, but that nobody was injured and the four individuals were approached and put to the ground by other Wal-Mart patrons who were legally carrying their own handguns and secured the scene until law enforcement arrived.”

The motion indicates the state will be filing a new charge against Tupper of unlawful furnishing of heroin that allegedly occurred June 26, and the state will seek to have her probation revoked because Tupper violated her probation after she admitted on June 27 to possessing and using heroin.

Lamarre also said Wastella told him police located “a few grams of heroin” in Tupper’s vehicle.

“It’s clear there is a substance abuse, opioid addiction component with Tupper,” Lamare wrote in recommending that if the probation revocation does not include a prison sentence (which requires a sentence of at least nine months and one day), “this officer strongly recommends Tupper complete a longterm inpatient addiction recovery program.”

Lamarre also recommended adding a probation condition banning Tupper from associating “with known drug users and/or drug dealers.”

On Friday at a court hearing via video from the Kennebec County jail, Tupper formally denied violating probation. Defense attorney Lisa Whittier asked that Tupper be held without bail until a bed-to-bed transfer could be arranged for an inpatient drug treatment facility.

However, Assistant Attorney General Katie Sibley objected to that arrangement, telling Justice Michaela Murphy that the state wanted a number of conditions on any bail for Tupper.

In the end, Murphy agreed to hold Tupper without bail on the probation revocation motion and told the attorneys to work out a joint proposal for the court to consider that would allow a transfer for inpatient treatment.

Tupper’s next court hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. July 28.

She had been sentenced on May 2 at the Capital Judicial Center on a conviction for unlawful trafficking in drugs. She was ordered to serve an initial 45 days of a four-year prison term. The remainder of the prison term was suspended, and she was placed on probation for two years.

The three other people arrested Sunday in connection with the shooting had their initial appearances in court Monday.

During one of those hearings, Justice Robert Mullen said the scene seemed “like an old Western shoot-out out in the Wal-Mart parking lot.”

Reginald “Reggie” McBride, 45, of New York City, is charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and aggravated trafficking in heroin. Police said they found a 42-gram block of heroin on him when they searched him. His bail is $50,000 cash.

Frankie Dejesus, 27, of Rochester, New York, is charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and aggravated assault. His bail was set at $25,000 cash.

Diana Davis, 28, of Rochester, New York, is charged with aggravated assault on McBride for allegedly hitting him in the head with the butt of a handgun during a fight that occurred after the shoot-out. Her bail was set at $5,000.

All three defendants remained at the Kennebec County jail Friday afternoon.

Other documents filed in court say Tupper was driving a white Taurus to Wal-Mart when she picked up McBride on Mount Vernon Avenue and two women from a second vehicle, a Volkswagen Passat, also got into Tupper’s vehicle.

The two vehicles then continued to Wal-Mart, parking side by side.

In a media briefing Sunday evening, Augusta police Sgt. Christian Behr said the shooting broke out between people in those cars, prompting 911 calls about shots being fired around 5:24 p.m., and witnesses provided police with vehicle and people descriptions, he said.

After the shots were fired, a physical altercation ensued, which then was interrupted by the armed bystanders.

The Taurus left the scene, and Tupper and McBride were arrested shortly afterward outside her home on Mayflower Road.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

A pilot program now underway at the Augusta and Waterville branches of MaineGeneral Medical Center has handed out 24 kits of a life-saving drug that reverses the chemical effect of an opioid overdose.

Narcan, also known as naloxone, has traditionally been carried by emergency medical responders and administered at the scene when people overdose on heroin and opioid painkillers. The MaineGeneral pilot program is just one of the ways the antidote has become more available in recent years in response to an addiction epidemic that shows no signs of abating.

Since April, MaineGeneral has been prescribing and handing out the kits in its emergency department using funds from a $100,000 grant that was awarded by the federal government last fall. It was one of three Maine health groups to receive the grants, which are meant to prevent opioid overdoses in rural areas.

As part of the program, emergency department nurses are also training the friends and family members of potential overdose victims how to check their breathing and administer the drug through the person’s nostrils.

“If I was overdosing, I would not be able to give myself naloxone,” said Erica Wegrzyn, a pharmacy resident at MaineGeneral who helped organize the program. “The idea we are trying to encourage, and the research that’s out there shows, by providing education — even if it’s only to the patient — we are hoping to educate the community at large.”

Overdoses rose by 31 percent in Maine in 2015, with a new high of 272 fatalities, according to data from the attorney general’s office. There were 107 deaths from heroin compared to 57 heroin deaths in 2014.

That’s led to a spike in the calls for emergency medical services.

The Augusta Fire Department, which also serves as the city’s ambulance service, used Narcan on 51 calls in 2015, more than double the 22 uses in 2014, according to data compiled by Battalion Chief Steven Leach. The department has used Narcan on 25 calls this year, including 10 in May and at least seven in June. Three overdose victims have died this year at the scene.

But with some remote Kennebec County towns at a great remove from the nearest ambulance service, first responders can’t always make it to the scene of an overdose soon enough, a fact that was illustrated during a one-week period in Monmouth last month.

Three people overdosed on heroin there in that one week. Two were rescued by medics from the Winthrop Ambulance Service who were carrying Narcan, the local police chief said, but a third required CPR and is now on life support.

That danger has led everyone from law enforcement agencies to health care providers to family members of drug users to push for their own access to Narcan as they may be able to restore the victim’s breathing before an ambulance can take them to the emergency department.

The purpose of the MaineGeneral program is to meet some of that demand, while also getting those at risk of opiate overdose into more lasting treatment opportunities.

“Brain damage begins, on average, after four minutes of not having oxygen to the brain,” Wegrzyn said. “Especially up here, we have some very rural areas. It’s very important to get that patient breathing so we prevent that brain damage from occurring.”

Under the new program, doctors and nurse practitioners in the emergency department can prescribe and hand out free Narcan kits to anyone who requests them or seem at risk of an opiate overdose.

A patient who has overdosed in the past would be identified as at-risk, according to hospital guidelines, but so would someone who takes opioids and has unrelated breathing issues, or who takes separate medications that can affect the respiratory system.

Nurses have been coaching recipients to instruct their friends and family members on how to administer naloxone, according to Wegrzyn, and also training those acquaintances directly if they happen to be at the hospital.

“We are hoping the patient can share this information with their family, reviewing information with them, so that if they get into trouble, they have someone to protect them,” she said.

Through the program, patients are also encouraged to create what Wegrzyn calls “a personalized rescue strategy.”

They’re given refrigerator magnets that instruct the acquaintances to check if the person is responding, then administer the Narcan before calling 911, to get the victim breathing as quickly as possible. There is also a space on those magnets where the patients can write the location of their Narcan kit.

Since the program started in April, Wegrzyn said she heard of one recipient who overdosed and whose life was saved with the kit, but couldn’t provide more information because of patient privacy laws.

With the grant funds received from the federal government, MaineGeneral has also worked with primary care providers in the health system and trained sheriff’s deputies in Kennebec, Waldo and Sagadahoc counties how to administer Narcan.

Timothy Pieh, medical director of emergency medicine at MaineGeneral, said the program for handing out Narcan kits is part of the hospital’s broader approach to the opiate crisis. In recent years, he said, the system has been reducing how many opioid medications it prescribes, while expanding its use of medications like Suboxone that can help people overcome their addictions.

“We don’t think of this as a treatment for them,” he said of the Narcan program. “It’s a bridge to protect them from death, and what we need to do is continue to support other efforts. There’s been a tremendous push to get our medical system ramped up. It’s just complicated, it’s difficult and it takes resources, and this is not a resource heavy time in medicine.”

Charles Eichacker — 621-5642

ceichacker@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @ceichacker

IN ANSON, Friday at 1:12 a.m., a report of disturbance was investigated on High Street.

5:02 p.m., a report of theft led to a warning issued on Wilson Street.

11:56 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Embden Pond Road.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 2:11 p.m., harassment was reported on Baker Street.

5:41 p.m., harassment was reported on Darling Avenue.

8:00 p.m., a report of a drug offense was investigated on Main Street.

IN DETROIT, Saturday at 3:29 a.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Main Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 8:38 a.m., a report of theft was investigated on Carrabassett Road.

5:12 p.m., a report of vandalism was investigated on Burke Court.

8:42 p.m., trespassing was reported on West Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Friday at 8:26 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Orchard Street.

8:55 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Hymie Norton Road.

9:39 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Wilton Road.

10:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Waugh Road.

10:50 p.m., disturbance was reported on Maguire Street.

IN MADISON, Friday at 8:00 a.m., a report of domestic disturbance was investigated on Golf Course Road.

9:16 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

7:37 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on East Madison Road.

9:43 p.m., a report of trespassing was investigated on Golf Course Road.

10:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Grange Road.

Saturday at 3:33 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Point Avenue.

IN NEW SHARON, Friday at 8:38 p.m., a fire service call was made on Mercer Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Friday at 10:53 a.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Martin Stream Road.

2:49 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Martin Stream Road.

4:48 p.m., a report of threatening was investigated on Martin Stream Road.

8:21 p.m., threatening was reported on Mechanic Street.

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

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 10:11 a.m., harassment was reported on Webb Road.

8:36 p.m., a report of disturbance was unfounded on Main Street.

9:29 p.m., a warrant arrest was made on Main Street.

IN PALMYRA, Friday at 1:20 p.m., disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Friday at 10:06 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated in Somerset Plaza.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 10:47 a.m., negotiating a worthless instrument was reported on York Street.

3:39 p.m., a report of a motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Rosie’s Court.

5:29 p.m., a scam complaint was reported on Chandler Street.

7:43 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Mount Pleasant Avenue.

8:38 p.m., a report of assault was investigated on Middle Road.

10:02 p.m., a report of loud noise or music was investigated on Mountain View Terrace.

10:02 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Middle Road.

10:41 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Winter Street.

Saturday at 12:08 a.m., a report of loud noise or music was investigated on West Front Street.

12:39 a.m., a report of disturbance led to an arrest on Main Street.

1:02 a.m., a report of disturbance led to a warning issued on French Street.

2:34 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on West Front Street.

3:17 a.m., a report of assault led to an arrest on West Front Street.

7:52 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Elm Street.

IN SOLON, Friday at 6:06 p.m., a scam complaint was reported on Ferry Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Friday at 11:25 a.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Bigelow Road.

IN STARKS, Friday at 9:20 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Anson Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 7:24 a.m., a report of criminal mischief on Pleasant Street was unfounded.

11:47 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

1:27 p.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Elm Street.

1:28 p.m., a report of criminal trespassing was investigated on Central Avenue.

3:22 p.m., a report of shoplifting was investigated on Waterville Commons Drive.

3:47 p.m., a report of criminal trespassing was investigated on Winter Street.

4:49 p.m., a report of a traffic offense led to an arrest on Armory Road.

6:11 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Libby Court.

8:07 p.m., a report of a domestic dispute led to a verbal warning on College Avenue.

8:48 p.m., a pedestrian check led to an arrest at Head of Falls on Front Street.

9:10 p.m., a pedestrian check was made at Head of Falls on Front Street.

9:42 p.m., a report of criminal mischief was investigated on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

Saturday at 12:09 a.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Silver Street.

1:11 a.m., a motor vehicle stop led to an arrest on Main Street.

1:16 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

1:30 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

1:44 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Main Street.

IN WILTON, Friday at 9:03 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on High Street.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 10:09 a.m., theft was reported on Eames Road.

5:47 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Wyman Bog Road.

6:19 p.m., a pedestrian check led to an arrest on the Ticonic Bridge.

8:17 p.m., a report of threatening was investigated on Frawley Street.

10:13 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Clinton Avenue.

Saturday at 12:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Boston Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday at 9:32 a.m., Eugene Burnell, 34, of Temple, was arrested on charges of violating condition of release and operating while license suspended or revoked.

9:38 a.m., Jaymie Logan, 31, of Jay, was arrested on a writ.

9:50 p.m., James Bouffard, 66, of Industry, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 1:51 p.m., Harold Clark Carter, 35, of Livermore, was arrested on a writ.

2:21 p.m., Michael Anthony Coppa, 27, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a writ.

3:55 p.m., Kodi Ernest Merrill, 31, of Norridgewock, was arrested on a writ.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Friday at 3:09 p.m., David Roy Bateman, 47, of Ripley, was arrested on a writ.

5:17 p.m,. Joseph Ryan Arbour, 30, of Mercer, was arrested on a probation hold.

5:19 p.m., James William Green, 34, of Bangor, was arrested on a writ.

5:44 p.m., Zackary D. Nelson, 31, of Bingham, was arrested on a warrant.

Saturday at 1:00 a.m., Robert Maurice Marshall, 30, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct (fighting in public).

3:58 a.m., John Edgar Jolly, 50, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of assault and refusing to sign a summons.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 5:14 p.m., Thomas R. Voye, 38, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of criminal operating under the influence.

8:48 p.m., Lucas Lovejoy, 28, a transient, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with prior.

Saturday at 1:25 a.m., Hugh Gilman, 48, of Monroe, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

AUGUSTA

Friday at 8:21 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Middle Street.

8:22 a.m., officers responded to a fire on Commerce Drive.

10:41 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Eastern Avenue.

11:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Arsenal Street.

12:08 p.m., motor vehicle theft was reported on Deer Ridge Lane.

12:31 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Civic Center Drive and Interstate 95.

12:37 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Western Avenue.

1:32 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Western Avenue.

2:03 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

2:16 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Old Belgrade Road and Medical Center Parkway.

2:22 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

2:47 p.m., there was a disturbance reported on Marketplace Drive.

4:05 p.m., there was a disabled vehicle reported on High Ridge Drive.

5:21 p.m., there was a disturbance reported on Patterson Street.

6:37 p.m., officers responded to an overdose on Boothby Street.

6:43 p.m., a disturbance was reported on St. Andrews Street.

7:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Cony Road.

7:22 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Darin Drive.

7:32 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Glenridge Drive.

8:01 p.m., officers responded to an overdose on Northern Avenue.

10:02 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Winthrop Street.

10:03 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sewall Street.

11:06 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

11:25 p.m., officers responded to an overdose on Eastern Avenue.

Saturday at 12:13 a.m., harassment was reported on North Street.

1:14 a.m., there was a disturbance reported on Winthrop Street.

HALLOWELL

Friday at 11:51 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Academy Street.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Friday at 10:54 a.m., Russell Orman Hilton, 28, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault after a domestic disturbance was reported on Sewall Street.

10:32 p.m., Valerie Jean Wells, 48, of Augusta, was arrested on two outstanding warrants after theft was reported on Civic Center Drive.

IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 9:31 p.m., operating under the influence was reported on Bingham Road.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Saturday at 10:57 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Chesterville Hill Road.

IN DALLAS PLANTATION, Saturday at 8:19 p.m., trespassing was reported on Quill Hill.

IN EMBDEN, Sunday at 12:26 a.m., a fire was extinguished on Pinkham Drive.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 1:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Savage Street.

3:51 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Main Street.

8:05 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on High Street.

9:47 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Norridgewock Road.

10:35 p.m., a report of domestic disturbance was investigated on Silver Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Saturday at 10:28 a.m., theft or fraud was reported on Maple Avenue.

11:26 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Silver Maple Lane.

11:29 a.m., theft or fraud was reported on Wilton Road.

7:47 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

IN HARMONY, Saturday at 6:54 p.m., a report of violation of bail was investigated on Deam Drive.

IN HARTLAND, Saturday at 2:07 p.m., a burglary was reported with no address listed.

8:53 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Elm Street.

IN KINGFIELD, Saturday at 11:05 a.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 5:21 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Old Point Avenue.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Saturday at 7:38 p.m., theft was reported on Clark Street.

Sunday at 4:05 a.m., operating under the influence was reported on Mercer Road.

IN OAKLAND, Saturday at 11:29 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Mallard Lane.

IN PALMYRA, Saturday at 9:29 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Badgerboro Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Saturday at 2:50 p.m., a report of trespassing was investigated on Hartland Avenue.

8:44 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Fairview Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Saturday at 3:26 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Mile Square Road.

IN RANGELEY, Saturday at 10:22 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Main Street.

IN RANGELEY PLANTATION, Saturday at 8:49 a.m., burglary was reported on Bemis Road.

IN RIPLEY, Saturday at 10:25 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Raspberry Lane.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Saturday at 4:24 p.m., a report of violation of bail was investigated with no address listed.

5:33 p.m., a motor vehicle stop led to an arrest on Waterville Road.

Sunday at 1:18 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Fairview Avenue.

6:55 a.m., a report of theft was investigated on West Front Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Saturday at 8:57 p.m., a shots fired complaint was reported on Meadow Lane.

IN SOLON, Saturday at 6:17 p.m., assault was reported on Ferry Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Saturday at 3:01 p.m., a report of disturbance was investigated on Magoon Road.

IN TAUNTON AND RAYNHAM ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Saturday at 2:08 p.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Jackman Road.

8:39 p.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Raven Road.

IN THE FORKS, Sunday at 1:34 a.m., a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 201 led to an arrest.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 8:58 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Gray Street.

9:43 a.m., a report of an unwanted person was investigated on Toward Street.

10:37 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Pleasantdale Avenue.

11:55 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on West River Road.

1:53 p.m., police were unable to locate the origin of a report of a city ordinance violation on Waterville Commons Drive.

1:55 p.m., police were unable to locate the origin of a report of suspicious activity on Quarry Road.

2:14 p.m., a report of disturbance was investigated on Summer Street.

5:16 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

6:04 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Tardiff Street.

6:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

8:30 p.m., a pedestrian check led to an arrest on Silver Street.

9:03 p.m., a fireworks complaint led to a verbal warning on Corvette Drive.

9:19 p.m., a pedestrian check led to an arrest on Summer Street.

9:25 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on North Street.

11:02 p.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Summer Street.

11:44 p.m., a report of a fight was investigated on Temple Street.

Sunday at 12:10 a.m., a noise complaint led to an arrest on Ticonic Street.

12:46 a.m., a motor vehicle stop led to an arrest on the Ticonic Bridge.

2:14 a.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Elm Street.

IN WILTON, Saturday at 6:22 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on More Acres Road.

1:54 p.m., harassment was reported on Depot Street.

10:10 p.m., disturbance was reported on Main Street.

10:11 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Arkay Street.

11:43 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 11:55 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Kidder Street.

12:48 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Bay Street.

4:30 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on Cushman Road.

9:44 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Pattees Pond Road.

10:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cushman Road.

10:38 p.m., a motor vehicle stop led to an arrest on Carter Memorial Drive.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Saturday at 1:45 a.m., Aaron Forbes, 26, of Chesterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

2:03 p.m., Wesley Adams, 25, of Strong, was arrested on charges of violating protective order on two counts and violating condition of release.

3:55 p.m., James Cote, 58, of Jay, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence, failure to register vehicle and operating without a license.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 6:51 p.m., David Paul Garceau, 47, of Fairfield, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence with priors and operating without a license.

8:33 p.m., Sharon A. Tripp, 51, of Canton, was arrested on a warrant for stealing drugs.

Sunday at 3:54 a.m., Joshua Dereck Fogg, 35, of Gorham, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 8:42 p.m., Jenna Porter, 30, of Oakland, was arrested on charges of operating after suspension with priors and violating conditions of release.

9:25 p.m., Brock Dunton, 27, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

Sunday at 12:24 a.m., Zachariah Mountain, 27, of Waterville, was arrested on two warrants.

12:46 a.m., Matthew E. Hunnewell, 24, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed May 2-13, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court.

Stephanie Barnes, 28, of Chesterville, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures Jan. 13, 2016, in Chesterville; $300 fine. Domestic violence assault and operating under the influence same date and town, dismissed.

Thomas A. Bender, 36, of Livermore Falls, operating after habitual offender revocation Nov. 17, 2015, in Jay and operating after habitual offender revocation March 3, 2016, in Jay; $1,000 fines, $500 suspended, 30-day jail sentence. Failure to stop, remain, provide information Nov. 17, 2015, and violating condition of release March 3, 2016, in Jay, dismissed.

Samantha R. Buchanan, 26, of Farmington, operating while license suspended or revoked Sept. 5, 2014, in Chesterville, dismissed.

James P. Corcoran, 25, of Upton, operating under the influence March 8, 2016, in Farmington; $800 fine, four-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug same date and town, dismissed.

Douglass Cote, 27, of Lewiston, operating under the influence and operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 24, 2015, in Wilton; $750 fines, three-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension. Refusing to submit to arrest or detention same date and town, dismissed.

Jason M. Dumeny, 40, of Jay, domestic violence assault Jan. 29, 2016, in Jay; seven-day jail sentence. Domestic violence assault same date and town, dismissed.

Elijah Enman, 18, of Rangeley, domestic violence threatening Jan. 7, 2016, in Rangeley, dismissed. Minor consuming liquor March 26, 2016, in Oquossoc; $200 fine.

Gina Fici, 21, of Saco, violating condition of release Jan. 3, 2016, in Carrabassett Valley, dismissed.

James R. Grant, 22, of Houlton, failing to notify of motor vehicle accident Nov. 17, 2015, in Farmington, dismissed.

Katelyn A. Guillereault, 30, of Buxton, criminal mischief March 12, 2016, in Farmington; $100 fine, $150 restitution. Violating condition of release and domestic violence assault same date and town, dismissed.

Jesse Harriman, 27, of Jay, operating under the influence Dec. 19, 2015, in Farmington; $1,000 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Brandyn W. Kendall, 19, of Farmington, operating under the influence Jan. 2, 2016, in Jay; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension. Operating vehicle without a license same date and town, dismissed.

Samuel Morris, 24, of Embden, operating under the influence Nov. 21, 2015, in Carrabassett Valley, dismissed. Driving to endanger Nov. 21, 2015, in Carrabassett Valley; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension.

Kristen Powers, 21, of New Sharon, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 15, 2016, in Farmington, dismissed.

Janice M. Reed, 50, of Charlotte, operating under the influence and unlawful possession of scheduled drug Sept. 18, 2015, in Farmington; $900 in fines, $400 suspended, 150-day license suspension. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug same date and town, dismissed.

Russell Rice, 52, of Bath, unsworn falsification and false registration of deer Nov. 28, 2015, in New Sharon, dismissed. Illegal transportation of animal or bird Nov. 28, 2015, in New Sharon, dismissed.

Autumn Riley, 19, of Wilton, violating condition of release and motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Jan. 31, 2016, in Farmington, dismissed. Minor transporting liquor Jan. 31, 2016, in Farmington, dismissed. Minor possessing liquor Jan. 31, 2016, in Farmington; 20 hours community service.

Joshua Michael Rivers, 27, of Rangeley, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce and use of drug paraphernalia Oct. 6, 2015, in Rangeley; $650 fines.

Steven W. Sargent, 58, of Rangeley, operating under the influence Dec. 26, 2015, in Strong; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Matthew L. Scremin, 20, of Eliot, driving to endanger June 3, 2015, in Farmington; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension. Violating condition of release and operating under the influence, both March 6, 2016, in Farmington, dismissed.

Brooke L. Siprell, 26, of Farmington, violating condition of release Aug. 5, 2014, in Farmington, dismissed.

Matthew J. Smith, 26, of Providence, Rhode Island, driving to endanger Dec. 26, 2015, in Farmington; $750 fine, 30-day license suspension. Operating under the influence same date and town, dismissed.

Girardin Mattheau Soha, 29, of Wilton, violating condition of release April 30, 2016, in Wilton; 48-hour jail sentence.

Todd Sullivan, 24, of Jay, assault on an officer March 3, 2016, in Jay; 364-day jail sentence, one-year probation. Obstructing government administration same date and town, dismissed.

Christopher L. Tibbetts, 28, of Chesterville, operating while license suspended or revoked and violating condition of release, both Jan. 22, 2016, in Jay, dismissed. Criminal trespass and criminal mischief, Dec. 22, 2015, in Jay, dismissed.

Kristoffer M. Welch, 17, of New Sharon, operating vehicle without license March 2, 2016, in Farmington, dismissed.

Tiffany Marie White, 27, of Chesterville, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Jan. 3, 2016, in Strong, dismissed.

Katie York, 26, of Industry, operating under the influence Dec. 27, 2015, in Farmington; $600 fine, 150-day license suspension.

AUGUSTA

Saturday at 8:10 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Community Drive.

8:12 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

10:30 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Route 3 West.

11:44 a.m., an animal complaint was made on Bangor Street.

12:41 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

1:19 p.m., officers responded to an overdose on Worcester Street.

1:33 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

1:51 p.m., there was a traffic accident on North Belfast Avenue.

2:17 p.m., police recovered property on Cony Street.

4:08 p.m., criminal threatening was reported on Water Street.

4:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

4:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

4:42 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Capitol Street.

5:46 p.m., a protection order violation was reported on Patterson Street.

6:01 p.m., a loose dog was reported on Riverside Drive.

6:45 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Riverside Drive.

7:36 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Whitten Road.

7:43 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Stream Side Road.

9:10 p.m., theft was reported on Bridge Street.

9:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Tall Pines Way.

11:01 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue.

Sunday at 1:16 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue.

3:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Middle Road.

HALLOWELL

Saturday at 10:40 a.m., theft was reported on Winthrop Street.

12:15 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Front Street.

3:37 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Beacon Road.

7:12 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Winthrop and Middle streets.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Saturday at 11:54 p.m., Michelle A. Arbour, 39, of Augusta, was arrested on two outstanding warrants.

HALLOWELL

Saturday at 3:37 p.m., Alexander J. Ingram, 21, of Winthrop, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after criminal trespassing was reported on Beacon Road.

AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed June 23-29, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts:

Brandon R. Berry, 28, of West Forks, acquitted on a charge of engaging a prostitute Sept. 17, 2015, in Augusta.

Glen A. Amadon, 50, of Gardiner, operating while license suspended or revoked April 28, 2016, in Gardiner; $500 fine.

Mark G. Bohurjak, 48, of Augusta, failure to register vehicle March 8, 2016, in Augusta; $150 fine.

Joshua M. Bilodeau, 24, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 8, 2016, in Gardiner; $500 fine.

Seldon Caton, 51, of Augusta, violating condition of release May 25, 2016, in Augusta; 10-day jail sentence.

Charlie’s Motor Mall Inc., of Augusta, transfer possession without certificate or title Jan. 5, 2016, in Augusta; $150 fine.

Jon Wayne Devoe, 21, of Litchfield, burning without permit March 14, 2016, in Litchfield; $250 fine. Burning prohibited material same date and town, dismissed.

Christine D. Dicarlo, 42, of Belgrade, attaching false plates April 2, 2016, in Belgrade, dismissed.

Dawn Dodge, 36, of Wayne, use of drug paraphernalia April 21, 2016, in Readfield; $300 fine.

Sheryl P. Dodge, 60, of Oakland, failure to register vehicle March 14, 2016, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Gregory Doray, 26, of Gardiner, unlawful possession of scheduled drug and violating condition of release, both March 6, 2016, in Augusta and operating while license suspended or revoked and violating condition of release, both Jan. 11, 2016, in Waterville; $650 fines, seven-day jail sentence.

Joseph A. Fox Jr., 47, of Waterville, domestic violence assault and violating condition of release, both Feb. 23, 2016, in Clinton; 30-day jail sentence.

Benjamin Fuller, 20, of Gardiner, criminal mischief Nov. 5, 2015, in Gardiner; 96-hour jail sentence, $656 restitution.

Abigail E. Gardner, 20, of Raymond, minor possessing liquor, use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce, all Nov. 14, 2015, in Farmingdale, dismissed.

Brandon M. Gilbert, 24, of Hallowell, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce May 16, 2016, in Manchester, dismissed.

Kaila Gray, 26, of Augusta, using counterfeit vehicle inspection sticker April 10, 2016, in Manchester; $150 fine.

William Groder, 54, of West Gardiner, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce April 16, 2016, in Fayette; $350 fine.

Andrew G. Hawke, 19, of Boothbay Harbor, possession of marijuana up to 1 1 /4 ounce April 11, 2016, in Gardiner; $350 fine.

Charles Hopkins, 26, of Chelsea, burglary Aug. 16, 2014, in Augusta and violating condition of release April 11, 2016, in Augusta; five-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but six months suspended, two-years probation, 50 hours community service.

Leo William Householder, 23, of South China, failure to register vehicle April 25, 2016, in China; $150 fine.

Deloss C. Lance Jr., 55, of Gardiner, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 7, 2016, in Gardiner; 10-day jail sentence, $150 restitution.

Mark Edward Libby, 62, of Bradford, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce May 20, 2016, in Benton, $350 fine.

Destiny Lizotte, 23, of Auburn, attaching false plates April 13, 2016, in Litchfield, $150 fine.

Jaymie Logan, 31, of Wilton, unlawful possession of scheduled drug May 16, 2015, in Waterville; $400 fine, $400 suspended, nine-month jail sentence. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug same date and town, dismissed.

David Lord, 20, of Winthrop, burglary May 30, 2015, in Winthrop; four-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 11 months suspended, two-years probation, $350.35 restitution.

Edward C. Luoma Jr., 29, of Edgecomb, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 22, 2015, in Gardiner; $750 fine.

Corey A. Masse, 23, of Augusta, failure to register vehicle May 8, 2016, in Gardiner; $150 fine.

James Leroy Mayo II, 45, of Skowhegan, criminal mischief Oct. 3, 2015, in Waterville, dismissed.

Kevin W. Goodridge Nibby, 34, of Gardiner, operating while license suspended or revoked March 12, 2016, in Gardiner; $600 fine, seven-day jail sentence, one-year license suspension

Zain K. Padamsee, 25, of Readfield, operating after registration suspended April 22, 2016, in Manchester; $150 fine.

Daryl E. Pratt, 81, of Monmouth, violating protection from abuse order and violating condition of release, both May 29, 2016, in Oakland; 48-hour jail sentence.

Courtney E. Quinn, 33, of Gardiner, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating condition of release, both June 28, 2016, in Gardiner; 24-hour jail sentence.

Robert Rodgers, 51, of Winthrop, domestic violence assault Sept. 12, 2014, in China; three-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 120 days suspended, two-years probation.

Matthew A. Shaw, 20, of Hartland, robbery Jan. 7, 2016, in Waterville; eight-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but two years suspended, three-year probation, $10,029.24 restitution. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer same date and town, dismissed.

Elisabeth Small, 55, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked May 16, 2016, in Augusta, dismissed.

Clifford Smith, 53, of Winthrop, aggravated assault April 2, 2014, in Winthrop; four-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but one year suspended, two-years probation.

Robert Bartley Smith, 47, of Clinton, criminal trespass and refusing to sign criminal summons, both June 24, 2016, in Clinton; 48-hour jail sentence.

Roger Smith Jr., 34, of Oakland, violating condition of release May 20, 2016, in Oakland and domestic violence terrorizing Feb. 28, 2016, in Waterville; 30-day jail sentence. Domestic violence assault Feb. 28, 2016, in Waterville, dismissed.

Jason A. Urquhart, 45, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked and attaching false plates, both Aug. 13, 2015, in Randolph; $600 in fines.

Andrew Veysey, 28, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked and violating condition of release, both May 4, 2016, in Waterville; $500 fine, 24-hour jail sentence, all suspended.

Samantha J. Wenzel, 27, of Winthrop, failure to register vehicle May 21, 2016, in Winthrop; $150 fine.

Michael G. Williams, 31, of Augusta, domestic violence assault May 10, 2014, in Augusta; 180-day jail sentence, all but 48 hours suspended, two-years probation.

Alexandrea R. Wysote, 27, of Gardiner, unlawful possession of scheduled drug March 3, 2016, in Gardiner and violating condition of release and unlawful possession of scheduled drug, both June 4, 2016, in Pittston; $800 fines, $400 suspended, three-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but six months suspended, two-years probation. Operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 21, 2016, in Gardiner, dismissed.

Benjamin York, 21, of Brewer, assault Feb. 9, 2016, in Waterville; $300 fine, 48-hour jail sentence.

WINTHROP — When John Dovinsky was growing up in the busy West Coast city of San Diego and entering the field of emergency medicine, gun violence and heroin abuse seemed like urban problems.

But now that he has worked in Maine for a number of years and oversees seven largely rural towns as director of the Winthrop Ambulance Service, his outlook has changed. He has seen many people overdose on opiates. While he still thinks Maine is a great place to raise a family, Dovinksy said he is now getting ready to order two types of bulletproof vests for his crew members.

Dovinsky has been considering the safety gear for several years and for a variety of reasons.

It can be difficult for more than one law enforcement officer to arrive at a crime scene before his technicians start treating victims, Dovinsky said, and with mass shootings and terrorists attacks in the news, his department has developed a plan for responding to active shooter situations in schools.

What’s more, the surge in drug overdoses that his department responds to has presented its own set of risks: People brought back from an overdose can act violently and sometimes have weapons nearby.

“I’ve been in (emergency medical services) for 24 years. I have been through the planning or the pre-planning for all types of threats, and that really happened after 9/11,” Dovinsky said, referring to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

He said there’s no way to know if there would ever be an active shooter situation locally, but it can’t be ruled out either.

“I think all we can do is look at what the trends nationally have been,” he said. “It’s been big cities and little cities. It’s been urban and rural. In order for me to do my job and have my folks be able to do their jobs to the best that they can, we need to be prepared for anything.”

The Winthrop Ambulance Service isn’t the only emergency medical service in central Maine outfitting itself with safety gear.

The Augusta, Waterville and Winslow fire departments — all of which provide ambulance services — have each obtained different types of bulletproof vests. Delta Ambulance Service is considering buying them too, said Executive Director Tim Beals.

Their investments hint at the changing safety landscape for emergency responders across the country. Police officers are traditionally thought of as the ones who put their lives on the line, but according to ambulance personnel and firefighters here, they are also at risk when responding to injuries, emergencies, crime scenes and fires.

Both Dovinsky and Deputy Chief David Groder of the Augusta Fire Department pointed to yet another reason that more safety gear is required for public safety professionals: Violence appears to be increasing against them.

Statewide, there was an uptick in the number of Mainers who allegedly assaulted emergency medical providers. In 2010, just 12 Mainers were charged with assaulting an emergency medical care provider. That number hovered around 16 for the next four years before climbing to 21 in 2015.

The Winthrop Ambulance Service is buying 24 sets of lighter weight bulletproof vests (each worth $640) with $11,000 raised by the town of Winthrop and lesser amounts contributed by other member towns, Dovinsky said. With a grant from the Maine Emergency Management Agency, the service is also purchasing heavier duty tactical vests that are designed for active shooter situations and will be accompanied by helmets and goggles.

Dovinsky didn’t know the dollar amount of that grant yet, but when the Augusta Fire Department purchased similar gear with state funds in 2014, Groder said it cost around $20,000.

Firefighters wore that equipment when responding to the Wal-Mart parking lot last weekend after a dispute led to two groups of people shooting at each other from cars parked side-by-side, Groder said.

“Once the scene was cleared, we rolled in and checked for any potential victims,” he recalled. “In this case there wasn’t anyone on the scene that needed to be treated. But safety being the way it is, we had the equipment and we wore it.”

But it’s not always such high profile crimes where paramedics and firefighters can benefit from the extra protection, Groder said. He referred to a fire that was reported on Sand Hill in Augusta last fall. The homeowner verbally threatened firefighters who arrived at the scene, he said, so they left and waited for a police officer to arrive.

The Winthrop Ambulance Service has never entered a situation that involved a weapon, and it always waits for at least one law enforcement officer to arrive on the scene before responding, Dovinsky said. But with a large population of gun owners and few designated police departments in their service area, the potential nevertheless exists that emergency medical providers could respond to a dangerous situation, he said.

“It’s nothing compared to the potential physical and long-term costs of a knife or gunshot wound,” he said. “You have to remember, if you’re traumatically injured, just getting wheeled in the door of a trauma center costs $5,000. This is just an added layer of protection.”

Dovinsky said his department will be creating a policy to govern when the new equipment should be worn.

According to Dovinsky, the shooting in Columbine High School in 1999 led to many of the changes now underway among emergency responders nationwide. Police were slow to clear the school after that shooting, which delayed medical providers from attending to the injured, a number of whom bled to death.

In 2013, the Maine Emergency Medical Services bureau released a set of recommended guidelines for departments responding to active shooter events. It highlighted the importance of treating wounds quickly and wearing the right gear.

Now, along with their protective equipment, Winthrop, Augusta, Waterville and Winslow responders have all been learning ways to quickly find and treat victims who are bleeding after an encounter with an active shooter, using tourniquets and other techniques more typically associated with the battlefield.

The Augusta department does not have a set policy for when its members should wear vests, Groder said, but they typically do so when responding to situations that police are also called to, including suicide attempts, domestic violence reports, fights and overdoses.

Groder did not discount the risk, however haunting, that Augusta could one day be the site of something worse, like a mass shooting.

“The only thing I can say is it’s a changing environment that we’re working in, and we’re doing our best to prepare,” he said. “If you had two cars that can park side-by-side by each other at Wal-Mart and just start wailing each other with lead, I mean, it’s here.”

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SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed May 8-14, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

Kenneth D. Austin, 30, of Madison, operating while license suspended or revoked April 7, 2016, in Fairfield; $750 fine.

Walter Bell, 23, of Fairfield, operating while license suspended or revoked March 28, 2016, in Fairfield; $250 fine.

Alex Brickett, 20, of Canaan, violating fishing rule April 16, 2016, in Concord Township; $75 fine.

Kathy L. Brown, 40, of Madison, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Feb. 27, 2016, in Anson; $400 fine, $14.99 restitution.

Richard J. Brown II, 30, of Skowhegan, unlawful use of bait in artificial lure only water April 17, 2016, in Anson; $100 fine.

Devon M. Chapman, 19, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 22, 2015, in Skowhegan; $250 fine.

Nicholas P. Clark, 17, of Skowhegan, possession of tobacco products by a minor March 18, 2016, in Skowhegan, $100 fine.

Jodi Decker, 44, of Skowhegan, falsifying physical evidence April 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Dante Dipietro Jr., 57, of Skowhegan, misuse of E-9-1-1 system Feb. 22, 2016, in Skowhegan; $150 fine.

Karl P. Dubay, 58, of Norridgewock, failure to register vehicle March 22, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Serena Ferreira, 32, of Fairfield, attaching false plates April 1, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Bruce D. Fix, 55, of Front Royal, Virginia, commercial vehicle rule violation: duty status not current July 19, 2012, in Pittsfield; $250 fine.

Katelyn A. Forsten, 19, of Solon, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Jan. 25, 2016, in Madison, dismissed.

Cyrus Austin R. Gerhardt, 22, of Skowhegan, Alaska, two counts of assault Feb. 19, 2016, in Skowhegan; $600 in fines, $69.99 restitution. Criminal mischief same date and town, dismissed.

Benjamin P. Gordon, 45, of Madison, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce April 1, 2016, in Madison; $350 fine.

Kyle Green, 25, of Skowhegan, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drug May 14, 2014, in Skowhegan; $400 fine, six-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 13 months suspended, two-year probation, $400 restitution.

Scott B. Grivois, 50, of Skowhegan, use of drug paraphernalia April 1, 2016, in Madison; $300 fine.

Jeremy R. Hanson, 24, of Clinton, failing to display ATV registration numbers April 14, 2016, in Norridgewock; $50 fine.

Howard C. Hatchell, 43, of Madison, operating after habitual offender revocation April 20, 2015, in Fairfield; $500 fine, 30-day jail sentence.

Nicklos R. Hunt, 25, of Pittston, failure to register vehicle March 20, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Donald Johnson, 44, of Moscow, unsworn falsification and false public alarm or report, Feb. 23, 2016, in Moscow, 48-hour jail sentence.

John E. Jolly, 50, of Skowhegan, criminal trespass March 16, 2016, in Skowhegan; $250 fine.

Adam G. King, 30, of Benton, possession of marijuana up to 1 1/4 ounce April 8, 2016, in Fairfield; $350 fine.

Cameron Lagasse, 22, of Clinton, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Feb. 15, 2016, in Fairfield, dismissed.

Sally A. Landry, 23, of Solon, violating condition of release April 6, 2016, in Solon; $250 fine.

Leo J. McGuire, 61, of Norridgewock, criminal mischief March 9, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine, $537.12 restitution.

Amanda L. McIntire, 29, of Norridgewock, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer March 28, 2016, in Skowhegan; 180-day jail sentence, all suspended, one-year administrative release.

Sean P. McLaughlin, 30, of Fairfield, attaching false plates March 18, 2016, in Fairfield, dismissed.

Jamie L. Nickerson, 27, of Fairfield, operating while license suspended or revoked March 28, 2016, in Fairfield; $750 fine.

Robert Page, 34, of Fairfield, possession of marijuana up to 1 1 /4 ounce March 18, 2016, in Fairfield; $350 fine.

Christopher A. Parks, 38, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked April 19, 2016, in Madison; $500 fine.

Anthony Parks, 34, of Hampden, failing to provide and display registration Feb. 19, 2016, in Rockwood; $50 fine.

Paul C. Parlin, 56, of Anson, negotiating a worthless instrument Dec. 31, 2015, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Dillon T. Peacock, 20, of Yarmouth, violating snowmobile noise level limits March 12, 2016, in Pittston Academy Grant; $100 fine.

Guy Rodrique, 58, of Saint Georges, operating unregistered ATV March 25, 2016, in Big Six Township; $200 fine.

Courtney J. Rolfe, 21, of Skowhegan, operating under the influence March 27, 2016, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 150-day license suspended.

Scott R. Roy, 42, of Boston, Massachusetts, violating snowmobile noise level limits March 12, 2016, in Pittston Academy Grant; $100 fine.

Brandy L. St. Pierre, 37, of Skowhegan, criminal trespass March 16, 2016, in Skowhegan; $250 fine.

Daren P. Seekings, 47, of Pittsfield, fishing without valid license March 19, 2016, in Caratunk; $100 fine.

Edmund Seeley, 54, of Lewiston, unlawful possession of scheduled drug April 14, 2016, in Madison; $400 fine.

David Stevens, 36, of Rumford, operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 10, 2014, in Skowhegan; $500 fine.

Shawn T. Surma, 39, of Solon, supervisor, parent, guard/minor who violated fishing provision April 18, 2016, in Embden; $100 fine.

Richard A. Thompson, 50, of Skowhegan, operating vehicle without a license March 16, 2016, in Fairfield; $150 fine.

Joshua D. Tuttle, 31, of Athens, operating under the influence Feb. 26, 2016, in Cornville; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Mitchell L. Wacome, 36, of Skowhegan, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 4, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Andrew S. White, 27, of Raymond, New Hampshire, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer March 22, 2016, in Jackman; $200 fine, $15 restitution.

Amanda L. Young, 33, of Waterville, failure to register vehicle March 25, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

IN ANSON, Sunday at 1:57 p.m., an attempt to locate a person, vehicle or item led to an arrest on Four Mile Square Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 9:27 a.m., a report of mischief was investigated on Old Center Road.

1:22 p.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Center Road.

3:01 p.m., trespassing was reported on Center Road.

3:29 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Norridgewock Road.

8:38 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Winchester Street.

9:09 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Burrill Street.

9:11 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Burrill Street.

9:22 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Six Rod Road.

10:10 p.m., a report of burglary was investigated on High Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Sunday at 8:55 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Wilton Road.

8:32 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Fairbanks Road.

IN HARTLAND, Sunday at 6:19 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hubbard Avenue.

IN JACKMAN, Sunday at 8:16 p.m., a report of assault was investigated on Elm Street.

11:13 p.m., disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 11:12 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Old Point Avenue.

Monday at 12:57 a.m., a report of a motor vehicle burglary was investigated on River Road.

10:00 a.m., a shots fired complaint was reported on Spruce Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 12:38 a.m., trespassing was reported on Walker Road.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 10:15 a.m., harassment was reported on Hill Street.

1:33 p.m., a report of an unwanted person was investigated on Trafton Road.

9:53 p.m., a fireworks complaint on Pratt Place was unfounded.

10:52 p.m., a report of an intoxicated minor was investigated on Ten Lots Road.

11:56 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on High Street.

IN PALMYRA, Sunday at 1:55 p.m., burglary was reported on Warren Hill Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 11:03 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Hartland Avenue.

11:14 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Harriet Street.

IN RANGELEY, Sunday at 12:22 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

10:35 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Judkins Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 9:01 a.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Mechanic Street.

9:35 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Dr. Mann Road.

9:44 a.m., a report of mischief was investigated on Railroad Street.

2:41 p.m., a report of disturbance was investigated on Stevens Road.

4:55 p.m., a report of shoplifting was investigated on Fairgrounds Market Place.

6:11 p.m., a report of vandalism led to a warning issued on Joyce Street.

6:12 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Winter Street.

6:32 p.m., vandalism was reported on Joyce Street.

7:51 p.m., a report of domestic disturbance was investigated on Water Street.

9:38 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Waterville Road.

10:23 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Milburn Street.

10:31 p.m., a report of disturbance on Winter Street was unfounded.

11:05 p.m., a report of domestic disturbance was investigated on McClellan Street.

11:12 p.m., threatening was reported on Winter Street.

11:12 p.m., a report of vandalism was investigated on Winter Street.

11:59 p.m., a report of loud noise or music led to a warning issued on Winter Street.

Monday at 1:32 a.m., a report of an intoxicated person was investigated on Elm Street.

1:40 a.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Winter Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Sunday at 4:51 p.m., a shots fired complaint was reported on Meadow Lane.

IN SOLON, Sunday at 11:11 p.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Rowell Mountain Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Sunday at 7:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Maple Lane.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 9:39 a.m., police were unable to locate the origin of a noise complaint on King Street.

11:18 a.m., a report of a motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Toward Street.

11:32 a.m., a report of harassment was investigated on Central Avenue.

12:35 p.m., assault was reported on Front Street.

1:01 p.m., a report of threatening on Silver Street was unfounded.

1:20 p.m., a report of shoplifting led to an arrest on Waterville Commons Drive.

1:37 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on College Avenue.

2:06 p.m., burglary was reported on Winter Street.

2:43 p.m., a report of an unattended death was investigated on Western Avenue.

3:15 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on First Rangeway.

3:16 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Western Avenue.

4:22 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated at the intersection of Sherwin and Summer streets.

4:39 p.m., a liquor law violation was reported on Front Street.

5:10 p.m., an arrest was made on Water Street.

6:20 p.m., a report of a fight was investigated on Main Street.

6:44 p.m., police were unable to locate a fireworks complaint on Drummond Avenue.

7:08 p.m., a report of criminal mischief was investigated on First Rangeway.

7:35 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on Oak Street.

7:42 p.m., threatening was reported on Drummond Avenue.

8:46 p.m., a fireworks complaint on Water Street was unfounded.

9:30 p.m., police were unable to locate a fireworks complaint on Summer Street.

9:38 p.m., a fireworks complaint on King Street was unfounded.

9:52 p.m., a fireworks complaint on Elm Street was unfounded.

9:59 p.m., a fireworks complaint at the intersection of Sherwin Street and Summer Street was unfounded.

10:33 p.m., a report of assault was investigated on Water Street.

11:17 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on College Avenue.

11:29 p.m., a report of a domestic dispute was investigated on Main Street.

Monday at 3:06 a.m., police were unable to locate a report of suspicious activity.

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 8:53 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Marcoux Street.

9:04 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Clinton Avenue.

9:26 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Pat Street.

9:33 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on St. John Street.

10:15 p.m., a fireworks complaint was investigated on Clinton Avenue.

10:19 p.m., a pedestrian was given a verbal warning on Bay Street.

Monday at 12:29 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Lasalle Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Sunday at 1:35 a.m., Andrew Pottle, 29, of New Sharon, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence with one prior.

5:43 p.m., Philip Caldwell, 32, of Chesterville, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence (alcohol) and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 4:43 p.m., Troy David Constable, 46, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of forgery and theft on two counts.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 3:09 p.m., Heather Suzanne Haley, 29, of Anson, was arrested on a warrant for theft.

6:14 p.m., Justin Eugene Taylor, 27, of Carrabassett Valley, was arrested on charges of failure to give notice of accident by quickest means, leaving the scene of an accident and hindering apprehension or prosecution.

8:38 p.m., Keith Jann Moore, 49, of Skowhegan, was arrested on two warrants for unpaid fines and fees.

10:28 p.m., Andru Scott Smart, 26, of Stetson, was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear in court and a warrant for unpaid restitution.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Christa Noble, 25, of Rome, was arrested on two warrants.

5:33 p.m., Anthony Mann, 25, of Mexico, was arrested on a probation hold and a charge of operating under the influence — drugs.

WATERVILLE — The 140-foot-tall radio communications tower next to the Police Department on Colby Street is fully functional, affording a much higher quality dispatching service not only for city police and fire, but also for eight other communities and Delta Ambulance.

“It is completely operational,” police Chief Joseph Massey said of the tower. “It’s working absolutely fantastic. We’re now able to both transmit and receive our radio communications for this station to the cars, to all the communities out there, and it is just so much better than we had before, obviously.”

The city provides dispatching services for police and fire for Waterville, Winslow, Oakland and Clinton and fire for Sidney, Albion, Belgrade, China and Rome. Waterville also dispatches for Delta Ambulance.

“All our customers have given us feedback,” Massey said. “The signal is stronger, the clarity is much better. It’s a huge improvement. There’s just no question about it. All the antennas are brand new.”

The new tower also has improved communications for officers using small, portable radios on their belts, according to Massey. In the past, for instance, an officer on foot traversing hilly terrain or moving around buildings or other obstructions had difficulty sometimes transmitting or receiving on their portable radios, but now they can go anywhere in the city and experience a better, stronger signal, he said.

Hussey Communications, of Winslow, erected the tower in September. The city paid $110,000 for the tower and six base radios, and the City Council recently approved about $7,000 for fencing. Most of the money for the tower came from the city’s general fund, but $12,000 was from a federal Justice Assistance Grant for technology and $10,000 was from the drug forfeiture fund, according to Massey and City Manager Michael Roy.

The tower became fully operational about five weeks ago when the final antenna was installed on it, Massey said. The city and all the communities the city dispatches for have licenses from the Federal Communications Commission for the tower. Delta Ambulance is using a lower part of the tower for its antenna and a lower level of wattage until it receives its updated FCC license, according to Massey.

The tower is connected to the radio room inside the police department. The FCC regulates how much wattage is used by an agency and thus how high on the tower its antenna can be, Massey said.

Before moving to Colby Street two years ago, the police department was in the basement of City Hall and used the communications tower on top of the building. That tower has been there at least as long as Massey has been with the police department — 30 years.

The old tower is scheduled to be removed when the City Hall roof is replaced this summer, according to Roy.

“I think the most important thing, from my perspective, is that the city is the dispatching agent for eight towns and Delta,” Roy said, “and so it’s very, very important that we keep our equipment up to date, and I think now with the tower, we’re capable of providing that service well into the future. I think it’s an important thing to do, and I think it’ll be good for our customers too.”

Craig Johnson, who retired Thursday as Clinton police chief, said Wednesday that between the new tower and the Clinton Police Department’s new repeater, a system that receives a broadcast and rebroadcasts with more power, communications were much better.

“I’m very pleased,” Johnson said.

He said that on Wednesday he was on River Road in Clinton with a limb down over the road that took wires with it. He was able to use his portable radio to speak with the Waterville Communications center, which was unusual.

“Before, that wouldn’t happen,” he said. “You had to be just in the right spot or go back to the cruiser.”

Winslow police Chief Shawn O’Leary also reports better service because of the new tower.

“I think it’s been a benefit to our reception in the area, and I truly appreciate the Waterville Police Department for being progressive in getting that communication tower completed,” O’Leary said Thursday. “It has helped us tremendously. We actually did a radio upgrade where we put repeaters in all our cars, which just increased our radio communications.”

Massey said the communities Waterville dispatches for pay a fee to Waterville based on their population. The tower is a pretty common type for larger police departments, and the taller they are, the better reception, and the higher the cost, he said.

The 140-foot tower was recommended for Waterville, and police and city officials agreed it was the best fit, he said. “It’s what we felt was a good height for us, given the geography surrounding us, including hills and buildings. All of that was taken into consideration when we were determining how high a tower we needed.”

Amy Calder — 861-9247

acalder@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @AmyCalder17

WATERVILLE — A city man was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after allegedly being assaulted with a wrench in the Concourse, police said.

The man was walking with his girlfriend when a group of men assaulted him with the wrench, said Shannon Mullen, 27, also of Waterville.

“He was just walking with his girl when he got assaulted with a ratchet,” Mullen said.

The assault was reported around 4 p.m. Police were looking for two suspects believed to have been involved, said Officer Matthew Libby of the Waterville Police Department. He said the man suffered a head injury but was not sure how serious it was.

There will likely be charges in the case, Libby said.

Several witnesses said they also saw the group of men with a skateboard as well as the wrench chasing the man.

“I don’t know what happened. I just seen ’em going at it,” said Neal Bryson, who was sitting in the parking lot outside Goodwill Industries when the assault took place. He said he saw a group of men with the wrench and skateboard chasing after the man.

Patrick Beasley, the manager of the Dollar Tree, said the man came into the store bleeding and asked him to call 911.

“He was bleeding and said they hit him in the head with a wrench,” Beasley said.

Joseph Libby-Cornett, who said he saw the assault happen, said he wasn’t sure whether the injured man knew the men or if they may have had an argument.

“It was probably over something stupid,” he said.

Rachel Ohm — 612-2368

rohm@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @rachel_ohm

AUGUSTA

Sunday at 7:41 a.m., a pedestrian check was performed on Tall Pines Way.

9:29 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue.

9:39 a.m., a wild animal complaint was reported on South Chestnut Street.

10:17 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported at Middle and Stone streets.

10:43 a.m., a pedestrian check was performed on Capitol Street.

11:09 a.m., a disturbance was reported at Sherbrook Street and Marlboro Avenue.

11:46 a.m., traffic complaints were reported on Western Avenue.

1 p.m., a complaint about an animal was made on Boothby Street.

1:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Pearl Street.

2:18 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Water Street.

2:26 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Glenridge Drive.

3:48 p.m., an animal welfare check was performed on Marketplace Drive.

4:01 p.m., needles were recovered on Gage Street.

4:11 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Stone Street.

4:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

4:29 p.m., a complaint about intoxicated persons was made on Whitten Road.

5:22 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was performed on Middle Street.

5:44 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Western Avenue.

6:32 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was performed on Middle Street.

7:16 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported at Civic Center Drive and Interstate 95.

7:37 p.m., traffic complaints were reported on Western Avenue.

7:52 p.m., a complaint about trespassing was reported on Whitten Road.

9 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

9:26 p.m., a complaint about fireworks was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

9:37 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was performed on Bangor Street.

9:50 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported at Eastern Avenue and Cony Road.

10:08 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

10:20 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sewall Street.

10:34 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

10:38 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Stone Street.

11:43 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

Monday at 2:37 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Glenridge Road.

HALLOWELL

Sunday at 6:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Winthrop Street.

Monday at 3:45 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Water Street.

WINTHROP

Sunday at 2:18 p.m, disorderly conduct was reported on Bowdoin Street.

2:31 p.m., a parking problem was reported on Bowdoin Street.

8:56 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on U.S. Route 202.

9:53 p.m., a theft was reported on Route 41.

10:46 p.m., a fireworks complaint was made on Memorial Drive .

Monday at 6:05 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Main Street.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Sunday at 9:47 p.m., Sophia Kim MacFarlane, 32, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence, drugs or a combination, and violating conditions of release following a traffic stop on North Belfast Avenue.

AUGUSTA — A little more than a week ago, two legally armed civilians broke up an altercation in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Augusta, halting a fight between two men who had been shooting at each other from cars parked next to each other only moments before and keeping the two people at the scene until Augusta Police arrived.

Four people were identified and arrested on a range of charges following the fight that police say was about money. A large quantity of heroin was also seized.

One of the civilians, Daniel Chavanne, said he acted on instinct when he stepped into the volatile situation. The identity of the second man has not been made public.

But in the aftermath of the event, it’s unclear how many times armed civilians intervene in instances like these.

The Cato Institute, a Libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C., has studied media reports from across the country that recount instances when regular people have used their guns to protect themselves, their families and their homes, but it’s hard to tell based on that how many times that’s happened.

“Someone pulls a gun to scare off a robber or a would-be attacker, it doesn’t get reported,” Jonathan Blanks, a research associate for the Cato Institute Project on Criminal Justice, said. “I think it happens fairly often, but we don’t know about it,” he said.

In this case, the details of the shooting and its aftermath are fairly well known across the region, and it has prompted people to wonder whether armed civilian intervention is wise and whether it will become more common.

“You hear so much these days that people are asked to step up and encouraged to get involved,” said Audrey Emery, 79. She and her husband, Bob, also 79, recently moved to Litchfield from Brunswick, and they are enjoying the slow pace in the smaller town. They were in Augusta on Monday for the Fourth of July parade.

“I don’t think too many people would get involved in an altercation,” Bob Emery said. “Thirty or forty years ago, it was not as necessary. Unfortunately, it’s a lot more possible now. There’s a lot of this around drugs.”

“Drugs or someone wanting to be in ISIS,” Audrey Emery said, referring to the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Phillip Jones, 39, of Augusta, said having armed civilians intervene is a good thing. He is a gun owner, and he has learned to shoot, but he doesn’t carry it with him.

“I wish (armed citizen intervention) were more nationally covered. They were able to stop them in the act.”

He noted that shootings like last week’s are rare, but he thinks people would be safer if they armed themselves. The bulk of gun owners are responsible people, he said. Gesturing around at Mill Park, where he had staked out a space to watch the fireworks later, he said he’s concerned about violence at public gatherings, particularly patriotic events.

But Andres Morales has a different opinion. The Venezuelan native, now a U.S. citizen, traveled down from Waterville to watch the Augusta fireworks.

Openly carrying a gun is a provocative act, he said. “It sends a signal — don’t mess with me.”

While he agrees that Americans have the right to bear arms, he doesn’t think that everybody should have one. “(Chavanne) had training and he was able to do something good in that moment.”

But if people don’t have training, he fears a return of the old West, when people worked out their differences with guns.

It’s true that gun sales go up after every mass shooting, Blanks of the Cato Institute said. But more guns are now being owned by fewer people.

In 2012, the Cato Institute published “Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens,” which examined occasions when Americans used guns to defend themselves. Among its findings are that it’s hard to get an accurate count and difficult to get an accurate view due to overstatement of some statistics and understatement of others. It has produced an online map that captures some instances of people using guns to stop crimes or protect themselves. None of the instances chronicled mirror what happened in Augusta. Most of the cases cited are instances of the defensive use of guns. Even the defensive use of guns by drug dealers chronicled are rare.

“We have a country with a lot of guns,” Blanks said. But so few people, as a percentage of gun owners, carry them that finding the nexus between people carrying guns and the likelihood of coming across a violent situation is rare.

Law enforcement officials have also weighed in on both sides of the argument.

“Our citizens are force multipliers,” Gardiner Police Chief James Toman said last week. “They are our eyes and ears. We are asking them to do the right thing.” That may include intervening, he said.

“What these gentlemen did was not for everyone,” he said, noting the increase in drug-related crimes. But they saw a problem and reacted. “They assisted law enforcement and that’s what we need. We’re seeing different things now. We’ve always had concerns about guns in the hands of the wrong element, and that hasn’t changed.”

Kennebec County Sheriff Ryan Reardon said the likelihood exists that more people would intervene in volatile situations. “They are taking a risk,” he said, “especially when a situation is unfolding.”

Reardon said people should make sure that they and their families are safe and should be good witnesses when they can be.

But with violent crime increasing in frequency, he said more armed citizens and more interventions are likely. “It’s cause and effect.”

Jessica Lowell — 621-5632

jlowell@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @JLowellKJ

An attorney for a New York man indicted on charges of killing a couple on Dec. 25, 2015, wants to know what the state is promising to the man who allegedly drove David W. Marble Jr. to and from the scene of the slaying in Manchester.

Attorney Pamela Ames is seeking a hearing in August on that motion and two others as the murder case proceeds through the court system.

Marble, now 30, of Rochester, New York, has pleaded not guilty to the two charges of intentional or knowing murder and to a third count of possession of firearm by a prohibited person and has been held without bail.

Marble, who also is referred to as “Dee Money,” was back in court Tuesday morning at the Capital Judicial Center on a charge of terrorizing because of an incident that allegedly happened Jan. 25, 2016, at the Kennebec County jail, where he is being held. However, there was no action in that case in the courtroom. Ames and an assistant district attorney discussed that charge with the judge in chambers, and the hearing was continued until Aug. 3.

That complaint says he threatened to assault one of the corrections officers. The charge is a misdemeanor, carrying a maximum penalty of 364 days in prison.

Marble was indicted in February in connection with the shooting deaths of Eric Williams, 35, and Bonnie Royer, 26, who were found early Dec. 25 in an SUV parked on a dirt road in Manchester not far from their home.

Each had been shot in the head, according to the state medical examiner.

An investigation by Maine State Police indicated the murders were motivated by revenge.

A 12-page affidavit by Detective Christopher Tremblay seeking an arrest warrant for Marble indicates that Marble believed Williams was among those who had burglarized Marble’s apartment just two hours earlier while Marble was being driven to the Portland area on a drug run. Several people involved in the burglary indicated Royer was not there.

The same affidavit names Timothy Bragg, allegedly the driver for Marble, as the person who bought two firearms for Marble just days before the killings.

It says Bragg “initially said he recently had two handguns stolen out of his vehicle while it was parked in Augusta.” However, later in the same interview, Bragg reportedly told police he bought two handguns for Marble, a semi-automatic 9 mm Smith & Wesson from a man in Clinton on Dec. 20, 2015. Bragg told police Marble “gave him cash to buy the gun and gave him heroin for going to buy it.”

Two days later, Bragg told police Marble found a gun he liked better on Facebook, and he sent Bragg to purchase that Sig Sauer P250 on Dec. 22, 2015, in Auburn.

Police said the three fired cartridge cases recovered from the scene of the double homicide were .40 caliber, and that they matched cartridge cases obtained from the seller of the Sig Sauer when he test-fired the weapon prior to selling it.

It also says investigators found “an arced set of tire tracks going around the front of (Williams’ vehicle). The tracks looked fresh and were not identified as (emergency) responders.” Police photographed the tracks and took casts for comparisons, but the affidavit does not identify the vehicle that might have left those tracks.

Ames filed “Defendant Motion for disclosure of inducements, immunity and/or promises to Timothy Bragg.”

The motion says that if Bragg were to testify, he “would state he provided David Marble Jr. with transportation away from the alleged murder scene, back to the alleged murder scene and again away from the alleged murder scene therefore making him an accomplice to murder. The Attorney General’s Office has stated that they have not and do not intend to charge Timothy Bragg for his criminal conduct in this matter.”

The defense also is asking for the state to disclose the “full name, date of birth and current address” of a person described in court documents as Maine Drug Enforcement Agency “Confidential Informant #4263,” who allegedly witnessed Bragg buy two firearms for Marble. The motion for disclosure of identity says the confidential informant gave investigators “information regarding drug trafficking, the identity of other individuals involved as well as the knowledge of David Marble Jr.’s apartment being broken into and televisions being stolen.”

That filing says Bragg has been interviewed “multiple times” by police “and is a critical witness for the prosecution” in the murder case.

A third defense motion seeks to separate the murder charges against Marble from the charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The firearms charge says Marble was convicted previously in Monroe County, New York, of robbery in the third degree and of criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth degree: intent to sell, both felony convictions.

She said a jury might be unduly prejudiced against Marble because of those convictions.

“If the defendant chose not to testify, without (the firearms charge), the jury would not be informed of any prior criminal conduct including such convictions for robbery and drug trafficking. It is also reasonable to believe that even if the defendant did testify, without (the firearms charge), that said convictions would not be allowed,” she wrote.

Ames said Tuesday she anticipates a hearing on the motions “hopefully in August.” Marble also is represented by attorney David Geller.

A court clerk said a date might be scheduled for early to mid-August.

Court records indicate the state has yet to respond to the motions filed in May. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese and Assistant Attorney General Meg Elam are listed as the prosecutors in the murder case.

A week after the bodies of Williams and Royer were discovered, neighbors, friends, and family members of Williams and Royer took part in a memorial vigil outside the couple’s home on Easy Street in Augusta.

At the vigil, Williams was described by his father as “a big-hearted guy” who would drop everything to help someone else. He was a graduate of Cony High School and Kennebec Valley Community College, where he studied electrical line work.

Royer, who had a 6-year-old daughter and attended Cony High School, was remembered by a friend as someone who was “full of life and had such a kind, big heart.”

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

FARMINGTON — Franklin County Commissioners accepted a $49,100 project bid for the replacement of the county jail’s roof and discussed hiring candidates for several open positions at the Franklin County Communications Center at their meeting on Tuesday.

This spring, Franklin County Jail Administrator Doug Bleauvelt told commissioners that the jail’s roof needs to be replaced, and the county has since received three bids for the work.

On Tuesday commissioners accepted a $49,100 project bid from Lewiston-based Gladu Roofing Co. Gladu’s bid was the lowest of the three bids by $16,000.

The roof dates to 1983, when the jail was built. Twelve years ago the roof was patched and jail officials have known that at some point the entire roof would have to be replaced. In 2009, the county established a reserve account for the project, which has about $200,000 in it according to County Clerk Julie Magoon.

The only unexpected cost that could result in the project costing more than the $49,100 bid would be if Gladu discovers moisture in the insulation below the roof.

The goal is to have the roof replaced by winter.

Commissioners also gave the go-ahead for Communications Director Stan Wheeler to promote part-time Franklin County dispatcher Leighanne Palmer to full-time status. Based on several years of experience she has from working as a dispatcher at the Regional Communications Center in Augusta, commissioners approved her being hired at a level three wage of $16.67 an hour.

Commissioners tabled the approval of a hiring a new dispatch supervisor based on complaints commissioner Clyde Barker has received about the candidate chosen by the oral hiring board to fill the vacancy.

Out of four communication center dispatchers who applied for the supervisor position, the hiring board unanimously selected line dispatcher Tyler Richards as the most qualified. Wheeler, who is not a member of the hiring board, said he also anticipated receiving grievances about the promotion.

Before taking action on the board recommended promotion, commissioners want to confer with the county’s attorney about whether they need to promote the candidate before beginning the grievance process.

Wheeler also was given approval to advertise for the open dispatcher position that will be vacated once a candidate is promoted to the supervisor position.

Lauren Abbate — 861-9252

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