AUGUSTA

Monday at 7:47 a.m., harassment was reported on Eastern Avenue.

8:55 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Gaywalk Street.

10:51 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Gaywalk Street.

11:14 a.m., property was recovered on Western Avenue.

11:19 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Creative Way.

12:43 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

1:30 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue.

1:50 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Stone Street.

2:06 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Civic Center Drive.

2:51 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed citywide.

5:20 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Northern Avenue.

5:25 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Civic Center Drive and Gaywalk Street.

6:26 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Bridge Street and Front Street.

6:40 p.m., a well-being check was performed citywide.

7:52 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Calumet Bridge.

8:31 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Cony Street.

8:37 p.m., criminal threatening was reported on North Street.

8:46 p.m., a disturbance was reported on South Belfast Avenue.

9:04 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Canal Street.

8:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

9:19 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was reported on Green Street.

10:21 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Middle Street and Stone Street.

10:25 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Eastern Avenue.

10:32 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

10:56 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Patterson Street.

11:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Western Avenue.

11:32 p.m., harassment was reported on Darin Drive.

Tuesday at 12:00 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Middle Street and East Chestnut Street.

1:36 a.m., a 17-year-old juvenile was issued a summons for a charge of being a minor consuming liquor after a traffic stop on Western Avenue at Chapel Street.

BELGRADE

Sunday at 8:04 p.m., a 35-year-old Bridgton man was issued a summons on charges of operating under the influence and possession of marijuana after an incident on Club House Drive.

FARMINGDALE

Monday at 11:41 a.m., vandalism was reported on Michael Street.

GARDINER

Friday at 11:52 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on the town waterfront.

Sunday at 10:31 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on West Hill Road.

10:12 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported at Quimby Field.

Monday at 4:09 a.m., a suspicious incident was reported on Highland Avenue.

9:12 a.m., theft was reported on Brunswick Avenue.

9:55 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on High Holborn Street.

Tuesday at 12:49 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Lincoln Avenue.

HALLOWELL

Monday at 1:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chamberlain Drive.

MANCHESTER

Monday at 3:15 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue.

MONMOUTH

Sunday at 11:16 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Route 126.

Monday at 7:21 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Blue Road.

WAYNE

Monday at 9:58 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Swift Road.

WEST GARDINER

Monday at 11:51 p.m., suspicious circumstances were reported on Hinckley Road.

WINDSOR

Friday at 4:03 p.m., theft was reported on Finley Road.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Saturday at 6:20 p.m., William Kenneth Seabron, 25, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of failure to pay fines, at the Kennebec County jail.

9:20 p.m., Jose Jesus Tapia-Smith, 21, of Augusta, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs after a bail check was performed on Morton Place.

Sunday at 10:03 a.m., Heidi Leigh Rogers, 35, of Canaan, was arrested on a warrant at Kennebec County jail.

Monday at 9:46 p.m., Jamie Marie Stanley, 43, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence after a domestic disturbance was reported on Mulliken Court.

GARDINER

Friday at 10:47 p.m., Lily P. Veregge, 19, of Gardiner, was arrested on a warrant on Fairview Street.

Monday at 1 a.m., Brent Thomas Newton, 31, of Gardiner, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release after a disturbance was reported on Winter Street.

LITCHFIELD

Monday at 10:46 a.m., Krystal Dawn Dodson, 23, of Sabattus, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs after a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Route 197. A 42-year-old Litchfield man was issued a summons on a charge of attaching false plates.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday at 7:35 a.m., a structure fire was extinguished on Dexter Road.

IN CHINA, Saturday at 2:27 p.m., an unattended death by choking was reported on Lakeview Drive.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Monday at 10:49 a.m., trespassing was reported on Cross Street.

2:25 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Adams Road.

IN CLINTON, Saturday at 6:21 p.m., a single-car rollover was reported on Hinckley Road.

Monday at 9:21 a.m., a caller from Sebasticook Drive reported receiving harassing or obscene phone calls.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 12:22 a.m., a burglary was reported in progress on Center Road.

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

5:12 p.m., vandalism was reported on Burke Court.

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

3:51 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

8:05 p.m., a theft was reported on High Street.

9:47 p.m., fireworks were reported on Norridgewock Road.

10:35 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Silver Street.

Sunday at 9:27 a.m., mischief was reported on Old Center Road.

1:22 p.m., a burglary was reported on Center Road.

3:01 p.m., trespassing was reported at Circle K Irving on Center Road.

7:51 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported at Dunkin’ Donuts on Water Street.

8:38 p.m., fireworks were reported on Winchester Street.

9:09 p.m., fireworks were reported on Burrill Street.

9:11 p.m., fireworks were reported on Burrill Street.

9:22 p.m., fireworks were reported on Six Rod Road.

10:10 p.m., a burglary was reported on High Street.

Monday at 1:39 p.m., police made an arrest on Burns Street.

7:47 p.m., police made an arrest after a fireworks complaint on Cardinal Drive.

8:55 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Water Street.

9:11 p.m., a complaint was taken from Cardinal Drive.

9:47 p.m., fireworks were reported on Cardinal Drive.

7:55 p.m., fireworks were reported on Cardinal Drive.

8:55 p.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

9:12 p.m., fireworks were reported on Water Street.

9:14 p.m., fireworks were reported on Burrill Street.

9:43 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

9:45 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Water Street.

10:55 p.m., a fire was reported on Skowhegan Road.

Tuesday at 12:50 a.m., an assault was reported on Six Rod Road.

4:47 a.m., someone from Norridgewock Road reported a youth was missing.

9:14 a.m., a theft was reported on Back Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 12:21 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Town Farm Road.

4:04 p.m., harassment was reported on Dunham Road.

Tuesday at 12:11 a.m., a disturbance was reported at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.

10:56 a.m., theft was reported on Wilton Road.

11:38 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Wilton Road.

IN JACKMAN, Monday at 4:56 p.m., an assault was reported on Elm Street.

10:22 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Coyote Lane.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Monday at 7:15 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Middle Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 1:40 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Martin Stream Road.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 9:57 p.m., loud noise was reported on Fairfield Street.

Monday at 2:56 p.m., someone from Brickett Point Estates reported a youth was out of control.

10:31 p.m., fireworks were reported on High Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 7:23 a.m., police made an arrest assisting someone on Madawaska Avenue.

5:40 p.m., a report of a burglary was investigated on Deer Run Street.

8:18 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance was investigated on Deer Run Street.

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

1:40 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Winter Street.

11:53 a.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on Lynn’s Way.

1:37 p.m., a complaint about shots being fired was investigated on Palmer Road.

3:46 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Water Street.

4:05 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident on West Front Street.

11:51 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on North Avenue.

Tuesday at 8:20 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Madison Avenue.

IN SMITHFIELD, Monday at 6:49 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Fitzgerald Lane.

IN SOLON, Monday at 12:56 p.m., a complaint about trespassing was taken from North Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 2:40 p.m., a caller from Summer Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

2:58 p.m., a caller from Brook Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

3:54 p.m., a fight was reported at the Dollar Tree on The Concourse.

4:34 p.m., a caller from the Wal-Mart parking lot reported an unwanted person on the premises.

6:16 p.m., a drug offense was reported on Drummond Avenue.

7:06 p.m., an assault was reported on The Concourse.

9 p.m., fireworks were reported on Silver Street.

9:02 p.m., fireworks were reported near J&S Oil on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:08 p.m., fireworks were reported on Carey Lane.

9:26 p.m., fireworks were reported at Sherwin Street Park.

9:53 p.m., fireworks were reported on Hazelwood Avenue.

9:53 p.m., fireworks were reported on Western Avenue.

10:37 p.m., fireworks were reported on Merryfield Avenue.

10:54 p.m., a disturbance was reported at the Chez Paree on Water Street.

Tuesday at 12:56 a.m., a drug offense was reported at Tim Hortons restaurant on Main Street.

IN WELD, Monday at 7:16 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on School Street.

IN WILTON, Monday at 12:02 p.m., a fire was reported on U.S. Route 2.

10:49 p.m., threatening was reported on Village View Street.

Tuesday, at 12:45 a.m., harassment was reported on Village View Street.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 12:03 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Maple Ridge Road.

12:37 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Maple Ridge Road.

2:02 p.m., harassment was reported on Halifax Street.

3:07 p.m., a caller from Augusta Fuel Co. on Bay Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

3:53 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported at Cumberland Farms on China Road.

4:15 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported at Carter Memorial Drive and Augusta Road.

6:15 p.m., a caller from Winslow House of Pizza on Bay Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

9:04 p.m., fireworks were reported on Joe Avenue.

9:46 p.m., a caller from Fort Halifax Park on Bay Street reported someone was missing.

10:14 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Cushman Road. A man was arrested on a probation hold, according to the report.

Tuesday at 1:19 a.m., threatening was reported on China Road.

1:25 a.m., threatening was reported on China Road.

ARRESTS

IN CHINA, Friday at 4:59 p.m., Brianna Marie Flanders, 20, of China, was arrested on charges of obstructing a public way, refusing to submit to arrest or detention and violating conditions of release.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 1:39 p.m., Richard W. Brassard, 31, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant, on Burns Street.

7:47 p.m., Damian DePalma, 22, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant, on Cardinal Drive.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 8:17 a.m., Damian DePalma, 22, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant for an unpaid fine for carrying a concealed weapon.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 4:21 p.m., Christopher A. Wildhab, 19, of Winslow, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault, on Summer Street.

Zachery Brouillet, 24, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant on Colby Street.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 12:37 p.m., Peter Steven Fernald Jr., 57, of Winslow, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, on Maple Ridge Road.

10:14 p.m., Paul Fay, 31, of Waterville, was arrested on a probation hold, on Cushman Road.

SUMMONSES

IN BELGRADE, Sunday at 8:04 p.m., Dustin M. Laferriere, 35, of Bridgton, was summoned on charges of operating under the influence and possession of marijuana, on Club House Drive.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 12:15 p.m., Stephanie M. Hildings, 29, of Fairfield, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Crane Drive.

WATERVILLE — A months-long drug trafficking investigation ended in arrests of two Sidney residents, spurred by a June southern Maine arrest of a third man police say is a major supplier from New York.

Ryan Farnham, 27, of Sidney, and Brooke M. Whitney, 26, of Sidney, were arrested Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. during a motor vehicle stop on College Avenue in Waterville.

Farnham allegedly had $485 in cash and 3.5 grams of heroin when he was arrested. He was charged with three counts of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, a Class A felony; two counts of criminal conspiracy, a Class B felony; and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, a Class D misdemeanor.

Whitney was carrying smaller amounts of crack cocaine, a crack pipe and heroin, police allege. She was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, a Class D misdemeanor; criminal conspiracy, a Class B felony; aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, a Class A felony; and violating a condition of release, a Class E misdemeanor.

They were both taken to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta.

Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Wednesday police were led to Farnham and Whitney following the June arrest of Larnell Hughes, 39, of Bronx, New York, in Cumberland County.

Waterville Detective Duane Cloutier started his investigation when he heard a person who went by the street name L was bringing a large amount of drugs into the Waterville area, Massey said. The other names surfaced as the investigation continued, Massey said Wednesday.

Police identified L as Hughes, who arrived in Portland by bus and was arrested June 8 by Maine State Police on a cocaine trafficking charge, a Class B felony punishable by up to 30 years in jail and $50,000 in fines.

The Whitney and Farnham arrests were a culmination of a four-month investigation by Cloutier, who was assisted by Maine State Police, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, according to Massey.

When Hughes was arrested, he allegedly had 58 grams of crack cocaine, which sells for about $85 per gram, in his possession. He was taken to the Cumberland County Jail.

“They don’t come in with pounds of drugs,” Massey said, referring to suppliers who distribute drugs into Maine. He said their strategy is to bring in smaller quantities and distribute them quickly.

Madeline St. Amour – 861-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @madelinestamour

A Bingham man accused of sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents in Skowhegan and Smithfield remains out on bail after pleading not guilty to the charges against him last week.

Christopher Cates, 41, is charged with unlawful sexual contact and assault in connection with the Skowhegan case and unlawful sexual contact and violating conditions of release related to the Smithfield case.

He was originally scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for an arraignment, but the hearing was moved up after an indictment was handed up last month, according to Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.

Cates is next scheduled to appear in court July 27, Maloney said.

The unlawful sexual contact charges are felonies because of Cates’ lengthy criminal history, which includes more than 15 convictions for sex offenses in the past 20 years. In the most recent allegations, a 60-year-old Smithfield woman said Cates had sexually assaulted her while visiting her home to look at a car she was selling on the side of the road.

A 48-year-old Norridgewock woman who saw his picture in the media following his arrest also told police she was sexually assaulted by Cates while she was cutting his hair at a salon where she works in Skowhegan in 2015.

Cates’ criminal history includes convictions in Franklin, Kennebec and Somerset counties, including unlawfully touching two girls while performing massages and exposing himself to a female jail guard in Franklin County in 2008, exposing himself to two women on the street in Skowhegan in 2011, and indecent contact and prohibited contact with a person younger than 14, both in 2014.

Rachel Ohm — 612-2368

rohm@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @rachel_ohm

IN ANSON, Tuesday at 1:33 p.m., a theft was reported on Greenleaf Road.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday at 7:35 a.m., a structure fire was extinguished on Dexter Road.

IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 9:33 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sand Road.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Tuesday at 11:18 a.m., threatening was reported on Cross Street.

6:11 p.m., theft was reported on Cross Street.

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 11:10 a.m., harassment was reported on Bellsqueeze Road.

IN EMBDEN, Tuesday at 4:27 p.m., theft was investigated on Moulton Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 12:50 a.m., an assault was reported on Six Rod Road.

9:14 a.m., a theft was investigated on Back Road.

12:26 p.m., mischief was investigated at Hinckley Boat Landing.

IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 3:58 p.m., theft was reported on Broadway.

IN HARTLAND, Tuesday at 9:46 p.m., an auto theft was investigated on Seekins Street.

10:36 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Beans Corner Road.

IN MOSCOW, Tuesday at 10:43 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Pierce Hill Road.

IN PALMYRA, Tuesday at 12 p.m., trespassing was investigated on Warren Hill Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 3:52 p.m., trespassing was investigated at Somerset Plaza.

10:43 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on George Street.

IN RANGELEY, Tuesday at 9:50 p.m., a burglary was reported on Mingo Loop Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 9:57 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Waterville Road.

11:19 a.m., mischief was reported on South Factory Street.

6:39 p.m., a brush, woods or grass fire was reported on High Street.

7:47 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Oak Street.

9:55 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on West Front Street.

11:42 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Milburn Street.

11:43 p.m., threatening was reported on Middle Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 6:08 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Hazelwood Avenue. Suspect was gone on arrival.

8:08 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary was investigated at Ace Tire and Auto Service on Drummond Avenue.

9:07 a.m., a fight call was investigated at the Family Dollar Store on the Concourse.

9:50 a.m., a theft was investigated at the 107 Store on Clinton Avenue.

11:42 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Hazelwood Avenue.

12:50 p.m., a theft was investigated on Elm Street.

1:56 p.m., a theft was reported on Winter Street.

2:09 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Sherwin Street.

3:51 p.m., a theft was reported on Western Avenue.

3:58 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Elm Street. A verbal warning was issued.

8:02 p.m., threatening was reported on Pleasant Street.

8:05 p.m., threatening was reported on Western Avenue.

8:07 p.m., an assault was reported on Pleasant Street.

9:17 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on Silver Street.

10:28 p.m., a theft was reported on Drummond Avenue.

Wednesday at 1:10 a.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

1:22 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Park Place.

IN WILTON, Tuesday at 1:29 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 11:23 a.m., a theft was reported on Monument Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 12:05 p.m., Danielle Nault, 39, of Chesterville, was arrested on a charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

3:08 p.m., Barry Hall, 27, of Wilton, was arrested on two warrants.

5:30 p.m., Sharon Tripp, 51, was arrested on a warrant.

5:33 p.m., David Moore, 56, of New Sharon, was arrested on a warrant.

7:56 p.m., Travis Martin, 32, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

9:05 p.m., Ronald Leger, 45, of Portland, was arrested on two warrants.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 1:15 p.m., Stanley Joseph Harnois, 30, of Indian Township, was arrested on a warrant.

3:46 p.m., Brandy Denise Remmers, 40, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

7:47 p.m., Leonard Paul Roy, 46, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of harassment.

8:07 p.m., Hiedi Anne McDonald, 42, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a probation hold.

11:57 p.m., James Douglas McNulty, 54, of Hartland, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with priors.

SUMMONSES

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 9:10 p.m., a juvenile, 17, was summoned on two charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 11:36 p.m., Jason Williams, 41, of Fairfield, was summoned on a charge of violation of condition of release and failing to register a vehicle.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 1:22 a.m., Jason V. Bushaw, 21, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of criminal mischief.

A Cornville man who was sent to the Riverview Psychiatric Center in November after he was deemed incompetent to stand trial on terrorizing charges is back in custody after police say he failed to show up for a doctor’s appointment Wednesday at the Augusta hospital.

James L. Mayo, 45, was arrested Wednesday morning in Cornville on a probation violation for missing the appointment earlier in the day, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said. Mayo is being held without bail at the Somerset County Jail, according to the jail’s online booking log.

Lancaster said Mayo was released from the psychiatric hospital last week, and when the probation office was notified that he missed the appointment, they determined he had violated the conditions of his release from the hospital and had him arrested.

“He was supposed to have a follow-up appointment, but he didn’t make that appointment,” Lancaster said.

Lancaster said he didn’t know why Mayo had been released.

Mayo, who terrorized and threatened area residents off and on for more than five years, was remanded to the custody of the commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services in November in an agreement with county prosecutors and his court-appointed lawyer, Philip Mohlar of Skowhegan.

The ruling by District Court Judge Andrew Benson came following a psychological evaluation by the State Forensics Services on Oct. 29 and discussions with the mental health worker at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison, where Mayo has been since early October.

The ruling means that Mayo lacked the necessary skills to defend himself in a court of law and would remain at the psychiatric center until he is deemed fit to face criminal charges, Mohlar said at the time.

Mohlar could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Mayo’s most recent run-in with authorities came the weekend of Oct. 3-4 when he was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a family of three in Skowhegan and to shoot police if they were called. He was arrested a second time that weekend for breaking bail conditions by drinking alcohol, police said.

He was also arrested on charges of criminal threatening and terrorizing after police were sent to a disturbance on East Ridge Road.

Mayo was arrested on similar terrorizing charges in 2013 after threatening people at the Cornville Regional Charter School. He was arrested after that incident on charges of terrorizing, criminal threatening, criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest or detention on two counts and violation of probation.

In January 2013, he was convicted of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon in Cornville and terrorizing in Skowhegan.

In 2011, he was convicted of terrorizing in February and again in September in Skowhegan, two counts of criminal mischief in May in Madison and harassment by telephone in May in Fairfield.

He also was convicted of assault, disorderly conduct and violating a condition of release in 2006 in Madison.

Lancaster said jail authorities will assess Mayo’s options through a classification program that involves mental health coordinators and program supervisors to assure Mayo’s needs are met.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

A state police trooper and a Skowhegan police detective working as a county deputy are being credited this week with saving a woman’s life in Somerset County after administering a drug used to reverse narcotic overdoses.

Skowhegan Detective Sgt. Joshua King, who administered the antidote naloxone, said he knows firsthand the horrors of drug addiction — a cousin of his died last year from an overdose.

The incident Saturday in Hartland was the first successful application of naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, in the county since the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department and the Skowhegan Police Department started carrying the antidote in December.

“This is our first save with Narcan,” Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Wednesday. “It was the first time a deputy actually administering Narcan at a scene. They were instrumental in saving a life.”

But use of the drug in Maine has been controversial. The Maine Legislature voted in April to override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage to allow access to the life-saving overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription.

LePage has since continued to criticize use of naloxone and suggest it’s being abused, relaying an anecdote about a school resource officer telling him a high school student from the Portland area who overdosed and was revived three times in a week. A Portland official has maintained that nothing like that has happened within the city and LePage has since slightly revised a detail but says the story is accurate.

Skowhegan physician Ann Dorney, a former Democratic legislator from Norridgewock, sponsored legislation in 2014 that allowed police and emergency responders to carry naloxone.

Contacted Wednesday, Dorney, praised the state’s law enforcement and medical communities for making the life-saving antidote available with out a prescription. She said medical doctors have been using the drug for years in emergency rooms and hospitals.

“I think it’s a wonderful thing,” she said of the recent Narcan rescue in Hartland. “The nice thing about it was the collaboration between the hospitals who made the Narcan kits available and the law enforcement that is willing to do the training. I was there when they did the training and it was really fun to see.

“I’m glad it all worked out and hopefully this woman will get treatment for her drug addiction.”

Lancaster said Cpl. Chris Carr of Maine State Police was the first to respond to a report of an intoxicated person just before 9 p.m. Saturday at the Family Dollar store on Elm Street in Hartland.

Carr, knowing that Somerset County deputies carry Narcan, alerted the dispatch center asking that the deputy on duty in the area “expedite his response,” Lancaster said.

King responded and found a 42-year-old woman unconscious, breathing sporadically, and her skin was cool. He was carrying the antidote drug in his county cruiser.

“Deputy King immediately administered Narcan, and before the Sebasticook Valley Hospital ambulance arrived, the female had been revived,” Lancaster said. “I’m hoping this woman takes advantage at her second opportunity at life.”

The woman, whose name is not being made public by police, was taken by ambulance to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, where she is expected to make a full recovery, the sheriff said. Lancaster said the drug case against the woman is still under investigation — authorities don’t know what drug caused the overdose — and no charges have been brought.

King said his family, like so many others in Maine, has suffered from the opioid epidemic and he was glad he was there to help. He said he carries Narcan as a county deputy and as a police officer in Skowhegan.

“When I arrived it was obvious the woman was overdosing,” King said. “She was blue and cold to the touch.”

He said county deputies and police officers are trained to look for signs that someone is overdosing.

“When I later learned she had survived, I was excited and happy to be a part of the response that saved her life,” he said. “I lost a cousin to a heroin overdose last year, and know that good people can fall victim to this addiction. Anytime we can give someone a second chance to get help and move on, it’s a good day.”

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office in Augusta and Bangor Police Department are among the few Maine police agencies that have used naloxone within the last year, according to the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, a national group that advocates for naloxone access.

Lancaster said use of Narcan is a safety net in a public health epidemic and that addiction is a treatable condition, not a moral question.

“In law enforcement, part of our job is to save lives,” Lancaster said. “If we have a simple tool, which is the Narcan kit, to save a life — I’m not in a position to say who lives and who dies. There’s a higher being than me that makes that decision.”

Lancaster said the Narcan rescue was the first since the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, along with its Madison Division, made the decision to provide training and carry Narcan in all of the patrol vehicles.

Dorney, who worked with paramedics Ian Shalit and Everett Flannery from Redington-Fairview General Hospital, instructed the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and the Skowhegan Police Department on the proper use in administering naloxone, Lancaster said. The sheriff’s office also partnered with the pharmacy at the hospital to supply naloxone to the deputies at no cost to the county.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 8:01 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Winthrop Street.

8:26 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Northern Avenue.

11:00 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Riverside Drive.

11:43 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

11:54 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Northern Avenue.

12:10 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Noyes Court.

12:19 p.m., littering was reported on Quimby Street.

12:30 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Water Street.

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

1:21 p.m., fraud was reported on Monroe Street.

1:26 p.m., property was recovered on Capitol Street.

1:37 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

2:18 p.m., violating conditions of release was reported on Ingraham Mountain Road.

2:32 p.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

4:44 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Bridge Street.

5:47 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Glenridge Drive.

7:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

7:56 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Chestnut Street.

8:27 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Franklin Street.

8:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Chestnut Street.

8:50 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

9:36 p.m., a 50-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of operating under the influence (alcohol) after a traffic stop was performed on North Belfast Avenue.

9:50 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Franklin Street.

10:12 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bond Brook Road.

10:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

10:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

Wednesday at 12:16 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Stone Street.

12:27 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Mount Vernon Avenue.

12:39 a.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

12:49 a.m., harassment was reported on Pine Street.

1:11 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Crossing Way.

2:33 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

6:37 a.m., simple assault was reported on Water Street.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 5:27 p.m., vandalism was reported on Church Street.

5:27 p.m., harassment was reported at the Gardiner Police Department.

HALLOWELL

Tuesday at 7:49 a.m., theft of a motor vehicle was reported on Winthrop Street.

2:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Winthrop Street.

WEST GARDINER

Wednesday at 7:33 a.m., harassment was reported on Melissa Drive.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., Shane W. Belleville, 32, of Marshfield, was arrested at Kennebec County jail on a charge of failure to appear.

2:30 p.m., Thomas Quinn, 30, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant and a charge of operating while his license was suspended after shoplifting was reported on Western Avenue.

3:33 p.m., Michael J. Moulton, 23, of Readfield, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release after a domestic disturbance was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

7:23 p.m., Harrison Elmer Dutil-Taylor, 23, of Augusta was arrested on four warrants after a traffic stop was performed on Court Street and Chapel Street.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 4:54 p.m., Camille Joseph Brassard, 72, of Gardiner, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

AUGUSTA — A Winslow woman will serve 60 days in jail for theft of unemployment benefits, falsifying income tax returns for two years, and lying about her income to a hearing officer at a proceeding when she was seeking more child support.

Bobbi Jo Gilman, 42, was sentenced Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center after pleading guilty to three counts of theft by deception, two counts of intentional evasion of state income tax and one count of perjury. The offenses occurred Dec. 8, 2012-Feb. 4, 2014, all in Kennebec County. The state dismissed a charge that accused Gilman of stealing between $1,000 and $10,000 from Laura Rodrigue, an elderly woman for whom Gilman, a certified nursing aide, provided in-home health care and other services.

Gilman paid all the restitution, about $23,800 including back taxes and penalties, prior to Wednesday’s hearing.

During the hearing, she told the judge, “I’d like to apologize for the acts I committed.”

She said she was taking full responsibility for what she had done and added, “While I admit my actions, I never took advantage of Laura Rodrigue.”

Gilman said she would lose her nursing aide certifications as the result of her convictions and likely her job. Gilman said she was supporting two children in college and had 11 cats and five dogs.

The prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Leanne Robbin, told the judge that the investigation started as an elder financial exploitation case.

Gilman began working as a home health care aide for Rodrigue, then 88, in fall 2011 first through an agency and then directly. Rodrigue, a widow, was legally blind and suffered from agoraphobia, Robbin said.

However, Robbin said the state could not prove a financial exploitation charge beyond a reasonable doubt because Rodrigue’s sons, who both lived out of state, agreed to the arrangement their mother had with Gilman.

Robbin said the income Gilman concealed from the state and federal governments all came from Rodrigue, who died Dec. 9, 2013.

According to Robbin’s sentencing memo, “From October 29, 2011, through Rodrigue’s final hospitalization on October 7, 2013, Gilman obtained $115,210 from Rodrigue in the form of checks made out to Gilman, cash and Rodrigue, as well as cash withdrawals. She reported none of the alleged income on her state or federal income returns and also collected unemployment compensation while ‘working’ for Rodrigue from December 8, 2012, through September 21, 2013.”

Gilman at times claimed to be working 100 hours a week for Rodrigue while at the same time working between 16 and 40 hours a week for an outside agency, Robbin said.

Robbin said the payment of the restitution was a major mitigating circumstance which led the state to recommend a 364-day sentence, with Gilman to serve an initial 90 days and the remainder suspended.

Gilman’s attorney, Jason Jabar, said Gilman used money she received from Rodrigue to pay other caregivers when Gilman could not be there. He recommended a sentence of seven days or less for his client, saying the strain of the criminal prosecution, the prospect of jail and the stress of dealing with a civil lawsuit brought by Rodrigue’s estate mean that “Bobbi has been crushed, both emotionally and financially.”

In the defense sentencing memo, Jabar wrote, “Bobbi provided excellent care for Laura and charged below market rates for her services during a period when Laura’s children abandoned her.” Jabar said Gilman is a hard worker who “lives modestly in the home she purchased from Rodrigue.”

Mullen outlined his reasons for the 60-day sentence, noting that the state was the victim of Gilman’s fraud.

“All of us who are citizens who pay taxes are injured to some extent when people commit unemployment fraud and don’t pay their taxes,” Mullen said. He said Gilman’s offenses were premediated and took place over the course of months.

He agreed to her beginning her sentence in October so she can undergo surgery later this month.

Gilman’s live-in boyfriend, Scott A. Francis, a fired Clinton police officer, was previously convicted of income tax evasion and perjury.

He was ordered to serve an initial 120 days, beginning March 1, 2016, with the remainder of his four-year sentence suspended.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

A man was arrested Thursday morning at a family member’s home in Clinton shortly after he fled from police who were investigating a domestic violence complaint at a residence on 597 Hinckley Road.

Michael Savage, 31, ran away as Maine State Police troopers investigating the domestic violence complaint fended off an attempt by a woman at the residence to distract their dogs with a baseball bat, according to Sgt. Peter Michaud, who is based at the Maine State Police Troop C barracks in Skowhegan.

Savage, who left the home without shoes, was caught about 11:30 a.m. at a family member’s home on Bellsqueeze Road, Michaud said. The incident lasted three hours from the initial call until Savage’s arrest.

Also arrested was Katrina Bouchard, 30, of 597 Hinckley Road, on charges of obstructing government administration. Bouchard was taken to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta.

Savage, who was free on bail for a domestic violence assault charge, was under court order from a judge to not have any contact with Bouchard, according to police. He was arrested at the scene on a charge of violating bail conditions and taken to Kennebec County jail.

Michaud said that when state troopers arrived at the Hinckley Road home after an anonymous 911 call, Bouchard tried to distract the police dogs using a baseball bat while Savage fled from the home. Police first termed her actions with the bat as an attempted assault, but she was not charged with anything assault-related.

Before Savage was caught, troopers looked for him in the area between Dixon and Bellsqueeze roads with two dog tracking units and air surveillance from the Maine Forestry Service. The Clinton Police Department and the Maine Warden Service also assisted state police in the investigation.

About 10 officers from the agencies took part in the search and arrest, according to an afternoon news release from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Police asked that anyone who had contact with Savage during the incident to contact Trooper John LaCoste at 207-624-7076.

Madeline St. Amour — 861-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @madelinestamour

AUGUSTA

Wednesday at 7:43 a.m., there was a traffic accident at Winthrop Court and Winthrop Street.

7:58 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Washington Street.

8:40 a.m., there was a traffic accident at Water and Bridge streets.

9:13 a.m., motor vehicle theft was reported on Airport Road.

10:32 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

11 a.m., mentally disturbed persons were reported on State Street.

1 p.m., negotiating a worthless instrument was reported on Cony Street.

1:42 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

3:14 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

3:35 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Flagg Street.

3:49 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sanford Road.

4:30 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Riverside Drive.

4:49 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Drew Street.

5:10 p.m., there was a report of suspicious activity on Washington Street.

5:52 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Edison Drive.

6:40 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Riverside Drive.

6:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Kennedy Road.

7:05 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Arsenal Street.

8:20 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

9:49 p.m., there was a traffic accident at Cony Road and Eastern Avenue.

10:15 p.m., there was a report of suspicious activity on Eastern Avenue.

Thursday at 3:06 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Middle Road.

GARDINER

Wednesday at 5:33 p.m., a shoplifter was reported on Main Avenue.

6:13 p.m., officers found property on Church Street.

6:58 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Mechanic Street.

HALLOWELL Wednesday at 8:57 a.m., officers recovered property on Water and Temple streets.

Thursday at 6:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Garden Lane.

PITTSTON

Wednesday at 11:54 p.m., a domestic incident was reported on Blodgett Road.

RICHMOND

Wednesday at 6:25 p.m., an assault was reported on Gardiner Street.

Thursday at 5:22 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Kimball Street.

WEST GARDINER

Wednesday at 8:31 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Lewiston Road.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Wednesday at 8:51 a.m., Matthew Woodcock, 20, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with burglary and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

9:50 a.m., Eric Este, 41, of Steep Falls, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

7:26 p.m., Colin William Winter, 33, of Winthrop, was arrested and charged with violating condition of release after suspicious activity was reported on Senator Way.

10:03 p.m., Crystal Anne Marr-Hunnewell, 35, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault after a domestic disturbance was reported on Valley Street.

Thursday at 1:41 a.m., Thomas J. Glavin, 28, of Augusta, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after a disturbance was reported on Sherbrook Street.

A St. Albans man charged with murdering his uncle in April has been ordered to undergo a mental competence evaluation and could be sent to Riverview Psychiatric Center for a 30-day observation, according to court records.

Jeremy Erving, 25, has been held without bail at the Somerset County Jail since his arrest April 8 and his attorney, Phil Mohlar, said Thursday that he has no plans to request a change in bail conditions. Erving waived his right to fight the state’s bail decision when he pleaded not guilty in May.

“Right now the court has ordered some evaluations, and whether they will end up taking him to Riverview for a period of time for observation, we don’t know yet,” Mohlar said. He said it is standard for mental health evaluations to be ordered in major cases in which competence issues could arise.

The request was filed by the state, but Mohlar said he did not object to it.

Assistant Attorney General Bud Ellis, who is prosecuting the case, said Thursday that so far the state does not have any specific concerns about Erving’s mental health.

Court records indicated Erving could be sent to Riverview, the state mental health hospital, in Augusta, based upon the findings of the evaluation, but both Mohlar and Ellis said Thursday they were not sure whether that would happen.

“We’re waiting for the evaluation to get completed. The state is still in the process of examining evidence. There’s laboratory testing being done. We’re still in the evidence gathering and sharing phase of things,” Mohlar said.

Erving was pulled over by police for operating under the influence in the Penobscot County town of Dexter on the night of April 7, according to an affidavit by Detective Hugh Landry, of the Maine State Police. His girlfriend and her father came to bail him out of jail, and he told them he had shot his uncle, Randy Erving, in the head after the two had spent the afternoon drinking together, the affidavit said.

Erving’s girlfriend and her father took him to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, where police questioned him about the shooting.

“I asked, ‘So you remember you shot him?'” Landry wrote. “And Jeremy stated, ‘Well, …’ and stated he was the only one there; it was pretty obvious.”

Rachel Ohm — 612-2368

rohm@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @rachel_ohm

IN ANSON, Wednesday at 9:09 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Horseback Road. A warning was issued.

IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 9:03 a.m., a theft was investigated on Main Street.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Wednesday at 3:22 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Vienna Road.

IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 12:44 p.m., threatening was investigated on Booker Lane.

IN CORINNA, Wednesday at 3:35 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on East Ridge Road.

4:27 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on East Ridge Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 2:58 p.m., vandalism was reported on Center Road.

IN MADISON, Wednesday at 9:45 a.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Bass Road.

9:47 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Weston Avenue.

4:07 p.m., trespassing was reported on River Road.

5:09 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Old Point Avenue. Arrests were made.

IN NEW SHARON, Wednesday at 9:11 a.m., a brush fire was reported on Vienna Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Wednesday at 5:36 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Mercer Road.

IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 8:45 a.m., a report of criminal mischief at Williams Elementary School was determined to be unfounded.

7:38 p.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Wednesday at 12:56 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Rangeley Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Wednesday at 2:39 p.m., mischief was investigated on Somerset Avenue.

3:54 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Westbranch Court.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Wednesday at 6:01 a.m., an assault was reported on Fairview Avenue.

8:30 a.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Water Street.

12:22 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Winter Street.

2:58 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Steward Hill Road.

6:52 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Water Street. A warning was issued.

9:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Jewell Court.

10:54 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Madison Avenue.

IN SOLON, Wednesday at 7:09 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on South Main Street.

7:15 p.m., trespassing was reported on South Main Street.

IN STARKS, Wednesday at 6:54 p.m., a scam was reported on Anson Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 1:21 a.m., vandalism was reported on Park Place.

8:36 a.m., criminal mischief was investigated on Ticonic Street.

12:16 p.m., a theft was investigated on Poolers Park Way.

1:30 p.m., a theft was reported at Mount Saint Joseph’s on Highwood Street.

2:32 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on College Avenue. An oral warning was issued.

3:18 p.m., criminal mischief was investigated on Ticonic Street.

7:39 p.m., threatening was reported on the Concourse.

7:40 p.m., threatening was reported at the Jewel of India on Main Street.

7:57 p.m., a call about a fire was made from Huhtamaki Food Service on College Avenue.

8:01 p.m., a disturbance was reported at the intersection Ticonic and Ash Streets. An oral warning was issued.

9:30 p.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Punky Lane.

10:53 p.m., harassment was investigated on Elm Terrace.

Thursday at 5:53 a.m., harassment was reported at the Jewel of India on Main Street.

IN WELD, Wednesday at 2:47 p.m., a burglary was reported on West Side Road.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 1:40 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on Rancourt Avenue.

3 p.m., an assault was reported to the Winslow Police Department.

4:48 p.m., harassment was reported on Beacon Street.

7:37 p.m., harassment was reported on Elm Terrace.

8:26 p.m., harassment was investigated on Mar-Val Terrace.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wednesday at 2:30 a.m., Charles Craig, 29, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of violating a condition of release.

1:45 p.m., Brianna Dawson, 24, of Jay, was arrested on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Wednesday at 11:15 a.m., Alexander Stephen Re, 27, of Norridgewock, was arrested on a warrant.

11:49 a.m., James Leroy Mayo, 45, of Cornville, was arrested on probation hold.

12:38 p.m., Darreyl Aubrey Wright, 38, of Phillips, was arrested on a writ of habeas corpus.

3:35 p.m., William John Bowring, 33, of Bingham, was arrested on a charge of burglary.

6:23 p.m., Brianna Mey Dunn, 20, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

7:53 p.m., Reeve A. Scribner, 27, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating a vehicle after suspension, driving to endanger, failing to stop for police and exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph.

10:32 p.m., Peter A. Tucci, 41, of Pittsfield, was arrested on charges of criminal restraint, domestic violence assault and obstructing the report of a crime.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:55 p.m., Tamara Morton, 23, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

10:58 p.m., Jacob Colson, 26, of Vassalboro, was arrested on a warrant.

Thursday at 12:12 a.m., Adam Singelton, 30, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence and violating a condition of release.

SUMMONS

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 12:52 a.m., Marta R. Bourque, 22, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office released a sketch Thursday of a suspect in an assault that took place July 1 on Hinks Road in Jefferson.

The suspect is described as white, about 6 feet tall with light-colored facial hair. He was wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt with a zippered front and possibly Nike shoes.

According to information sent July 1 from the sheriff’s office, deputies responding to a report of burglary and aggravated assault at 3:21 p.m. at a Hinks Road home found a 20-year-old woman with a cut on her abdomen. She was taken by ambulance to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta for injuries that were reportedly not considered to be life-threatening.

“The woman said she had been home alone with her dog when she heard a noise coming from the attached garage,” the news release from the sheriff’s office said. “Upon entering the garage, she found a man rummaging through property stored there. As she confronted the man, he swung an object at her, cutting her abdomen and causing her to fall, striking her head. The woman’s dog then entered the garage and chased the man away. The man fled through the woods and out to a waiting car on the Hinks Road.”

The vehicle was described as gray or silver and possibly having four doors.

Investigators said the home is listed for sale, garage doors were open and no cars were in the driveway at the time of the incident.

The area was canvassed by deputes and Maine State Police, but no suspect was located.

Anyone who recognizes the description or the sketch is asked to call Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detective Scott Hayden at 882-7332.

FARMINGTON — A longtime treasurer for the Care and Share Food Closet allegedly has stolen more than $10,000 of donated money from the nonprofit organization since 2010, police say.

Mary L. O’Donal, 74, of Farmington, was summoned on a felony charge of theft by unauthorized taking, class B, in April after an investigation by Farmington police Detective Marc Bowering. O’Donal was arraigned on the charge at a June 28 court appearance. However, since she has not been indicted on the charge by a grand jury, she did not enter a plea.

Bowering could not disclose how much money O’Donal allegedly stole or the means by which it was taken, though he said a “substantial amount” of money was taken and that O’Donal turned in $15,000 to police. The class B theft felony is the highest theft charge possible in the state and includes anything higher than that amount.

O’Donal was treasurer for the Care and Share Food Closet on Fairbanks Road for more than a decade, voluntarily resigning in November before discrepancies in financial records were realized by the food pantry’s director.

“This is devastating to all, but especially everyone who has given so much to make this much-needed charity a success. We trusted in the honesty of this individual due to her reputation and her decades of service work,” executive director Leiza Hiltz Scerbo said in a statement Thursday.

The Care and Share Food Closet is a project run by the Farmington Area Ecumenical Minisitry and serves residents of Farmington, New Sharon, Chesterville, Temple, New Vineyard and New Portland.

Hiltz Scerbo was hired as the executive director in January 2015. In mid-2015 she implemented new procedures for how the organization processed its donations, including a four-person financial team to check and balance the donation processing.

Before the new system, O’Donal was the only person overseeing the donations processing and was the only signer for the charity’s account, Hiltz Scerbo said.

In late 2015, Hiltz Scerbo requested all financial information collected by O’Donal as treasurer. After she went through the documents with other Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry board members, discrepancies were found, and the organization contacted the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office, at which point Bowering was contacted to launch an investigation.

The arrest is the latest in central Maine of someone overseeing money for an organization or institution and then being charged with stealing from it. The most high-profile was Claudia Viles, the former Anson tax collector who was convicted last month of stealing more than a half million dollars from the town of Anson.

Law enforcement and financial officials said at the time that a lack of oversight, lack of technology and few checks and balances for processing money often make organizations and small-town government vulnerable to such crimes. Preliminary figures show that in 2015, 46 embezzlement arrests were made in Maine — across both public and private sectors — down from 78 in 2014, according to the Department of Public Safety. There were 57 in 2012 and 43 in 2013.

“It amazes me how often a single employee has control over hundreds of thousands of dollars with no checks and balances,” Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland told the Morning Sentinel after Viles was convicted. He said such cases are reported among government, businesses and charitable organizations.

According to court documents, O’Donal is accused of stealing the money between Jan. 1, 2010, and Jan. 30, 2015. Bowering said police are continuing to investigate additional documentation related to the case. Class B theft is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $20,000.

“These funds were meant to feed the hungry in our communities, not to be used for any personal gain of anyone entrusted with the disbursement of funds,” Hiltz Scerbo said.

O’Donal is scheduled to appear in court again Aug. 1.

Lauren Abbate — 861-9252

labbate@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @Lauren_M_Abbate

Two area men are free on bail this week after one allegedly took police on a chase Sunday at more than 90 mph through Somerset County, crashing twice, and the other allegedly fought with an officer once the pickup truck finally was stopped and the driver fled on foot.

Reeve A. Scribner, 27, of Skowhegan, was arrested Wednesday at his home on five charges related to Sunday’s chase and crashes, and he was tracked down by a license plate left at the scene of the second crash, according to James Ross, chief deputy of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. He said that Scribner’s arrest was delayed because the holiday weekend slowed the warrant process.

Scribner’s passenger, Justin Eugene Taylor, 27, of Carrabassett Valley, was arrested on charges that he hindered Scribner’s apprehension.

The events leading to Scribner’s arrest began when the regional dispatch center in Skowhegan received a call reporting that a vehicle was operating erratically, heading south, about 3:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 201 in The Forks. About 30 minutes later, another report of an erratic vehicle, a black 1999 Ford F-250 pickup truck, was taken from Moscow, also on U.S. 201.

As Deputy Isaac Wacome was responding to those calls, another call came in reporting the same type of vehicle had been involved in a crash on U.S. 201 in Solon, Ross said. The truck had struck a utility pole and kept going.

A short time later the communications center received a report that the same truck was involved in another crash on French Hill Road in Solon. That crash also involved a utility pole, which was snapped off, Ross said.

The driver again fled the scene, but a registration plate from the truck remained at the crash site.

Cpl. Gene Cole, of the sheriff’s office, who was also responding to the crash reports, encountered the Ford truck reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed on East Madison Road in Madison, Ross said. The truck appeared to have extensive damage to the front end.

“Cole activated his blue lights and siren in an attempt to stop the vehicle, which he clocked on radar doing 90 mph in a 45 mph zone,” Ross said.

As he tried to stop the truck, Cole said it pulled over and the driver got out and ran into the woods. Taylor, the passenger, who appeared intoxicated, according to Cole, remained in the truck.

Maine State Police Sgt. Matt Casavant responded with a tracking dog, but the trail faded and the driver, later identified as Scribner, got away, Ross said. He said Taylor became combative with police and was arrested.

Scribner was arrested Wednesday at his home. He is charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating after suspension, driving to endanger, failing to stop for a police officer and exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more. Taylor is charged with failing to give notice of an accident by the quickest means possible, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and hindering apprehension or prosecution.

Neither of the men was injured. Both men were released on bail from the county jail. It is unknown if the men have lawyers.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident, Ross said. Deputies Joe Jackson and Chelsea Merry assisted with this investigation.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

State police are seeking information from the public about a man who might be involved in the theft of a truck from Pond Road in West Gardiner, according to a Facebook post by the state police.

The theft occurred overnight June 28 or 29. Brunswick police recovered the truck on June 30 after it was found with significant damage, police said.

State police now are trying to identify a man who was seen on June 29 at the Wal-Mart in Brunswick, near where the damaged truck was abandoned. In a photo taken by a security camera at the store’s entrance, the man can be seen entering and wearing a camouflage T-shirt and baseball cap.

Last week, police arrested two 15-year-old boys after a series of car thefts that police said caused $50,000 in damage to the cars and to the Litchfield Fairgrounds. At the time, police indicated that they had taken a report of a stolen vehicle on Pond Road but that it had not yet been recovered.

Police are asking anyone with information about the man to contact Maine State Police Trooper Mark Ferreira at 624-7076.

IN ANSON, Thursday at 4:43 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on River Road.

IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 9:33 a.m., a theft was investigated on Main Street.

IN CANAAN, Thursday at 1:19 a.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Nelson Hill Road.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 3:27 p.m., a theft was investigated at Richardson’s Strawberry Farm on Route 23.

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 2:58 p.m., vandalism was reported on Center Road.

Thursday at 12:07 p.m., a fire was investigated on Western Avenue.

3:45 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Burrill Street.

3:47 p.m., trespassing was investigated on Ridge Road.

4:35 p.m., trespassing was investigated on Main Street.

4:41 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Norridgewock Road.

9:39 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Burrill Street.

Friday at 7:41 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Gagnon Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 3:35 p.m., a theft or fraud was reported on Main Street.

8:30 p.m., vandalism was reported on Wilton Road.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 4:48 p.m., trespassing was investigated on John Street.

6:55 p.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Sugarloaf Lane.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 11:23 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Martin Stream Road.

6:03 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Martin Stream Road.

6:13 p.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Ward Hill Road.

IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 2:34 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Dollar General on Pullen Drive.

2:45 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Fyreflye Creations on Main Street.

3:20 p.m., harassment was reported on Rice Rips Road.

6:17 p.m., a domestic dispute was investigated on Fairfield Street.

7:17 p.m., a theft was investigated on Deer Run.

IN PHILLIPS, Thursday at 6:39 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Rangeley Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 12:08 p.m., threatening was investigated on George Street.

8:55 p.m., a fire was reported at Beans Corner Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 9:59 a.m., trespassing was investigated on Mountain View Terrace.

12:52 p.m., a theft was investigated on Water Street.

2:52 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Mount Pleasant Avenue.

9:39 p.m., a complaint about shots being fired was determined to be unfounded on Fairview Avenue.

10:08 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Fairgrounds Market Place.

IN SMITHFIELD, Thursday at 4 p.m., an assault was investigated on Village Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 11:17 a.m., an assault was investigated at Elm Plaza.

11:18 a.m., an assault was reported on Main Street.

12:10 p.m., shoplifting was reported at the Wal-Mart in Waterville Commons. Arrests were made.

1:41 p.m., criminal trespassing was investigated on Veteran Court.

6:13 p.m., threatening was investigated on Boutelle Avenue.

6:24 p.m., a call about a fight was investigated on Gray Street.

6:41 p.m., a theft was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

6:42 p.m., a theft was investigated on Summer Street.

7:09 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on College Avenue.

7:10 p.m., a domestic dispute was investigated at KMD Car Care on College Avenue.

9:14 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Brooklyn Avenue.

10:17 p.m., a domestic dispute was investigated on King Street.

10:42 p.m., a call about a fight was taken at You Know Whose Pub in the Concourse. Peace was restored.

11:36 p.m., threatening was reported on College Avenue.

Friday at 1:24 a.m., a fight call was taken at Temple Street Tavern.

IN WELD, Thursday at 8:02 p.m., a theft or fraud was reported on West Side Road.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 10:30 a.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

10:50 a.m., harassment was reported on US Route 2 West.

1:07 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on US Route 2 East.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 10:48 p.m., a theft was investigated on Lasalle Street.

9:38 p.m., harassment was investigated on Bellevue Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 3:50 p.m., Jacob Hine, 20, of Livermore Falls, was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug.

6 p.m., Lisa Picard, 52, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 12:50 p.m., Tonia L. Paquet, 44, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

10:56 p.m., Shawn D. Stringer, 42, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.

SUMMONSES

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 9:37 p.m., Victoria M. Porter, 22, of New Sharon, was summoned on a charge of operating a vehicle after a license suspension.

IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 10:27 a.m., a juvenile, 14, was summoned on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property at Rite Aid on Main Street.

2:34 p.m., a juvenile, 14, was summoned on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property at the Dollar General on Pullen Drive.

2:45 p.m., a juvenile, 14, was summoned on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property at Fyreflye Creations on Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 11:17 a.m., Clinton Hannah, 30, of Oakland, was summoned on charges of operating a vehicle after a license suspension and violating a condition of release.

9:14 p.m., Daniel Grover, 45, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of violating a condition of release.

Friday at 1:24 a.m., Ashley Linn Loisel, 22, of Winslow, was summoned on a charge of violating a condition of release.

A Gardiner man received his second eight-year sentence for drug trafficking during a hearing this week at the Capital Judicial Center.

Russell W. Truman, 48, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated trafficking in cocaine base that occurred Sept. 24, 2015. He was ordered to serve an initial four years in prison and then be placed on probation for three years, with the additional four years of incarceration suspended.

He also was fined $400 fine and ordered to pay $120 restitution.

A second count of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base, allegedly occurring Oct. 5, 2015, also in Gardiner, was dismissed in exchange for the plea.

An affidavit by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Brian Wastella said a confidential informant bought 0.77 grams of crack cocaine from Truman on Sept. 24, 2015 at his Highland Avenue residence on.

In February 2009, Truman, then of Farmingdale, was sentenced to eight years in prison, ordered to serve the first two years and then be placed on probation for three years, with the additional six years suspended. That offense occurred Dec. 5, 2008, in Farmingdale. He also was fined $400.

In the latter case, published reports say Truman came home as police were conducting a search warrant. He ran down a set of stairs and jumped about 20 feet from a second-story landing, then continued his flight, discarding evidence as he ran. “He threw as much as he could away,” then-Sheriff Randall Liberty said. “He tried to destroy the digital scales, but we caught him and were able to stop him.”

In that case, police reported finding $5,000 worth of drugs.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

GARDINER — A Tuesday fire that destroyed a mobile home on Blueberry Hill Lane was intentionally set.

Sgt. Ken Grimes, of the Office of State Fire Marshal, said Friday the investigation into the fire is continuing.

“It was arson,” Grimes said.

The fire destroyed the home, which Grimes characterized as a recreational travel trailer, and most of its contents.

“The intensity of the fire is not related to any one particular thing,” Grimes said. It depends on the fuel load of the building, which includes both the contents and the construction.

“Because it was a recreational travel trailer, the walls and construction are lighter,” he said.

Aside from the construction, he said, other factors to consider include how long the fire was burning before it was noticed, how soon it was reported and the distance firefighters had to travel to get to the scene.

Eric and Kristie Baker and their three children were living in the travel trailer as they worked on building a log home on the property from logs harvested on site.

The family’s dog and six chickens survived the fire.

The Bakers learned of the fire from Eric Baker’s mother as they were coming home from a doctor’s appointment.

The Bakers have received lodging assistance from both the American Red Cross and the Gardiner Fire Fund.

Jessica Lowell — 621-5632

jlowell@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @JLowellKJ