PALMYRA — A Hermon man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly striking a utility pole with his work vehicle and then registering more than twice the legal limit of intoxication while driving.

Matthew Daigle, 40, was driving a Dish Network truck around 2:45 p.m. on Webb Ridge Road when he ran off the road, according to Deputy Sheriff James Ross, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

Daigle allegedly hit a utility pole, “taking a chunk out of the pole,” Ross said in an email, before getting back on the road and continuing toward St. Albans. Police also received a report that Daigle nearly hit a child while driving the truck.

Deputy Wilfred Dodge responded to a report of the incident and found Daigle farther down the road. Dodge determined that Daigle was under the influence of alcohol, according to Ross.

Daigle submitted to a breath alcohol test that found that he had more than twice the legal blood-alcohol concentration for driving, which is 0.08 percent, police said.

Dish Network officials could not be reached for comment. Ross said he didn’t know if Daigle was on the clock for Dish Network when he was arrested.

He was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence, a class D misdemeanor; and leaving the scene of a property damage accident and failing to notify police of a motor vehicle accident, both class E misdemeanors.

The Hartland Fire Department also responded to the scene at the report of a possible broken pole.

Madeline St. Amour — 861-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @madelinestamour

IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 8:59 p.m., a disturbance was reported on James Street.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday at 6:33 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on North Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 12:13 a.m., an unwanted person was removed from Main Street.

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 8:52 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Dixon Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 4:36 p.m., harassment was reported on Middle Street.

5:52 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Wilton Road.

6:25 p.m., an assault was reported on Main Street.

9:17 p.m., harassment was reported on Knowlton Corner Road.

IN HARTLAND, Wednesday at 4:09 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Canaan Road.

IN MADISON, Tuesday at 10:42 a.m., a report of someone negotiating a worthless instrument was taken on Lakewood Road.

1:44 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Maple Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Tuesday at 8:52 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Bridge Street.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 3:55 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported at Kenoco on Oak Street.

10:22 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mayflower Heights Drive.

10:31 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on High Street.

Wednesday at 12:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Municipal Drive.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 2:08 p.m., an assault was reported on Powers Road.

5:10 p.m., theft was reported on F Street.

5:20 p.m., debris or dumping was reported on Interstate 95.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday 2:59 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

4:55 p.m., a structure fire at an apartment building on Main Street drew emergency responders from six towns and knocked out power in the downtown area.

5 p.m., a scam was reported on Norridgewock Avenue.

Wednesday at 1:44 a.m., an assault was reported on Fairview Avenue.

IN SMITHFIELD, Tuesday at 4:58 p.m., theft was reported on Village Road.

IN SOLON, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Grant Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 9:12 a.m., theft was reported to the Police Department.

9:36 a.m., a call about a fire at Main and Oak streets was taken.

11:24 a.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Butler Court.

12:43 p.m., a call about a fight was taken from Merryfield Avenue.

1:11 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Marden’s Surplus & Salvage store on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:55 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Autumn Street.

4:59 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Autumn Street.

5:37 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Deeb Street.

6:03 p.m., a report of a domestic dispute led to an arrest on College Avenue.

6:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Newland Avenue.

6:44 p.m., an assault was reported at MaineGeneral Medical Center on North Street.

9:37 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on King Street.

9:39 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Water Street.

10:41 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on King Street.

IN WILTON, Tuesday at 8:42 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Lothrop Street.

9:47 a.m., a road hazard was reported at McCrillis Corner Road and Route 133.

9:51 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Cross Street.

4:26 p.m., harassment was reported on Depot Street.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 12:08 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Cushman Road.

ARRESTS

IN BENTON, Saturday at 4 p.m., Garet J. Murphy, 19, of Benton, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license and without a license, as well as a warrant for failure to appear.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday, Kristen Powers, 22, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 8:24 p.m., Christina Webber, 38, of South Portland, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence, with a prior offense.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 6:22 p.m., Matthew A. Daigle, 40, of Hermon, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 6:56 p.m., Jarred D. Lind, 37, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with a prior offense.

Wednesday at 1 a.m., Paul W. Lord, 47, of Newport, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.

SUMMONSES

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 1:07 p.m., Charles D. Phillipo, 44, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of failing to comply with the sex offender registration act, second offense.

3:24 p.m., Justin D. Moore, 33, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license.

AUGUSTA

Monday at 9:53 p.m., aggravated assault was reported on Green Street. Police say they are investigating the alleged assault.

Tuesday at 7:16 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Gage Street.

9:08 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Western Avenue.

10:22 a.m., fraud was reported on Pearl Street.

10:31 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Eight Rod Road.

11:01 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Water Street.

11:52 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Church Hill Road.

12:36 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Sewall Street.

12:38 p.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Mount Vernon Road.

1:00 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Glenridge Drive.

2:09 p.m., a well-being check was performed on State Street.

2:48 p.m., fraud was reported on Drew Street.

3:32 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Cony Street.

4:20 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Western Avenue and Smith Street.

4:27 p.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

5:00 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Civic Center Drive.

5:14 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Windy Street.

5:29 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Riverside Drive and Route 3.

5:39 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

5:58 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

6:48 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Water Street.

7:15 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Leighton Road.

7:36 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Maple Street.

7:56 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Laurel Street.

10:41 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Wade Road.

10:48 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Spencer Road.

11:25 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

FARMINGDALE

Tuesday at 9:07 p.m., assault was reported on Second Street.

Wednesday at 6:30 a.m., theft was reported on Maine Avenue.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 8:58 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Highland Avenue.

11:09 a.m., a well-being check was performed on West Street.

HALLOWELL

Tuesday at 8:57 a.m., property was recovered on Middle Street.

3:16 p.m., theft of a motor vehicle was reported on Beech Street.

Wednesday at 1 p.m., city ordinance violations were reported on Spring Street.

MANCHESTER

Tuesday at 2:54 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Smith Road.

READFIELD

Tuesday at 8:59 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Russell Street.

WINTHROP

Tuesday at 10:31 a.m., a suspicious person or circumstance was reported on Rambler Road.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 3:37 p.m., Robert J. Greig, 31, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer after theft was reported on Cony Street.

8:59 p.m., Michael Danilo Nirza, 30, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant after an attempt to locate was performed on Bridge Street.

When Leiza Hiltz Scerbo, executive director of Farmington’s Care and Share Food Closet, first started investigating discrepancies in the organization’s finances, she thought the problems were simply a matter of poor record keeping.

But as she sat in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday, Hiltz Scerbo looked on in shock as the food pantry’s longtime treasurer, Mary O’Donal, 74, pleaded guilty to theft after authorities said she had stolen $306,000 from the organization over more than three decades.

“Everybody trusted her,” Hiltz Scerbo said. “It was all I could do to keep from bursting out in tears. It’s a lot of theft over a lot of years and it hurt a lot of people.”

As part of a plea agreement, O’Donal admitted having stolen more than $10,000, a class B crime, and did not contest the state’s contention that the theft topped $300,000, her attorney, Christopher S. Berryment, said in an email. Under the agreement, her proposed sentence would be three years in prison with all but 30 days suspended as well as three years of probation and an order to pay restitution to the pantry. She is due to be sentenced March 9 and has not served any prison time to date.

“The state and the defense reached a reasonable and fair resolution, given the various aggravating and mitigating circumstance in this case,” Berryment said. He did not elaborate on those circumstances.

Hiltz Scerbo took the executive director’s job in January 2015 and said she immediately set up teams of volunteers to cover each area of the organization’s work so one person’s illness or lack of availability would not interrupt the pantry’s mission of providing food five days a week to 500 needy families in the Farmington area. When she first approached O’Donal, Hiltz Scerbo said, it was in a similar spirit: to help share the burden O’Donal had shouldered for decades as the treasurer and sole financial arbiter for Care and Share.

But O’Donal was resistant.

“What she presented to us was that she was hurt that we would question her ability,” Hiltz Scerbo said. “She decided to step down because she didn’t want to change her way of doing things. It was at that point that we realized something was not right.”

Hiltz Scerbo and a team of volunteers analyzed Care and Share’s finances, matching checks cashed to invoices. They found unmatched checks for $1,000 or $2,000 for nearly every month dating back to 2001. However, the pantry’s checking account was in O’Donal’s name and only she could access it. Before she stepped down, O’Donal closed the account.

So after three months of scouring records, Hiltz Scerbo turned the documents over to Farmington police, who she said worked with the pantry’s bank to track checks back to the 1970s. They found that for almost every month dating back more than three decades, O’Donal had been writing checks to herself and cashing them, stealing more than $300,000 in total.

To date, O’Donal has repaid $15,000 of that stolen money. As part of her plea agreement, she also has signed over ownership of her home to Care and Share, though she and her husband will be able to continue living there. In 2016, O’Donal’s home was assessed at $48,250.

Hiltz Scerbo worries about the case’s effect on the pantry, which relies heavily on donations and volunteer labor; though she said with the new management systems in place, donors can feel confident that their contributions are being tracked and funneled to families in need.

She hopes O’Donal’s betrayal doesn’t sour locals or the organization’s “heartbroken” volunteers on their fellow Mainers.

“We don’t want trust destroyed in the world, because we feel that that’s a really important thing that most Mainers are really proud of,” she said. “But we want people to understand that good management does work and having those checks and balances in place does keep people accountable.”

Kate McCormick — 861-9218

kmccormick@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @KateRMcCormick

A former New Yorker was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for selling heroin last July in Augusta.

Devin Jarrell Jackson, 26, pleaded guilty Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center to one charge of unlawful trafficking that occurred July 11, 2016, in Augusta, and the state dismissed two additional trafficking charges as part of a plea deal.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair, said Jackson sold heroin to a confidential informant who was working with the Kennebec Sheriff’s Office.

Jackson was arrested in August during a traffic stop on South Beach Hill Road in Pittston.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

Charged with attempted murder in a shooting incident in the Augusta Wal-Mart parking lot last June, Reginald McBride now faces a federal firearms charge that carries a 10-year prison term on top of any federal sentence.

McBride, 39, of Harlem, New York, was indicted anew Wednesday by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Bangor.

The superseding indictment charges McBride with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and “carrying and discharging a firearm during, and in relation to and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.” All the charges are related to the June 26, 2016, incident in the parking lot that resulted in a series of state charges against four people.

McBride and Frankie Dejesus, 27, of Rochester, New York, both were accused of firing handguns at each other at that time.

Police later said it involved a dispute over money that was drug-related. No one was struck by a bullet during the altercation, which ended when armed bystanders intervened.

A conviction on the discharge of a firearm charge carries a minimum 10-year sentence to run consecutive to any other sentence imposed. The possession charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and the drug charge a maximum of 20 years.

The indictment says McBride fired a pistol to further the drug deal. He was indicted previously in federal court on the charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Nine aliases for McBride are listed on the indictment, including Kweasia McBride, Reginald Washington, Benjamin McBride, Manny McBride, Anthony Walker, Ben McBride, John Doe and Sunny.

McBride was indicted in Kennebec County in September 2016 on state charges of attempted murder, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, reckless conduct with a firearm and four counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He was indicted later in state court on charges of aggravated trafficking in cocaine, stemming from an incident on March 1, 2016, in Augusta; aggravated trafficking in heroin, from an incident April 6, 2016, in Augusta; and aggravated trafficking in cocaine base, April 29, 2016, in Gardiner.

McBride, who remains is jail, is scheduled to go to trial a in March on some of the charges. He is represented by attorney Pamela Ames on the state charges and attorney James Nixon on the federal charges.

He is scheduled to be arraigned later this month on the new federal indictment.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A former Fairfield police captain was convicted Thursday of violation of privacy for using a computer to record conversations between his estranged wife and others when he was not in the home.

Richard L. Frazee Jr., 65, of Benton, who was an officer at the department in the 1990s, pleaded no contest to the charge during a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center, where his now ex-wife, also a former Fairfield police officer, urged the judge to reject the plea agreement.

Justice William Stokes told her he was accepting the deal worked out between the state and Richard Frazee’s attorney, Walter McKee, and that Frazee automatically would be convicted of the charge.

In exchange for the plea, charges of interception of oral communications and disclosure of wire or oral communications were dismissed.

The complaint said the violation of privacy occurred between Aug. 1, 2014, and Jan. 7, 2015, in Benton.

Frazee was fined $500 and agreed to forfeit the computer to his former wife.

The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh told the judge that “as this couple headed to divorce, Mr. Frazee installed some sort of software program on the home computer that allowed the computer to record conversations when he wasn’t present.”

Cavanaugh said some recordings were turned over to a guardian ad litem who was appointed to represent the children’s interests in the divorce.

“Hopefully that conviction, this process will convince Mr. Frazee he should not continue this conduct,” Cavanaugh said.

McKee said the dispute was born out of a difficult divorce.

Stokes told Frazee’s ex-wife he had no authority over the state’s decision to dismiss the other charges.

“I understand it’s been a difficult marriage for many years, but I’m focused on the remaining charge, and that’s what I’m going to sentence Mr. Frazee on,” Stokes said.

Richard Frazee had no prior criminal record, Cavanaugh said.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN AVON, Wednesday at 6:17 p.m., an assault was reported on River Road.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday at 1:32 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Dexter Road.

IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 6:24 p.m., burglary was reported on Bangor Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 11:42 a.m., trespassing was reported on Kelley Street.

1:57 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Savage Street.

4 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

8:13 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Ohio Hill Road.

Thursday at 8:21 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Ohio Hill Road.

IN FARMINGDALE, Thursday at 1:34 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Maine Avenue.

IN JAY, Wednesday at 6:31 p.m., theft was reported on Forest Circle.

IN KINGFIELD, Wednesday at 4:57 p.m., downed power lines were reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 2:14 a.m., a complaint was taken on Lakewood Drive.

IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 4:25 p.m., harassment was reported on Oak Street.

6:21 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mary Lane.

Thursday at 12:49 a.m., a fire call was taken on Highland Drive.

IN PITTSFIELD, Wednesday at 6:18 p.m., theft was reported on Spring Road.

IN SIDNEY, Wednesday at 4:28 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on Dinsmore Road.

4:43 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on Dinsmore Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Wednesday at 1:!3 p.m., a complaint was taken on Coburn Avenue.

7:56 p.m., threatening was reported on Blodgett Drive.

7:58 p.m., a complaint was taken on Blodgett Drive.

10:32 p.m., loud noise was reported on Lawton Street.

Thursday at 4:42 a.m., a hazardous materials incident was reported on Mill Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:13 a.m., fraud was reported on Veteran Court.

10:19 a.m., fraud was reported on Autumn Street.

10:40 a.m., a call about a fight was taken on College Avenue.

11:37 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Elm Plaza.

12:17 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Gray Street.

1:57 p.m., theft was reported on Park Street.

3:44 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Prospect Street.

7:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:45 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Crestwood Drive.

Thursday at 12:05 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:01 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wednesday at 10:32 a.m., Tristan Ridlon, 31, of Rumford, was arrested on a warrant.

5:55 p.m., Shelia Davis, 34, of Chesterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Wednesday at 9:41 a.m., Sean Christopher Ludden, 45, of Clinton, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release, aggravated trafficking and possession of drugs, and drug/narcotic violations.

11:58 a.m., Peter Glenn Wing, 54, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant.

6:51 p.m., Jessica Elizabeth Frederick, 32, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

7:23 p.m., Andrew Paul Bilodeau, 54, of Bingham, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 8 p.m., Joshua Mogan, 35, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

SUMMONS

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 12:40 a.m., Michael Grant Couturier, 19, of Montville, was summonsed on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office has reported a fake Facebook account using the office’s name to post a report about a Somerset County homicide that never happened.

It’s a familiar problem that’s plagued other police departments in recent months.

In a Facebook post on Feb. 16, the real sheriff’s office wrote that it had noticed a peculiar notification, in which a Facebook user with the same name had shared a post from months earlier. Much like a recent incident involving the Skowhegan Police Department, the bogus account posted about a false story involving a child killing his or her parents.

“A click on the page showed that we also posted a link to an article about a 7 year old killing their parents in Somerset County … that never happened. If anyone else sees this other page, DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS. You will be opening yourself up to viruses and possibly other cyber attacks,” the post read in part.

In early December, the Skowhegan Police Department posted that a fake account using its name had posted a hoax about a triple murder in town.

Also in December, the Augusta Police Department warned the public that someone had created a fake police Facebook page that “looks almost identical to our legitimate page but has several less postings, likes and activity.”

There have been reports of this happening to other police departments across the country as well. In January, an Ohio police department reported a fake Facebook page, and just last week, Connecticut State Police reported a fake page as well.

Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Ross said the fake account probably was created the night before and was discovered by a deputy who monitors the agency’s account in the morning. He said Facebook had been notified, and now it is just a matter of Facebook taking action.

He said this was the first time his department had been targeted, but added that it was one of many instances of fake news being disseminated across the country.

“They post horrific crimes that are totally bogus,” Ross said. “It’s just bizarre that people take the time to do that.”

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office wrote that it has reported the fake account — jokingly saying the office had been attacked by the “Secret Facebook Doppelganger Society” — and advised the public to report it as well. The real sheriff’s office Facebook page has more than 5,000 followers, and it wrote that the fake account has significantly less.

Ross said such instances of false news posts on Facebook are “part of the times,” as Facebook is such a powerful communication tool. “To have something like this happen is rather disturbing,” he said.

While Facebook has been notified, Ross said in cases like these, it’s difficult to catch whoever was responsible for the post, because the person could be anywhere in the world.

“These groups that do this tend to be very fluid, and its really very hard to actually get your hands on them,” Ross said.

The Skowhegan event involved a fake page linking to a story about a mother killing her three sons and then stabbing herself. The police agency’s page wasn’t hacked; instead, a look-alike page was created.

One Facebook user posted on the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office page that whoever was responsible for the fake account should be arrested. The Sheriff’s Office posted that the originator of the page hadn’t committed a crime, but the user responded:

“Well they have identified themselves as a law enforcement agency. I have reported that page to Facebook but they say it does’t (sic) violate their rules/terms, whatever. Some people’s kids…..”

Sgt. Chris Tupper, of the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit, said his agency had not been made aware of the Somerset County incident as of Thursday afternoon. He said the Computer Crimes Unit would help if its assistance is requested and it was clear that a crime was committed.

Colin Ellis — 861-9253

cellis@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @colinoellis

AUGUSTA — A convicted drug dealer arrested two months ago in Winslow on new drug offenses pleaded guilty Thursday to one charge of aggravated trafficking in heroin.

Darrick J. Delile, 38, of Winslow, was sentenced at the Capital Judicial Center to serve the initial five years of a 15-year underlying sentence, with the remainder suspended, and four years’ probation. The offense occurred Dec. 22, 2016, in Winslow when Delile sold heroin to an undercover agent.

In exchange for the plea, three other aggravated drug trafficking charges were dismissed.

The five years behind bars is to run concurrently with a 51-month probation revocation for Delile’s prior trafficking conviction in 2014.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Delile agreed to forfeit a 1999 Mercedes, which the prosecutor said was where drug enforcement agents located 30 grams of suspected heroin “divvied up and ready for sale,” as well as $2,000 in cash — believed to be drug-connected — that was located in a separate vehicle.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney General Katie Sibley, argued for Delile to spend seven years behind bars, saying he was on probation for a prior drug trafficking charge at the time of the new offense and also has a prior drug furnishing conviction.

Delile’s attorney, Walter McKee, asked that the upfront jail time for the new sentence be kept to 51 months and be concurrent with the probation revocation.

McKee said Delile “had a pretty significant accident several years ago and was prescribed opiates and became hooked and continued on that.”

Both attorneys noted that Delile took responsibility for his actions by pleading guilty early in the case.

Justice William Stokes said Delile needed to serve additional time for the new offense in particular because it involved heroin, which has led to a record number of drug overdose deaths.

Delile also was fined $400.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

A Norwegian man who sent emails and posted tweets threatening to kill Portland police officers last summer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

Espen Brungodt, 29, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby for making threatening interstate communications. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 26.

Police went on high alert after the threats on Aug. 3 because they came after the slayings of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Dallas. Those, in turn, had followed fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana.

The threats led to the evacuation of the Cumberland County Courthouse because of its proximity to the police headquarters in Portland, along with a parking garage on Newbury Street, both of which were mentioned in the threats.

Brungodt allegedly “yearned” to be arrested and an affadavit filed after he was taken into custody indicated that he was satisfied with the effect of his threats. An FBI agent testified that Brungodt told him he had a mental disorder that caused him to become obsessed with the idea of being arrested in the U.S.

His emails said: “Time for more police to die. We are getting our Sig Sauer MCX .223-caliber rifles ready, and very soon, my partners will head down to Portland Police Department on 109 Middle St. There they will shoot and kill as many police officers as they can. Meanwhile, I will get into position at the top of Cumberland County Parking Garage on 188 Newbury St. I have booby trapped the garage with explosives, so don’t go there. Time to take action. More dead cops.”

Police searched the garage with bomb-sniffing dogs and found no explosives.

The emails were traced to Brungodt’s Portland hotel room, where he was arrested a few hours after sending the threats. He had been in the U.S. with his family on a nine-day vacation from their home in Bergen, Norway, and had been scheduled to leave the day after he sent the threats.

After Brungodt’s arrest, friends and acquaintances said the incident shocked them because Brungodt had never previously expressed any antipathy toward law enforcement and had no interest in violence or weapons.

Hornby, who sentenced Brungodt, said the email contained a “brutal threat of violence and death that resulted in complete disruption of public services and instilled public fear.”

But Hornby noted that Brungodt had a history of mental health problems and no criminal record, factors that argued for a lesser sentence than the five years and fine of $250,000 that he could have imposed.

As part of a plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed that it will support a request by Brungodt to transfer his sentence to Norway, allowed under a treaty between the U.S. and Norway known as the International Prisoner Transfer Program, which began in 1977.

The program is designed to relieve some hardships on offenders who are imprisoned far from home, and to facilitate their rehabilitation.

If he serves his sentence in the U.S., Brungodt will be removed from the country after his jail term is completed and barred from re-entering in the future.

Edward D. Murphy can be contacted at:

emurphy@pressherald.com

IN ATHENS, Thursday at 11:18 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

Friday at 6:27 a.m., a smoke investigation was done on Hartland Road.

IN CANAAN, Thursday at 10:49 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Hinckley Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 10:12 a.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street.

11:29 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Mountainside Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 6:04 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Burrill Street.

6:30 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Howe Road.

Friday at 4:56 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Ohio Hill Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 2:26 a.m., a road hazard was reported at Town Farm and Welch roads.

8:45 a.m., vandalism was reported on Lincoln Street.

IN HARTLAND, Friday at 7:05 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Ford Hill Road.

IN MERCER, Thursday at 10:24 a.m., a scam was reported on Harmony Lane.

IN NEW SHARON, Thursday at 4:23 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Mile Hill Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 1:56 p.m., wires were reported down on Hatto Farm Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 8:56 a.m., elder abuse of was reported on Ames Court.

Friday at 6:05 a.m., debris or dumping was reported on Interstate 95.

IN RANGELEY, Thursday at 11:07 a.m., threatening was reported on High Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 2:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

4:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Madison Avenue.

Friday at 2:36 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Water Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Thursday at 2:54 p.m., trespassing was reported on Stevens Road.

IN SOLON, Thursday at 3:27 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Padham Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Thursday at 12:21 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

Friday at 12:29 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Springer Road.

IN TEMPLE, Thursday at 8:59 a.m., threatening was reported on Intervale Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 7:26 a.m., a report of a domestic dispute led to an arrest on Elmhurst Street.

12:07 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on Elm Street.

2:04 p.m., harassment was reported on College Avenue.

2:05 p.m., criminal mischief was reported in The Concourse.

2:18 p.m., wires were reported down on Western Avenue and Messalonskee Avenue.

3:12 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported at the Discovery House on Airport Road.

6:22 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Drummond Avenue.

9:34 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Veteran Court.

9:56 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Hazelwood Avenue.

11:20 p.m., a disturbance was reported on College Avenue.

Friday at 1:06 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on College Avenue.

5:13 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Elm Street.

5:18 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on College Avenue.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 5:53 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Bubier Road.

7:46 a.m., threatening was reported on Weld Road.

10:44 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Depot Street.

1:07 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Weld Road.

8:58 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on U.S. Route 2.

ARRESTS

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 3:50 p.m., Keith Allen Bolduc, 58, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle without a license and violating conditions of release.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 7:41 a.m., Troy P. Everlith, 32, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

10:22 p.m., Linda Swain, 47, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

AUGUSTA

Thursday at 7:21 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Spring Road.

10:36 a.m., a sex offense was reported by someone at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.

11:43 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Gage Street.

11:59 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Crossing Way.

12:09 p.m., a 911 misdial was reported on Winthrop Court.

12:28 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed at locations around the city.

1:18 p.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Kenneth Street.

1:24 p.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Taylor Street.

3:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Ivy Lane.

3:09 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Bangor Street.

3:33 p.m., a 39-year-old Augusta woman was issued a summons on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (less than $500) after theft was reported on Western Avenue.

4:42 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Western Avenue.

8:08 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

8:37 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Washington Street.

9:25 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Burns Road.

11:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

11:35 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Brookside Avenue.

GARDINER

Thursday at 2:28 p.m., assault was reported on Harrison Avenue.

HALLOWELL

Thursday at 2:04 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Stoddard Lane.

LITCHFIELD

Thursday at 6:43 p.m., burglary was reported on Hallowell Road.

WINTHROP

Thursday at 11:43 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Turkey Lane.

5:58 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on High Street.

ARREST

AUGUSTA

Thursday at 9:22 a.m., Taya Lynn Harmon, 25, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault after a domestic disturbance was reported on Riverside Drive.

BIDDEFORD — A former priest from Boston accused of molesting two boys repeatedly in Kennebunk three decades ago entered a plea of not guilty Friday.

Ronald Paquin, who was a key figure in the Boston Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, is charged with 29 counts of sexual abuse in Maine for acts he allegedly committed between 1985 and 1988.

Dressed in an orange shirt and yellow prison jumpsuit, Paquin appeared on a video link from York County Jail in Alfred early Friday afternoon. The 74-year-old former Catholic priest walked with the aid of a cane and remained silent during the brief hearing.

He conferred with his temporary attorney, Randall Bates, after District Court Judge Daniel Driscoll ordered him held on $50,000 bail, but the microphone on the video link was turned off so the nature of their discussion could not be heard.

Driscoll also ordered Paquin to surrender his passport and driver’s license, told him to stay away from the alleged victims and have no contact with anyone under the age of 18. Driscoll also agreed with the state’s request for a “no third-party” bail, meaning any bail would have to come from Paquin’s own funds and could not be posted for him by someone else.

Bates represented Paquin only during Friday’s initial court appearance. He told Driscoll that he submitted a list of lawyers who could be appointed to represent Paquin.

“The list is short” because of the nature of the charges, Bates said, adding that he had spoken with another attorney, Heather Gonzalez, about taking the case and she had agreed.

Driscoll then appointed Gonzalez as Paquin’s lawyer. She is with the Portland law firm Strike, Gonzales, Butler Bailey and was not present in court Friday. A message left for her Friday afternoon wasn’t returned.

Paquin’s next court date is scheduled for June 8.

It’s unlikely that Paquin will be able to post bail. Massachusetts authorities said they believe that Paquin has been living in a homeless shelter in Boston since being released from prison in 2015 following a 2002 conviction for raping a boy in Haverhill, Massachusetts, from 1989 to 1992. After he was released from prison, two medical specialists said Paquin, 72 at the time, no longer met the criteria to be considered sexually dangerous, according to The Boston Globe.

The paper also said court records indicated that after his release, Paquin would seek treatment in either New York or Massachusetts and eventually move to Maine, where he would also seek sex offender treatment.

He was arrested Feb. 8 in Boston after Kennebunk police obtained an arrest warrant. York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery said she didn’t know when Paquin was brought from Massachusetts to Maine.

Psychologists have said that Paquin admitted abusing 14 boys in Massachusetts, although his conviction involved only one boy.

In the Maine case, Paquin was indicted this month for allegedly abusing two boys whom he brought to Kennebunk multiple times. Kennebunk police opened an investigation in 2011 after one of the alleged victims went to the Maine attorney general to accuse Paquin of abusing him and the case was referred to local authorities.

Keith Townsend, who now lives in New Hampshire, told The Boston Globe that he was one of the victims in the Maine indictment. Townsend said he told Maine authorities about Paquin when he heard that the former priest was being released from prison. He told the Globe that Paquin began abusing him when he was 8 or 9 years old, both in Massachusetts and at a camp in Kennebunk.

Police have released few details on the current case, but said Paquin is accused of bringing the boys to Kennebunk for short visits and sexually abusing them while here.

Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston lawyer who represented dozens of victims of sexual abuse by priests in Massachusetts, said sexual predators often try to befriend parents so they will be permitted to take their children away for short visits out of state.

Paquin’s case was one of those featured in the Academy Award-winning film “Spotlight,” about the Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of sexual abuse of children by priests and the Boston Archdiocese’s efforts to cover it up by moving predatory priests from one parish to another.

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

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AUGUSTA — A city man arrested in late November 2016 on charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin pleaded guilty Friday to that charge as well as two others charging him with unlawful possession of drugs on different dates.

David B. Arbour, 56, was sentenced to serve an initial four years, with the remainder of the 10-year prison term suspended while he’s on probation for three years.

The offenses occurred Oct. 20, 2016, and July 3, 2015, in Augusta and Oct. 30, 2015, in Chelsea. He also pleaded guilty to three counts of violating conditions of release.

In exchange for his pleas, additional charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated criminal operating under the influence were dismissed, as were charges of unlawful possession of fentanyl powder and trafficking in prison contraband.

Jail intake staff members reported Arbour had drugs in the form of loose white powder in his socks and a paper in his pants pocket containing a brownish powder residue when he was arrested on Nov. 28, 2016, and taken to the Kennebec County jail.

Brad Grant, an attorney representing Arbour, said Friday that while the powder in the socks initially tested positive for fentanyl, further testing showed it was not. Grant said Arbour told him it was Dr. Scholl’s foot powder.

The prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Katie Sibley, said, “Some powder was determined to not contain a scheduled drug. Whether it was foot powder, I don’t know. Other powder was confirmed by the lab to be heroin.”

Arbour was convicted in May 2007 of two counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of heroin. In that incident, then-Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty said Arbour had 20 bags of heroin, for a total of 800 doses.

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A Portland police officer shot and killed a man armed with a rifle-style pellet gun at the Union Station Plaza on St. John Street late Saturday morning. It was the third officer-involved shooting of the year in Maine.

Chance David Baker, 22, of Portland was shot on the sidewalk outside the door of the Subway sandwich shop, Assistant Chief Vern Malloch said in a news release Saturday night. Baker was taken by ambulance to Maine Medical Center, where he later died.

The officer, who was not immediately identified, has been placed on administrative leave while the Maine Attorney General’s Office investigates the shooting.

Officers responded to 911 calls around 11:10 a.m. of a man walking through the parking lot, screaming and pointing a gun at cars, Malloch said. At the scene, officers heard conflicting reports that the weapon was a shotgun, rifle or a BB gun.

“They found the man still brandishing the weapon in front of the Subway,” Malloch said. “He was shot on the sidewalk outside the door of the Subway.”

Investigators later determined that the weapon was a rifle-style pellet gun with a wooden stock and a scope.

The Attorney General’s Office has been notified and will conduct an independent investigation as required by state law, Malloch said.

The Portland Police Department is also conducting a separate internal investigation, which will focus on whether the actions of the officer were within department policy, and if any training or policy modifications are necessary.

“The use of deadly force by police is a serious event with potentially tragic consequences,” Malloch said. “The department utilizes multiple levels of review, by several different entities, to ensure we continue to provide the highest level of service and maintain the trust of our citizens. We are saddened by the loss of life and send our condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Baker.”

The officer is not being identified at this time in order to allow him to inform his family members, Malloch said. Being placed on administrative leave is standard procedure in all officer-involved shootings, he said.

People who were at the shopping plaza said a man who appeared intoxicated walked into Coastal Trading & Pawn, bought a BB gun, went outside and started pointing it around the parking lot and toward the sky.

Witnesses who photographed and recorded the incident on their cellphones said said the man dropped the gun to pull up his pants just as police officers arrived. Officers warned him not to pick up the gun, the witnesses said, but he did and an officer shot him in the forehead in front of the Subway and Happy Nails building near the corner of St. John and Congress streets.

The video and photographs the witnesses took showed the man prone on the sidewalk outside the two businesses while a police officer stood next to the body.

Officers cordoned off an area outside the plaza with yellow tape as shoppers stood outside, watching with their shopping bags stacked beside them. Some of them were told by police they would have a two- or three-hour wait until they could remove their vehicles inside the cordoned-off area.

The police tape, which closed off roughly half the parking lot from Congress Street to the shopping plaza’s main entrance on St. John Street, was taken down shortly before 4 p.m. A Portland Fire Department ladder truck was at the plaza – its ladder fully extended – to take aerial photos of the shooting scene.

Earlier, Bonnie West of Gorham watched the entire incident unfold. She said she was inside the Maine Hardware store, where she was shopping for hinges, when someone in the store alerted everyone to what was going on outside.

“You don’t want to go out there,” West said the person warned her.

She said she watched the man waving the gun around outside.

“It looked like a rifle. We just stood and watched,” West said.

Employees at Coastal Trading & Pawn said the man had bought a pellet gun from the shop earlier. They said he did not appear intoxicated. They said they were not aware anything had happened in the parking lot until more than a dozen police cruisers descended on the scene.

Following the completion of the attorney general’s investigation, Malloch said, the police department will create a separate incident review team. It will consist of command staff members and other officers of the Portland Police Department, a member of the Maine State Police, a police chief from an outside agency, the department’s legal adviser, and a community member. The group will make recommendations about whether any policy, training, equipment or procedural changes are necessary for public safety and officer safety, according to Malloch.

The Union Station Plaza, a strip mall, is home to off-price grocery stores, a billiards hall, a laundromat and fast-food restaurants. It sits across the street from the Greyhound Lines bus station and down the hill from Maine Medical Center.

Saturday’s incident was the third police-involved shooting so far this year in Maine, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

On Jan. 22, Jon M. Alspaugh, 57, was killed in a shootout with police investigating a report of domestic violence at his home in Waldoboro.

On Feb. 10 in Vassalboro, Kadhar Bailey, 25, of Gardiner and Ambroshia Fagre, 18, of Oakland were shot and killed by police after Kadhar rammed a Maine State Police cruiser with a pickup truck.

There were six officer-involved shootings in Maine in 2016, two of them fatal. There have been 73 police-involved shootings in Maine since 2007, 36 of them fatal, according to data from the Attorney General’s Office.

The last officer-involved fatal shooting in Portland was on April 25, 2009, when Officers Benjamin Roper and Joshua Wiseman fatally shot David O. Okot, 26, outside an apartment building on Weymouth Street. Attorney General Janet Mills concluded that the officers acted in self-defense in responding to a report of a man displaying a handgun.

An officer-involved shooting in Portland in 2011 and another in 2012 resulted in nonfatal wounds and the Attorney General’s Office concluded that the officers used reasonable deadly force.

A Portland Press Herald investigation in 2012, prompted by five fatal shootings by Maine police in 2011 of people who had mental illness, found that 42 percent of people shot by police between 2000 and 2012, and 58 percent of those who died, had mental health problems.

The Attorney General’s Office, which investigates all police-involved shootings in Maine, had never found one of the shootings to be unjustified, the 2012 investigation found.

Nationally, about half of the 375 to 500 people shot and killed each year by police are mentally ill, the 2012 investigation found.

IN ANSON, Friday at 10:57 a.m., a caller from Main Street reported a case involving negotiating a worthless instrument.

11:53 a.m., a fire was reported on River Road.

IN CANAAN, Friday at 6:07 p.m., an assault was reported on Main Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 12:52 p.m., a case involving larceny, forgery or fraud was reported on Western Avenue.

8:55 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Friday at 1:36 p.m., a fire was reported on Summer Street.

Saturday at 1:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Lakewood Road.

IN NEWPORT, Saturday at 12:38 a.m., a snowmobile accident was reported on McKenzie Drive.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Friday at 11:27 a.m., mischief was reported on Martin Stream Road.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 11:12 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Belgrade Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Friday at 10:56 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Hartland Avenue.

2:20 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

Saturday at 8:19 a.m., a complaint was received from Hartland Avenue.

IN ST. ALBANS, Friday at 7:29 p.m., threatening was reported on Nokomis Road.

8:05 p.m., harassment was reported on Maple Lane.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 9:33 a.m., threatening was reported on Pineland Circle.

5:28 p.m., a caller from Waterville Road reported a scam.

7:34 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Winter Street.

Saturday at 7:58 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Waterville Road.

9:02 a.m., a complaint was received from Lynn’s Way.

IN SOLON, Friday at 5:40 p.m., a theft was reported on Cross Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 9:46 a.m., a caller from The Big Apple store on Main Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

10:28 a.m., a shoplifter was reported at the Hannaford supermarket at JFK Plaza, off Kennedy Memorial Drive.

10:46 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Gold Street.

11:39 a.m., a caller from Fireside Inn & Suites on Main Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

11:47 a.m., a theft was reported at the Waterville Opera House on Main Street.

12:15 p.m., threatening was reported at Tractor Supply at JFK Plaza.

2:40 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Elmwood Avenue.

2:59 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Crawford Street.

3:15 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported at Pleasant and Gilman streets.

3:50 p.m., a theft was reported on College Avenue.

6:03 p.m., a caller from Countryside Trailer Park on Bruins Drive reported an unwanted person on the premises.

7:03 p.m., criminal mischief was reported at Highlander Laundry on Elm Street.

8:24 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported at Orchard Park Apartments on Crestwood Drive.

9:01 p.m., noise was reported on Linden Street.

Saturday at 1:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported at Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on Main Street.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 7:33 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on McCrillis Corner Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday, no time given, Angela Burrill, 44, of Farmington, was arrested and charged with operating after suspension and possession of Schedule Z drugs.

Friday, no time given, Jacqueline Gavetta, 46, of Wilton, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.

Saturday, no time given, Aaron Barker, 34, of Avon, was arrested on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Friday at 11:09 a.m., William Foster, 36, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

11:16 a.m., Paul Kayne Legasse, 37, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a probation hold.

2:14 p.m., Patrick Hale Lloyd, 30, of Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested on two warrants.

8:39 p.m., Randy Joseph Poirier, 29, of Madison, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, drinking in public and three counts of refusing to sign a criminal summons.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 6:20 a.m., James E. Hawkins, 37, of Waterville, was arrested on two warrants, at the Police Department.

10:52 a.m., Stephanie Stanchfield, 55, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with theft and on a probation hold, at the Hannaford supermarket at JFK Plaza.

10:40 p.m., Susan Wood, 49, of Winslow, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.

AUGUSTA

Friday at 8:45 a.m., a Sunset Avenue caller reported terrorizing.

11:02 a.m., an Old Belgrade Road caller reported criminal mischief.

11:08 a.m., a Water Street caller reported criminal trespassing.

12:58 p.m., a juvenile offense was reported by a Pierce Drive caller.

1:35 p.m., one person was reported arrested following a report of theft or shoplifting from a Stephen King Drive caller.

2:09 p.m., a Civic Center Drive caller reported a protection order violation.

3:42 p.m., a Western Avenue caller reported theft or shoplifting.

4:32 p.m., a North Belfast Avenue caller reported criminal mischief.

4:57 p.m., a Cony Street caller reported a burglary.

6:37 p.m., property was reported recovered on Riverside Drive.

11:05 p.m., a Gray Street caller reported a domestic disturbance.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Friday at 7:33 p.m., Christopher M. Miquelon, 28, of Augusta, was arrested at the Augusta Police Department on a warrant.

8:03 p.m., Paul A. Merrick, 54, of Augusta, was arrested on Bridge Street on a charge of violating a condition of release after a report of a disturbance.

8:52 p.m., Donald H. Parsons, 36, of Hallowell, was arrested on a warrant from Kennebec County and on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked during a traffic stop on State Street.

Saturday at 12:23 a.m., Melinda Ann Darveau, 44, of Chesterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence following a traffic stop at Eastern Avenue and Kennison Street.

12:37 a.m., Bethany L. Laflin, 36, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant at the Augusta Police Department.

1:05 a.m., Sharon Cross, 34, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release following a report of a disturbance on Eastern Avenue.

1:15 a.m., Zachary T. Pooler, 25, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence and violating a condition of release after a traffic accident on Northern Avenue.

1:22 a.m., Audra L. Purington, 39, of Augusta, was arrested on a probation hold after a report of a disturbance or disorderly conduct from a Community Drive caller.

5:11 a.m., Justen C. Curtis, 27, of Vassalboro, was arrested on a probation hold after a report of criminal trespassing from a Mount Vernon Avenue caller.

The number of children removed from their homes in Maine because of a parent’s drug abuse has been on the rise with the worsening drug epidemic.

The Associated Press received data, through a state Freedom of Access Act request, showing that the state Department of Health and Human Services removed 440 children from their homes in 2015 because of a parent’s drug abuse, just over half of all children removed from their homes that year. The number was up from 282 in 2009.

DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew said in a statement last fall: “If we do not get at the heart of the issue, these children could face negative outcomes such as poor social and emotional development along with depression and even substance abuse issues of their own.”

Through family treatment drug courts, parents can participate in treatment and work on plans to be reunited with their children. The state launched a pilot program last year to help an estimated 250 parents access parent education and substance abuse treatment services.

But while the state takes steps to help families, those on the front lines say many addicted parents aren’t getting the help they need for several reasons, including the lack of treatment options in rural communities, restrictions on MaineCare eligibility, social stigma and their own feelings of shame.

“It’s not only the stigma the community may have about parents who have an addiction but the stigma that individuals themselves have about their own addiction,” said Larry Tyler, project coordinator with the Penquis Regional Linking Project in Bangor.

The initiative serves families in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties with young children. It helps parents get such services as pre-natal classes and provides bus passes and gas money for those living in rural communities to get to treatment and doctor visits.

Tyler said the goal is to intervene as soon as possible, particularly in the early stages of recovery when the person’s body is actually repairing itself and he or she is struggling to cope.

“It’s a traumatic situation to have somebody knock at your door and say: ‘You’ve got a serious problem, we’re taking your kids,’” he said.

But the project’s federal grant runs out this year, and advocates worry that misinformed attitudes about people with drug addiction is jeopardizing public funding for services to turn the problem around.

“If the public perception is that people with addiction are deliberately lazy, then people will never get into the treatment they need, they won’t improve and the families won’t improve from it,” said Beverly Daniels, who heads the organization’s lead agency, Families And Children Together.

New details emerged Sunday about Chance David Baker, the young man shot and killed by a Portland police officer Saturday after a confrontation in the parking lot of the Union Station Plaza. He had been arrested on burglary charges in the past but was working to get his life together. Longtime friends said they had no idea what compelled him to publicly brandish a newly purchased pellet gun, the action that led to his death.

Police said Sunday that the officer who shot Baker was Sgt. Nicholas Goodman, who is on administrative leave pending an investigation. This is the second fatal shooting in his career. The 14-year veteran officer also killed a 48-year-old Portland man in 2008, which was ruled a justifiable homicide by then-Attorney General Steven Rowe.

An Iowa native, Baker, 22, had been homeless on and off since he was a teenager but was trying to get his life together, according to longtime friend Ariana Ahmed. He was kind and helpful to his friends, she said, and regularly escorted her and her sister along Portland streets. He was “such a gentleman,” she said.

“He used to walk my sister home and he would walk me everywhere because he thought that a girl should never walk alone at night,” Ahmed said, referring to her sister Hamdia, a University of Southern Maine student who recently made headlines for her advocacy on behalf of Portland’s immigrant community.

Witnesses at the scene said Baker seemed intoxicated. Ahmed said Baker was a “crazy drunk” but had no mental illness that she knew of.

He had shared few details about his past, she said, and was “a very private person” who shied away from social media. She knew he was not in touch with his family back in Iowa, but did not know why.

HISTORY OF CRIMINAL CHARGES

An aunt of Baker said Sunday that his family had not heard from him for six or seven years, since he left the Shenandoah, Iowa, home where he lived with his mother.

“He was a well-raised kid. That is about all I can tell you,” the aunt, who lives in Glenwood, Iowa, said in a telephone interview Sunday. She asked not to be identified. She said the family assumes that Baker was carrying some identification because police were in touch fairly soon after the shooting took place.

Baker was known to other police departments. He was arrested on burglary charges in 2012 in Waterboro. The Foster’s Daily Democrat, a newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire, reported that Baker had broken into four York County homes seeking shelter and food. He was indicted on burglary and theft charges by the York County grand jury in January 2013.

Portland police said Baker was arrested in Portland on a charge of indecent conduct on Oct. 15. As he was booked into the Cumberland County Jail he gave his address as 38 Preble St., home of the nonprofit Preble Street, which provides food, shelter and other services to the homeless.

Ahmed said she met Baker when both were living in Boston. He came to Portland when he was about 17, she said, and she encouraged him to come to the teen center at Preble Street.

Elena Schmidt, chief development officer at Preble Street, said Sunday that the agency is doing what it can to comfort his friends.

“We learned late yesterday of the tragic death of Chance, who was a former client. We are deeply saddened by what happened and the agency is doing what we can to comfort our clients and staff. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his friends and family. We have no other public comment to make at this time,” Schmidt wrote in an email.

At the time of Baker’s death, he had been using some Preble Street services and some clients there described him as “good people.”

As they waited in line for dinner Sunday, residents exchanged snippets about Saturday’s shooting and theorized over what had happened. Baker was known at Preble Street as “Chase,” rather than Chance, they said. “Because he was always chasing his shadow,” explained one homeless man who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution from the police. He and others said that Baker talked to himself frequently and liked to rap to himself in front of a mirror at Preble Street.

FRIENDS, FAMILY SEEK ANSWERS

He was not an addict, they said, but did like to drink and do spice, a synthetic hallucinogen. They wondered aloud about whether he bought the gun hoping to seek an altercation with the police. His friend Ahmed emphatically disagreed.

“I don’t believe he was trying to have the police shoot him and kill him,” Ahmed said in a telephone interview. “Maybe he was trying to prove a point.” When Baker tried to make a point, he could be “extreme,” she said.

What horrified shoppers observed at the Union Station Plaza Saturday was extreme. Police said they responded to an emergency call about 11:10 a.m. Saturday of a man walking around the parking lot, screaming and pointing a gun at cars. Investigators later determined that it was a rifle-style pellet gun with a wooden stock and a scope.

Baker had bought it that morning at the pawnshop in that strip mall, Coastal Trading & Pawn.

Witnesses said Baker was shot in the forehead. His body fell onto the sidewalk behind the Subway restaurant and Happy Nails building at the corner of Congress and St. John streets.

He died later at Maine Medical Center, according to police.

Ahmed hadn’t talked to him in a month, she said.

“He doesn’t have a lot of friends here,” she said. “Nobody is here right now. All of them are in Boston.”

His aunt, who reached out to Maine media Sunday, said his family is hoping for some answers.

Mary Pols can be contacted at 791-6456 or at:

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