Late Season Storm Takes Its Toll On Vehicles
Police logs
BAR HARBOR––All of the following motor vehicle incidents occurred on Thursday, April 4 during an early spring storm that brought a wintery mix to the island.
Joseph St. Pierre, 46, of Lamoine, was driving a 2010 Ford F-150 south on Route 102 in Bar Harbor when he allegedly went off the road due to snow and struck a tree. The truck then struck and damaged a telephone pole. St. Pierre suffered minor injuries and was evaluated by the Bar Harbor Fire Department but not transported to the hospital by the department. The truck sustained front end and center driver’s side damage and was towed from the scene.
Christian Gonzalez, 25, of Ellsworth, was driving a 2018 Chevy Trax on Route 102 in Bar Harbor when the Trax allegedly went off the road and struck a firewood stand, becoming stuck on a concrete block. There was no reported personal injury. The vehicle suffered damage to the front passenger corner and had to be towed free of the concrete block.
Sgt. Chris Dickens responded to a report of a vehicle having slid off of the road on Eagle Lake Road in Bar Harbor. The vehicle was pulled back onto the road by a tow truck.
Alexis Andrews, 26, of Bass Harbor, was driving a 2018 Subaru Legacy on Main Street in Mount Desert when the vehicle allegedly got stuck in slush on the road and went into a guardrail. There was no reported personal injury. The vehicle suffered significant damage to the front and passenger side and was considered a total loss and was towed from the scene.
Officer Caleb Mora handled a complaint in Mount Desert of someone who was directing traffic having punched a passing vehicle. The strike allegedly caused damage to the vehicle. No charges were issued and the matter was handled civilly.
Adam Lawson, 47, of Tremont, was driving a 2011 GMC Sierra on Oak Hill Road in Bar Harbor, when a snow laden tree branch fell onto the truck’s windshield and damaged it. There was no reported injury.
Officer Amie Torrey assisted a vehicle that had slid off the road in Bar Harbor with getting back on the road.
Officers checked on a report of a vehicle that had slid off the road in Hulls Cove in Bar Harbor but could not locate any vehicles off of the road.
Royce Gordon, no age given, of Ellsworth, was driving a 2022 Dodge 3500 plow truck belonging to the Town of Mount Desert and reported to the Mount Desert Police Department that he had damaged the truck while plowing but did not know when it had happened.
The following incidents occurred in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert last week according to the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department police logs, which is publicly released information.
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department
Monday, April 1, 2024
Officer Shelby O’Neil responded to a motor vehicle operation complaint in Bar Harbor, located the suspect vehicle, and found the operator to not be impaired.
Sgt. Jerrod Hardy fingerprinted someone in Bar Harbor for employment purposes.
Officer O’Neil was conducting a well-being check in Bar Harbor, but before she could arrive, she was notified that dispatch had made contact with the person and they were all set.
Sgt. Hardy disposed of a glass pipe that someone had found on Ells Pier in Bar Harbor.
Officer O’Neil summonsed Demetrius M. Palmer, 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Bar Harbor, for alleged operating after suspension.
Officer Torrey served paperwork in Bar Harbor. No further information or disposition was given.
Officer Mora served paperwork to a man in Bar Harbor.
An officer responded to the area of Woodbury Road in Bar Harbor for a barking dog complaint and found it to be unfounded.
An officer responded to a family fight in downtown Bar Harbor and determined that it was verbal in nature. The parties were separated for the night.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Officer O’Neil handled a complaint of someone having mental health issues in Mount Desert. No further information or disposition was given.
Officer O’Neil received a parking complaint in Mount Desert. No further information or disposition was given.
A Bar Harbor man went to the Bar Harbor Police Department to update his sexual offender registry information.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Officer Kaleb Payson received a motor vehicle complaint from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department but could not locate the suspect vehicle in Bar Harbor.
Sgt. Hardy took some information from someone in Bar Harbor.
A person in Bar Harbor reported a possible animal problem but the source of the complaint could not be located by Officer Ted Cake.
Officer Liam Harrington conducted a well-being check on a Bar Harbor resident. No further information or disposition was given.
Officer Harrington served “notices” to someone in Bar Harbor on behalf of another law enforcement agency.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Officer Troy Stanwood conducted a well-being check on someone in Bar Harbor and transported them to MDI Hospital.
The Mount Desert Police Department received a report of trees in the power lines and blocking the road on Sargeant Drive in Mount Desert. Versant was notified.
Officer O’Neil performed a well-being check on someone in Mount Desert and found them to be all set.
Sgt. Dickens responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Woodbury Road in Bar Harbor and found the complaint to be unfounded.
Officer O’Neil received a report of vandalism in Mount Desert. The complaint is under investigation.
Sgt. Dickens handled a loose dog complaint on Oak Hill Road in Bar Harbor but the dog was collected by its owner prior to Sgt. Dickens’ arrival.
Officer Mora issued a no trespass warning to a woman in Bar Harbor at an undisclosed location.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Sgt. Dickens documented some information regarding an “ongoing interpersonal conflict between multiple parties” in Bar Harbor. No further information or disposition was given.
Stephen Mitchell, 76, of Bar Harbor, was backing up a 2021 GMC Canyon at the Bar Harbor transfer station and allegedly did not see the 2011 Audi TT behind his vehicle. The Audi was being operated by Mitchell Craig, 30, of Ellsworth, and the Canyon allegedly struck the Audi. There was no reported personal injury. The Audi suffered damage to the front grill and hood and the Canyon suffered no damage.
Sgt. Dickens handled a complaint of snow being plowed onto Route 3, spoke with a person at the involved property, and the snow was removed from the public roadway.
Sgt. Dickens checked on a complaint of low hanging wires on the Old Bar Harbor Road in Bar Harbor but could not locate anything concerning.
After the Mount Desert Police Department received an unusual phone call, they requested an out-of-state agency do a well-being check on a male who was determined to be fine.
Someone reported some information to Sgt. Dickens in Bar Harbor regarding an ongoing interpersonal matter that the complainant wished to have documented.
Sgt. Dickens responded to a Somesville business about a dispute regarding possible damage to a vehicle. The complainant left before Sgt. Dickens arrived.
Sgt. Dickens marked the area on the Old Bar Harbor Road in Bar Harbor where a low hanging wire was reported . Once there, he redirected traffic and notified the appropriate utility company.
Officer Mora assisted the Bar Harbor Fire Department with a medical call in Bar Harbor.
The Mount Desert Police Department received a call regarding a vehicle being operated erratically on Route 102. All officers were busy with other calls and the Southwest Harbor Police Department was notified of the complaint.
Officer Mora issued the following summonses and warnings in Bar Harbor: Jacqueline Young, 29, of Bar Harbor, summonsed for alleged operating after suspension, alleged operating without a license, and alleged attaching false plates; Vincent Lombardi, 18, of Bar Harbor, summonsed for alleged operating after suspension; and warnings issued to another unidentified man for alleged violation of conditions of release and alleged permitting unlawful use.
Sgt. Dickens jump started a vehicle on Rodick Street in Bar Harbor.
Someone reported to Officer Troy Stanwood that a person had placed fake money on their vehicle in Bar Harbor.
After conducting a traffic stop, Officer Stanwood arrested Griffin Costello-Sanders, 25, of Bar Harbor, for alleged operating under the influence and alleged violation of conditions of release. He was transported to the Hancock County Jail.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Officer Mora performed a well-being check on a member of the Good Morning Program in Somesville. No further information or disposition was given.
Sgt. Dickens performed a well-being check on a member of the Good Morning Program in Mount Desert and found them to be all set.
Someone reported a car alarm going off in Bar Harbor. Sgt. Hardy could not locate the offending vehicle.
Officer Liam Harrington spoke with a Bar Harbor resident regarding some concerns that the resident had.
Officer Stanwood received a report of an erratic driver in Bar Harbor but was not in a position to locate the vehicle.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Sgt. Dickens spoke with someone in Mount Desert regarding a family conflict and advised them on different ways to address the matter.
Officer Mora assisted a woman experiencing mental health issues in Bar Harbor. She was seeking resources.
Sgt. Soren Sundberg is “following up on a report of a dog at large” in Bar Harbor.
Sgt. Sundberg assisted a disabled motorist in Bar Harbor.
Officer Torrey took a report of a residential burglar alarm in Mount Desert. No further information or disposition was given.
Following a traffic stop in Bar Harbor, Peta-Gaye Marchant, 32, of Trenton, was summonsed for alleged operating without a license.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR
Monday, April 1, 2024
Officer Ryan Blakeney issued a no trespass warning to a local person in Southwest Harbor at the request of a local business owner.
The Southwest Harbor Police Department received a complaint of stalking behavior that has started up again after the complainant moved to Southwest Harbor. Officer Blakeney spoke with the complaint to put the complaint on record and advise them of the protection order process.
The Southwest Harbor Police Department received a complaint of a package being missing from its delivery address. The complaint is being investigated by Officer Blakeney after the seller advised that the package had been returned and a gift card was issued to the returning person.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Lt. Franklin Burke handled a trespassing complaint and advised the neighboring landowner to have his “crew” stay off the complainant’s property.
Officer Blakeney responded to a complaint from one person regarding a second person saying things about them that they did not like and sending a video of the complainant that was taken in a public space to another family member. Officer Blakeney advised the complainant to block the other person.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Chief John Hall received a complaint of three dogs running loose with a deer in the vicinity. Chief Hall could not locate the dogs or the deer.
Chief Hall responded to a residential alarm that was cancelled before his arrival.
Chief Hall received a loose dog complaint about a dog running at large near the post office and reunited the dog with its owner.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Chief Hall investigated an open barn door and determined that the storm had blown it open.
Chief Hall gave a couple that had been involved in an accident a ride home from Mount Desert to Southwest Harbor.
Lt. Burke responded to a report of a wire down on Alder Lane, located a downed phone line, and moved it from the road.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Chief Hall responded to a call for assistance from a set of grandparents whose grandson was having a mental health crisis. Chief Hall and the grandparents were able to deescalate the grandson and get him to agree to go to the hospital with his grandfather.
Chief Hall removed a cable line from a roadway and had dispatch notify the cable company.
A resident called to tell the police department that she had found drug paraphernalia on her porch in the morning. She said that she had disposed of it but would like it on record.
Lt. Burke received a report of a motor vehicle heading into town at a high rate of speed but was unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Lt. Burke responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Ling Hill but was unable to locate the vehicle upon responding to the area.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Officer Blakeney responded to a security alarm at a local business and checked the property with the key holder but found nothing amiss.
STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASES
These are the Maine State Police press releases from the last few days. The Bar Harbor Story will include this each week though most (and sometimes all) do not occur in Bar Harbor.
Victim Identified in St. George Fatal Fire
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 7:46 a.m., the St. George Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 272 Clark Island Road in St. George. While extinguishing the fire, they located a deceased adult male. Investigators from the Fire Marshal’s office were contacted and responded to the scene to begin an investigation. They determined that the deceased lived alone at the residence which was a rental property.
The deceased was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy was performed. The deceased has been identified as 62-year-old Andrew Bowser. The investigation determined that Bowser was responsible for causing the fire.
The South Thomaston, Thomaston, Owls Head, Cushing, and Warren Fire Departments assisted on scene as did the St. George and South Thomaston Rescue and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.
Maine State Police Investigating Tractor Trailer vs. Train Crash in Aroostook County
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at approximately 1:18 p.m., troopers responded to Rt. 11 in Masardis for a report of a tractor-trailer that struck a train. The initial investigation indicates that the tractor-trailer, owned by Bartlett Forest Products of Amity and operated by 26-year-old Jared Tapley, of Monticello, was traveling southbound on Rt. 11 when the tractor-trailer struck a train that was crossing Rt. 11 at a railroad crossing. It appears the tractor-trailer, which was hauling woodchips at the time, was unable to stop when it hit the train causing the train to derail.
Tapley sustained serious injuries and was transported via Ashland Ambulance to Northern Light Hospital in Presque Isle. Tapley had a dog in the vehicle at the time which was transported to a local veterinarian for treatment. The operator of the train was not injured.
Rt. 11 will remain closed while the crash is investigated and the scene is cleared. That could take two to three days while equipment is brought in to remove the train. Detour signs are in place while Rt. 11 is closed. Please follow the posted traffic routes and do not approach the crash site.
Troopers were assisted by MaineDOT, Maine Forestry Service, Ashland Police Department, Ashland Ambulance, Masardis Fire Department, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Crash During Nor’Easter Leads to Arrest of Connecticut Woman
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Cpl. Klayton Peckham responded to a crash in the northbound median by Exit 24 on Interstate 295 in Freeport. The driver of the silver 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrex handed her ID to Cpl. Peckham and then proceeded to run across the southbound lanes of traffic into the woods just off the Interstate.
Dispatchers at the Augusta Regional Communications Center informed Cpl. Peckham that the driver 45-year-old Holli Tapley, of Shelton, Connecticut, had an extraditable warrant out of Connecticut for a parole violation associated with a kidnapping offense. Freeport Police were notified and Trooper Tom Bureau responded and set up on the southbound shoulder where she was seen entering the woods. Sgt. Dan Hanson responded to a residential area just beyond where Tapley entered the woods. Freeport Police Officers sent units to assist Trooper Bureau as well as Sgt. Hanson.
While heading to the residential area a Freeport resident reported seeing a woman walking in the area away from the direction of the highway. Units got to the area and located a female in the driveway of a residence talking with a Freeport resident who was cleaning off his vehicle. Once Sgt. Hanson and Freeport officers stopped to talk to the female she fled on foot into the back yard of the residence. The female was detained after a short foot pursuit and positively identified as Tapley. Tapley was transported to Cumberland County Jail where she is being held on a fugitive from justice charge.
HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
The following are the public releases from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Each image can be clicked on and expanded.
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