Snowy Christmas Eve Day Leads To Accidents
POLICE LOGS
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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Christmas Eve snowstorms saw multiple cars off the road and was the setting for a couple of accidents on Mount Desert Island. Those accidents and other police incidents are listed below.
BAR HARBOR AND MOUNT DESERT POLICE LOGS
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.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Officer Elias Burne assisted another agency in Tremont.
Officer Burne performed a well-being check in Bar Harbor. No further information or disposition was given.
Officer Nathan Formby attempted to locate a potentially intoxicated person in Bar Harbor but could not locate the person.
Officer Formby is investigating a late report of a domestic situation in Bar Harbor.
Officer Justin Burnett checked on a suspicious vehicle in Mount Desert. No further information or disposition was given.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Officer Burnett assisted with a parking issue in Mount Desert.
Officer Caleb Mora handled a dispute between neighbors in Bar Harbor.
Mental Health Liaison Melissa Tozier spoke with someone in Bar Harbor who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Officer Burne handled a traffic obstruction in Bar Harbor.
Joshua Hodgkins, 45, of Bar Harbor, was driving a 2016 Ford F-350 and plowing snow in the parking lot of the YMCA in Bar Harbor. Hilary Orr, 45, of Bar Harbor was driving a 2023 Volkswagen and had pulled into the parking lot. Hodgkins was backing up and did not see Orr, allegedly striking the front of her car with his truck. There was no reported personal injury. Orr’s vehicle suffered damage to the front passenger side bumper and Hodgkin’s truck suffered no visible damage.
Someone’s vehicle slid off the roadway in Mount Desert due to snow and ice and Officer Ted Cake stood by for traffic control until a tow truck could pull the vehicle back onto the roadway.
Someone else’s vehicle slid off the roadway in Bar Harbor due to snow and ice and Officer Burne stood by for traffic control until a tow truck could pull the vehicle back onto the roadway.
Someone got their vehicle stuck in the snow in Bar Harbor and Officer Mora responded. Officer Mora showed the driver how to put their vehicle into four-wheel drive mode and they were able to drive out of the snow on their own power.
Office T. Cake served two subpoenas in Bar Harbor.
After receiving a report of a vehicle being operated erratically and speeding in Mount Desert, Officer T. Cake attempted to locate the suspect vehicle but could not.
A business in Bar Harbor called the Bar Harbor Police Department and requested that an officer assist with having a couple of vehicles moved.
A Bar Harbor resident called the Bar Harbor Police Department and asked for assistance in getting a vehicle moved that was blocking his driveway.
Following a traffic stop in Mount Desert, Officer Mora arrested Gage R. Cochran, 28, of Arizona, on two outstanding arrest warrants for failure to appear. Cochran was transported to the Hancock County Jail.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Officer Zack Kline performed a well-being check in Mount Desert. He found the subject he was checking, lying on the floor and needing medical attention, the person was transported to the hospital.
Officer Kline performed a citizen assist in Mount Desert.
After investigating a theft complaint in Bar Harbor, Officer Kaleb Payson determined that it was a civil matter and no law enforcement action was taken.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Officer Kline responded to a suspicious person complaint in Mount Desert and determined that the person was a plumber who was working on the boiler at the residence.
MHL Tozier spoke with someone in Mount Desert who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Officer Troy Stanwood responded to a report of erratic motor vehicle operation in Bar Harbor, located and stopped the suspect vehicle, and warned the driver for being on their cellphone while driving.
Officer Liam Harrington served a subpoena in Mount Desert.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Sean Lee, 37, of Delaware, was driving a Ford pickup truck on Eagle Lake Road and was turning onto Kebo Street in Bar Harbor when he ran over something that was in the roadway and covered by snow. The object caused damage to the underside of the truck and it had to be towed.
A Bar Harbor resident called the police department to report some information.
Officer Kline took a report from a Mount Desert resident regarding a littering issue .
Officer Kline fingerprinted someone at the Bar Harbor Police Department for non-criminal purposes.
A Mount Desert resident reported fraudulent activity involving their cellphone.
Officer Judson Cake charged Tyson Guthrie, 36, of Bar Harbor, with alleged operating under the influence in Bar Harbor. According to the report, “Guthrie was summonsed and released.”
Officer Formby assisted someone with shoveling their driveway in Bar Harbor.
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Officer J. Cake assisted the Bar Harbor Fire Department with securing a landing zone for LifeFlight in Bar Harbor.
Officer Stanwood took someone into protective custody in Bar Harbor.
Sgt. Soren Sundberg provided transportation for an elderly person in Bar Harbor.
Officer T. Cake investigated a report of something suspicious in Mount Desert, located the reason for the complaint, and found nothing suspicious.
Due to the requirements of criminal charges, Officer Amie Torrey fingerprinted a man at the Bar Harbor Police Department .
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Sgt. Chris Dickens received a report of unsafe motor vehicle operation on Main Street in Bar Harbor. No further information or disposition was given.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR AND TREMONT
The following incidents occurred in Southwest Harbor or Tremont last week according to the Southwest Harbor Police Department police log, which is publicly released information.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Officer James Kamorski assisted the Department of Health and Human Services and the Bar Harbor Police Department with a case in Tremont.
After receiving a complaint from a Southwest Harbor business regarding a car parked overnight with someone sleeping in it, Officer Kamorski checked the area for a few nights and could not locate anyone staying overnight.
Officer Kamorksi fingerprinted someone at the Southwest Harbor Police Department for employment purposes.
In Southwest Harbor, Chief John Hall is investigating a report of a bail violation. That violation would be due to someone not turning themselves in to jail as directed.
Chief Hall received a report of a motorist running into a Christmas display in Southwest Harbor and was able to make contact with the vehicle operator prior to arriving on scene.
Sgt. Ryan Blakeney performed a well-being check in Southwest Harbor and found the person to be all set.
Sgt. Blakeney located a vehicle at the registered owner’s residence in Southwest Harbor after receiving a vehicle complaint from the Bar Harbor Police Department regarding the vehicle.
After receiving a complaint from a motorist in Southwest Harbor that a vehicle behind them was tailgating and flashing their high beams, Sgt. Blakeney was unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Officer Kamorksi provided emergency lights for traffic safety behind a tractor trailer that was stuck on a hill in Southwest Harbor during inclement weather until DOT could arrive and treat the road in front of the truck allowing it to drive away.
After receiving a 911 call from a Southwest Harbor resident, the Southwest Harbor Police Department was able to call the caller back and send an ambulance to assist them.
Mark Tinker, 59, of Bass Harbor, was driving a 2008 Toyota Tacoma west on Seal Cove Road in Southwest Harbor when he allegedly lost control due to the road conditions and struck a 2017 International 740SB that was being driven by Shelby Allen, 30, of Mount Desert. There was no reported personal injury. The Tacoma suffered damage to the left rear quarter panel and tailgate and the International suffered damage to the side of the vehicle.
Officer Kamorksi responded to a report of people cross country skiing on the road in Tremont but could not locate any such activity on arrival.
Officer Kamorksi received a report of someone possibly violating their bail conditions in Tremont but could not substantiate the claim.
Officer Kamorski served a subpoena to a Tremont resident on behalf of the Bar Harbor Police Department.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
An individual requested that an officer check on a low temperature alarm at a local housing complex in Southwest Harbor but before an officer could arrive, they called back and stated that they had figured it out.
Officer Bradley Russell spoke with someone in Southwest Harbor about what harassment is and what it is not and what their options were at the present time.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Officer Kamorski checked the area of the Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor multiple times trying to locate a reported loose dog but could not locate the dog.
Officer Kamorski responded to assist the Southwest Harbor Fire Department with a dumpster fire in Southwest Harbor.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Chief Hall attempted to locate a yellow lab that was reported to be running in the road on Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor but could not locate it.
Officer Russell served court paperwork to someone in Southwest Harbor.
Officer Russell responded to a report of a residential burglar alarm in Southwest Harbor but was cancelled by the alarm company before he could arrive.
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Officer Russell performed a well-being check in Tremont and found the person to be fine.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
After receiving a noise complaint regarding a group of people in a parking lot in Southwest Harbor, Officer Russell met with the group who agreed to be more quiet and said they didn’t realize that they could be heard.
Officer Kamorski is investigating a report from a Southwest Harbor resident of theft of money from a bank account.
Officer Kamorski spoke with the parents of a child in Tremont after receiving a complaint that the child was throwing snowballs at the complainant’s vehicle.
Officer Kamorksi responded to Tremont for a 911 call regarding a possible suicide attempt. After meeting with Officer Kamorski, the person was transported to the hospital via ambulance.
Officer Kamorski attempted to issue a trespass warning to an individual in Tremont on behalf of Tremont’s harbormaster but could not locate the person at the time.
STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASES
These are the Maine State Police press releases from the last few days. The Bar Harbor Story will include these each week though most (and sometimes all) do not occur on Mount Desert Island.
Maine State Police Investigates Multiple Crashes on Maine Turnpike at Mile Marker 42 in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH—On December 27, 2024, at approximately 6:04 p.m., state police received numerous reports of a significant crash southbound near mile marker 42 on the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough. Traffic was already congested in the area due to other crashes when a 2017 U-Haul, driven by Jason McAvoy, 59, of Old Orchard Beach, collided with a tanker truck operated by Kenneth Openshaw from Massachusetts.
The force of this collision propelled the tanker forward, striking a 2023 Subaru driven by Thomas Gillis, 32, also of Old Orchard Beach. This caused a chain reaction, resulting in the Subaru rear-ending a 2005 Dodge Ram operated by Zachary Taylor, 31, of Searsmont, shutting all three lanes southbound.
When troopers arrived, they found McAvoy trapped inside the U-Haul. The Scarborough, Portland, and South Portland Fire Departments and several tow trucks quickly responded to ensure his safe extraction. LifeFlight promptly landed nearby and transported McAvoy to Maine Medical Center in Portland while other drivers received treatment at the scene. The State Police Crash Reconstruction and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement assisted turnpike troopers and conducted a thorough investigation. Investigators believe driver fatigue and inattention are the main contributing factors to the crash.
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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