Franklin County Sheriff’s Office weekly report from Aug. 5 – 19, 2016:
8/5/2016 Deputy Derek Doucette investigated a trespassing complaint on Foster Hill Road in Freeman Twp.
8/5/2016 Sgt. Kevin Hartley conducted a traffic stop on the Carthage Road in Carthage, as a result of the stop Dean Arsenault, 29, of Rumford, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence, criminal speeding and violation of conditions of release.
8/6/2016 Sgt. Nate Bean investigated a reported civil issue on the Rangeley Road in Avon.
8/6/2016 Deputy Doucette responded to a single vehicle accident on the Industry Road in Industry. The case is still being investigated.
8/6/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated a criminal mischief complaint on the South Strong Road in Strong.
8/6/2016 Deputy Doucette stopped a vehicle that had been reported to be driven erratically on Route 4 in Township E. Doucette found the vehicle and stopped it in Strong after he said he saw it hit a curb. As a result of the stop Christopher Reed, 29, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.
8/6/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated a report of several gunshots at 3 a.m. on School Street in Weld.
8/6/2016 Sgt. Matt Brann conducted a traffic stop on Route 27 in New Vineyard. As a result of the stop, Janessa Gould, 24, of Avon was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and a violation of conditions of release.
8/7/2016 Sgt. Hartley investigated a trespassing complaint on the Caldwell Road in Eustis. Campers were on a property and did not have permission to be there.
8/7/2016 Sgt. Bean and Deputy Keith Madore investigated a theft complaint on Wheeler Hill Road in Phillips. A chainsaw was removed from the trunk of a vehicle located there.
8/8/2016 Deputy Bradley Scovil investigated a report of an attempted break-in at a camp which is located in Alder Stream Twp.
8/8/2016 Sgt. Hartley and Deputy Doucette responded to Thomas Apartments in Farmington regarding a report of a domestic disturbance. Farmington Police were busy with another call. No charges were filed.
8/8/2016 Deputy Madore investigated a report of a camp break-in located on the Baker Road in Phillips. The only items taken were food.
8/8/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a break-in at the transfer station in Sandy River Plt. A fire extinguisher was reported missing.
8/8/2016 Deputy Scovil removed a disgruntled employee from the Gants Camp Road in Stetson Twp. at the request of the owners.
8/8/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated a report of a break-in on Gray Road in Sandy River Plt. Nothing was reported missing according to the complainant.
8/9/2016 Deputy Sandy Burke assisted Farmington police with a disturbance on Moore Ave. in Farmington.
8/10/2016 Sgt. Brann conducted a security escort on Main Street in Eustis. Later on that evening Deputy Burke returned to conduct a welfare check on the resident there.
8/10/2016 Lt. David St. Laurent received a complaint of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on Aug. 6 in Phillips. As a result of Lt. St. Laurent’s investigation, Duane Pinkham, 59, of Phillips, was arrested on Aug. 15 at his residence on a felony Class C charge of attempted gross sexual assault and Class D misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact. The victim was an adult female. Chief Deputy Steven Lowell assisted St. Laurent with the investigation.
8/11/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated an alleged theft of medication from a residence on the Salem Road in Phillips.
8/11/2016 Lt. David Rackliffe received a report that a woman had asked a Temple resident to “watch” some firearms she had been in possession of as well as some deer mounts. After conducting an investigation, Rackliffe suspected that the firearms had been stolen from a residence in Northfield, Vermont. He found that the Farmington woman has been charged by Northfield Police for theft. Rackliffe notified the Northfield police and had the weapons returned. The deer mounts apparently had been taken from a residence in Eustis. The case is still under investigation.
8/11/2016 Sgt. Brann investigated a single vehicle accident on the Bemis Road in Rangeley Plt. No injuries were reported.
8/12/2016 Chief Deputy Lowell investigated a car-deer single vehicle accident on Main Street in Kingfield. The car sustained reportable damage and the deer ran off.
8/12/2016 Deputy Andrew Morgan investigated a theft complaint on Norway Lane in Eustis where person(s) unknown removed concrete tools, charcoal and other items from a garage.
8/12/2016 Deputy Morgan responded to West Kingfield Road in Kingfield for a 911 hang up complaint. It was determined that a three-year-old had been playing with the phone.
8/12/2016 Sgt. Brann investigated a report of theft on the Kennebago River Road in Stetson Twp. It was reported that a kayak paddle had been taken from a camp site.
8/12/2016 Sgt. Brann investigated an accident on Main Street in Rangeley involving a U.S. Border Patrol unit.
8/12/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a disturbance at a campground located on the Stephens Road in Rangeley Plt. A Freeport woman confronted her next door campers who were intoxicated and being loud and obnoxious.
8/13/2016 Sgt. Brann investigated a complaint of juveniles in a junk car doing “cookies” in the parking lot of T.T.H. Garage in Eustis. The juveniles were gone upon arrival, however a vehicle was found.
8/13/2016 Deputy Morgan arrested Alan Austin, 51, of Phillips, at a residence on Whitney Street in Phillips on a warrant for failure to appear.
8/14/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated an online scam at a Mercer Road residence in New Sharon. The complainant called to report that he sent $2,000 on an eBay gift card to another party as a down payment on a motor home which was advertised on Craigslist. When the seller asked for more cash on an iTunes card the complainant became suspicious. His accounts are now drained and the Craigslist ad has been taken down.
8/14/2016 Deputy Madore investigated a report of suspicious activity on Beans Corner Road in New Sharon. He did not find anything out of the ordinary.
8/14/2016 Deputy Scovil assisted Rangeley police with an intoxicated driver on Main Street in Rangeley.
8/14/2016 Deputy Morgan and Sgt. Brann responded to a vehicle fire on Mill Pond Drive in New Vineyard.
8/14/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a report of a disturbance at Moose Alley in Rangeley.
8/15/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a report of an accident on the Industry Road in Industry. Upon arrival it was determined that there was not enough damage to file a report.
8/15/2016 Sgt. Brann investigated a single vehicle accident on the Farmington Road in Strong.
8/15/2016 Sgt. Brann conducted a welfare check on the New Vineyard Road in New Vineyard.
8/15/2016 Deputy Morgan investigated a harassment complaint that originated on Varnum Pond Road in Temple.
8/16/2016 Deputy Doucette responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on the Rand Road in Industry. Two male relatives were having an agreement, a laptop was damaged, however no charges were filed.
8/17/2016 Deputy Doucette responded to a car vs. deer accident on the Ridge Road in Chesterville. The deer died at the scene, the car sustained minor damage.
8/17/2016 Deputy Burke investigated a report of credit card fraud on Chesterville Hill Road in Chesterville.
8/17/2016 Sgt. Hartley investigated a cruiser/car accident in Farmington, minor injuries were reported.
8/17/2016 Deputy Burke responded to a car vs deer accident on the South Strong Road in Strong. The deer died at the scene, the car sustained minor damage.
8/17/2016 Sgt. Hartley assisted Farmington police with a report of a disturbance on the Fairbanks Road in Farmington.
8/18/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated a two-car accident on the Rangeley Road in Avon. No injuries were reported.
8/18/2016 Deputy Burke assisted Rangeley police with an investigation.
8/18/2016 Sgt. Hartley investigated a report of suspicious activity at Sandy River Farm Supply.
8/18/2016 Deputy Morgan assisted DHHS with an investigation in New Vineyard.
8/18/2016 Deputy Doucette investigated an unattended death on the Temple Road in Weld; it was determined to be of natural causes.
Deputies conducted 27 building checks during this time period, all were secure; deputies also conducted 16 elder checks.
– Submitted by Sheriff Scott Nichols
Those scam artists never quit do they. People, if it sounds to good of a deal, don’t buy it, it is so sickening hearing about the elderly getting taken for their money!
In this case it does not say they were elderly, it can happen to anyone so quickly!
The old saying “if it sounds too good to be true – it probably isn’t” is a phrase everyone should ask when facing a non face-to-face transaction; ask yourself ‘if this turns out to be a scam am I ok with the consequences?’