Franklin County Sheriff’s Office weekly report for Feb. 5 – 12, 2016:
Deputies responded to 184 calls for service during this time period
2/6/2016 Cpl. Nate Bean responded to a 911 hang-up complaint on the Vienna Road in Chesterville.
2/6/2016 Deputy Brad Scovil conducted a welfare check on the West Side Road in Carthage.
2/6/2016 Cpl. Matt Brann responded to Bradbury Road in Industry regarding a suicidal person there. The person had threatened to hurt themselves and was transported to the hospital to be evaluated.
2/6/2016 Cpl. Brann investigated a harassment complaint on North Main Street in Strong. A juvenile was receiving harassing text messages and phone calls from an unknown person.
2/6/2016 Deputy Andrew Morgan investigated a harassment complaint between neighbors on Swamp Road in Temple.
2/6/2016 Deputy Morgan investigated a vandalism complaint on Swamp Road in Temple. This was a continuation of the previous complaint where one neighbor was accusing the other of vandalizing a vehicle last year.
2/6/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a compliant of a possible violation of a protective order in New Sharon. As a result of the investigation Joshua Osborne, 35, of Farmington was arrested for violation of a protection order, a Class D misdemeanor.
2/7/2016 Deputy Justin Lowe responded to a single vehicle accident on Route 27 in Alder Stream Twp. No injuries were reported.
2/7/2016 Cpl. Brann investigated a civil complaint regarding vehicle ownership on Rt 17 Letter D Twp. This was determined to be a divorce dispute.
2/7/2016 Deputy Lowe investigated a vehicle theft on Main Street in Kingfield.
2/8/2016 Deputy Scovil assisted Carrabassett police with a single vehicle rollover accident on the Rt. 27 s-turns. The driver was not at the scene of the accident when police arrived. Deputy Scovil located the driver in Kingfield.
2/8/2016 Deputy Morgan responded to a single vehicle accident on Foster Hill Road in Freeman Twp.
2/8/2016 Deputy Morgan conducted a traffic stop on the West Freeman Road in Strong. As a result of the stop a passenger, Allen Jenness, 26, of Waterville was arrested on a warrant.
2/8/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated an alleged assault complaint in Salem Twp.
2/8/2016 Deputy Lowe investigated a single vehicle accident on Main Street in Kingfield.
2/8/2016 Deputy Morgan assisted commercial vehicle troopers with an arrest of a truck driver; Christopher Williams, 58, of North New Portland was arrested on a warrant.
2/9/2016 Deputy Sandy Burke investigated a three-car accident on Main Street in Kingfield, which involved a vehicle crashing into two parked cars.
2/9/2016 Deputy Nicholas Zecher investigated a report of suspicious activity on Wheeler Hill Road in Phillips.
2/9/2016 Deputy Scovil responded to a domestic disturbance on Dads Way in Sandy River Plt. This was an argument between two juvenile sisters, mostly verbal; no charges were filed.
2/10/2016 Cpl. Bean responded to a car vs. deer accident on route 27 in Eustis. The deer died at the scene and car sustained reportable damage.
2/10/2016 Deputy Zecher transported a prisoner to the Mountain View Juvenile Detention Center in Charleston.
2/10/2016 Deputy Kevin Hartley investigated a late report of a domestic disturbance which occurred on the Phillips Road in Strong. After conducting interviews Hartley arrested Philip Schiche, 31, of Mile Hill Road in New Sharon on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence assault, Class D and criminal restraint, Class D.
2/11/2016 Deputy Zecher arrested Brandon Parker, 29, of Mt. Vernon on a charge of violation of conditions of release at the request of a Maine pre-trial supervisor. Parker reported in at Franklin County Jail to be arrested.
2/11/2016 Cpl. Hartley and Detective Ken Charles responded to Gilkey Hill Road in Freeman Twp. and assisted State Police with a domestic disturbance.
2/11/2016 Deputy Zecher, Lt. David St. Laurent, Detective Stephen Charles and Cpl. Hartley assisted the state’s Fire Marshal’s Office with several search warrants in New Sharon.
2/12/2016 Deputy Scovil assisted State Police with a fire on Mile Square Road in Avon.
Deputies conducted 42 building checks during this time period, all were secure; deputies also conducted five elder checks.
– Submitted by Sheriff Scott Nichols
Vehicle crashes into two parked cars, Daily Bulldog, Feb 14, 2016
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