Thursday, January 20, 2011

Police beat

Early Bird Gets the Disorderly Conduct Warning
On Dec. 2 at 6:34 a.m. an officer was called to Center Street in Old Town for a possible fight. When the officer arrived, two females were on the porch talking. When questioned about the fight, the ex-roommates admitted to arguing. The argument was over when the officer arrived. The women were identified as Ashly Medeiros, 19, and Tia McCollett, 19. Both were warned for disorderly conduct.

Noise Complaint
On Dec. 3 at 3:14 a.m. the police received a noise complaint on 6th Street. Upon arrival, the officer could hear loud voices and a thumping noise. The officer made contact with Leeland Gould, 22, and warned him for disorderly conduct.

Drunk at Wendy’s
On Dec. 4 at 10:44 p.m. the police received a call from a Wendy’s manager about an intoxicated driver sitting in their drive-thru. The manager had the car pull forward to wait for his food. When the officer arrived, he identified the driver as Matthew Foster, 21. The officer found an open can of beer in the front console and other beverages on the passenger-side seat. Foster denied drinking, but the officer could smell an intoxicating beverage on his breath. Foster admitted to having one glass of wine earlier, but failed field sobriety tests. Foster was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol.

Party Bust
On Dec. 7 at 11:48 p.m. police received a call about a loud party on Park Street. When the officer arrived, he could hear loud music and voices. The officer saw a man leaving the apartment with a beer can. He was identified as Justin Zinck, 18. A woman identified as Alicia Russell, 20, came out of a side door to speak with the officer. When asked about the party, she admitted to knowing that Zinck was underage and that he had been drinking. Russell agreed to clear the party and as the guests were leaving the officer also identified Andrew Litchfield, 20, and Zachary Gillespie, 20. Both men admitted to drinking. Litchfield, Gillespie and Zinck were all summonsed for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. Russell was summonsed for furnishing a place for minors to possess or consume alcohol.

False Accident Report
On Dec. 8 at 5:31 p.m. Zachary Gillespie, 20, reported that his vehicle had been damaged the previous night at Orchard Trails. The officer met Gillespie at Orchard Trials and noted serious damage to the front end of the truck. The officer couldn’t find signs of an accident and questioned Gillespie, who admitted to having pieces of a broken light at his apartment. The officer warned Gillespie about possible consequences of filing a false report. Gillespie retrieved the glass pieces from his apartment and gave them to the officer.
When the officer returned to the police station, another officer told him about an accident the previous night in Old Town. There had been a report of a vehicle off the road and when the officer arrived at the scene, no vehicle was found. The officer later found pieces of broken glass by a tree at the sight of the accident. When pieces from the two reports were compared, they matched. The officers then went to Gillespie’s home where Gillespie admitted to the accident. He was charged with filing a false report, failure to report an accident by the quickest means, and failure to report property damage.

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