Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Burglaries Solved/Arrests
During the late hours of 2-26-2009 the Giant Panda Restaurant on Rte 1 in East Machias was forcibly entered. Burglars fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money and other property.
During the early morning hours of 3-23-2009 Uncle Kippy's Restaurant on Route 189 in Lubec, Murphy's Restaurant, The American Legion Lubec Post, and Rahilly's Redemption Center were burglarized. All of the businesses were forcibly entered and 3 of the 4 businesses suffered significant losses..
During the late hours of 4-7-09 Sheer Perfection and Designs By Aaron in Machias was forcibly entered. Several thousand dollars worth of jewelry and an undisclosed amount of money were stolen.
On 04-20-2009 and 04-26-2009 the same residence in Machias was broken into during the daylight hours. As a result of this daytime breaks an undisclosed amount of money and other items were stolen. This residence was cased and entered when the owner was away at work.
On 5-27-09 Adrian Simmons age 23 of Machias was arrested for Burglary. On 5-29-09 Priscilla Tenney age 26 of Machias and Walter Heathcote age 20 of Biddeford were arrested for Burglary.
On 5-29-09 Kristopher Preston age 22 of Roque Bluffs was charged with Burglary. Sheriff Smith expects that other arrests are anticipated in the next several days.
Walter Heathcote and Adrian Simmons were arrested for the burglary and theft at the Giant Panda in East Machias on 2-26-09. Walter Heathcote and Priscilla Tenney were arrested for the residential burglary and theft in Machias on 4-20-09. Walter Heathcote was soley responsible for the residential burglary and theft in Machias on 4-26-09. Walter Heathcote, Kristopher Preston, and other persons were responsible for the 4 burglary and thefts in Lubec on 3-23-09. Walter Heathcote was solely responsible for the burglary and theft at Sheer Perfection in Machias on 4-7-09. The names of the other co-defendants are not being released at this time.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office, Troopers from the Maine State Police, and the Machias Police Department worked hand in hand to solve these cases. Several days and hundreds of man hours went into solving these cases.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
April 2009 Monthly Report
04/17/09: Deputy Dennis Perry has transferred from Court Security to Dispatch.
04/18/09: Sgt Mary Zadalis received the Deputy of the Year Award from American legion Post 8 in Cherryfield.
04/30/09: The Civil Division handled 182 papers of civil process.
04/30/09: Average inmate count for the month of April, 36.
04/30/09: 20 Protection Orders were served in month of April.
The Sheriff’s Patrol handled 335 Calls for Service from April 1, 2009 through May 1, 2009.
The Calls for Service are broken out into incident type in the attached Call Type PDF file.
The Sheriff’s Office conducted (5) five Sex Offender Registrations (SOR) in the month of April, 2009.
The Sheriffs Office Patrol Division applied for and received (3) three very important Traffic Safety Grants from the State of Maine, Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety.
The first of the grants is a Operating Under the Influence (OUI), High Visibility (HV) grant for enforcement throughout the spring and summer of this year for all of Washington County. All money provided for this grant is for extra OUI, HV enforcement in overtime.
The second grant is for traffic safety, SPEED enforcement throughout the summer months in all of Washington County. All money for this grant is also for extra SPEED enforcement in overtime.
The third grant is for traffic safety, Seat Belt (SB) enforcement. All money for this grant is also for extra patrol county wide for SB enforcement in overtime.
The Sheriffs Office Patrol also applied for and received (2) very important equipment grants from the State of Maine, Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety.
The first of these grants is (6) six new Panasonic, CF-30, Toughbook computer for instillation in the Sheriffs Patrol Vehicles for traffic safety enforcement and CRASH reporting.
The second of the equipment grant is for (4) four new Radar units for SPEED enforcement.
The Sheriffs Patrol Division is preparing for and looking forward to a very productive summer providing a safe and secure environment for all who live and visit Washington County, Maine.
Calls For Service Totals By Call Type04/01/2009 to 05/01/2009
Call Type Totals
1000
ACCIDENT PD 17 1010
ACCIDENT PI 1 1051
Drunk 1 1100
AGENCY ASSIST 14 1200
ALARM RESIDENTIAL 6 1210
ALARM COMMERCIAL 12 1300
ALCOHOL RELATED 1 1500
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER COMPLAINT 1 1600
ASSAULT 3 1700
BAD CHECK 1 2000
BREAK RESIDENTIAL 8 2020
BREAK CAMP 1 2090
CHECK WELL BEING 7 2100
CIVIL ASSIST 7 2200
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 14 2300
CRIMINAL THREATENING 4 2400
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2 2450
REMOVE SUBJECT 3 2510
DEATH UNATTENDED 3 2700
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 1 2800
DOMESTIC DISPUTE 8 2850
DRE 1 2900
DRUG RELATED 3 4500
PERSONS FIGHTING 1 4600
HARASSMENT 14 4800
INFORMATION 8 5900
MISSING PERSON 3 6000
MOTOR VEHICLE 15 6050
MOTORIST ASSIST 1 6100
911 HANG UPS 10 6200
NOISE COMPLAINT 3 6400
OUI 3 6810
VIOLATION PAROLE 1 6820
VIOLATION BAIL 3 6930
PROPERTY CHECK 1 7000
SHOTS FIRED 1 7100
ROBBERY 1 7200
SEXUAL ASSAULT 1 7300
SUICIDAL SUBJECT 4 7400
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 7 7600
THEFT 12 7675
FRAUD 5 7700
WARRANT ARREST 4 7800
S.I.U. 3 8000
K-9 Training 2
SPK_EN
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT 2
SUBJSTOP
SUBJECT STOP 2
VEHSTOP
VEHICLE STOP 109
Grand Total for all calls 335
Friday, April 3, 2009
March 2009 Monthly report
The Calls for Service are broken out into incident type in the attached Call Type PDF file.
The Sheriff’s Office conducted (9) nine Sex Offender Registrations (SOR) in the month of March, 2009.
A School Violence Seminar sponsored by the Washington County, Emergency Management Agency was conducted at the University of Maine, Machias on March 25, 2009 with a very large turnout of area local services providers. I have received many comments from local school staff on the quality of the presentation.
Civil Process Division handled 184 papers of civil process.
27 Protection Orders were handled by the Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police.
It is with much regret and sadness that I report the passing of Retired Lieutenant Barton (Barney) Armstrong.
Lt. Armstrong served the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for twenty five (25) years serving five (5) sheriffs.
He served in every capacity at the Washington County sheriff’s office, including correction, patrol, dispatch, court security and as Chief Deputy under Sheriff Reid Moholland.
I trained under Barney when I started with the sheriff’s office in 1979.
Lt. Armstrong served the citizens of this county with pride and dignity. Asking only to wear the badge with honor and giving all he had to the people of this county that he loved so much.
Barney will be surly missed.---------------------------------
Calls For Service Totals By Call Type
WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PO BOX 120
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Call Type
03/01/2009 04/01/2009
Totals
to
04/02/2009
Page : 1
Agency : WCSD
Date :
1000 ACCIDENT PD 36
1010 ACCIDENT PI 6
1100 AGENCY ASSIST 5
1200 ALARM RESIDENTIAL 5
1210 ALARM COMMERCIAL 9
1400 AMBULANCE CALL 4
1500 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER COMPLAINT 1
1600 ASSAULT 5
1700 BAD CHECK 1
1800 BAIL CHECK 5
2010 BREAK COMMERCIAL 3
2090 CHECK WELL BEING 7
2100 CIVIL ASSIST 15
2200 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2
2300 CRIMINAL THREATENING 6
2400 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2
2450 REMOVE SUBJECT 7
2510 DEATH UNATTENDED 1
2700 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 1
2800 DOMESTIC DISPUTE 4
2900 DRUG RELATED 2
4600 HARASSMENT 14
4800 INFORMATION 6
5900 MISSING PERSON 1
6000 MOTOR VEHICLE 20
6050 MOTORIST ASSIST 1
6100 911 HANG UPS 17
6300 OAS 3
6400 OUI 1
6600 PAPER SERVICE 1
6820 VIOLATION BAIL 2
6830 VIOLATION P.O. 2
6900 PROPERTY FOUND 1
6930 PROPERTY CHECK 1
7000 SHOTS FIRED 1
7200 SEXUAL ASSAULT 2
7300 SUICIDAL SUBJECT 4
7400 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 4
CFS-002
CrimeStar® Law Enforcement Records Management System
Licensed to: WASHINGTON CNTY ME COMM CENTER
Printed By/On: KLIFF / 04/02/2009 15:30:56
Calls For Service Totals By Call Type
WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PO BOX 120
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Call Type
03/01/2009 04/01/2009
Totals
to
04/02/2009
Page : 2
Agency : WCSD
Date :
7600 THEFT 15
7675 FRAUD 2
7700 WARRANT ARREST 6
8000 K-9 Training 1
8010 K-9 Utilization 6
SOR SEX OFFENDER VERIFY 3
SPK_EN SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT 3
UNK UNKNOWN 2
VEHSTOP VEHICLE STOP 97
Grand Total for all calls 343
CFS-002
CrimeStar® Law Enforcement Records Management System
Licensed to: WASHINGTON CNTY ME COMM CENTER
Printed By/On: KLIFF / 04/02/2009 15:30:56
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
March Monthly Report
WASHINGTON COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
83 COURT STREET
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Call Call Type02/01/200902/28/2009
Totalsto03/05/2009
ACCIDENT PD 1010 1
ACCIDENT PI 1100 8
AGENCY ASSIST 1200 3
ALARM RESIDENTIAL 1210 11
ALARM COMMERCIAL 1400 1
AMBULANCE CALL 1600 4
ASSAULT 1700 3
BAD CHECK 1800 5
BAIL CHECK 2000 3
BREAK RESIDENTIAL 2010 1
BREAK COMMERCIAL 2090 4
CHECK WELL BEING 2100 10
CIVIL ASSIST 2200 4
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2300 8
CRIMINAL THREATENING 2400 1
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2450 4
REMOVE SUBJECT 2510 1
DEATH UNATTENDED 2600 1
DIRECT TRAFFIC 2700 1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2800 5
DOMESTIC DISPUTE 2900 6
DRUG RELATED 4500 1
PERSONS FIGHTING 4600 6
HARASSMENT 4800 6
INFORMATION 5200 3
JUVENILE 5900 3
MISSING PERSON 6000 7
MOTOR VEHICLE 6050 2
MOTORIST ASSIST 6100 18
911 HANG UPS 6600 2
PAPER SERVICE 6800 1
VIOLATION PROBATION 6820 4
VIOLATION BAIL 6830 3
VIOLATION P.O. 6900 1
PROPERTY FOUND 6930 1
PROPERTY CHECK 7200 1
SEXUAL ASSAULT 7300 2
SUICIDAL SUBJECT 7400 6
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 7600 13
THEFT 7650 1
IDENTITY THEFT 7675 1
FRAUD 7700 2
WARRANT ARREST 7710 4
WARRANTLESS ARREST 7800 1
S.I.U. 8010 1
K-9 Utilization CPU_C 1
COMPUTER CRIME SOR 4
SEX OFFENDER VERIFY VEHSTOP 56
VEHICLE STOP 272
Grand Total for all calls
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
February Monthly Report 2-8-09
John will be paroling the Eastern Sector and Shawn will be assigned to Northern Sector.
I am pleased this will finally give us two officers in the northern end of the county.
02/12/09: The Washington County Sheriff’s Office along with the Maine State Police conducted a joint operation for non compliant Sex Offender and outstanding arrest warrants.
Sixteen subjects were arrested for various violations.
02/28/09: The Civil division handled 182 papers of civil process.
02/28/09: 23 Protection Orders were served.
02/28/09: Average inmate count for the month of February was 45.
Calls For Service Totals By Call Type
WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
83 COURT STREET
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Call Type
02/01/2009
02/28/2009
Totals
to
03/05/2009
1
Page :
WCSD
Agency :
Date :
1000
36
ACCIDENT PD
1010
1
ACCIDENT PI
1100
8
AGENCY ASSIST
1200
3
ALARM RESIDENTIAL
1210
11
ALARM COMMERCIAL
1400
1
AMBULANCE CALL
1600
4
ASSAULT
1700
3
BAD CHECK
1800
5
BAIL CHECK
2000
3
BREAK RESIDENTIAL
2010
1
BREAK COMMERCIAL
2090
4
CHECK WELL BEING
2100
10
CIVIL ASSIST
2200
4
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
2300
8
CRIMINAL THREATENING
2400
1
CRIMINAL TRESPASS
2450
4
REMOVE SUBJECT
2510
1
DEATH UNATTENDED
2600
1
DIRECT TRAFFIC
2700
1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
2800
5
DOMESTIC DISPUTE
2900
6
DRUG RELATED
4500
1
PERSONS FIGHTING
4600
6
HARASSMENT
4800
6
INFORMATION
5200
3
JUVENILE
5900
3
MISSING PERSON
6000
7
MOTOR VEHICLE
6050
2
MOTORIST ASSIST
6100
18
911 HANG UPS
6600
2
PAPER SERVICE
6800
1
VIOLATION PROBATION
6820
4
VIOLATION BAIL
6830
3
VIOLATION P.O.
6900
1
PROPERTY FOUND
6930
1
PROPERTY CHECK
7200
1
SEXUAL ASSAULT
7300
2
SUICIDAL SUBJECT
Monday, February 2, 2009
January 09
Date: 01/31/2009
To: County Commissioners
From: Sheriff Donnie Smith
Subject: January 2009, Monthly Report
01/04/09: The Sheriff’s Office new web site is up and running. (wcsheriffsoffice.com)
01/11/08: Deputy Dennis Perry and K-9 Ava have retired from the K-9 Team.
I want to thank Deputy Perry and K-9 Ava for their work in the fight
against illegal drugs. Good luck to Ava in her retirement years.
01/31/09: The Sheriff’s Office received a $25,000.00 grant from the office of
substance abuse to target underage drinking.
01/31/09: Civil division handled 180 papers of civil process.
01/31/09: Average inmate count for month of January, 42
01/31/09: The Sheriff’s Patrol handled 339 Calls for Service from January 1, 2009
through February 1, 2009.
The Calls for Service are broken out into incident type in the attached Call Type
PDF file.
The Sheriff’s Office conducted (11) eleven Sex Offender Registrations (SOR) in
the month of January 2009. I once again must point out this requirement placed on
the Patrol Division is strapping our patrol resources and diverting time away from
criminal investigations.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
Date : 02/02/2009
Page :
1
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Agency :
WCSD
PO BOX 120
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Calls For Service Totals By Call Type
01/01/2009 to 02/01/2009 Call Type
Totals
1
1000 ACCIDENT PD 41
1010 ACCIDENT PI 3
1020 ACCIDENT FATAL 1
1051 Drunk 1
1100 AGENCY ASSIST 14
1200 ALARM RESIDENTIAL 6
1210 ALARM COMMERCIAL 10
1400 AMBULANCE CALL 3
1600 ASSAULT 3
1700 BAD CHECK 7
1800 BAIL CHECK 2
2000 BREAK RESIDENTIAL 10
2010 BREAK COMMERCIAL 2
2090 CHECK WELL BEING 8
2100 CIVIL ASSIST 3
2200 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2
2300 CRIMINAL THREATENING 6
2400 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2
2450 REMOVE SUBJECT 1
2510 DEATH UNATTENDED 1
2700 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 3
2800 DOMESTIC DISPUTE 4
2900 DRUG RELATED 1
415 Disturbance 1
4200 FIRE 1
4500 PERSONS FIGHTING 1
4600 HARASSMENT 8
4800 INFORMATION 2
5200 JUVENILE 2
5900 MISSING PERSON 3
6000 MOTOR VEHICLE 22
6050 MOTORIST ASSIST 7
6100 911 HANG UPS 9
6300 OAS 1
6600 PAPER SERVICE 4
6820 VIOLATION BAIL 4
6900 PROPERTY FOUND 2
6910 PROPERTY LOST 2
6930 PROPERTY CHECK 1
7300 SUICIDAL SUBJECT 2
7400 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 14
7600 THEFT 9
7675 FRAUD 3
7700 WARRANT ARREST 7
7710 WARRANTLESS ARREST 1
7900 PUBLIC ASSIST
(HIGHWAY, ELECTRIC, 1
LE LATE ENTRY 1
OUIDTL OUI DETAIL 1
SOR SEX OFFENDER VERIFY 1
SPK_EN
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT 2
SUBJSTOP SUBJECT STOP 2
UNK UNKNOWN 1
VEHSTOP VEHICLE STOP 87
Grand Total for all calls 337
