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Maine State Police Troop F Report, Aug. 5-11, 2019

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Aug. 5-11, including the following.

Man behind on rent arrested after allegedly ‘playing dead’ for landlord

A man who police say pretended to be unconscious because he was behind on his rent found this was likely not the best plan to avoid his landlord.

Authorities say incident on Pulcifur Road was unrelated to Castle Hill homicides

An incident that apparently occurred just hours after two men were found dead in a pickup truck in Castle Hill has been “handled” and was not related to the homicide case, Maine State Police said on Friday afternoon.

Accident in St. John causes serious injuries

An Allagash woman received serious injuries due to a single motor vehicle accident in which her car struck a utility pole in St. John Plantation on Thursday evening.

Presque Isle man who was sentenced for 2018 shooting is taken into custody on gun charge

A Presque Isle man is in police custody for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

New Brunswick man arrested for illegal entry pleads guilty same day

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor

Peaslee sentencing delayed to November

The sentencing of an Easton man who was found guilty in June of killing his stepfather has been rescheduled.

Police investigating after bag of meth found on toy shelf in Madawaska store

A Madawaska store employee notified police on Sunday after finding a suspicious bag on a shelf in the toy aisle of the store. The bag contained a crystalline substance which police determined through testing to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, a drug commonly referred to as “meth.”

No arrests made yet in Castle Hill double homicide, investigation to continue through the weekend, authorities say

The investigation into the deaths of two Castle Hill men will continue through the weekend, Stephen McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety said Friday.

Suspected burglary leads to drug bust

With work by three law enforcement agencies and a trained police dog named Jazz, three people were arrested following a suspected burglary in Grand Isle on Aug. 13.

Fort Kent man found lying on Heritage Trail facing charges

A passerby reported a male who appeared to be in need of medical assistance on the Heritage Trail in Fort Kent on Sunday, July 28.

Police charge Fort Kent man with OUI

Officers with the Fort Kent Police Department responded to a report of an erratic driver on Thursday, Aug. 8.

Autopsy confirms two men were shot in Castle Hill double homicide

The Maine medical examiner’s office in Augusta has confirmed that the two victims found dead in a pickup truck on Tuesday were fatally shot.

Madawaska police charge homeless man in feces spreading incidents

The Madawaska Police Department successfully apprehended a man they say is responsible for smearing feces on cars and property in Madawaska on Aug. 7.

Maine State Police identify two men killed in Castle Hill Tuesday morning

Maine State Police have released the identities of the two men found dead Tuesday morning in a pickup truck in Castle Hill.

Allagash resident dies in ATV crash, daughter survives

Maine Game Wardens investigated an ATV crash on Friday, Aug. 9, that killed an Allagash man but left his daughter unharmed.

Rubber chicken takes a road trip. Police nab perps

A dispute over an apple led police to two men they charged with breaking into Madawaska Middle High School and liberating a rubber chicken from a classroom.

Fort Kent Criminal Docket for May 2019

The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Fort Kent Courthouse during the month of May.

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