Bridgton Police blotter

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):
Monday, April 27
7:32 a.m. Citizen requested how to donate food to SAD 61 staff; SAD 61 Director of Transportation, Maintenance and Food Service Andy Madura was contacted.
9:15 a.m. Motor vehicle crash (car/deer) on South High Street.
1:39 p.m. A citizen asked that due to virus concerns if he is allowed to block off his driveway/yard area from pedestrian access on Highland Road.
2:46 p.m. A caller sought police escort to Ward Acres to retrieve belongings.
Tuesday, April 28
12:22 p.m. Possible chimney fire on Kennard Street.
12:38 p.m. Welfare check on South High Street.
12:49 p.m. Attempt to locate green Ford truck reportedly traveling on the wrong side of the road on North High Street.
1:29 p.m. Fraud complaint (threatening e-mail) on Weymouth Road.
3:10 p.m. Citizen assist regarding information about renting property in a certain area of town.
4:04 p.m. Report of subject blowing debris (leaves) into the roadway on North High Street.
6:46 p.m. Caller reporting pedestrians out for a walk allegedly throwing rocks at a dog on Plummers Landing Road.
7:05 p.m. Possible rabid fox in Highland Road area.
7:58 p.m. Harassment complaint at Sawyer Circle.
8:18 p.m. Report of a female being harassed by two males in separate vehicles at a Portland Road location.
Wednesday, April 29
9:19 a.m. Suspicious activity at His Ridge Shores South property.
12:13 p.m. E-mail fraud (blackmailing) complaint.
3:43 p.m. Gunshots fired behind home in Sweden Road area.
4 p.m. Woman found laying face down on the sidewalk on Main Street. She tripped and fell, suffering injury to her nose. United Ambulance dispatched.
4:56 p.m. Officer Hammond spoke to subject about sex offender registration renewal. Subject had questions about how to register due to state shutdown.
9:53 p.m. Disturbance at hospital (subject yelling regarding cigarette smoking); Sgt. Jones and Officer Hammond responded.
Thursday, April 30
9:40 a.m. Fraud complaint regarding someone illegally marketing a cottage on Craig’s List.
10:44 a.m. Criminal trespass complaint on Pond Road.
5:01 p.m. Police escort requested to retrieve belongings from a Burnham Road location.
Friday, May 1
12:28 a.m. Checking a report of an abandoned vehicle on JR Mains Drive, police found the owner, who had omitted, inside the car (it was not “running”). The driver had contacted a friend to pick her up.
10:16 a.m. Subject sought a harassment order.
12:58 p.m. Caller alleged two females had threatened her.
6:45 p.m. Speeding complaint (a Polaris side-by-side) on Moose Cove Lodge Road.
Saturday, May 2
1:50 p.m. Chase in progress following an alleged assault and theft; Officers Swiatek and Regis, Sgt. Reese responded.
4:07 p.m. Head-on motor vehicle crash with personal injury on South Bridgton Road.
5:47 p.m. Hiker reported that while climbing Pleasant Mountain (area of the Shawnee Peak triple-chair, mid station area) her dog suffered a cut to its leg, resulting in a “fair amount of blood” loss. The dog was fine, but hiker wanted police to know there was not an injured person in the woods in case a report by someone else was filed.
9:35 p.m. Criminal trespass (subject refusing to leave the emergency department) at Bridgton Hospital; Officer Hammond responded.
Sunday, May 3
8:49 a.m. Scam e-mail received on Knowles Point Road.
2:52 p.m. Cell phone found in Shorey Park. Owner tracked phone’s location through a find-my-phone app.
4:12 p.m. Illegal dumping of trash and tires on Fosterville Road.
7:29 p.m. Mental health event on Knights Hill Road.
8:48 p.m. Disturbance (two subjects yelling) on Pond Road.

