Bridgton Police blotter
These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):
Monday, March 23
12:11 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked near Main Street driveway.
2:15 a.m. Welfare check (elderly woman screaming for help regarding medication on phone) on Knights Hill Road.
2:25 a.m. Disturbance (people in background heard fighting during phone call) on North High Street.
9:24 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked on Hidden Hollow Lane.
10:53 a.m. Cell phone found by walker along the side of Pond Road.
2:36 p.m. Report of five to 10 people loitering at Pleasant Mountain Inn.
2:54 p.m. Someone allegedly target shooting near Portland Road facility.
5:02 p.m. Report of a subject residing in a camper off Burnham Road dumping human waste onto the property; Officer Regis responded.
5:06 p.m. Subject allegedly threatened by an operator of a black truck on North High Street.
6:30 p.m. Vehicle off the road, stuck in a ditch on South High Street near Woods Pond. Caller noticed that the vehicle was unregistered and not inspected.
6:41 p.m. Motor vehicle crash (operator lost control due to slippery conditions) with personal injury on South Bridgton Road.
7 p.m. Civil dispute at Main Street apartment.
11:42 p.m. Oxford County deputy seeking back-up for domestic incident in Denmark.
Tuesday, March 24
5:20 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with personal injury on Swamp Road.
7:30 a.m. Citizen assist regarding parking problem at Main Street apartment.
12:05 p.m. Check Walker Street property for possible break-in.
6:52 p.m. Shots fired in Beaver Creek Farm Road area; concern over proximity to houses.
Wednesday, March 25
12:21 p.m. Caller questioned whether a local hair salon being open violated governor’s order to close non-essential businesses due to COVID-19.
2:42 p.m. Child custody issue regarding children should be outside of mother’s house due to the virus.
4:54 p.m. Caller had drug activity information.
7:19 p.m. Shots fired in Portland Road area.
10:09 p.m. Walker claimed two males prevented her from proceeding down a Main/Fowler Streets and started yelling at her.
Thursday, March 26
11:19 a.m. Juvenile problem (vandalism) on Power House Road.
11:53 a.m. Brush fire near Main Street homes.
1:51 p.m. Assist with medical call on Pond Road.
2 p.m. While school department was issuing lunch bags at Sawyer Circle, a child was heard “screaming and yelling.” Officer Regis and Sgt. Jones responded.
7:47 p.m. A Ford Fiesta collided with a deer on Chadbourne Hill Road.
11:05 p.m. Police responded to the area of Walker and North High Streets for an “attempt to locate” a silver 2006 Volvo, whose driver reportedly was being sought in connection with an alleged assault (stabbing) in Lovell.
Friday, March 27
7:28 a.m. A caller had questions regarding having an out-of-state registration and if there were any issues in regards to “shelter in place” restrictions.
9:01 a.m. A caller inquired if there was an active protection from abuse order.
11:32 a.m. A caller had questions regarding the right to leave his house during quarantine.
3:36 p.m. Motor vehicle crash with personal injury on South Bridgton Road, near Bear Trap.
10:12 p.m. Welfare check on Pond Road.
Saturday, March 28
12:05 a.m. Domestic assault on Church Street; four officers responded.
8:31 a.m. Motor vehicle crash with property damage on Portland Road.
9:24 a.m. Motorist contacted police explaining that while traveling on South High Street around a sharp corner, three vehicles and a truck were in the roadway with people outside the vehicles yelling at each other. Caller felt the situation was a traffic hazard.
10:38 a.m. Lost property (fishing tent) on North High Street.
4:44 p.m. Police went with an individual to Stonehedge Drive to retrieve items from a residence.
Sunday, March 29
2:36 p.m. Assist United Ambulance with patient (possible overdose/poisoning) to Bridgton Hospital.
6:41 p.m. Citizen assist to retrieve a public-address sound system from another individual.
6:55 p.m. Caller in New Hampshire had questions (unsure of travel rules due to virus outbreak) regarding traveling to a camp in Bridgton to check on it and turn off the heat there.
Monday, March 30
8:47 a.m. A caller, who resides in Rhode Island and plans to visit Bridgton on the weekend, had questions regarding whether there are any travel restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.
10:55 a.m. Verbal disturbance at a Knights Hill Road residence.
1:03 p.m. Criminal trespass at Stonehedge Drive.