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.