Tremont A deputy spoke with a woman on Nov. 10 around 7:45 a.m. regarding a scam. According to the woman, she had already spoken with her bank and wanted the incident documented. Following an investigation, which included collecting evidence, into recent burglaries in the area, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for …
Southwest Harbor Gunshots near Ellis Boat Company on Seawall Road were reported on Nov. 2 around 4 p.m. When an officer checked the area, he found a man and his son target practicing in a safe manner. An officer reported patrolling at the election polls just after they opened on Nov. 3 while people were …
Bar Harbor On Oct. 26 at 6:50 a.m., a 2017 Dodge Ram 1500, operated by Burton Merchant, 56, of Southwest Harbor, was traveling north on State Highway 102 and was unable to avoid striking a deer. The truck sustained damage to its passenger side but was able to be driven from the scene. The deer …
Tremont Parking/traffic issues on Lighthouse Road were reported around 5 p.m. on Oct. 14. According to the responding deputy, the large amount of traffic and congestion on the road that leads to Bass Harbor Head Light was due to the popularity of the lighthouse during sunset. She also reported the road had been shut down …
Southwest Harbor A vehicle parked in the travel lane on Clark Point Road was reported on Oct. 13 around 10 a.m. According to police, the vehicle was moved, and the owner was found later. Police received a report of a woman in crisis around noon on Oct. 13. She was taken to the hospital for an …
CORRECTION In last week’s Island Police log, we received and printed incorrect information about a vehicle accident in Mount Desert involving Gabriela Morera Rosenkilde of Mount Desert and Luke Horner of Tremont. The circumstances of the accident in the provided media report were inadvertently mixed up, causing the accident to be attributed to Rosenkilde. We …
Bar Harbor An officer checked on a suspicious vehicle at 10:08 a.m. on Sept. 28 that was parked on Barberry Lane. It was found that the occupants had been walking along the Shore Path and were seeking cover from the rain. Around noon on Sept. 28, an officer responded to a report of a man, …
Bar Harbor On the morning of Sept. 14, an officer was flagged down by a landscaper in the area of Agamont Lane who reported an unresponsive male on a bench in Agamont Park. Bar Harbor Fire Department was dispatched to the scene. Prior to EMS arrival, the officer awoke the male and determined that no medical emergency existed. The male, who was a transient and sleeping on a parking …
Southwest Harbor No injuries were reported when a 2015 Rav4 went off Hutchins Lane around noon on Sept. 8 and hit a tree. Kristen Hutchins, 61, of Southwest Harbor, was driving the Rav4, which had significant front-end damage after the accident. Police attempted to call back an abandoned 911 on Sept. 8 around 3:30 p.m. that …
Southwest Harbor A child playing with mom’s cell phone, while she was shopping, accidentally called 911 on Sept. 1 around noon. A wallet found in Acadia National Park on Sept. 1 around 2 p.m. was given to the park service. Police responded to what was reported as an unattended death on Sept. 1 around 11 …
