Bar Harbor On Dec. 7 at 8:30 a.m., a motorist reported a tree limb that was blocking a portion of Crooked Road. At noon on Dec. 8, an officer assisted someone stuck on the bar. Around 6 p.m. on Dec. 8, the police department received a complaint from a downtown resident of speeding traffic on …
Southwest Harbor When an officer went to investigate a report of a broken window at a seasonal residence on Nov. 30 around 3:30 p.m., he found the window was not broken but it looked like it was from the road. According to the officer, the home was locked and secure. An officer closed a door to a …
Southwest Harbor When a man overstayed his welcome at an inn on Nov. 23, owners called police around 10:30 a.m. for assistance. According to the report, Robert Schmidt, 55, of Teaneck, N.J., was escorted off the property after his checkout time had expired. He was asked not to return. Ambulance personnel were called off after an officer determined they were not needed …
Trenton A man called police on Nov. 7 to report a missing package that he believed his neighbors had and to get help retrieving it. An officer went to the neighbor’s home, got the package and returned it to the man who called. Dispatch received a call from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) around 11 p.m. on Nov. 16 asking …
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 …
