Damariscotta Police Report

The Damariscotta Police Dept. is participating in the Click It or Ticket enforcement. There will be increased patrols for operating under the influence and speeding along with seatbelt violations.

Damariscotta Police Department responded to 101 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. during this one week period of time and reports the following activity:

ComplaintsJune 30, Officer Jennifer Mitkus took a complaint of possible drug activity.

July 1, Officer Aaron Beck took a complaint from a citizen of stolen drugs.

July 4, Officer Jennifer Mitkus responded to a residence in regards to a property dispute.

Arrests/SummonsesJuly 2, Dennis C. Wadsworth, 39 of Union was summonsed for speeding, 15-19 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

July 2, Jamie L. Oakes, 34 of Fairfield, was summonsed for speeding, 10-14 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

July 2, Nathaniel Sidelinger, 17 of Bristol was summonsed for speeding, 15-19 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

July 3, Robert C. Toothaker, 67 of Guilford, Conn. was summonsed to court for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

July 5, Ryan S. McCurley, 31 of Jefferson was arrested on a warrant for failure to pay a fine and summonsed for operating after suspension.

AccidentsJuly 2, Officer Aaron Beck responded to a three vehicle accident on Church Street. Seth Hagar, 32 of Damariscotta was traveling east in his 2009 Ford. George C. O’Brien, 32 of Nobleboro pulled onto Church Street from Elm Street failing to yield to Hagar. Madalynn W. Wiggins, 22 of Damariscotta was traveling east on Church Street behind Hagar in her 2000 Dodge. When Hagar stopped abruptly attempting to avoid a collision with O’Brien, Wiggins collided with the back of Hagar’s vehicle. There was approximately $50 damage to Hagar’s vehicle, approximately $2000 damage to Wiggins’ vehicle and no damage to O’Brien’s 1994 Ford.

July 2, Officer Adam Lewis responded to Lake Pemaquid Campground for a report of a motor vehicle accident.

July 2, Officer Richard Alexander responded to the Christian Science Reading Room for a two vehicle accident involving Faith Levesque, 46 of Fremont, N.H. and Larry Decker, 69 of Bluffton, S.C. Levesque was stopped in traffic in her 2005 Chevrolet. Mr. Decker backed up in his 2004 Jeep and struck Levesque. There was approximately $1000 damage to Levesque’s vehicle and approximately $2,000 damage to Decker’s vehicle.