Belfast Police beat
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity July 12-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 11
Officer Eric Kelley responded to the scene of a single vehicle accident on Route 1 where an operator traveling southbound crossed the center lane before striking the bottom portion of a telephone pole on the northbound side of the route. The crash, which occurred just after 8 p.m., caused the top portion of the pole to drop, leaving live wires crossing both lanes of travel. Belfast Police rerouted traffic via Back Searsport Road while the damage was repaired, and the vehicle was towed from the scene. The operator, 21, of Rochester, N.H., reportedly may have fallen asleep behind the wheel, according to the police report. There were no injuries in the crash.
July 12
Bryan Marr, 28, of Belfast, was issued a summons for operating after suspension on Belmont Avenue.
July 15
Jeremy J. Peskoe, 42, of Swanville, was issued a summons for speeding 44 mph in a 30 mph zone on Marsh Road.
July 16
Shaun E. Thomas, 52, of Winslow, was issued a summons for an inspection sticker violation on Northport Avenue.
James C. Stouch, 22, of Durham, N.C., was issued summonses for illegal possession of liquor by a minor and refusing to submit to arrest or detention on Front Street.
Danny L. Soucy, 27, of Belfast, was issued a summons for raising the front wheel of a motorcycle off the surface of the ground on Main Street.
July 17
Iris E. Cartwright, 55, was issued a summons for assault on Searsport Avenue.
Julian Lahdesmaki, 28, of Nashville, Tenn., was issued a summons for violating conditions of release on Northport Avenue.
July 18
Stuart Macleod, 48, of Belfast, was arrested for operating under the influence and issued summonses for theft by unauthorized use of property, and operating after suspension on Searsport Avenue.
Sheri L. Judkins, 59, of Farmington, was issued a summons for speeding 44 mph in a 30 mph zone on Marsh Road.
July 19
Jessica L. Kelley, 25, of Belfast, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.
Erica Thoms can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com
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