Arrests
Oct. 30
Cassandra Bailey, 19, State Avenue, on Two Lights Road for operating after suspension.
Nov. 4
Erica Sawyer, 34, Evans Street, South Portland, on Ocean House Road for operating under the influence.
Summonses
Oct. 31
Adam Blumenthal, 18, Pine Street, South Portland, on Route 77 for speeding 67 mph in a 50 mph zone.
Patrick Doherty, 21, Hunts Point Road, on Route 77 for failure to stop for a stop sign.
Nov. 1
Lynn Tukey, 33, Deake Street, South Portland, on Sawyer Road for speeding 44 mph in a 30 mph zone.
Nov. 2
Thomas Caswell, 44, Brentwood Road, on Scott Dyer Road for an unregistered motor vehicle.
A 17-year-old female for illegal transportation of alcohol.
Fire and Rescue
Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, the Cape Elizabeth Rescue squad transported eight patients to Maine Medical Center and four to Mercy Hospital.
On Nov. 2, at around 8:15 p.m., the fire department responded to a chimney fire on Spurwink Avenue.
On Nov. 3, at around 8:15 p.m., the fire department responded to a power line arcing on Two Lights Road.
Log
Unwanted call
On Oct. 27, at around 1:15 p.m., a resident of the Bowery Beach Road area reported phone harassment. Police contacted the suspect, who is known to the resident, and a warning for harassment was issued.
Lock your doors
On Nov. 1, at around 5 p.m., a resident of the Shore Road area came to the police department to report he was missing both the insurance certificate and the registration certificate assigned to his vehicle. He said his vehicle had been broken into in the past, because he does not always keep it locked overnight while it is parked in his driveway.
Scammed
On Nov. 2, at around 4:45 p.m., a resident of the Old Ocean House Road area reported a fraud. On Oct. 26, she received a letter in the mail with a notice of winnings from Publishers Clearing House saying that she had won a large sum of money with an enclosed check for $2,960. The letter went on to say that she should deposit the check into her account and to contact one of their agents before Nov. 12 to claim the balance of her winnings. She called the number supplied and and was told that she needed to send a total of $1,400 to Costa Rica via Western Union. She went to Hannaford supermarket and had two money transfers sent, at a cost of $56 each, for a total of $1,512. She was then notified that the check she had deposited was fraudulent and worthless. She called the company that sent her the original check and found that it was legitimate, but was not the source of the check. She wanted to file the case to help inform others that may be taken in by this scam, but, according to police, she realizes she will never recover any of her money.
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