• Kristy Lee Cookson, 26, of 195 Pond Road, Wales, on charges of operating under the influence, operating vehicle without license, attaching false plates, operating vehicle without valid inspection certificate and failing to produce evidence of vehicle insurance, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at 208 Pine St.
• Megan D. Griffey, 30, of 145 Fairmont St., on a charge of operating after suspension, 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at 1975 Lisbon St.
• Bruce Lee Peaco, 43, of 58 Blake St., on a warrant, 8:57 p.m. Tuesday at 144 Ash St.
• Brandon Ray Staples, 20, of 116 Bartlett St., on a charge of disorderly conduct, 12:44 a.m. Wednesday at 101 Bartlett St.
• Jon Patrick Levasseur, 42, of 89 Lincoln St., on a warrant, 1:25 a.m. Wednesday at 147 Main St.
• Michael St. Amant, 30, of 105 Holbrook Road, Turner, on a charge of operating under the influence, 1:56 a.m. Wednesday at 147 Main St.
• Kimberly Dawn Miranda, 46, transient, on a charge of criminal trespass, 6 a.m. Wednesday at 139 Park St.
Accidents Auburn
• Vehicles driven by Andrew G. Stretton, 16, and Roger G. Gardner, 50, both of Auburn, collided at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday on Minot Avenue. Damage to Stretton's 1995 Honda was estimated at $3,000. There was no damage to Gardner's 1996 Ford pickup.
Posted By:Just Me at March 20, 2008 9:17 AM(Suggest Removal) I am one of the people above. Justin was one of my arresting officers and he was actually quite polite and professional. He seemed a bit frustrated and unhappy but he's a Lewiston cop so can you blame him?
Posted By:Dasia at March 20, 2008 9:21 AM(Suggest Removal) Kitteredge, Murphy, Clifford they are all inconsiderate no good for nothing human beings. How are we suppose to trust are PD when we have poeple like them on are force.
Posted By:Ditto at March 20, 2008 9:34 AM(Suggest Removal) Jeff, there are a few on the force that have large egos. My friend went through a situation that one of the officers was nasty to him in his own house and he had not done anything wrong. The public is not being treated correctly by some of the officers and they are making a bad name for the rest of the force. Hopefully, your grievance will lead to something positive
Posted By:joe at March 20, 2008 10:54 AM(Suggest Removal) jeff, if u wer “not intoxicated in the least”, why not take the test, prove ur sobriety, and argue ur principals in a more suitable forum, not jail? this would seem more believable. ur first person Ive herd say they didnt take the intoxilyzer because they were “not intoxicated in the least.” ur story sure sounds suspicious and convenient.
Posted By:g2bn2wn at March 20, 2008 11:20 AM(Suggest Removal) Hey Jessica, nice multi-use of the word "are". Perhaps you should get a dictionary and look up the word "our"... Can't even get a three letter word correct...
I am willing to bet the reason the PD reacts the way they do (if it is even remotely true) is because they respond to so many of the same calls about the same people and get the same old tired excuses. You don't get respect if you don't give it. Just the fact that many of you are as familiar with the PD as you claim to be leads me to believe you have had more than one encounter with them. Aren't you all just fine upstanding citizens...mamas must be proud.
Posted By:A.J. at March 20, 2008 11:21 AM(Suggest Removal) Jeff if your story is what it seems I would approach the D.A about this before the court date and have these officers under some kind of supervision, in my experience something will get done. This happens often in one way or another, these officers DO harass to boost the egos.
Posted By:unknown at March 20, 2008 12:07 PM(Suggest Removal) I happen to know Kitteredge and Murphy and they are both very good respectful cops. They both do their job well. They're out doing there job getting the bad guys, so if you people would stop getting in trouble with the law then you wouldn't have that problem.
Posted By:ojhuig at March 20, 2008 12:40 PM(Suggest Removal) Something's fishy. Too many adjectives, too much preparation. Your patter seems well- rehearsed.
Posted By:lew res at March 20, 2008 1:22 PM(Suggest Removal) first of all my gfreind was arrested for a warrent that was over 7 years old.the warrent was for assult which she was found not guilty cause she had nothing to do with the matter her x boyfreind is in prison doing 7 years for beating a 4 year old she had no arrest record and her x bfreind was there witness her bail was 10 thousand which she was released the next day week later the charges was dismissed. with oops sorry from the da's office. when i went to the police station to find out there was a short sargent want to be there and i ask why was she arrested he told me laughing behind the glass she did a crime and now she is doing time and any other ifformation go to the jail or see her lawyer she will need one .i asked to him to step on the other side of the partition so i could slap the shit at of him thank goodness the guy that does the supenios was there and knew me and calmed down the situation very professionally not more i can say for the sargent idiot......i watched murphy on walnut street one day slammed a 15 year olds kids head off the top of the police car the kids was not resisting at allthe other cops laughed i was on the other side of the street observing them....one person which was having a serious mental history threatened to cut a persons throat and the police was summons the cop came and said ohh well untill she actually does it they cant do anything to stop her ... lol i said to him she threatened in front of others he told me to shut up or be arrested for disordorly conduct.welllater that night she was bluepapered by the female lewiston officer after she threatened others at the calvery church for dinner one night.the girl that lives up stairs was called on the cell phone one day and told to leave her apt cause they was servuing her a arrest warrent and they were coming to her house in a hour ....but i quess this is ok
Posted By:lew res at March 20, 2008 1:38 PM(Suggest Removal) the xboyfreind was doing 7 years for beating a 4 year old she was charged with a newyears eve party fight that was with a 38 year old that her bfreind beatup awap also the next day put her a bus to texas to get her away from this guy the guy had 28 prior counts of assult that was there witness
Posted By:Just Me at March 20, 2008 2:29 PM(Suggest Removal) There are several cops on any police force with ego's too large for their own good, and the good of the community. Lewiston's force is no exception to this. Eventually their true colors will be shown. Look at the officer in Portland/Westbrook... I do not believe that he is completely innocent of all three situations, dispite the fact that he was aquitted. It will come to light eventually ...
Posted By:ojhuig at March 20, 2008 2:39 PM(Suggest Removal) Yeah, well you both sound like trouble makers. How come when there is an incident you seem to be right there in the middle of it when most of us can live our entire lives without ever seeing anything like that? One of you is a grifter and the other is a busybody.
Posted By:lew res at March 20, 2008 2:43 PM(Suggest Removal) ojhuig so i quess you run your mouth i know who maybe you should go out in town sometime instead of sitting in front of the pc looking for a freind that you dont have you talk crap on here to a lot of people you are the kind of person that has no life outside your home i do a lot of vollinteer work in this community do you ?????i also work 15 hours a day mon thru thurs and 10 hours on sunday to pay taxes so non working people like do nothing.cayuse all your bloggs are during the day.on my fridays and sat i help people that are disabled and get to work with many people in the community and also have a child which i spent lots of time ith in the mean time i take my child to the park to play not have my child locked in a apartment like others ima proud parent and spend lots of time and help others in community for free and also work alsmot 68 a week and pay my own rent im not getting section 8 like i bet you do so in english maybe you should go get a life
Posted By:Just Me at March 20, 2008 6:28 PM(Suggest Removal) Would I be the busy body you are referring to? I have no problems with cops but I am also not in denial that a good percentage of them are overly headstrong. I believe I have been very open-minded about this, not one sided. How does stating my opinion make me a busy body? And trouble maker? I have always been a very fast driver ... Several traffic violations later the state enacted the 3 strike law on certain violations and suspended my license for a long time. Now I have a family, a house and a good paying job. I am trying my hardest to make up for the stupid things I did in my past. I haven't been in any sort of trouble in 6 + years at least but my stupidity when I was younger is still following me. Yes, I drove with a suspended license. I take full ownership of the "crime". But I have a family to provide for and that requires going to work. I was out of work at 5 and in the back of a cruiser by 5:10. That is something I have to deal with. What's my other option at this point? I can't go back and erase my past traffic violations. Should I get on welfare and sit at home online all day? I chose to take a risk and drive to and from work. It is the choice I made and the result I have to live with. Trouble maker or busy body? No, just a person trying to make a life for myself.
Posted By:ojhuig at March 20, 2008 9:34 PM(Suggest Removal) lew res, if you sit in front of the computer it's ok, but if I do it I am miss lonelyhearts? Let's see, besides running my own business, I put out 2 podcasts a month for my hiking/snowshoeing group, write press releases for a nature conservancy, volunteer twice a week in a sheltered workshop, sit on the board of directors of a non profit corporation, and I am an officer in 3 different fraternal organizations. In my spare time, I am a certified master gardener. I'd tell you who I am, but you'd only show up at my house and neither of us wants that.
Posted By:normoose at March 20, 2008 9:37 PM(Suggest Removal) I too was treated as a second class citizen when drunk driver smashed into my vehicle. I was told that my vehicle was not worth enough to warrant an accident report.
Of course it isn't worth much now that front bumper was pushed into the radiator, the front bumper was destroyed and both rocker panels were knocked off! There is fluid leaking from every connection in the front of the car, the hood hits the fender, the door rubs when opened or closed, etc.! The guy admitted to the police that he was drunk and hit my car but he had no ID or license. They told him to go back into the bar and threatened to arrest me for disorderly conduct for asking questions and refused to identify themselves, even after I started our conversation by telling the officers that I was in recovery for 14 years and the expression on my face is stuck. This is the way I look and have been asked by doctors and nurses if I was angry when I was just in a deep thought or staring off into space. The officers were rude and talked down to me. I have a panic disorder and this was one of the scariest encounters with the police since I plugged the jug in ‘94’!!
We pay their salaries and if people that associate with others in self-help groups are discriminated against for prior bad acts, then people will stop going to places for help, stop helping others with similar problems and will stop being there to help the sick and suffering that are trying to change their lives.
A tour in Iraq seems to open doors for people who do not have the necessary skills needed to protect and serve effectively in the states.
Don't get me wrong but this was just plain discrimination!
I have respect and gratitude for the officers out there doing their JOBS by protecting us and putting themselves in harms way and I wouldn't trade places with any law enforcement official because their job is dangerous but they made the choice and this isn't Iraq. That's my story and I am sticking to it!
Posted By:ojhuig at March 20, 2008 9:37 PM(Suggest Removal) Oh and also, I raised a disabled child all alone, working full time with no child support. I know BS when I read it, and that grifter is BS-ing.
Posted By:normoose at March 20, 2008 10:15 PM(Suggest Removal) I wasn't even in my car when it was struck! I was having dinner with some others trying to get there acts together.
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