RANGELEY — Each month Rangely Police Chief Richard Caton IV and Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon submit their respective department’s data to Town Manager Joe Roach. The data, which includes a breakdown of calls for service, is included in information packets provided to the Board of Selectmen prior to a regular meeting. Here is the data provided for November.
For the month of November, the Rangeley Police Department handled 429 calls for service.
Building Checks – 290
Community Policing – 22
Complaint – 2
911 Misdial – 1
911 Open Line – 1
Assist other Agency 1
Domestic Violence Disturbance – 1
Motor Vehicle Crash/Property Damage – 7
Motor Vehicle Crash/Personal Injury – 1
Suspicious Activity – 6
Alarm – 11
Medical Emergency – 2
Welfare Check – 3
Request for Phone Call – 11
Paperwork Service – 8
Vandalism – 1
Disturbance – 1
PFA Violation – 1
Assist Fire Department – 2
Attempt to Locate – 1
Security Checks – 11
Motor Vehicle Complaint – 1
Information – 4
Theft/Fraud – 4
Parking Complaint – 1
Disabled Motor Vehicle – 3
Motor Vehicle Stop – 10
Juvenile Offenses – 1
Found Property – 1
Animal Complaint – 1
Remove Subject – 2
Follow-up – 13
Assist Citizen – 4
Rangeley Fire Rescue responded to 43 calls for service in November.
Fires in Brush, Grass, Wildland (excluding crops and timber), with no value involved – 1
Fires in Rubbish, including Dumpsters (outside of structures), with no value involved – 3
All Other Fires – 1
TOTALS FOR FIRES – 5
Rescue, Technical, Vehicle Accidents – 13
False Alarm Responses – 2
Mutual Aid Responses – 3
Hazardous Materials Responses – 0
Other Hazardous Responses (arching wires, power lines down, etc.) – 2
All Other Responses (smoke scares, lock-outs, animal rescue, etc.) – 18
TOTAL FOR ALL INCIDENTS – 43
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