Two women and two men from South Berwick were arrested in separate incidents during the period of Feb. 24 to March 9, 2025.
On Feb. 24 at 4:37 p.m., a warrant was served at a Woodland Hills residence on a 55-year-old female charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, according to Lt. Scott Stephens. On Feb. 26 at 8:56 a.m. a warrant was served at a Main Street apartment building on a 41-year-old male charged with domestic violence assault.
During a motor vehicle stop at Main and Liberty streets Feb. 28 at 9:28 a.m., a 25-year-old male was arrested because of an outstanding warrant linked to unpaid fines. On March 4 at 9:05 p.m. a 22-year-old female was charged with domestic violence assault in response to a domestic disturbance call from a Main Street residence, Stephens said.
Two calls reporting “paraphernalia/sharps/drugs” were logged during the two-week period. According to Stephens, drug paraphernalia was “found and destroyed (with) no suspects” at 4:24 a.m. Feb. 27 at Cumberland Farms and Route 236. At the same location March 1 at 1:41 a.m., “unknown pills on the ground were destroyed (with) no suspects,” he said.
A terrorizing/threatening call was reported March 6 at 5:40 p.m. from a location near the South Berwick Public Library and Young Street. The caller received a threatening text message from an unknown number, said Stephens.
During this period there were five accidents, with no injuries reported:
- Feb. 28, 4:21 p.m. on Punkintown Road
- March 2, 5:20 p.m., near First Baptist Church and Main Street
- March 3, 3:02 p.m., near Academy Street and Route 236
- March 6, 5:08 a.m., on Emery’s Bridge Road
- March 7, 11:29 a.m., near Marshwood High School and Route 236
A summary of the log entries from Feb. 24 to March 9 follows:
- Motor vehicle stops: 142 (1 arrest)
- Directed patrols: 145
- Animal complaints: 12
- Community police contacts: 9
- Assist citizens: 7
- Medical assists: 7
- Disabled motor vehicles: 4
- Parking violations: 4
- Suspicious activities: 4
- Domestic disturbances: 3 (1 arrest)
- Mental health assists: 3
- Electric hazards: 2
- Foot patrol: 2
- Larcenies: 2
- Paraphernalia/Sharps/Drugs: 2
- Serve warrants: 2 (2 arrests)
- Burglary: 1 (false)
- Civil complaint: 1
- Harassment: 1
- Juvenile offense: 1
- Line/tree down: 1
- Motor vehicle slide off: 1
- Odor: 1
- Phone/mail/computer fraud: 1
- Terrorizing/threatening: 1
- Traffic control: 1
- Vandalism: 1
- Welfare check: 1
