Local man charged with three counts of domestic violence

Noreen Biehl

A 61-year-old male from South Berwick was arrested at 8:26 p.m. April 23 on Stonewall Lane and charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Police Lt. Scott Stephens. No other information was released.

Also reported on the police log covering April 21 to May 4, a 26-year-old male from York was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on York Woods Road at 8:41 a.m. May 1. He was charged with operating without a valid license.

During the two-week period, there were four accidents with no injuries reported:

  • April 22, 4:40 p.m. near Route 236 and Fife’s Lane
  • April 25, 10:58 a.m. near Main and Portland streets
  • April 28, 8:42 p.m., on Knight’s Pond Road
  • May 3, 3:26 p.m., on Route 236 near Marshwood High School

Two fires were reported:

  • Structure fire investigated on Main Street at 4:03 p.m. April 27
  • Vehicle fire extinguished near Neally Street at 5:06 p.m. April 22

The following is a summary of log entries for April 21 to May 4:

  • Motor vehicle stops: 141 (134 warnings, 7 summons to appear in court, includes 1 arrest)
  • Building/area checks: 204
  • Medical assists: 24
  • Community police contacts: 12
  • Animal complaints: 9
  • Assist citizen: 8
  • Suspicious activities: 8
  • Found/lost properties: 4
  • Foot patrols: 3
  • Welfare checks: 3
  • Disturbances: 2
  • Probation/bail condition checks: 2
  • Civil complaint: 1
  • Domestic disturbance: 1 (arrest)
  • Harassment by phone: 1
  • Larceny: 1
  • Mental health assist: 1
  • Odor: 1
  • Parking violation: 1 (ticketed on Paul Street)
  • Serve subpoena: 1
  • Sex offense: 1
  • Structure fire: 1
  • Trespassing: 1
  • Vandalism: 1
  • Vehicle fire: 1

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