On April 7, 2011 (4:00 pm) into the early morning hours of April 8, 2011 (3:00 am) the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Maine Forest Service conducted Operation Round Up #1 in the Town of Perry, Maine. The operation was also assisted by the Maine State Police, the Pleasant Point Police Department, the Eastport Police Department and the Calais Police Department.
The purpose of Operation Round Up #1 was to gather intelligence to assist with the investigation of a rash of fires and burglaries in the Perry, Pembroke and Pleasant Point areas over the last two years. The Operation conducted bail checks, probation checks, drug court checks and warrant arrests for the targeted area.
A Incident Command was established at the Perry Fire Department with the assistance of the Office of the State Fire Marshal who provided the Mobile Command Vehicle and the Maine Forest Service. The Command Center included a information and intelligence gathering unit consisting of a mix of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the Office of State Fire Marshal and the Maine Forest Service.
The operation was very successful with information provided by all subjects arrested and the general public. Information continues to be provided to the agencies into the afternoon of April 8, 2011. The Office of the Fire Marshal will continue the investigation with results expected from the information gathered during the operation.
The following subjects arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail as a result of the operation are as follows: Abel Burse, 31 years old from Eastport, violation of bail, no bail allowed; Carlton Cooper, 32 years old from Cooper, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, bail set at $750.00 cash; Jeremy Farley, 22 years old from Baring, violation of bail, no bail allowed; Dylan Francis 30 years old from Pleasant Point, violation of bail, no bail allowed; James Lintott, 64 years old, from Eastport, violation of bail, no bail allowed; Crystal Roussel, 27 years old from Cooper, unlawful trafficking in schedule drugs, bail set at $750.00 cash; William Smith, 40 years old from Pleasant Point, violation of bail, no bail allowed; three other arrest were made with release at the Incident Command. The names and charges of the three are not being released to protect the information gathered.
Anyone with information is requested to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Senior Investigator Tim Lowell at (207) 532-5405 or 1-800-924-2261, the Maine Forest Service, Sergeant Courtney Hammond at 1-800-987-0257 or the the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Lieutenant Travis Willey at (207) 255-4422.
Sheriff Donnie Smith
Washington County Sheriff's Office.
