Driver wields rifle during erratic driving on County Rd, Gorham ME
WeaponsA gray Ford Escape was reported driving erratically on County Road near South Street, heading towards Buxton. The driver waved a rifle at a caller. The vehicle was last seen passing a Buxton officer on Portland Road and had been involved in tailgating and swerving earlier in Scarborough. Authorities are investigating the situation.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
03:30
Transcript:
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Another erratic operation,
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county road headed towards Buxton, they had just passed the intersection of South Street. Report of a gray Ford Escape, Maine passenger (number withheld), King John Lincoln or Ida.
00:16
Apparently passed our complainant erratically and supposedly waved a rifle at our caller.
00:26
And it looks like the vehicle's sped off. They don't have a visual anymore.
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I'll see if I can get your last location and I'll be running that plate.
00:34
Or I just left Narragansett School. Can you call Buxton, please?
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Storm fire alarm from engine one.
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Fire alarm answering engine one.
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Fire alarm engine one's in quarters.
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The alarm coffee's in quarter.
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Windham, file, I'm from Gorham, Engine 1.
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File, I'm answering Gorham Engine 1.
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Engine 1 is in quarters.
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Copy Engine 1 in quarters.
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4 to 3.
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Go ahead.
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The crew's over in the beginning of the circle over there are going on the road. They're going to need their tags.
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Andrew.
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Thank you, Matt.
02:03
Go ahead.
02:10
I don't think the cell phone on ACO is working.
02:14
Can you check the area of near Shore Road for a major looking fox headed towards Robinson Woods?
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(number withheld) Shore Road.
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Stand for.
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All right now, two. We have the patient transporting shortly.
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Day two has the patient transporting shortly shortly.
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Honeybone, seven.
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Okay.
02:54
7. Apparently,
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in reference to our call or losing sight of the vehicle,
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they ended up seeing it again passing a Buxton officer.
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It stayed on Portland Road.
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Buxton does have all that information.
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DMV was down.
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However, it's back up now, so I'll get to the info on the plate if needed.
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And this apparently started in Scarborough,
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where this vehicle was tailgating as well as swerving and swearing at the caller 10-4[1].
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I'll check out that.
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Location mentioned:
County Rd & South St, Gorham, ME 04038
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