The three people who crossed into the U.S. illegally on foot were arrested and taken to Fort Fairfield for processing. The stranded driver was also arrested.
Police helped extricate the driver from the Chevrolet. He refused to give his name, but police later identified him as Cory McBreairty, 43, of Caribou.
With the help of a grant from Maine Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security, the Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency recently purchased 46 automatic external defibrillators for approximately $47,000.
Three Chinese citizens were arrested before sunrise on Wednesday after allegedly trying to cross the northern U.S.-Canada border illegally near Fort Fairfield.
Two police dogs have joined the Presque Isle Police Department.
Two Fort Fairfield police officers have received commendations for saving lives, rescuing animals and keeping impaired drivers off the roads.
The Maine State Police were in Washburn on Tuesday seeking a woman who has been missing since 2021.
Caribou city councilors voted to accept an initial design for the city’s future police station Monday.
Erik Foote, 39, was last seen on Jan. 30 near the Freshies in Presque Isle, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.
Jonathan Emmert, 26, was taken into custody after police received an anonymous tip that Emmert had been seen walking on Collins Street.
