PORTLAND, Maine – Portland police released their latest weekly calls for service numbers Tuesday as part of the department’s ongoing effort to provide greater public transparency.
The department’s April 28 report included top arrest charges, top calls for service, and several selected incidents from the previous week. Weekly arrest logs and daily media logs are also available through the city’s police statistics page.
According to the department, the top arrest charge for the week was warrants, with seven arrests. Criminal trespass accounted for six arrests, followed by unlawful possession of drugs and violating conditions of release, each with five. Assault rounded out the top charges, with four arrests.
The department also reported heavy call volume across several categories. Police responded to 115 911 hang-up calls, 101 motor vehicle stops, 96 reports of persons bothering, 77 behavioral health calls, and 59 well-being checks.
Several of the selected calls involved juveniles reported missing from other communities.
On April 20, Portland police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Hanover Street and Lancaster Street. During the stop, officers identified multiple passengers in the vehicle, including a 17-year-old male juvenile who had a full extraditable warrant out of Androscoggin County. He was arrested and transported to Long Creek Youth Development Center.
A second passenger, a 19-year-old male, was charged with operating after suspension or revocation and violating conditions of release. He was transported to the Cumberland County Jail.
Police also identified a 17-year-old female passenger as a missing juvenile out of Tilton, New Hampshire. She was taken to the Portland Police Department and later released to her mother.
On April 23, officers conducted another traffic stop near 1100 Brighton Avenue. Police said there were three occupants in the vehicle. One passenger, a 39-year-old North Falmouth man, was arrested after officers detected the odor of alcohol and determined he was violating his conditions of release. He was charged and transported to the Cumberland County Jail.
The other two occupants, a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old female, were determined to be missing out of Gardiner. Gardiner police were notified and responded to take custody of the juveniles.
On April 26, police arrested a 33-year-old unhoused man for aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs after allegedly finding 9.5 grams of fentanyl. He was also charged with violating conditions of release.
The latest report offers another snapshot of the workload facing Portland police, from routine traffic stops and 911 hang-ups to drug arrests, missing juveniles, and repeated violations of release conditions.
