Portland police reported 16 drug-related arrest charges during the latest reporting period, while traffic stops, 911 hang-up calls and complaints involving people bothering others ranked among the department’s most common calls for service.
The Portland Police Department released the figures as part of its continued effort to provide the public with weekly calls-for-service data, along with selected incidents from the previous week.
According to the department, unlawful possession of drugs was the most common arrest charge, with 16 charges reported.
Warrants and violations of conditions of release followed with 13 charges each.
Police also reported eight criminal trespass charges, five assault charges and five charges for refusing to submit.
Traffic enforcement continued to account for a significant portion of police activity across the city.
Officers conducted 153 motor vehicle stops during the reporting period, making it the department’s most frequent call for service.
Police also responded to 148 911 hang-up calls, 100 reports involving people bothering others, 83 calls to assist citizens and 81 behavioral health-related calls.
Among the incidents highlighted by the department was an Aug. 20 arrest involving Jonathan Geisinger of Saco.
Police said Geisinger was arrested with 15.6 grams gross weight of cocaine and charged with criminal mischief and trafficking in scheduled drugs.
The weekly numbers provide a snapshot of the workload facing Portland officers, with drug arrests, warrants and alleged violations of release conditions accounting for some of the department’s most frequent arrest charges.
Portland police make weekly arrest logs and daily media logs available through the department’s public statistics page at portlandmaine.gov/PDstats.
