Compiled by Katy England Things police notice: complete lack of license plates ORRINGTON – The absence of any license plates whatsoever led to an OUI arrest in late February. Deputy Chad Young was on patrol on Feb. 26 when he saw a red Subaru parked partially in the road. He noted that the vehicle didn't have a rear license plate, and when he stopped to investigate further he found there wasn't a front plate either. He approached the car and saw that the windows were fogged up and there was a woman lying in the driver's seat. He knocked on the window and the woman, later identified as Katina Van Sinderen, 33, had difficulty opening the window. She started the car several times in an effort to roll the window down before giving up and ultimately opening the door. While speaking with her he could detect the odor of alcohol. She told the deputy that she was from Washington state and retrieved temporary license plates that she had removed – they had been expired for less than a week at that point. She reportedly admitted to drinking, and Young administered field sobriety tests. She asked him why he was bothering her, according to police. She did not pass the tests to the officer's satisfaction and was placed under arrest and taken to the Penobscot County Jail for an Intoxilyzer test. Her blood alcohol content was 0.26 percent, more than three times the legal limit. She initially refused to sign the summons, but did so after deputies explained it was another charge if she refused to sign it. She was charged with operating under the influence. Cross county assist HOLDEN – A woman was arrested in Holden after police in Ellsworth reported she had struck utility poles with her vehicle and was headed towards Holden on Rt. 1A. On March 7, Officer Scott Hendee of Holden Police was alerted that a driver had struck a utility pole and was heading in his direction. He located the vehicle, pulled it over in the post office parking lot and spoke with the driver, Tia Achey, 25. She reportedly admitted to drinking. Hendee administered field sobriety tests and was assisted by Officer Jeff Gotreau of the Brewer Police Department. Achey was placed under arrest and taken to Penobscot County Jail. She was found to be over the legal limit and charged with operating under the influence. Location, location, location BAILEYVILLE – Police broke up an underage drinking party that didn't take the neighbors into consideration. On March 11, Tpr. Greg Burns assisted the Baileyville Police Department with an underage drinking party which was located at a residence across the road from the police department. Twelve subjects were summonsed for illegal possession of liquor by a minor. The two homeowners were arrested for furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Good neighbors give a heads up TREMONT – A vigilant neighbor alerted a resident that someone was in her place taking her things. On March 10, Tpr. Greg Mitchell received a burglary complaint from Tremont. The caller reported that she was not at her residence but her neighbor had called her and reported that three people had entered her apartment and were currently removing property. The caller reported that the person who broke into her apartment was a former boyfriend, Jesse Riggleman, of Portland. A short time later, Jesse Riggleman, 23, Aleksei Legendre, 19, of Saco and Brittney Libby, 18, of Saco were located on Route 3 in Trenton by Marine Patrol Officer Colin MacDonald. The investigation revealed that Riggleman had allegedly entered the apartment without permission and stole a large number of DVDs and some clothing. Legendre and Libby assisted Riggleman with the burglary, according to police. Tpr. Mitchell arrested Jesse Riggleman for burglary (Class B) and a violation of bail. Aleksei Legendre was arrested for burglary (Class B), violation of bail and possession of drug paraphernalia. Brittney Libby was also arrested for burglary (Class B), possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a usable amount of marijuana. Tpr. David Barnard and Ellsworth Police Officer Paul Gamble assisted in the investigation. Not wanted, but don't go anywhere HOLDEN – A Glenburn man was arrested after some confusion about whether or not he had a warrant. He didn't. But he was on probation. Police were called to an apartment complex on High Street for the report of people riding on the hoods of cars. When officers arrived, they found a social gathering of young adults, none of whom knew anything about people riding on the hoods of cars. They spoke to a resident who told police that she didn't want them to enter because she thought someone inside had a warrant. They convinced her to bring out the man, who was identified as Robert Sinclair, 21, of Glenburn. Sinclair admitted to drinking at the party. Fortunately, he didn't have any active warrants. Unfortunately, he was on probation with conditions not to consume alcohol. His probation officer authorized police to place a hold on Sinclair and he was placed under arrest. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.