FORT KENT, Maine — Residents have filed lawsuits increasingly with police about speeding and other visitor violations in the beyond few weeks, prompting Chief Tom Pelletier to remind drivers about the importance of slowing down and obeying the regulations. He additionally mentioned that violators face hefty fines.
Pelletier said the complaints include reports of loud mufflers, squealing tires, and speeding inside the downtown vicinity. “Spring is here, and we recognize humans have spring fever and are stressed for summer. However, we ask humans to be respectful of other human beings within the network,” Pelletier stated. The police leader said he’s most involved approximately reviewing that motorists fail to yield to pedestrians at the town crosswalks.
“Some crosswalks have button lighting to alert drawing near motorists to pedestrians inside the crosswalk,” he said. “The regulation calls for motorists to stop at crosswalks if there’s a pedestrian in the crosswalk and especially if the lighting is flashing,” Pelletier mentioned that failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk contains a $165 satisfactory. “We want humans to be privy to those legal guidelines,” he stated. “We plan to put them into effect.”
Pelletier noted that the neighborhood police branch is currently down two full-time officials with the departure of Michael DeLena, who later joined the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office, and because of the brief absence of Sgt. Dalen Boucher. The department is currently recruiting a new officer to fill DeLena’s role.
The chief added that the local department had obtained a 26 percent boom in all calls for service, with visitor violations being a part of them beyond 12 months. “Our lower in sources makes it a challenge for us, but we reply to and take all proceedings seriously,” Pelletier stated. “We ask for the public’s help in regards to a number of these site visitors’ issues, that motorists comply with the regulation and show recognize for others,” he said.
