Maine
Woman waving for help leads to Maine police chase, numerous charges
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) – Portland police have arrested and charged a man with 12 crimes following a car chase that ended along the Maine Turnpike.
Police say that they tried to make a traffic stop when they saw a woman frantically waving for help out of a car’s passenger side window.
The car refused to stop, taking off through the Deering neighborhood and eventually entering northbound on I-290.
Officers put down a spike strip to try and stop the vehicle, but the chase continued.
Police were able to pull over the car around the 12-mile marker on I-290.
They arrested the driver, 34-year-old Benjamin Martineau of Portland, and took him to the Cumberland County Jail.
He was charged with crimes that included criminal restraint, DV assault, eluding an officer, two counts of driving to endanger, and refusal to stop.
Investigators with Portland police urge anyone with information regarding the case to contact them at 207-874-8575.
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