Dayton man faces OUI charge after accident

A Dayton man was charged with operating under the influence after police said he hit a car stopped for a school bus.

Steven Kaloyares, 22, was charged with operating under the influence, operating after suspension, operating with an open container of alcohol and insurance violations following a Monday morning crash on Smutty Lane in Saco.

Cpl. Michael Maksut of the Saco Police Department said Kaloyares was traveling west on Smutty Lane at high speeds and could not stop in time to avoid hitting a GMC Yukon driven by Tina Curit, 40, of Saco.

Curit was taken to Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, but the six children riding in her car were not injured. Maskut said the children ranged in age from 3 to 7.

Kaloyares and his female passenger also were transported to the Biddeford hospital.

Candidates file with state; Dion out of race

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Monday that 551 people have filed as candidates for the June 8 primary election.

Filers included 12 gubernatorial candidates, four candidates for the United States House of Representatives and 426 candidates for 186 seats in the Maine Legislature. There were also 109 candidates for county offices, Dunlap said in a press release.

Candidates seeking nomination for county, state and federal seats are required by law to gather signatures from members of their political party in the district they wish to represent. Town and city clerks verify the signatures before they are submitted to the Secretary of State by March 15.

Former Biddeford Mayor Donna Dion did not submit paperwork to run as a Democratic candidate for governor. She announced last July she was running as a clean-election candidate.

In Old Orchard Beach, state Rep. George Hogan will be challenged by William Gombar and Clarence Stewart to represent District 132. Rep. Donald Pilon of Saco is being challenged for the District 133 seat by Clarence Stewart. Mary Schiavoni and Roger Gay of Saco are challenging incumbent Linda Valentino to represent District 134.

Paulette Beaudoin and Marc Worrell of Biddeford are both running to represent District 135. Candidates for District 136 in Biddeford are Bobby Mills, Megan Rochelo and W. Sturgis Whalen. Suzanne Sexton is challenging incumbent Alan Casavant for the District 137 seat.

York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette of Cornish is running for re-election. He is challenged by Paul Main of Alfred and Craig Gagne of Sanford.

Grand jury indicts Saco man

A Saco man charged with an alleged midnight burglary spree in Scarborough, accompanied by his dog, was indicted March 5 by a Cumberland County grand jury.

Richard R. Martin Jr., a Ross Road resident, must appear in Cumberland County Superior Court April 27 to face two counts of burglary, four counts of theft, one count of criminal mischief and one count of violating his conditions of release.

Court documents and police statements allege Martin crossed the town line between Saco and Scarborough on Ross Road early Jan. 30 and broke into one house and four cars. Martin is also accused of trying to break into another home. The spree was discovered by a man who woke up to find Martin and his dog in his bedroom.

When told to leave, police said Martin then broke into a car owned by the victim. The victim told police he watched from inside and then set off the car alarm by remote control to scare Martin away.

Martin allegedly attempted to break into a nearby home and cut his thumb after breaking a window, according to police statements.

As he continued along Ross Road toward its intersection with Pine Point Road, Martin is alleged to have broken into several more cars and left bloodstains and a trail of items taken from the first home he burglarized.

Scarborough police officers, one using a thermal imaging camera that detects body heat, and an Old Orchard Breach Police canine team eventually tracked Martin to Pine Point Road. When detained, Martin and his dog were described as cooperative, and Martin was also described as “visibly intoxicated,” according to court records.

Police statements said Martin was wearing dress shoes taken from the home he allegedly burglarized and carried a backpack with soda and a bottle of rum when he was stopped. Burglary victims told police the shoes were exchanged for boots Martin had been wearing.

Martin received three stitches for his cut thumb before he was taken to Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Martin’s father picked up the dog at the Scarborough police station, according to court documents.

Court records show Martin, who said he is a self-employed painter, has prior convictions on misdemeanor charges of assault, burglary, criminal mischief, violating conditions of release and harassment by phone dating back to 2007.

– Compiled by Gillian Graham and David Harry.