Driver acts like law enforcement officer and chases vehicles

Some drivers on the Charlotte Road near the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge headquarters entrance, and more recently on the Golding and Lake roads in Robbinston and Perry, have reported incidents of vehicle harassment with a driver who in at least one instance appeared to be impersonating a law enforcement officer with a flashing blue light and in other instances chased drivers for some distance. The incidents are described as having taken place at night or early in the morning when it is dark and difficult to identify the truck and driver. Most drivers have stated that the truck was large and white, with one unsure if it was an SUV or a truck.
The social media site, Washington County Incident Report, is usually used to report accidents, fires and other events that community members would want to know about. In early December a posting alerted the site's members that someone had been badly frightened by the driver of a white truck that chased them for some distance and was dangerously close to the rear of their car. Since then at least four others have written of similar experiences involving the truck coming up behind them so closely that its front lights can't be seen in the rear-view mirror or following them until they either went into a well‑lighted business area or turned into a driveway. In addition, drivers have expressed their frustration that law enforcement has not acted to find the person in question or place additional patrol officers in the area.
However, the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Troop J of the Maine State Police and the Calais Police Department have received no reports of the incidents. "We certainly want to know about it. Please tell us," says Chief Deputy Michael Crabtree of the sheriff's office. "Please call us if you had an experience with this. The sheriff's department wants to know about it."
Troop J Maine State Police Lt. Roderick Charette says, "If this has happened to you, we'd like to know." He explains that the state police are looking into it. "We're trying to determine what we have here," but it's difficult to do if no one calls to register a complaint.
Crabtree and Charette offer tips for drivers who are uncertain if they are being followed and signaled to pull over by a legitimate law enforcement officer. Dial 911, they recommend, and ask the dispatcher to check if a law enforcement officer is reporting a traffic stop from their area. Charette says that, if there is no cell phone signal, one should put on flashers, drive at a moderate speed for a mile or two until cell phone reception comes in, then dial 911. Both note that the law is quite clear that, if a driver is signaled by a law enforcement officer to pull over, the driver is required to do so.
While the state police and the sheriff's office do have unmarked vehicles with blue dashboard lights, they do not use white trucks. The U.S. Border Patrol does have white trucks, but Calais Station Patrol Agent in Charge Todd Smith explains that they are clearly marked with identifying information and broad stripes. If for some reason a Border Patrol agent did want a driver to stop, "We'd follow through to a stop. We would make contact with the person, and there would be a report filed."
The Maine State Police number to use to register a complaint is 973‑3700. The sheriff's office can be reached at 255‑4422 or 255‑3128.