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HALLOWELL — Sgt. Stacey Blair of the Gardiner Police Department was issued a summons Sunday evening for operating under the influence after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Second Street.

Blair, who has been a member of the Gardiner Police Department since 1999, was driving north when he veered off the road on a corner for Ridge Road around 7 p.m., according to the Maine State Police, who responded to the scene. Blair’s 2018 Jeep Wrangler then rolled into a ditch, state police said. He was not injured.

State police said in a statement that impairment was a factor in the crash, but the incident is still under investigation.

Gardiner Police Chief Todd Pilsbury said the matter was a personnel issue and declined to say whether Blair, 57, was placed on administrative leave. Pilsbury confirmed Blair is still a member of the department.

Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North...