A criminal mischief charge against two boys connected to a vandalism spree in Veazie could be upgraded to a felony once investigators determine the full extent of the damage.

An 8-year-old from Indian Island and an 11-year-old from Veazie have been charged with theft and criminal mischief after they were linked to the Dec. 9 damage to a home at the Greystone Trailer Park as well as to a pickup truck and two local businesses, said Veazie Police Detective Andrew Whitehouse.

Whitehouse charged the two with criminal mischief and said the charge might be upgraded to aggravated criminal mischief as it appears likely the damage they did will exceed the $2,000 threshold set for the higher charge. The cost to replace 11 windows broken at Johnson Monumental Co. already has been estimated at $600 and Whitehouse said the two admitted to spray painting and smashing holes into walls in a trailer home as well as spray painting the body and interior of a pickup truck.

They also are accused of stealing the spray paint can that they used and a hand cart, according to the police.

The Veazie Police Department was contacted after the two were overheard bragging about the damage, Whitehouse said.

An Orrington man spotted speeding in Veazie on Wednesday afternoon didn’t immediately stop for the flashing blue lights of the cruiser behind him, but he pulled quickly into a driveway where he didn’t belong, according to police.

Veazie police Detective Andrew Whitehouse said he knew the people who lived in the mobile home and knew that motorist Kiel MacLeod, 19, of Orrington didn’t belong there. MacLeod had pulled quickly into the driveway and drove past a vehicle already parked there.

A computer check revealed that MacLeod’s license was suspended and that he was out on bail from a previous arrest. Whitehouse charged him with operating a motor vehicle after suspension and violation of bail conditions. He was also charged with failure to stop for a police officer.

MacLeod was scheduled for a hearing to revoke his license.

A large section of Old Town lost power Thursday evening due to an electrical fire on a utility pole.

Around 4:30 p.m., flames were reported at the top of the pole on the corner of North Water Street and North Main Street, according to Sgt. Travis Roy of the Old Town Police Department. Workers from Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. arrived at the scene a short time later and used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

As a precaution, because high-tension wires were supported by the pole, Roy said all of North Main Street and North Water Street and part of Middle Street were closed to traffic for a little more than an hour. The utility workers also had to shut off power to the downtown and the south part of town while they repaired connections and secured the pole.

– Compiled by NEWS reporters Doug Kesseli and Anthony Saucier.