Bangor man faces drug charge after fleeing police

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A Bangor man turned himself in shortly after fleeing his vehicle and police when officers attempted to pull him over for a broken headlight, officials said.

Joseph Derouin, 18, had been driving his mother’s 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass on Forest Avenue when police attempted to pull him over, Bangor police Officer Wade Betters said. Derouin quickly pulled into a driveway at 64 Forest Ave. and took off on foot, leaving behind two friends in the back seat of the car. Police found two burned marijuana cigarettes in the front of the car that the passengers said belonged to Derouin.

Derouin later turned himself in to police at the advice of his father and admitted the marijuana belonged to him, Betters said. Derouin was charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana and will appear in Bangor 3rd District Court on July 15.

A Bangor man, who insisted that he be placed under arrest Friday night, was charged with obstructing a public way and disorderly conduct, officials said.

Robert Rolfe, 28, had been at Domino’s Pizza at Clinton Court when employees asked to have him removed, Bangor police Officer Rob Angelo said. When Angelo asked Rolfe to leave he began yelling that he needed to be arrested and when he was asked to stay out of the road he got in front of traffic on the street and refused to move.

“Rolfe has this burning desire to go to jail,” Angelo said. He had begged police to arrest him the night before as well, but had done nothing wrong.

Rolfe has been arrested for varying circumstances, officials said.

Police arrested a Bucksport man who was driving on the wrong side of the road in Saturday night in Bangor, officials said.

Teig Hogan, 45, had been driving on the wrong side of Park Street and had turned onto French Street, while continuing to drive on the wrong side of the road, when police pulled him over, Bangor police Officer Rob Angelo said. The man admitted he had had a “few” drinks.

A breathalyzer test determined that Teig’s blood-alcohol level was 0.20 percent, more than twice the 0.08 percent legal limit, Angelo said. Teig was charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, operating a vehicle with a suspended license and being an habitual offender.

Teig was released from Penobscot County Jail later Saturday night on personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court in Bangor on July 15.

A Bangor man may likely have been saved from attack by the presence of coworkers Friday afternoon after three men had threatened him with baseball bats in the parking lot outside of his place of employment, police said.

The man had been at a stoplight at the intersection of Main and Railroad streets when he felt a wad of paper strike him on the side of his head after coming through his open driver’s side window, Bangor police Officer Jeff Small said. Three men in a green Jeep Grand Cherokee were laughing at the man and he exited his vehicle while still waiting at the stoplight to confront them.

The driver of the jeep reportedly asked the man, “What’s a matter old man, you want some of this,” before driving off and into a nearby parking lot when the traffic light changed to green, Small said. The 47-year-old man got back into his vehicle and began to drive to work when the Jeep began to closely follow him to his workplace on the Perry Road.

When the man got out of his vehicle the three men approached him with baseball bats but retreated when coworkers began to come outside, Small said. The Jeep’s driver struck the man’s knee with the front driver’s side bumper as he quickly turned to leave the area.

The driver of the Jeep was described as a younger male, clean cut and short, Small said. Police were still looking for the trio Sunday night.

A Hampden man had more than $600 worth of items taken from his car when he left it unlocked behind Ross Manor, 758 Broadway, on Friday, police said.

Two speakers and 20 compact discs were taken from the blue 1998 Pontiac Sunfire at around 2 p.m., Bangor police Officer Brent Beaulieu said. Officials were able to lift some fingerprints from the vehicle and the case remains under investigation.

A Bangor woman needed stitches to her chest after she was attacked by a neighbor’s Dalmatian on Thursday, police said.

Elya Thomas was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and released, family members said. Information was not released, however, as to the severity of the woman’s injuries.

According to Bangor police Officer Paul Colley, Thomas was attacked on Ohio Street shortly before 6 p.m. by a dog belonging to Jean Barry.

Barry said she debated whether there had ever been an attack and stated that there had never been any previous problems with the dog, but would not comment further about the alleged attack.

The dog was up to date with all of its shots, Colley said.

Thomas was not available for comment.

A Bangor man will have to replace the front windshield of his blue 1995 Jeep Cherokee after vandals smashed it in with an unknown object Thursday evening, police said.

The jeep, belonging to an employee of Bugaboo Creek and parked near the restaurant in a Fleet Bank parking lot, was damaged shortly before 6 p.m., Bangor police Officer Douglas Moore said.

A Kenduskeag man was arrested and charged with criminal mischief Friday evening after he attacked two payphones when a clerk at Leadbetter’s Super Stop on Hammond Street refused to give him some change, officials said.

Trevor Robertson, 28, went outside and allegedly slammed the receiver of one payphone against the booth until it broke off and then broke out the light to a second payphone, also outside the store, before police arrived, Bangor police Officer Ed Mercier said. Damage to the payphones was estimated at $350.

Robertson was later released from Penobscot County Jail on personal recognizance Saturday morning and will appear in Bangor 3rd District Court on July 8.

Compiled by Derek Breton of the NEWS Staff