Bangor man arrested after hospital scuffle Angry boyfriend allegedly assaulted officer

A Bangor man allegedly assaulted a Bangor police officer after refusing to leave the emergency room at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday evening.

Noel H. Walsh, 21, had been with his girlfriend as she was being evaluated for mental health issues when a registered nurse asked Walsh to leave the examination room, Bangor police Officer James Dearing said. Walsh refused to leave and officers Dearing and Stephen Jordan were called to remove him. Walsh then refused police orders to leave.

Walsh grabbed a wallet from his girlfriend’s jacket pocket and put it into his own and then refused police orders to return it to her, Dearing said. When Dearing stepped toward Walsh, Walsh thrust the wallet into the officer’s chest, knocking him backward. Walsh was immediately put to the floor by Dearing and Jordan and taken to Penobscot County Jail in Bangor. He was released on bail later that night and will appear in 3rd District Court in Bangor on Dec. 9.

Nicholas A. Watson, 21, was arrested early Wednesday morning on a charge of domestic assault after it was reported he grabbed his girlfriend and pushed her.

The 17-year-old girlfriend said she returned to the apartment they shared at 398 Hammond St. in Bangor at 6 a.m. and Watson confronted her about being out all night. An argument ensued and the situation became physical when Watson threw the phone on the bed and grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her against a door.

Bangor police Officer George Spencer reported that the woman had some redness between her shoulder blades. Watson confirmed his girlfriend’s story.

A Winterport man was charged with a trio of violations after he was caught taking plastic bags from Filene’s in Bangor on Tuesday.

Eighteen-year-old Mark Sutherland fled from the Bangor Mall store, but was caught by mall security as he hid in the swampy area by Border’s Books and Music.

Sutherland was escorted back to the store, where he claimed that had taken the bags to help out a friend whose shopping bags had broken, reported Bangor police Officer Rob Angelo. Sutherland’s friend, however, claimed that she hadn’t been in the mall at all that day, Angelo learned after finding the friend waiting in the mall parking lot.

While searching Sutherland, Angelo discovered a small plastic film canister containing a small amount of marijuana, according to the police report.

Sutherland was charged with theft, possession of a usable amount of marijuana and, because he was out on bail at the time of his arrest, violation of bail conditions.

A Milford teen caught speeding by Old Town police was found to be in possession of fireworks and drug paraphernalia.

Joshua Buzzell, 18, was caught driving his white 1989 Honda Accord at 36 mph in a 25-mph zone on Pine Street just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Old Town police Sgt. Chris Hashey said. Buzzell opened his glove box to retrieve his paperwork, which allowed police to see firecrackers that had been hidden in the compartment. A search of the car found a marijuana pipe with drug residue and rolling papers in a jacket Buzzell claimed as his own.

Buzzell was summoned for speeding, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of fireworks. He will appear in 3rd District Court in Bangor on Dec. 2.

A Brewer man was bailed from Penobscot County Jail Tuesday morning after Bangor police had arrested him the night before on a warrant for his arrest after catching him racing his car on Union Street, officials said.

Officer Brian Nichols was driving behind a gray Chevrolet Blazer and a black Mazda RX-7 traveling north on Union Street when the two began to race, Nichols said. The RX-7 was traveling at 55 mph in a 35-mph zone when the officer stopped the vehicle driven by Alex Gibson, 21.

Gibson could not provide his registration or proof of insurance and was ticketed for each offense before officials discovered there was a warrant from Hancock County for his arrest for failure to pay a fine for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, Nichols said. Gibson was released on $600 bail prior to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

State police are investigating a pair of “hit-and-miss” home burglaries where random items were taken with valuable items left behind.

A single mother returned to her Fuller Road home in Carmel from work Tuesday evening to find that she had been burglarized, Maine State Trooper Forrest Simpson said. About $1,000 worth of “high-ticket items” were taken, but other, more valuable items were left behind. There was no forced entry into the home.

A man returned to find his West Etna Road home in Etna burglarized Monday evening after he had been away for a day, Simpson said. Again, about $1,000 worth of items were taken with expensive things left behind. Entry to the home had been forced.

No further information was available on either burglary as officials are investigating them, Simpson said. No evidence has yet been provided to show that the events are linked.

No tracks were found at the site of either burglary, Simpson said. The Etna burglary took place after snow had melted and the Corinth burglary likely took place before the snow fell.

– Compiled by NEWS reporters Derek Breton and Doug Kesseli