Bangor teen arrested on charge of robbery

Bangor police arrested a local man on a charge of robbery Wednesday, following a home invasion early Sunday.

Lt. Timothy Reid reported that at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, Bangor police officers went to the scene of a robbery at a home in the lower Essex Street area.

Reid said three men forced their way into an apartment, demanding money and valuables. The men reportedly displayed weapons, but did not hurt anybody.

Reid said Derrick Day, 18, of Bangor was arrested Wednesday in connection with the robbery. The case is still under investigation and more arrests are expected.

Anyone with information concerning this case should call the Bangor Police Department at 947-7384.

A Veazie woman was arrested Tuesday night after she allegedly drove her Jeep onto a curb in downtown Bangor.

Officer Jason Stuart reported that he was on patrol when he noticed a blue Jeep on Hancock Street drift across the centerline three times at about 11 p.m. Stuart said the Jeep then traveled straight through the intersection at Oak Street in the left-turn-only lane, striking a curb on the other side. The Jeep drove up over the curb before returning to the roadway, Stuart said.

The driver, Sandra Beck, 60, of Veazie, told Stuart she was very tired, but denied drinking.

Stuart reported that Beck’s eyes were bloodshot, and that there was a smell of intoxicating beverages coming from inside the Jeep. Stuart also said that Beck appeared confused and disoriented.

Beck performed poorly on field OUI tests, Stuart said, and was arrested for operating under the influence. At the station, a breathalyzer registered Beck’s alcohol content at 0.18 percent, police said.

Stuart said Beck was polite and cooperative the entire time. He gave Beck a ride home after issuing her a summons. Beck agreed to leave her .22 caliber handgun at the station overnight.

Bangor police sorted out competing stories following a sibling fight Tuesday afternoon.

Detective Catherine Rumsey reported that at about 11:30 p.m., she and Officer Joshua Ouellette went to a Parker Street apartment for an assault complaint.

Ouellette spoke with a man, later identified as Matthew Strout, 23, of Bangor, whom they met outside the building. Rumsey went inside and spoke with the man’s sister, who had made the original complaint.

Rumsey said the woman told her she had been baby-sitting a small child, who was asleep, while Strout talked on the phone. She said the conversation grew too loud and she asked Strout to quiet down.

The woman told Rumsey that Strout repeatedly refused to speak more quietly, calling his sister a string of vulgar names. He then walked out into the hall, the sister said, and she followed him, telling him to stop calling her names.

Rumsey said the woman admitted to kicking a lawn chair that was in the hall, but not in Strout’s direction. The woman said Strout then “got in her face.”

When she said to him, “What are you going to do, hit me? Go ahead,” Strout allegedly grabbed both sides of her head and bit her on the nose. She said she pushed Strout’s face away.

Rumsey said the woman had injuries on her nose consistent with being bitten. She said the brother also had scratches on his face that seemed to fit the woman’s story.

Officer Ouellette reported that Strout said the argument had been about money he owed his sister, and that she threw the lawn chair at him. Ouellette said Strout had a bloody mark on his nose where he said the chair had hit him.

Ouellette said Strout admitted his teeth probably did hit his sister’s nose, but that he didn’t bite down. He also said she had scratched him.

Rumsey said she believed the evidence supported the sister’s account, and arrested Strout, charging him with domestic assault.

– Compiled by NEWS reporter Isaac Kimball