Bangor man faces felony drug charges

A Bangor man faces Class C felony drug charges after he allegedly changed his prescription for a higher dosage, Bangor police Officer William Lawrence reported.

Lawrence responded Sunday morning to a fraud complaint from Brooks Pharmacy on Union Street. The officer spoke to the pharmacist at Brooks, who said Seth Leighton, 23, came in with a prescription for Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication

The pharmacist told Lawrence that the prescription had been changed from 1-milligram doses to 2-milligram doses and showed the officer the original prescription from Leighton’s doctor. The pharmacist even called the doctor to confirm the dosage at 1 milligram.

Lawrence stayed at the pharmacy until 11:15 a.m. when Leighton arrived to pick up his prescription. Lawrence asked him about the change, which Leighton denied making. He told Lawrence that the prescription hadn’t left his pocket until he came to Brooks that morning.

Lawrence issued Leighton a summons for acquiring drugs by deception.

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Nearly 50 cars were towed from University of Maine parking lots early Sunday morning as snow removal crews worked overnight to plow out from the weekend storm.

From shortly after midnight Saturday to just before 6 a.m. Sunday, UMaine Public Safety made 49 calls to Sullivan’s Automotive Service in Old Town to have vehicles towed.

Sullivan’s charges $55 to drivers coming to retrieve their cars, in addition to a $25 parking ticket from the university. The university has a winter parking ban in all lots that aren’t marked for resident parking.

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A Bangor man was arrested for criminal mischief Saturday night after he was admitted to the emergency room at Eastern Maine Medical Center.

Officer Erik Tall was working detail at EMMC and went to the emergency room because a patient, Leroy Dunn, 22, was “acting up,” Tall’s report said.

Tall said Dunn was yelling, banging on the walls and doors and threatening to leave the hospital. Tall observed the patient ripping hospital clothing, and Dunn began to bang his hospital bed against the wall, causing damage.

Tall warned Dunn to stop, and the man replied “Why, are you going to give me a ticket? Ticket doesn’t mean nothing to me,” according to Tall’s report.

The charge nurse at EMMC requested that charges be pressed against Dunn for damaging hospital property. After Dunn was medically cleared, he was placed under arrest and taken to Penobscot County Jail.

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A tractor-trailer that went off Interstate 95 near Exit 191 (formerly Exit 50) Saturday remained in the median until it was hauled away Sunday morning, state police said.

The Orono barracks received a call at 12:13 p.m. Saturday when a truck carrying potatoes lost control and slid into the area dividing north-south traffic.

The driver, who was not identified, was unharmed and there was minimal damage to the truck, state police said. Discount Towing was called to remove the truck from the median.

– Compiled by NEWS reporter Eric Russell