Man reports $2,400 in jewelry, other items stolen

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A Bangor man reported that more than $2,400 worth of his possessions were stolen from his home this weekend.

The man said that sometime between 4 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a burglar entered his house through the unlocked back door and stole a number of items, including a pair of diamond earrings worth $1,000.

The Bangor man said he was out of town with his family and discovered the items missing when he returned.

He also reported missing a solid gold 1-ounce coin dated 1898 and worth $500, a pearl necklace worth $800, two bottles of cologne and 20 Tylenol with codeine pills.

Bangor police Officer Russell Twadell reported that despite the missing items, the house appeared undisturbed. The case still is under investigation, and the police have no leads.

A minor was arrested for allegedly driving drunk Sunday morning after he and his passenger were caught running from their vehicle by the Brewer Police Department.

Officer Roger Hershey and Cpl. Rich Smith reported seeing a car squealing its tires at 3:56 a.m. on North Main Street in Brewer. The car drove through a flashing red light without stopping.

The officers pulled the vehicle over ,and the driver and a passenger ran out of the car. The officers noticed an open beer can in the driver’s side cup holder, and other beer cans in the back of the car.

Hershey and Smith caught up with the two juveniles, including the 17-year-old male driver. He admitted to taking the vehicle from his father without permission and drinking and driving.

The driver, from Milford, was arrested for operating after suspension and operating under the influence. He was transported to Penobscot County Jail, and then to the Charleston correctional facility.

A Bangor man was issued a summons for assault Sunday after he told his apartment building manager to mind her own business and reportedly struck her on the chest with his fist.

The building manager, who is also a resident of the 152 Third St. building, claimed that she saw Timothy Murray walking into the building with a bag of items and asked him if he had bought anything good.

Murray, 44, had been shopping at yard sales all day. According to the woman, Murray quickly ran down the stairs to her and started telling her to mind her own business.

Murray, questioned later by Bangor police Officer Michael Brennan, said the building manager had been harassing him and accusing him of bringing junk into the building.

Murray said the woman frequently harasses other tenants in the building because she “thinks she owns the place.”

Witnesses to the incident, including the building manager’s son, said the woman and Murray were arguing with each other. The woman claimed Murray hit her on the chest with his right fist.

Brennan reported seeing a red mark on the left side of the woman’s chest. She complained of soreness. Murray denied touching the building manager, but a witness said he saw Murray push the woman.

Murray said he had been arrested for assault once “a long time ago,” but that he was drunk at the time. He also said the building owner had accused him last night of peeking into the windows of the other tenants.

Brennan issued Murray a summons for assault with a court date of July 23. Murray was also given a disorderly conduct warning.

Investigators say they have a description and license plate information on a car possibly used in a spree of vandalism of a few dozen mailboxes late last week.

Authorities believe that more than one person is involved in the spree that spread from Passadumkeag down through the Bangor area last Thursday and Friday, said Sgt. Bill Birch of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department.

His department, along with the Maine State Police and Orono police, has been investigating the 30 to 35 criminal mischief complaints.

About half the reports came from along the South Gate Road in Argyle on Friday, where vandals also damaged roadside trash containers and garbage was strewn about.

A cat apparently was killed by the car, although Birch said it wasn’t clear whether it was hit intentionally or not.

Mailboxes were damaged in Glenburn and Orono on Thursday, and Birch said the Maine State Police handled similar complaints in Milford.

The damage was extensive, he said.

“When these things were hit, they were totally destroyed,” Birch said Sunday.

Markings left on the mailboxes suggested that something other than a baseball bat had been used. Birch said there were indentations unlike what you would find with a baseball bat, suggesting that square metal piping may have been used.

Birch said they are following up on leads about the car, including information that came in over the weekend, although Birch said he knew of no new reports of mailbox vandalism over the weekend.

Anyone with information can contact the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department at 945-4636.

– Compiled by NEWS reporters Julia Hall and Doug Kesseli