Bangor police are investigating an attempted break-in at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Union Street sometime between late night Sunday night and early Monday morning.

Across the Penobscot River in Brewer, someone tried to break into the Brooks Pharmacy about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, although the would-be burglars apparently were scared off before they could enter the building.

Authorities are investigating whether the two attempts are related.

In Bangor, someone tried to pry open the metal back door at the pharmacy. Although about $300 in damage was done to the door, the burglar or burglars didn’t get in, reported Bangor police Officer Dennis Lally. The attempted break-in happened between 9 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday

The pharmacy has asked for extra police checks.

A Bangor man who witnesses said made a U-turn in front of another vehicle in Brewer on Sunday, causing a collision, was intoxicated, according to police.

William Boober, 52, of Bangor was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, operating a motor vehicle without a license and with failure to yield the right of way while making a left turn.

Boober was among a small group of people milling about on South Main Street at the Interstate 395 westbound onramp and smelled of intoxicants, Brewer police Sgt. Jason Moffitt said Monday. Boober failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, according to police.

The motorist couldn’t explain what happened, Moffitt said, but others told police that he was driving north in the right lane and turned wide in front of a car in the left lane that also was heading north. No one was injured.

Damage to Boober’s 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck was estimated at $2,000, and damage to the 1994 Ford Mustang, driven by Michael Kelley, 19, of Bangor, was estimated at $2,000 to $3,000.

A Van Buren motorist who claimed early Sunday morning to be a designated driver intent on making sure his tipsy passengers made it home safely was intoxicated, according to police who arrested the man.

Douglas G. Cyr, 36, initially claimed that he had had nothing to drink that night as he was the designated driver, reported Bangor police Officer Wade Betters.

But Betters had stopped Cyr for erratic driving on Hammond Street, reporting that the motorist drifted right then left on the road, including crossing into the breakdown lane.

After Cyr admitted to having two drinks and after field sobriety tests, Betters formed the opinion that Cyr was intoxicated. Cyr’s blood alcohol content registered 0.13 percent, more than the 0.08 percent limit. He was released on personal recognizance and a cab was called for his passengers.

A Parkway North resident told Brewer police Sunday that he found a hole in his home’s siding and a broken window in his SUV.

The man’s neighbor denied doing anything wrong but later admitted he had been target practicing with a sling and had shot in the direction of his neighbor’s home. Jonathan Coutts, 20, was charged with criminal mischief in the incident.

A logging truck lost two of its tires while driving along Route 2 in Etna Monday but continued on to its destination in Newport, a Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy reported.

One of the two tires was located. After flying off the truck, it bounded into a yard and struck the bumper of a snow-covered parked car, 30 to 40 feet from the road, said Deputy James Kennedy.

The tire came to rest on the hood of another vehicle. Authorities were able to locate the truck driver in Newport.

Compiled by BDN reporter Doug Kesseli