A 14-year-old Bangor boy was flown by LifeFlight to a Boston hospital Sunday after suffering third-degree burns on his leg from a fire he and two friends were playing with.

The three boys had been playing on a porch in Pray’s Trailer Park around 6 p.m. in Bangor and set fire to some wood in a metal bucket that contained gasoline, according to Bangor police Officer Doug Moore. Parents were apparently not around when the fire was set, police said.

One of the boys had kicked the bucket over and the gasoline was burning on the porch. The 14-year-old tried to stomp the fire out and caught his right pant leg on fire.

The boy was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center where it was determined that he had third-degree burns on his right leg. He was then flown to the Shriners Hospital in Boston for treatment.

– . –

Police arrested a Bangor man after finding OxyContin and Suboxin during a bail search.

Two officers were dispatched to do a bail search in Room 15 at the Riverview Motel, where Jason Coolidge, 28, of Bangor lives. A girlfriend let the officers in and told them that “he had just left,” according to reports. One of the officers then found Coolidge in the bathroom.

Upon a search of the bedroom, police found a pill bottle containing OxyContin under the nightstand along with a plastic bag that had other pills and a large amount of cash in it.

Coolidge was read his rights and placed under arrest. According to police, he was very cooperative and told police that he received a regular supply of the pills. He also admitted that he was addicted to OxyContin and that he had the Suboxin to help fight that addiction. He also sold the pills that he did not use to support his habit, he told police.

Coolidge was taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with felony trafficking in Schedule W drugs and violating conditions of release.

– . –

An Orrington man was arrested after police stopped him in Veazie and found that he had many convictions over the past 10 years, including more than one for operating after suspension.

Veazie police Officer Mike Adams was sitting on the side of Route 2 near a Veazie convenience store when he saw a car lock its brakes up in the middle of the road and then make a U-turn, running over a median.

Adams stopped the car and identified the driver, who was on his cell phone, as Scott Niles, 35, of Orrington. He also found that his license was suspended, according to reports.

When asked to get out of the vehicle, Niles complied, and the officer saw that his eyes were bloodshot. Niles was given sobriety tests and did “all right,” said police.

Niles was taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating after suspension.

Niles posted his own bail of $500.

– . –

A New Hampshire teen was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, disorderly conduct and refusal to sign a summons Friday night in Brewer.

Brewer police received a call at 9:41 p.m. Friday from the owner of the Wilson Street Hotel about a group of people being loud and disruptive outside.

When police arrived, they located the people, and one made a run for it. An officer followed him and asked for his ID.

The 18-year-old male of Dover, N.H., was being “loud and vulgar” with the officers, according to reports. He allegedly threatened to punch the officer in the face. He was warned a few times before he was placed under arrest.

At Penobscot County Jail he was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, disorderly conduct and refusal to sign a summons after he wouldn’t sign his summons for the other two charges. He remained in jail Sunday night.

– . –

Maine state troopers arrested an Etna man Saturday night after he was caught driving with only a learner’s permit.

Two cars raced up behind state Trooper Forrest Simpson going south at about 98 mph near the Carmel exit of Interstate 95 around 9:15 p.m. Saturday. Simpson was able to stop one of the cars with three people in it.

The driver was Christopher Seavey, 23, of Etna. He did not have a license, he was still operating under a learner’s permit and also was on probation. Police also found a spring-loaded knife on Seavey.

Seavey was taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating without a license, criminal speeding and possession of an illegal knife. He will remain at PCJ until his probation officer can see him Monday.

The two passengers were not charged.

– Compiled by BDN reporter Chelsey Ledue