Woman charged after snapping pole with car

A Waldoboro woman driving down Union Street in Bangor just before 6 a.m. Wednesday morning struck a utility pole near Davis Road, snapping it in half. When Bangor police arrived, she was still in the car trying to light a cigarette.

Sharon Baker, 52, said she had a bad migraine, but police believe she was operating under the influence of medication, Sgt. Bob Bishop said Wednesday. Baker fought with officers when they took her into custody, forcing them to put her to the ground and handcuff her, he said. The medication, which Bishop declined to identify, was seized, and Baker was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center. Her 2000 Chevy Impala was severely damaged, Bishop said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)

A backpack containing several types of illegal drugs was seized late Tuesday and the pack’s owner, Christopher Norris, 27, of Bangor, was arrested, according to Bangor police.

Officer Dave Bushey was driving an unmarked car when he noticed Norris, who had a warrant out for his arrest, around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday. Norris was stopped and a search of his backpack showed it contained three different types of narcotics and marijuana, according to Bushey. Norris was arrested for possession of Schedule W, Y and Z drugs, possession of a usable amount of marijuana and for the outstanding warrant. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)

The Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. facility in Bangor was evacuated briefly Wednesday after an apparent bomb scare.

Around noon Wednesday, a Bangor Hydro employee discovered a piece of paper in the facility’s parking lot with the word “bomb” written on it. Police searched the building but did not find any explosive devices, said Susan Faloon, spokeswoman for Bangor Hydro.

Faloon said the building is a secure facility and the company had no indication that the paper was a bomb threat. But officials took the cautious approach, she said.

“We are very safety-conscious here, and that’s not a word you want to mess around with,” Faloon said. (Kevin Miller, BDN)