Bangor police summoned a man Tuesday after he allegedly dumped trash in a city cemetery last week. Office George Spencer reported that Neal Currie, sexton for the city of Bangor, complained on Aug. 27 that a pile of trash had been dumped in the Oak… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Glenburn man and a Milford woman on numerous burglary and other charges Sunday afternoon. Sgt. Jason Moffitt said he and Officer Tony Pinette went to a Brewer Street address at about 5:30 p.m. to investigate a report of suspicious persons. A… Read More
    Bangor police summoned a man Saturday night after restaurant patrons downtown complained he was flashing a knife. Officers James Hassard and Rob Angelo were dispatched to Broad Street at about 9:30 p.m. on a report that somebody was displaying a knife near the Whig &… Read More
    A Hermon woman was summoned for theft Friday afternoon at the Brewer Wal-Mart. Brewer police Cpl. David Lord said he went to the store at about 4 p.m., when he found Megan Garland, 18, in custody of store security. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Two car burglaries reported Wednesday morning in Bangor are still under investigation. Bangor police Officers David Bushey and Larry Morrill went to a Woodland Drive address about 6:30 a.m. where a Chevrolet Cavalier had reportedly been burglarized. A total of $205 of property was reportedly… Read More
    The Maine State Police handed over to Bangor police a woman who allegedly drove off the road under the influence of alcohol early Tuesday morning. Bangor police Officer Ed Mercier reported that he met with Maine State Police Detective Troy Gardiner at about 6:30 a.m. Read More
    A Bangor house was reported burglarized Saturday afternoon, leaving no sign of forced entry. Bangor police Officer Josh Ouellette reported that he spoke with a Griffin Road woman who told him somebody had entered her home between noon and 2 p.m. while she was at… Read More
    Old Town police arrested a woman after she allegedly threw knives at her boyfriend early Friday. Officer Seth Burnes reported that he and Sgt. Scott Casey went to a Front Street apartment to investigate a stabbing report. They met a man in the driveway with… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man after he reportedly climbed in the second-story window of a house to use the phone Wednesday night. Officer Dennis Lally reported that just before midnight he went to a French Street address, where a witness said she saw a man… Read More
    A Bangor woman allegedly tried to steal shellfish and vodka from a supermarket Tuesday afternoon. Bangor police Officer David Bushey reported that he and Officer Tyler Leighton went to the Hannaford supermarket on Broadway at about 2:15 p.m. for a reported theft. They found Virginia… Read More
    A Newburgh man reportedly hit a man from Bangor with a 4-by-4 post in a road-rage-related brawl Saturday evening in Hampden. Hampden Sgt. Scott Webber said the dispute started just before 7 p.m. on Western Avenue, where two cars were heading east toward town. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    A young man was charged with criminal threatening and violation of condition of release Saturday morning in Bangor after threatening another man with a club. Wayne Ceasar, also known as Smokey, 22, of Bangor was found running from the victim’s home where the threatening was… Read More
    A man stole beer on camera Thursday night in Bangor. Bangor police Officer Brandon Vafiades reported that a worker at the Big Apple Store on State Street called Thursday night saying a man had walked off with a $20 30-pack of Budweiser beer. Customers had… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Harrington man and charged him with drug possession Wednesday night. Sgt. Chris Martin reported that he stopped a car on North Main Street at about 11:15 p.m. because it had a missing front license plate. As the passenger looked for the… Read More
    Veazie police summoned a Bangor man for possession of a concealed weapon early Wednesday. Officer Michael Adams reported that he clocked a passing car at 51 mph in a 35 mph zone at about 1 a.m. and pulled the car over. He issued a speed… Read More
    A Stetson man was arrested on domestic assault charges Monday afternoon in Levant. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy James Kennedy said a woman called the sheriff’s department after fleeing her East Newport Road home where she said her husband, John Carter, grabbed and choked her. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    A Millinocket man was summoned after suffering injuries in a coffee-related truck crash Tuesday afternoon. Bangor police Officer Steve Jordan said David Cyr, 37, told him he was driving on Outer Ohio Street at about 4:15 p.m. when the four cups of coffee he was… Read More
    A Hampden teenager knocked down a utility pole and totaled her SUV Tuesday morning, according to Hampden police Officer Shawn Devine. Alyson Lumino, 16, veered off Western Avenue in Hampden in a Jeep Cherokee, knocking down a utility pole. The crash, which took place just… Read More
    Hampden police arrested a man Sunday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. Sgt. Scott Webber said he and Officers Shawn Devine and Ben Eyles went to an Orient Avenue home after a neighbor reported a fight. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    A routine stop by Veazie police Friday morning resulted in two arrests for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver of the car, Shawn Woodbury, 24, of Brewer, was out on bail after violating a protection order requested by his wife when Cpl. Andrew… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a designated driver on drunken driving charges early Thursday morning. Officer Wade Betters and Sgt. Robert Bishop were on Outer Hammond Street at about 1:30 a.m. when they saw a Pontiac Grand Am make a U-turn ahead of them near Motel 6. Read More
    Bangor police Sunday were seeking the owner of a car that was being driven with a stolen license plate. On Saturday, Officer Daniel Herrick reported seeing an unattended parked car in a driveway on Dean Street. In its rear window was a Maine license plate… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Swanville woman on an OUI charge early Friday morning. Officer Jeff Gotreau stopped a car at the Big Apple store on Wilson Street at about 1:15 a.m. after it drove by without its headlights on, his report said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    A 39-year-old Bangor man was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening to burn down a house on Third Street, according to police reports. Leonard Parla was arrested on a bail violation charge after seeking a woman at the Third Street residence. The Third Street resident and… Read More
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    Maine State Police are investigating a break-in that took place in Eddington Monday night. Trooper Josh D’Angelo could not release names Tuesday night, but said there was a home invasion at a Route 9 residence sometime before midnight Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    The U.S. Coast Guard will assist in policing the festivities in Bangor this Fourth of July. Fireman Joshua Faulkingham, 20, of Rockland, formerly of Brownville, said the USCG cutter Tackle arrived early Thursday afternoon and will stay through the holiday, providing tours and also maintaining… Read More
    Three Bangor men chased and held a woman accused of stealing change from a car Sunday night. Bangor police Officer Brandon Vafiades said he went to a Deer Isle Road address at about 9:50 p.m. A man there said he had noticed his car’s dome… Read More
    A Hampden man racked up six charges early Sunday morning after rolling over a sport utility vehicle somewhere off Route 9 and later tussling with police and rescue personnel. Joseph Warren Arps, 25, was charged with operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor, assault on… Read More
    A dump truck rolled over and went off the road in Hermon Friday afternoon after swerving to avoid a cat. Hermon Constable Sgt. William Laughlin said Todd Hill, 27, of Carmel was driving a three-axle Freightliner truck on New Boston Road at about 3 p.m. Read More
    Police charged two Bangor women Wednesday after one tried to cash checks that were reported stolen. At about 4 p.m. Officers James Dearing and David Bushey went to Bangor Savings Bank on State Street, where they found Officer George Spencer detaining Shana Dinapoli, 20, of… Read More
    Bangor police arrested an Orrington motorcyclist for eluding and criminal speeding after a high-speed chase from Main Street to Pushaw Road on Tuesday night. Officer Dan Herrick said Officer Steve Jordan radioed at about 10:30 p.m. saying a man on a red motorcycle had lost… Read More
    A Levant man accidentally shot himself in the head Sunday evening, according to Maine State Police. Trooper Roderick Charette said Brendan Hickey, 21, was handling a handgun at about 7 p.m. at a Townhouse Road residence when it went off, killing him instantly. Charette said… Read More
    A man trying to break up a fight ended up in St. Joseph Hospital on Friday morning. Bangor police Officer Russell Twaddell said he was dispatched to Benjamin’s bar on Franklin Street at about 1:20 a.m. for a fight in progress. Other officers were on… Read More
    Pastrami disappeared from an Old Town home in what appeared to be an unprofitable burglary Thursday morning. Old Town police Officer Bob Pelletier said a Brunswick Street woman told him she found closet items scattered on her bedroom floor and a bag of dog biscuits… Read More
    Hampden police arrested a man at a neighbor’s trailer Monday night after he allegedly assaulted his wife. The woman told Officer Ruth Duquette that her husband, Michael Pelkey, 43, had pulled her hair and arm and pushed her at about 8 p.m. at their home… Read More
    A Brewer man was arrested Monday morning after he passed out in a parked and running vehicle. Brewer police Officer Jeff Gotreau said a concerned passer-by called police at about 11:15 a.m. to report a man was unconscious in a vehicle at the Irving Mainway… Read More
    Veazie police arrested two women on drug charges Thursday night. At about 11 p.m., officers Ryan Welch and Lee Miller pulled over an erratically driven vehicle on State Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
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    Bangor police arrested a man for aggravated assault after he allegedly hit another man with a baseball bat early Sunday. At about quarter past midnight, Officer Shawn Green went to a Warren Street apartment in response to an assault complaint. He said he met with… Read More
    A woman was charged with burglary, attempted unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and attempted OUI Thursday evening after being chased through the woods in Bangor. Erica Mitchell, 22, of Bangor attempted to steal a 1996 Ford Explorer from a garage on Vermont Avenue in… Read More
    A Brewer man was summoned for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a usable amount of marijuana Saturday after telling police he was taking a break from a drive to buy cigarettes, according to Brewer police Officer Anthony Pinette. Jeffrey Gordon, 40, was standing… Read More
    An Etna man was arrested Sunday morning after backing into a telephone pole in the Big Apple parking lot on Main Street in Orono. Joseph Landry, 45, was arrested on a warrant for failure to pay a fine after Orono police Officer Joshua Ewing witnessed… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man and a woman Friday night on drug charges at Pray’s Mobile Home Park on the Finson Road and confiscated an undisclosed amount of cocaine and pharmaceuticals. Scott Lord, 38, was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine, burglary and carrying… Read More
    A motorist told Bangor police he gave a man a ride early Saturday morning only to have the man steal his money, papers and identification. The driver said he saw a man outside the Spectrum and offered him a ride and the man accepted. He… Read More
    A Palmyra man was arrested for disorderly conduct Wednesday night after being warned by Bangor police to quiet down and get out of the way of traffic. Police confronted James Anderson outside an apartment, where it was reported he was trying to kick the door… Read More
    Speed is being considered a factor in a car crash in Levant Thursday night that injured three people. None of the injuries were seen as life-threatening. A 17-year-old from Stetson was heading north on the Horseback Road when he lost control of the 1999 Monte… Read More
    A motorcycle struck a Jeep on the Cold Brook Road in Hampden early Tuesday evening. Maine State Trooper Joshua D’Angelo said Lawrence Holmquist, 54, of Monson, was blinded by the sun as he turned his Jeep Cherokee onto the Interstate 95 southbound entrance ramp, crossing… Read More
    Bangor police arrested anti-abortion protester Terence Hughes after he allegedly pushed two people outside a church Sunday morning. Officer Michael Brennan said he went to St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St., shortly before 10 a.m., where he learned that two men had been standing… Read More
    An Orneville man was arrested Friday after a Maine State Police K-9 unit found him in the woods behind his house Friday evening. Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Allen Emerson said Clifford Harriman, 50, was charged with terrorizing, obstruction of the report of a crime… Read More
    A Topsham woman received medical treatment Wednesday morning after her car rolled over several times on Interstate 95 in Palmyra. Maine State Trooper Bernie Brunette said he was called to the scene at about 8 a.m. He said Kimberley Adams, 20, was traveling north on… Read More
    A Bangor man was arrested after allegedly making racial taunts and threats to his roommate Monday. Bangor police Officer Chris Blanchard said he went to a Broadway apartment at about 1 p.m. on a “person wanted out” complaint. When he arrived, he met Robert Albertson,… Read More
    A Bangor man left a trail of blood from his crashed car Sunday night. Bangor police Officers Jim Hassard and William Lawrence went to West Broadway late Sunday night after receiving word of an accident. They found a white Honda Civic crashed into a telephone… Read More
    A Bangor man was summoned for drug charges after fleeing police early Friday morning. Bangor police Officer Christopher Desmond said he was driving down Hammond Street near West Broadway at about half past midnight while Lt. Steven Hunt and Sgt. Al Hayden were investigating suspicious… Read More
    An intoxicated Newburgh woman was arrested Wednesday night after striking an officer in the throat, according to police. Valerie Hopkins, 35, went to the 2991 Western Ave. (Route 9) residence she previously shared with the occupant to retrieve her belongings. The occupant immediately locked the… Read More
    An Eastern Maine Technical College student took a philosophical approach to his OUI arrest early Wednesday morning. Bangor police Officer Brad Hanson stopped a truck on Sylvan Road at 1:30 a.m. A smell of alcohol came from the window as he spoke with the driver,… Read More
    An Eddington man on probation was stopped in Brewer with a stolen four-wheeler in his car. Officer John Knapp said he was on patrol just before 2 a.m. when he saw a car moving fast on Chamberlain Street. Knapp caught up with the car on… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Carmel man who allegedly swapped price tags at Marden’s department store Friday. Officer David Lord went to the store at noon, and found Travis Chapman, 21, in custody of store security. Lord said security officers saw Chapman switch the tags from… Read More
    A Bradford man wanted on three warrants and driving with a suspended license was taken into custody early Thursday morning after Bangor police stopped him for erratic driving. Bangor police Officer Wade Betters reported that beginning about 2:30 a.m., a car driven by Daniel Pray,… Read More
    Three fire departments showed up after a report of a fire at the Holden Irving gas station on Route 1A Wednesday night. About 8 p.m., two clerks saw the lights in the store flicker and go out, and smelled smoke coming from the electrical room. Read More
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    Two Bangor residents had cinder blocks thrown at their parked cars Monday evening. At 7:30 p.m., 50-year-old Valorie Larson reported her 2000 Volvo was damaged by cinder blocks thrown at the windshield, hood and driver’s side door while it was parked in front of her… Read More
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