Two women from the Skowhegan area were summoned for walking out of a Bangor Mall store Tuesday afternoon with $56 worth of stolen accessories. At 4:30 p.m. Officer Rob Angelo received a shoplifting call from Filene’s clothing store. He said he spoke with the store… Read More
Orono police arrested a woman after she allegedly tried to stab her twin sister with a steak knife Monday. Shortly before 6 p.m., Sgts. Gary Duquette and Scott Scripture went to a Sherman Drive address in response to a 911 call. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Old Town police arrested a Bangor man driving without a license Monday morning. Just before 8 a.m., Officer Stephen Boyd was at the intersection of Main and Center streets when he saw a green Saturn pass by him on Center. The car’s license plate had… Read More
Two Old Town teenage brothers fled on foot after a brief and bumpy joy ride this weekend. The boys, 15 and 17, took another teen’s car without permission about 9:15 p.m. Friday. They drove down Meadow Lane onto Perkins Avenue, where they ran a stop… Read More
A Bangor man led police on a brief chase Tuesday evening. When Albert Lavigne, 38, drove by his Griffin Road address in a Nissan Pathfinder at about 6:00 p.m., Officer Christopher Morley was waiting for him. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A Brewer Public Works employee found drug paraphernalia in a handbag lying in the snow Tuesday afternoon. The bag held two or three hypodermic needles, and a spoon with burn marks and a white residue on it, Brewer police Officer Jeff Gotreau said. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
An Oldsmobile Delta 88 caught fire Monday night on Interstate 95 in Hampden and then exploded. According to Maine State Trooper Josh D’Angelo, who received the call concerning the fire at 8:10 p.m., Carey Hood, 20, of Princeton was driving north on the interstate when… Read More
Old Town police summoned a Bangor woman for drug possession Friday morning. Just after 9:30 a.m., Officer Bob Pelletier pulled over a speeding car on Veazie Street. Pelletier said he smelled marijuana when Karen Sprague, 38, rolled down the car window. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Tuesday night. The woman told Bangor police that Jose Harvey, 27, punched her twice in the neck. Officers Al Woolley and Edward Mercier said they arrived at the couple’s Garland Street address just before 10:30… Read More
A fast-moving SUV was reported to be under the influence of a drunken driver early Sunday morning. Bangor police Officer Wade Benson was on patrol shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Valley Avenue when he saw a gold-colored Chevrolet Blazer moving at well over the posted… Read More
Bangor police summoned a woman who allegedly kicked a bar patron in the head this weekend. A bartender told police that Crystal Bassett, 22, of Bangor had too much to drink Friday night at the Ranger Inn, 1476 Hammond St. When the bartender stopped serving… Read More
A Job Corps student was summoned Thursday evening for drug trafficking. Bangor police Officer Christopher Morley received the call about 5:30 p.m. When he arrived at the Union Street Job Corps, a staff member told him that Erwin Rodriguez, 18, of Lawrence, Mass., had been… Read More
A phone call received in Veazie last weekend led to an arrest in Henrico County, Va., on a Freeport warrant. A Veazie woman called police shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday and said her ex-husband had phoned her and that she had traced the call, according… Read More
Veazie police arrested a woman after she reportedly elbowed a man in the stomach Monday night. Officers Ryan Welch and Todd Jamison responded to the call at 10:15 p.m. and met a man at a pay phone. The man said he had had a verbal… Read More
A Bangor woman allegedly picked a few men’s pockets while she danced with them at a club in Orono early Sunday. Kristi Hill, 20, was summoned for theft after she allegedly stole at least four wallets and more than $10 in cash while dancing at… Read More
A plow truck driver reported seeing somebody lying in the snow near a University of Maine dorm about 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Officer Amy Nickerson found Drew Gustin, 19, a UM student who lives in Somerset Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Officer Thomas Adams was on routine patrol at about 6 a.m. Wednesday when he noticed a Honda Civic weaving across Route 2 near the Georgia-Pacific mill. He pulled the car over. The driver, Michael Ulrich, 19, denied he had been drinking. Ulrich had bloodshot eyes,… Read More
Old Town police charged two doughnut deliverymen with sale and use of drug paraphernalia earlier this week. At about 11 p.m. Sunday, Sgt. Scott Casey and Officer Thomas Adams received a call that a black Buick was swerving erratically as it moved down Main Street… Read More
A Pepsi truck slid off the road in Hermon at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The driver said he had been driving up Miller Hill, according to Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Donnie Russell, when the truck slid into the left lane, back across the right… Read More
A group of intoxicated teenagers attempted to get into the Calvary Chapel-Bangor Christian Class D Tournament basketball game Monday night at the Bangor Auditorium. According to Bangor police Sgt. Jim Owens, several apparently intoxicated teens had come through the ticket aisle in the auditorium lobby. Read More
Police arrested a Bangor man after a prolonged struggle to remove him from his girlfriend’s apartment during which he allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun. Brian Boushee, 21, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Saturday after a woman called police to a First Street address. Read More
Police arrested a woman in Bangor on Tuesday night for violation of a protection order. Waynette Walters, 41, was arrested after a brief foot-chase and struggle with a police officer who had attempted to put her under arrest. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Bangor police arrested a woman early Monday morning and charged her with disorderly conduct. Karen Lavigne was charged after police repeatedly told her to quiet down after receiving complaints of noise. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
An Old Town man landed in Penobscot County Jail on Saturday over $6.90. Nathan Cotnoir, 22, was charged with theft of services after he ran off from a cab in Old Town without paying, police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A Hancock man suspected of drinking and driving told the arresting police officer he was doing him a favor as he owed the IRS a substantial sum of money. Ronald Pinkham, 48, was pulled over in Bangor early Friday morning for failure to stop for… Read More
Hampden police arrested a local woman early Wednesday morning after she hit her live-in boyfriend in the head with a milk crate and hurled a number of household items at him, police said. Maria Demaertelaere, 41, was arrested for assault and transported to Penobscot County… Read More
Bangor police charged a local man with felony theft recently after he attempted to walk out of a Bangor Mall store with nine items of clothing. Michael Hughes, 32, was charged with Class C theft because of previous convictions of Class C theft, Class E… Read More
An electrical fire Sunday morning shut down a Main Street restaurant in Bangor for the day. Burning electrical wires caused Miller’s Restaurant to close around 11 a.m. Nobody was injured in the incident. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested early Tuesday morning after stealing a car, allegedly robbing a convenience store and leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in Hermon. Michael Smith, 22, of Bangor lost control of the stolen vehicle he was driving and crashed into… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested for drunken driving early Saturday morning after he crashed his car into a utility pole on Valley Avenue and fled the scene on foot. Stephen Curtis Jr., 26, wasn’t injured in the accident. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
A Bangor man escaped injury when his car rolled over Sunday evening in Brewer, but the accident knocked out power for 2,000 Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers an hour before the start of the televised Super Bowl. Police said the car clipped a utility pole near… Read More
A Bangor woman said she fended off her former live-in boyfriend with a baseball bat after an argument turned physical Thursday evening. The 19-year-old woman said that 19-year-old Michael Tinkham became angry at her when she refused to give him a cigarette and a ride… Read More
An unidentified person took a taxi for a spin early Monday morning after the vehicle was left running in front of Pete and Larry’s Lounge on the Odlin Road in Bangor. The car was found an hour later. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Disappointment abounded for two sanitation workers who found that a pair of $100 bills that had been left in an envelope for them were counterfeit. A 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old man, both of Bangor, and both workers for Pine Tree Waste Disposal, which handles… Read More
Two of the 42 people involved in a car and bus crash on Route 43 on Tuesday morning complained of pain when a car driven by a teenager rear-ended a half-filled school bus, Old Town officials. The 17-year-old from Alton who was driving a red… Read More
Dozens of reports of a plane crash in Charleston turned out to be much ado about nothing, according to the pilot who flew a single-engine Cessna on Sunday. “I got stuck in the raspberry bushes and my brother helped me out, and that’s the story,”… Read More
A Bangor man wanted on three warrants was arrested at a Bangor motel Monday after he refused to leave his room at checkout time, Bangor police Officer Larry Morrill said. Robert Butler, 51, had been staying at the Main Street Inn, 500 Main St., and… Read More
A state trooper and a tow truck driver narrowly avoided a crash with a car Saturday morning in Old Town when an oncoming Isuzu slid sideways past them, tearing off one of the wrecker’s mud flaps. Trooper Forrest Simpson Jr. had parked in the northbound… Read More
Officials in Penobscot County reported one drunken driving incident as a result of New Year’s celebrations. Lucas Steward, 21, of Belgrade had been driving his car on College Avenue in Orono when University of Maine police Sgt. Jeff King noticed that Steward’s windshield was covered… Read More
Three people were charged with theft and burglary of a motor vehicle after witnesses watched them take part in stealing packages from a UPS delivery truck at the Bangor Mall, Bangor police said Sunday. Using witness descriptions, police identified Matthew Spencer, 22, and a 15-year-old… Read More
Bangor police confirmed late Friday that the 23-year-old Bangor man who was thrown from his car when it crashed early Christmas morning on outer Broadway is Adam Stone of Bangor. He remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday night at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Meanwhile, authorities… Read More
A Hudson man was arrested and charged with theft after he was caught attempting to steal more than $500 worth of clothing from Wal-Mart, Bangor police said Monday. Glenn R. Curtis, 23, told police that he had taken the clothes with the intent of selling… Read More
A Bangor man remained in jail Friday night on $5,000 cash bail or $20,000 single surety after he had been charged with Class A arson after neighbors reported he was repeatedly lighting his apartment wall on fire. Christopher R. Warchol, 23, told police that he… Read More
Members of the Hampden ambulance and police departments rushed to the scene of a reported car accident Wednesday night to find a young Winterport man struggling with his car, which had blown a radiator hose. A passer-by had called emergency officials at about 9:15 p.m. Read More
An 85-year-old Bangor woman was in stable condition Wednesday night after she was hit by a car while crossing the street Tuesday morning. Myrol Puncochar was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor at about 11 a.m. after Jane E. Host, 23, of Bangor struck… Read More
Old Town police discovered break-ins at two businesses early Monday morning when officers noticed broken front windows at local eateries. Old Town police Officer Brent Fournier was on patrol when he noticed just before 2 a.m. that the double-paned window of the front door to… Read More
A Bangor man was being held on $20,000 bail Thursday night after he was arrested on a warrant for burglary to a motor vehicle, a Class C felony, earlier in the day in connection with a stolen moneybag. Ryan Fish, 24, remained in Penobscot County… Read More
A Bangor man remained in Penobscot County Jail on Tuesday night, a day after he allegedly violated his bail conditions, assaulted a police officer and refused to submit to arrest. Barry K. Walker, 45, had been released from jail after being arrested for domestic assault… Read More
Three people were hospitalized after a two-car accident in front of Central High School in Corinth at 4 p.m. Monday. An 8-year-old girl from Corinth was seriously injured in the accident after the rear window to the Ford Aerostar van she was riding in shattered… Read More
A man in his early 40s, wearing a blue jacket over a blue hooded sweat shirt, loaded a shopping cart with liquor bottles Sunday, then pushed the cart out of the Shop ‘n Save at 1130 Union St. in Bangor without paying for it, Bangor police said. Read More
A Corinna man faces two burglary charges and possibly more after Orono police connected him to last Saturday’s break-in at a Route 2 home and at the Penobscot Valley Country Club. Eugene Young, 37, was summoned Thursday night on the burglary charges and Orono Detective… Read More
A New York woman was in fair condition Thursday night at an area hospital after being struck by a car while walking on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor on Wednesday evening. Carol Sproul, 56, of Ogdensburg, N.Y., was walking on Stillwater Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Read More
By late in the day, Bangor police had yet to find the man who stole a moneybag from a parked car on Hancock Street Monday. A woman had parked her car at The Brick Oven bakery, 183 Hancock St., and was coming out of the… Read More
Orono police are “confident” that charges will be filed in the near future after someone broke into the Penobscot Valley Country Club after stealing a truck on Route 2 Saturday night. Police believe that an alarm scared away the intruder after a window to the… Read More
When a Bangor couple suspected that someone was stealing their mail, they took matters into their own hands and set up a video camera. The couple set up the camera in a neighbor’s window, aimed at the mailboxes for their apartment building, and waited, Bangor… Read More
A Los Angeles man remained in Penobscot County Jail on Tuesday night after insisting to police that he was his brother, even after his brother told police it was a lie. Brewer police Officer Jeff Gotreau had been driving on North Main Street when he… Read More
Bangor police arrested a local woman for drunken driving and other charges after a hit-and-run accident Friday morning. Dacia Cayer, 27, of Bangor had allegedly been driving her black 1998 Ford Mustang and crashed it into an unattended black 1994 Pontiac Grand Am parked in… Read More
Members of the Department of Environmental Protection were called to the Veazie Variety gas station Thursday night after 10 to 15 gallons of gasoline sprayed from a gas pump when a driver forgot to take the pump’s nozzle out of her car’s gas tank before driving off just… Read More
Officials approved the removal of 33 vehicles at the University of Maine in Orono on Monday morning. The vehicles had been parked in commuter student and university staff parking lots as crews attempted to remove snow from those lots, said Paul Paradis, University of Maine… Read More
A Hermon man will appear in 3rd District Court on Dec. 20 after police charged him early Sunday with stealing a car from a Bangor motel while he was intoxicated. Thomas L. Sorrell, 27, allegedly asked a man at Howard Johnson Inn, 336 Odlin Road,… Read More
An argument among several men in Old Town this week escalated into pushing and ended with one of the men getting into a car and hitting one of his adversaries with it before driving off, according to police. Ricky Scott Emery, 23, was summoned on… Read More
Bangor police investigating a report of a disturbance at 114 Center St. on Wednesday afternoon were confronted at the scene by a man wearing a mask and carrying a firearm. Authorities charged 26-year-old John Seeber of Glenburn with robbery and aggravated furnishing of a Schedule… Read More
A Glenburn firefighter was summoned on a charge of criminal speeding after he was seen by an Orono police officer racing to the scene of a car fire despite wet road conditions. John P. Vandez, 30, was driving too fast for road conditions and potentially… Read More
Police on Monday were investigating a weekend burglary at the Veazie wastewater treatment plant on Hobson Avenue and began processing physical evidence found at the scene. At least one burglar was able to unlock a window to the facility from the outside and to steal… Read More
A wandering hat kept police from a foot chase Saturday after two men allegedly damaged two vehicles. Bangor police Sgt. James Hodges was in front of a house on Pine Street when he heard a crashing sound coming from nearby Cumberland Street, Hodges said. He… Read More
A 15-year-old Eddington youth was struck by a sports utility vehicle as he ran across a crosswalk in Brewer Friday evening. Brewer police officials weren’t releasing the name of the boy as the incident is still under investigation, but said that despite what they initially… Read More
A Bangor man allegedly assaulted a Bangor police officer after refusing to leave the emergency room at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday evening. Noel H. Walsh, 21, had been with his girlfriend as she was being evaluated for mental health issues when a registered nurse… Read More
Winterlike conditions made roads around central, northern and coastal Maine slippery Monday and likely was the cause of more than 60 accidents reported by 10:30 p.m. Of the accidents, only a few minor injuries and two arrests were reported. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A man accused of threatening his girlfriend and dealing in drugs struggled with Bangor police early Sunday, dropping 15 feet from a set of outdoor stairs off Elm Street and forcing the officers to use pepper spray to restrain him. Joshua Nutt, 27, of Bangor… Read More
During their 17 years of marriage a Bangor couple had their share of arguments that once or twice a year would boil over into a physical fight like it did Monday. It was a hang-up 911 call that brought police to the couple’s Montgomery Street… Read More
Pressed to pay for the two cartons of cigarettes he was holding, 25-year-old Jesse J. Cyr put one carton down on the counter at the Bangor Irving Mainway store and told the employee “I guess I better run,” before fleeing the store with the other carton Sunday. Read More
A Bangor man faces numerous charges after he was found unconscious in a stolen vehicle shortly after it crashed into a parked truck Saturday night. When police arrived at 20 Division St., they found the nose of a green Oldsmobile Cutlass resting against the left… Read More
A Bangor woman was charged with aggravated assault after attacking her tenant with a beer bottle Sunday morning. Police were called to the 29 Vine St. home of Ann Fellows, 47, where the tenant was reportedly attacked, Bangor police Officer Brian Nichols said. Police found… Read More
Two men have been charged in connection with a break-in at the Bangor Civic Center and Auditorium this week. Arrested in connection with the burglary on Tuesday were Sean Waltz, 19, and Michael Cole, 20, both transients. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
A 23-year-old Saco man was still being evaluated at a Bangor hospital Thursday night hours after the sport utility, vehicle he was driving left U.S. Route 1A in Holden and struck an embankment, rolling over twice. Rescue workers had to use specialized extrication equipment and… Read More
An employee for Lynox Cleaning Service on Hammond Street attempted to open a trailer owned by the company Monday afternoon only to find that someone had changed the locks, Bangor police Officer Robert Hutchings Jr. said. After the employee cut the lock with bolt cutters it was found… Read More
A 66-year-old Brewer woman faces numerous charges after she left the scene of a car accident Saturday morning. Joan Iwaniszek had been driving her blue 1987 Oldsmobile sedan in reverse at high speed in front of an apartment complex on Eastern Avenue when she struck… Read More
A Bangor man was charged with theft after he allegedly ran out of the Union Street Shop ‘n Save with meat valued at $275.60 hidden under his jacket. Bangor police Officer Paul Colley said he arrested Donald Wade, 32, after Wade had jumped into the… Read More
Claiming he had had only nonalcoholic drinks Thursday night, a 19-year-old Houlton man nevertheless showed signs of intoxication and a breath test indicated he was intoxicated. Heading west on Union Street, Bangor police Officer James Dearing spotted a 1997 Ford Thunderbird approaching him near the… Read More
As he was collecting his belongings during a dispute with his wife Sunday, a Bangor man said he went to get his cat and his wife’s arm got in the way. He bit her arm, accidentally. A Bangor police officer could see two bite marks… Read More
Two Old Town High School teens face charges of arson after allegedly setting a fire behind the Rite Aid building on South Main Street in Old Town just before midnight Saturday, officials said. The two teens, believed to be 15 to 16 years old, lined… Read More
A Bangor woman awoke early Wednesday morning to find that her ex-boyfriend had entered her home with a key and cupped his hands over her mouth. The 30-year-old woman also told police that William Travis Jr., 37, pulled her hair, forcing her to her feet,… Read More
A Bangor man faces several charges, including two counts of assault, after a reported domestic dispute on Davis Road early Thursday morning. Bangor police were called to the apartment at 2:37 a.m., a short time after a 28-year-old woman said that Eric D. Jipson, 27,… Read More
A Bangor man was charged with disorderly conduct after what police called a case of road rage Saturday afternoon on Kenduskeag Avenue. A 42-year-old Bangor woman had been turning left from Kenduskeag Avenue onto Griffin Road when she noticed a male driver who yelled at… Read More
A transient man stopped by Brewer police for driving without a license fled Thursday night, diving into the Penobscot River and climbing aboard a moored boat in an effort to elude officers. But authorities on both sides of the river had their lights and eyes… Read More
A crash on College Avenue in Orono Tuesday night resulted in damage to two cars and a citation for the driver whose view was obstructed by shaving cream on his windshield. Douglas Libbey, 23, of Lyman told police that he hunched down in the driver’s… Read More
Bangor police arrested a Brewer man wanted on warrants after a brief chase over a fence and into a wooded area along Interstate 95 Tuesday evening. Shawn Audibert, 31, faces a charge of escape after he fled from police, in addition to the charges he… Read More
A Winterport teenager was charged with drunken driving after he lost consciousness at a Bangor Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through early Saturday. When an employee at the fast-food restaurant on Main Street noticed that David Moulton, 19, had lost consciousness, he went out to the vehicle and… Read More
Old Town police charged Donald Harry Gallant, 42, with domestic assault Thursday after his wife reported that he grabbed her arm during an argument and also prevented her from calling the police. In addition to the assault, Gallant was charged with obstructing the report of… Read More
A Bangor man faces charges after police said he crashed into his neighbor’s car late Friday and then drove off, leaving behind his car’s grille, pieces of headlight and a witness who saw him do it. A trail of radiator fluid also led from the… Read More
A Bangor couple was taken to Penobscot County Jail early Monday morning after the man resisted arrest while the woman escaped from a police cruiser, officials said. Bangor police had been summoned to the couple’s Elm Street home after the man, Anthony Osnoe, 20, reported… Read More
A Carmel man walked away uninjured after his car crashed into the front wall of a convenience store in Carmel on Sunday, deputies said. Jay Foresman, 32, had pulled into the parking lot of Ye Ole General Store on Route 2 about 3 p.m. Sunday… Read More
A Massachusetts motorist who was seen driving erratically on Interstate 95 early Thursday morning was arrested by Orono police on alcohol- and drug-related charges. Scott Kent, 19, of Duxbury, Mass., came to the attention of police after a fellow motorist called in to report Kent’s… Read More
A Bangor man wanted on a warrant was arrested Monday by police after his girlfriend called to report that he had assaulted her. Arriving at their residence at 86 Bolling Drive, Officer George Spencer found the girlfriend on the steps outside and 34-year-old James Barclay… Read More
A 22-year-old Bangor woman recovering from a kidney transplant had $800 worth of medications stolen from her vehicle as she visited the National Folk Festival on Saturday, Bangor police Officer Allen Hayden said. The woman had parked her 2002 Toyota Celica in the parking lot of United Kingfield… Read More
A Hampden teen was charged with disorderly conduct after he admitted to using plastic soda bottles and a common household cooling agent to create an improvised explosive device. Brewer police received a report of possible gunshots in the area of Green Point Road just after… Read More
Police were still looking for information Monday after 142 marble flooring squares, valued at more than $2,500, were reported stolen from a Hellier Street building over the weekend. Neither neighbors nor residents had noticed any suspicious activity between Aug. 12 and Aug 16, when the… Read More
A transient man denied assaulting his estranged wife early Thursday morning but admitted to preventing her from calling police and to blocking the door to stop her from leaving her apartment. The woman eventually escaped her Main Street apartment and went to the police station… Read More
A Bangor woman wanted police to remove her 29-year-old son from her Warren Street home Tuesday night only to find out later that he had left on his own accord and with more than his personal belongings. A neighbor reported seeing Donald Pierce leave with… Read More
A Carmel man suffered a compound fracture of one leg after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an oncoming car just before 10 a.m. Saturday in Bangor, officials said. Phillip Butler, 76, of Carmel was riding his 1988 Suzuki motorcycle west on Hammond Street… Read More