A Bangor man was charged Wednesday with robbery and resisting arrest after he reportedly forced his way into a Union Street home, took a bottle of liquor and then fled from police. Bangor police Officer Daniel Herrick went to the area of 13th Street Park… Read More
Sunday was not a lucky day for a Brewer man. After he drove his truck into a ditch at the intersection of Hogan Road and Mount Hope Avenue in Bangor, police arrested him on two counts of domestic assault. Daniel Frye, 28, of Brewer was… Read More
A Carmel man was injured Sunday afternoon when he rolled his ATV over in the driveway of a private residence on Plymouth Road in Carmel. Steven Lindsay of Carmel, estimated to be in his early 30s by Game Warden Dan Scott, turned a corner in… Read More
A concerned driver followed an erratically operated vehicle Thursday night from Veazie to State Street in Bangor and reported it to police on his cell phone. Police arrested a Bangor man and charged him with operating under the influence of intoxicants and operating after suspension. Read More
A Fern Street resident in Bangor was angered with her neighbor for putting up a fence and received a summons Wednesday for criminal mischief after attempting to pull it down. Eleanor Robinson, 38, of Bangor was upset when her neighbor, Kim Ouellette, 36, erected a… Read More
A New York woman who took a taxi Monday from Portland to Bangor but couldn’t pay the $250 fare was arrested on outstanding warrants and also was charged with theft of services. Rachel Guimond, 23, originally from Indian Island, was picked up early Monday afternoon… Read More
Two people took a blanket to Davenport Park early Sunday morning in hopes of having some privacy. Instead, Bangor police driving by the park at 12:05 a.m. noticed that a white blanket at the back of the park appeared to have people underneath it, a… Read More
There was nothing “soft” about a recreational softball game played at the Union Street ball field in Bangor on Wednesday night for Joshua Stevens, 27, of Hermon. Stevens and his teammate, Jude Sirois, 31, of Brewer, were playing in the game at 8:20 p.m., when… Read More
A 34-year-old woman told police she was waiting for the bus on the corner of Patten and Third streets in Bangor at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, when a male pulled up in a black sedan with a sun roof and grabbed her, attempting to pull her through his driver’s… Read More
Three Brewer juveniles were involved in a single-vehicle accident at 9:22 p.m. Sunday on Parkway South in Brewer. The vehicle they were in went off the road, hit some trees, bushes and a ditch, Brewer police Cpl. David Lord said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
A Hampden woman was arrested Thursday evening for stealing a three-pack of Venus razors and an air freshener from Wal-Mart in Bangor. A member of the store’s loss prevention department saw Elizabeth Gratwick, 19, conceal the air freshener after removing it from the package just… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested late Tuesday night and charged with terrorizing after allegedly damaging a Bangor residence. Officers Edward Mercier and Brad Hanson of the Bangor Police Department responded to a report of property being damaged at an apartment building on Pearl Street. Mercier… Read More
A Bangor man squealed the tires of his orange Mustang late Sunday night when employees at Leadbetters Mini Shop wouldn’t sell him alcohol because of his intoxicated state. Bangor police later charged Raymond Gallegos, 44, with operating after suspension and operating under the influence of… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested Sunday evening for assaulting his live-in girlfriend. The woman called Bangor police just after 5 p.m. and reported her boyfriend, Troy Blair, 23, had thrown some items at her and spit in her face, the police report said. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – A man wanted in Rhode Island and locally caught the attention of Bangor authorities Thursday night after he was observed driving on Hammond Street with studded tires on the car. Bangor police Officer Jason McAmbley confronted the driver and a female passenger outside… Read More
Neighborly disagreements took a bizarre turn this week when a Bangor man told police his upstairs neighbor’s sister chest-butted him, grabbed him by the throat and later exposed her buttocks to him and others. One day before this confrontation, the upstairs neighbor had been asked… Read More
A dog got his owner into a mess of trouble early Wednesday afternoon when a witness called Bangor police, complaining the owner wasn’t properly disposing of the dog’s waste in a city park, according to police reports. The witness confronted Charles Ewer, 26, and asked… Read More
A Milford family discovered late Monday afternoon that one of their vehicles had been stolen from their driveway and another burglarized. A white 2002 GMC SUV was stolen and another vehicle was burglarized, said Sgt. Bill Birch of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department. Numerous items… Read More
Holden police issued summonses to two men Sunday evening after stopping a vehicle in a parking lot that was determined to be the same vehicle several witnesses reported traveling erratically on Route 1A. The driver, Jedidiah Rambo, 20, of Bangor, was charged with operating under… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested Thursday evening for operating while under the influence of intoxicants. Bangor police were called to a two-car accident at the intersection of Kenduskeag Avenue and Griffin Road just before 10 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
A burglary early Thursday morning was thwarted after several nearby Bangor residents noticed strange activity going on at Premier Video on State Street. At around 1:30 a.m., Bangor police Officer Brad Hanson responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the video store. Read More
A Glenburn man was arrested Saturday morning and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and operating under the influence of intoxicants, Bangor police said. Lance Lewey, 23, was driving on Broadway when he approached and hit a car that reportedly was stopped in… Read More
Brewer police reported several calls Thursday afternoon stating that ducks in the roadway were causing a hazard to drivers, said Officer Nelson Feero. A mother duck and eight ducklings marched across North Main Street in Brewer despite the flow of evening traffic. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
A Newport man was arrested early Friday morning in Bangor for operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. Michael E. Clement, 53, was leaving a store on the corner of State Street and Broadway at 12:55 a.m. when Bangor police realized that he turned… Read More
A Bangor man told police on Tuesday afternoon that when he told his nephew to leave his residence after an overnight stay, the nephew pelted him with a stone and threatened to burn the house down, according to a police report. Bangor police charged the… Read More
Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday evening after Brewer police received a tip that one of the youths, who was wanted on a probation violation, may have been at a downtown residence. The 16-year-old male from the Greenville area was seen entering a Center Street apartment. Read More
An Old Town man led Brewer police on a lengthy car chase early Saturday morning before he crashed into a light pole, several parked cars and a crosswalk post and then ended up in a local hospital. Multiple charges are pending against the 48-year-old man,… Read More
An Orrington man remained in fair condition at a Bangor hospital Thursday night, hours after he struck a car that pulled out in front of him as he was riding his bicycle on Main Street in Orono. A witness told Orono police that motorist Ashley… Read More
A Hudson woman whose car stalled in Orono on Monday morning got a ride with an Orono police sergeant but not to where she wanted to go. She was taken to Penobscot County Jail. The car came to rest on North Maine Avenue where its… Read More
A Lincoln man’s car went off the road and into the trees late Sunday afternoon when he had a coughing fit that drew his attention from the road, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department. Richard Gagne, 54, was headed northbound on U.S. Route 2… Read More
A Dexter man was issued multiple summonses Friday after admitting that he was drinking when he rolled his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup on Route 43 in Corinth. George Teriault, 29, was traveling west at about 70 mph when he rounded a corner, lost control of… Read More
Arrested earlier for operating under the influence of intoxicants, a Bangor man didn’t believe that he was as intoxicated as the police test indicated early Thursday morning so he took a cab to St. Joseph Hospital for a blood test. Once there, Aaron Civiello, 23,… Read More
Hampden police are looking for a Fairfield woman who rented a moving truck from a local retailer on June 3 and has yet to return the vehicle. Carlen Truck Rental on Mecaw Road contacted Hampden police Officer Ben Eyles on Monday to report the stolen… Read More
Veazie police are investigating a break-in at the Veazie Variety Store on State Street late Sunday night or early Monday morning. The burglar or burglars got away with an undisclosed amount of money from the store, Sgt. Keith Emery of the Veazie Police Department reported. Read More
A Hartland man was arrested Thursday for allegedly operating under the influence of intoxicants after leaving a party in Holden where he was warned not to drink and drive. Jeffrey Libby, 43, was arrested by Officer Chris Greeley of the Holden Police Department at 10:34… Read More
In his haste to get away from a three-vehicle accident in Bangor on Thursday, a Glenburn man left behind a license plate that had fallen from his SUV. That plate, along with an anonymous tip, helped Bangor police locate Robert Frost, 25, one day later… Read More
Bangor police arrested three people Tuesday night at an Ohio Street residence – each on charges of cultivating marijuana. Krista Foster, 23, and Ezra Ilnicki, 24, who both lived at the residence, along with Patrick Allen Lee, 25, of Third Street, were taken into custody… Read More
Bangor police charged two men Sunday with knocking over a half-dozen gravestones at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Jacob Adam Raitt, 19, of New Hampshire and Orlando Juan Tirado, 20, of Bangor were arrested a short time after police said they walked to the Finson Road… Read More
A Brewer resident reported to police on Friday that more than $1,000 worth of jewelry and coins had been stolen from her Washington Street residence. The woman had been away, according to Brewer police, though they wouldn’t say for how long. She said someone had… Read More
A Machias woman was charged Friday with theft after walking out of the Get-A-Pet store on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor with a miniature schnauzer puppy. Jessica Papallo, 23, was holding the salt-and-pepper colored puppy – valued at $1,099 – in the store, but after she… Read More
A resident of Silver’s trailer park in Veazie had a few choice words for a neighbor who complained about his speeding on Tuesday. Then the motorist, Phillip Edward Lord, 23, had some choice words for the police officer who arrested him. Before calling police, the… Read More
A Hampden man and his passenger lost control of the motorcycle they were riding and suffered several injuries around 2 p.m. Monday in Bangor. According to Officer Michael Brennan of the Bangor Police Department, Matthew Gallant, 23, and his passenger, Darin Robinson, were traveling north… Read More
Eddington resident charged with OUI, driving to endanger An Eddington woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly operating under the influence of alcohol and for driving to endanger after repeatedly slamming her car into a Bangor man’s vehicle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
A Bangor police detective issued summonses recently to three teenagers in connection with a series of thefts from car dealerships that dates back to October. Shawn J. Laplante of Glenburn, Nicholas Vigue of Brewer and Nicholas Robertson of Clifton, all 18-year-old students at Eastern Maine… Read More
A Bangor motorist veered off Main Road North in Hampden early Tuesday morning, damaging a utility pole and knocking out power in the area. Renee Pack, 43, suffered minor injuries according to police and she was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center and later released… Read More
A Bangor man caught on tape using a stolen debit card and identified by a family member who recognized him in a news account remains at large. A warrant has been issued for Ryan Channell, 25, who, for a while, police knew only as a… Read More
An elderly Bangor couple who brought in items to the city’s public works building as part of spring cleanup were left a little embarrassed Saturday afternoon when police discovered that some of the items turned out to be old military explosives. The Bangor Police Department… Read More
Police arrested two Bangor teenagers Thursday morning in connection with a burglary on Larkin Street and said the pair may be connected to another burglary at the same residence on Wednesday. Michael Kelley, 19, and a 17-year-old male juvenile, were seen peering in a window… Read More
Bangor police were dispatched to a home on Kenduskeag Avenue Saturday night after receiving a report of a man attempting to break into the house. Officer Dan Herrick told Officer Steve Jordan, who was in a cruiser on his way to assist at the Kenduskeag… Read More
Brewer firefighters were alerted to an overturned boat in the Penobscot River on Friday morning, but no rescue was needed as a fire official said the old boat had been there for some time. Low tide exposed the boat that was tied down and stuck… Read More
A three-car accident on the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Brewer Wednesday afternoon resulted in an Orrington man being charged with operating under the influence of intoxicants. Brewer police were called shortly after 4 p.m. when Michael Aygarn, 48, rear-ended a vehicle on the bridge near… Read More
A New Brunswick man hoping to catch a bus to Pennsylvania to meet up with a traveling carnival was arrested Friday evening after he took a taxi to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor but couldn’t pay the fare. Sheldon C. Paul, 44, of Fredericton,… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man Wednesday evening after a frightened Boutelle Road woman called to report him lurking outside her front door. When the woman called 911, she indicated that she intentionally tripped her house alarm to alert authorities; she then screamed and dispatchers lost… Read More
Nearly 50 DVD movies, six video games and a video game system were taken from the apartment of a Fern Street man last week, Bangor police reported. The total cost of replacement for the items, including a $200 X-Box game system, is $860. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bangor police dealt with a handful of people Tuesday who reported that their cars had been broken into during the overnight hours. A 21-year-old Bangor man said his truck was parked in his driveway when someone apparently unlocked the door and took more than 100… Read More
An employee of Hannaford Supermarket on Broadway in Bangor told police Monday that he saw two men load $150 worth of rosebushes into a car and drive off without paying for them. Around 1:30 p.m., the employee said he saw a black Hyundai sedan drive… Read More
A patron at Bangor’s Club Gemini became aggressive and was removed from the premises on Saturday night, according to Bangor police Detective Erik Tall. Tall arrived at the scene to find several officers, including Sgt. Larry Weber, assisting the club’s doorman in ejecting Colley Croteau,… Read More
Neighbors of a Bangor man told police late Thursday night that he had been unruly, again. When police arrived at the Court Street apartment building they spoke to a neighbor and then to the subject of the call, Robert Westhoff, 49, who Bangor police Officer… Read More
A Bangor man wanted on warrants and for a domestic disturbance fled from police down a fire escape early Thursday. But his freedom didn’t last long, as a police officer cornered him in a convenience store a short time later. Gary Newell, 35, was wanted… Read More
BANGOR – Two people were arrested late Tuesday evening for allegedly using stolen credit cards during a $3,000 shopping spree at the Bangor Mall. Crystal Otis, 24, a transient, and Harvey Burgess, 35, of Bangor each were charged with receiving stolen property, a Class C… Read More
A fun Saturday spent watching the truck mud runs in the Finson Road gravel pit in Bangor turned hazardous for a Milford man and several children who were involved in a beer-fueled car accident. David Wilson, 36, was enjoying the unauthorized mud runs with his… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested early Saturday morning on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after he reportedly used a car to back into a woman, sending her flying into a parked car. Richard Rideout, 20, showed up at a Dirigo Drive residence… Read More
Veazie police are searching for a suspect who reportedly broke into the Veazie Veterinary Clinic sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and took several items. Sometime between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday, someone forced entry into the clinic through a rear… Read More
A Bolling Drive resident called police Monday evening after he discovered a man who apparently was sleeping in the homeowner’s garage. Bangor police Officer Dan Herring arrived at the home shortly after 10 p.m. and spoke with the owner, who led Herring to the garage. Read More
Bangor police arrested two men Thursday in connection with the thefts of three snakes, headphones and a CD case from the Airport Mall. Jonathan Mejia, 20, and Edward James Purdy III, 28, both of Bangor, were each charged with receiving stolen property after three boa… Read More
Bangor police investigating a report of a late-night fight Monday found a woman with a bruise on her face fleeing from an apartment, yelling for help, Bangor police Officer Edward A. Mercier reported. Police later learned the left side of her face had been fractured. Read More
A Bangor man who was being treated for a possible drug overdose early Monday morning had a prescription bottle for cat medications that contained pills intended for humans. Called to a Center Street apartment at 5:25 a.m., authorities were told that Damon Bisacre, 20, had… Read More
A woman stopped early Thursday morning for speeding on Interstate 95 was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after police said they found a still-warm pipe inside her car. Bangor police Officer James Hassard stopped Delia MacCabe, 36, of Alton shortly… Read More
Bangor police are searching for the robber who knocked down a pedestrian on Broadway Wednesday night and fled with the woman’s backpack. Police found the woman facedown in the snow near the Interstate 95 overpass. A K-9 unit arriving shortly after the call came in… Read More
Old Town police arrested a woman Friday night for violating bail conditions after they found her hiding in a closet at a Water Street apartment. Officers Marc Egan and Thomas Adams stopped at the apartment building of Stephen Scovil, 36, of Old Town sometime after… Read More
A college student from Egypt claimed he was arrested Thursday because of his nationality and race, but Bangor police said it was because he was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Bassem Amin, 21, a Husson College student from Egypt, drove through an intersection… Read More
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… Read More
A maroon Dodge Stratus involved in a car accident in Bangor on Monday was the same vehicle seen leaving a Broadway convenience store two days earlier, its driver not having paid for pumped gas. The driver, Viktor J. Warhola, 21, of Bangor, was summoned for… Read More
A Bangor man wanted since Monday on charges related to stolen checks was a little easier to locate on Wednesday. He was in court on a separate charge. Brewer police had been looking for Matthew Crossman, 19, since Monday, when he reportedly tried to cash… Read More
An argument at Ushuaia in Orono late Saturday night ended with a double stabbing. Orono police officers found that Jonathan Gardiner, 18, of Glenburn allegedly had stabbed one juvenile boy in the inner forearm and Jeffrey Marshall, 19, of Albion in the stomach. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bangor police Officer Jason Stuart arrested a Bangor man for drunken driving early Sunday morning on Interstate 95. Stuart saw a truck drive out of Russell’s on the Odlin Road around 1:30 a.m. He followed it toward the interstate and noticed it was traveling too… Read More
A Wednesday night fight at the Main Street Inn in Bangor resulted in one broken window and a wanted Lewiston man taken into custody. Bangor police were called to the motel at about 11:35 p.m. for a report of a fight and Officer Edward A. Read More
The theft of two power tools from an apartment building was solved in part after witnesses reported seeing men’s shoes outside the door of one apartment and a green Dodge Neon parked nearby. Jesse Cyr, 27, was summoned Tuesday on charges of burglary and theft… Read More
Now through Sunday, March 27, Tracy Pinkham of Brewer hopes you will join her and countless others throughout the United States and abroad to help make a difference in the lives of African children affected by AIDS. Pinkham said that last October, she attended a concert in Orono… Read More
An abandoned vehicle found Sunday morning on Maine Avenue in Bangor led to the arrest of a man on charges of operating under the influence, operating after suspension and leaving the scene of an accident. Bangor police Officer Jason Stuart answered a call that a… Read More
A Hudson man claimed that the man who takes care of his dogs slipped and fell on the ice outside his car, but the injured man and blood on the inside of the dog owner’s car said otherwise. Merl Knowlton, 59, of Hudson was summoned… Read More
Bangor police arrested a North Carolina man Wednesday after witnesses reported seeing him punch his girlfriend during a dispute over the sound levels of a car radio. Authorities were called to the Griffin Road parking lot of the Department of Health and Human Services, where… Read More
State police arrested a Garland man late Sunday night after a fight he had with friends at his home. Charles Michaud, 35, was charged with violation of conditions of release and also summoned for assault, Maine State Police Trooper Paul White said Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A woman had her coat pockets picked early Sunday morning at Benjamin’s on Franklin Street in Bangor while she was on the dance floor. The woman, who had left the coat unattended, noticed a man loitering near her table. When she checked her coat, she… Read More
A domestic dispute late Friday led to the arrest of a man on charges of terrorizing, carrying a concealed weapon and violating conditions of release. Jeffrey McKenney, 38, of Bangor had been summoned just two days before for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend at an Ohio… Read More
An Orono man who twice tried to avoid stopping for police early Sunday morning was charged with possession of marijuana and operating under the influence of marijuana. Bangor police Officer James Dearing noticed a 2001 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck weaving between both lanes on State… Read More
Bangor man’s struggle with police spills over into parents’ bedroom, waking them. A Bangor man wanted on a warrant resisted police who showed up at his family’s Essex Street home late Thursday night to arrest him. The struggle spilled over into his parents’ bedroom, waking… Read More
A Bangor man who described himself as a United States Marine was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly pulled a Glock handgun on a man after a fight at 198 Union St. in Bangor. Christopher Morse, 22, had become agitated at a party earlier… Read More
A Bangor motorist reportedly was speeding early Thursday morning despite poor road conditions and when his car did stop for police, the driver jumped from the car and fled on foot, only to be caught a third of a mile away. Bangor police charged Timothy… Read More
Bangor police arrested Jack Fraser, 28, of Bangor on Tuesday night after his neighbor reported that earlier in the day he had forced his way into her Fifth Street apartment wielding a baseball bat and knife. The incident began after the woman returned from Fraser’s… Read More
A flock of wild turkeys, icy road conditions and driver inexperience combined to cause a Levant accident Saturday afternoon that led to minor injuries and about $12,000 in vehicle damage. Amy Watson, 21, of Camden had stopped her 2005 Toyota on the Avenue Road while… Read More
A Bangor woman was removed on Tuesday from Eastern Maine Medical Center and charged with criminal trespass. Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards was dispatched to the scene. The 57-year-old woman was triaged at the EMMC Emergency Department for a psychological evaluation, and was being verbally… Read More
A Bangor woman reported a break-in at her Essex Street home early Saturday morning, resulting in the theft of several bottles of prescription medications. The woman said she was sleeping around 5 a.m. when someone entered her house and stole five bottles of pills containing… Read More
Bangor police on Wednesday charged a Baileyville man with domestic terrorizing after his former girlfriend reported that he threatened to slit her throat. The 39-year-old woman was at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor when she called former boyfriend Dwayne Whalen, 25, to let him know… Read More
A Husson College student was issued a summons for theft Monday after a Bangor Wal-Mart security guard watched her place diet pills in her purse without paying for them. Ha Ae Kyung, 19, spoke little English but acknowledged that what she did was wrong, Bangor… Read More
Authorities are investigating burglaries or attempted break-ins to more than a half-dozen businesses in Bangor during the past week. The burglars seemed to focus on money, in some cases leaving other valuables behind, and in one instance tried to leave with a safe. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bangor police said they arrested a man and a woman for cocaine possession but are still looking for a third man after all three fled from police just after 11 p.m. Friday. Officer Rob Angelo wrote in his report that he observed three people acting… Read More
On an apparent dare from his live-in girlfriend, an Ohio Street man called Bangor police late Thursday night to report that she had cut him with glass. But when the officer arrived, the story changed. The 38-year-old man said the 3-inch scrape on his chest… Read More
A report of a man with a baseball bat causing a disturbance early Wednesday morning on Second Street in Bangor brought police who arrested the man. Arriving at the scene shortly after 3 a.m., Bangor police found Jesse A. Rogers, 22, of Bangor in front… Read More
It took two paramedics and one police officer to restrain a man Monday evening after he was found apparently passed out on top of a delivery van behind the Penobscot Plaza in Bangor. Paramedics used a ladder to help remove Jason Barron, 33, of Bangor… Read More