A taxicab was stolen from Bangor and wrecked on Interstate 95 in the early morning hours of Saturday, leaving the alleged thief, Donald Joseph, in serious condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, authorities said. The green 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis was owned by… Read More
Officers arrested a Bangor man Thursday night who allegedly had thrown his girlfriend’s TV and VCR into a Dumpster after a fight they had about her spending time with a lesbian friend. John Finnegan, 56, was arrested and charged with domestic criminal mischief after the… Read More
A Bangor man was issued a summons for terrorizing after he allegedly threatened a local seamstress’s life for doing a poor job altering his friend’s skirt. Lee Mockler, 46, entered Linda’s Alterations at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. He was very upset, according to the store owner. Read More
Several minor traffic accidents were reported in Greater Bangor Wednesday night as temperatures hovered around freezing and made roads a little slippery, a Penobscot County Regional Communications dispatcher said. Most of the accidents didn’t involve injuries. An ambulance crew did respond to an accident around… Read More
A Husson College men’s basketball player was arrested early Monday morning on a charge of operating under the influence. Andrew Frost, 18, of Brewer was stopped for speeding shortly after midnight on Hammond Street by Bangor police Officer Wade Betters. Betters said Frost’s 1997 Dodge… Read More
Bangor police Officer Dennis Townshend responded to a report of a burglary on Ohio Street on Saturday evening. Sandy Roy, 23, returned from a trip to New Hampshire to find his home had been broken into. A computer tower and stereo equipment had been stolen. Read More
A Stonington man already out on bail for one drunken driving arrest faces more charges this week after Bangor police said he was intoxicated when he caused back-to-back accidents Wednesday. Bangor police charged Stephen B. Tracy, 72, with operating a motor vehicle while under the… Read More
A two-car collision on Wednesday morning in Bangor resulted in thousands of dollars in damage to both vehicles. Aaron Jankowski, 19, of Bangor was in his 1995 GMC pickup, heading through a green light at the intersection of North Park Street and Broadway, when Peggy… Read More
A man wanted on a warrant faces other charges after he tried to force his way into his former girlfriend’s home Sunday night and threatened to cut her throat, according to police. The former girlfriend said that Daniel Leduc, 24, of Bangor showed up at… Read More
Three men were arrested early Sunday morning outside the Ramada Inn in Bangor on charges of criminal trespass after each reportedly was warned several times to leave. Brian Scott, 27, was escorted out of the hotel bar after police saw him argue with a woman… Read More
Two men were charged Thursday in connection with providing hard liquor to two teenage girls, one of them 15 years old. The incident came to the attention of Old Town police after the mother of one of the teenagers came into the police station at… Read More
Bangor police charged a local woman Tuesday with theft after it was reported that she left the Shaw’s supermarket concealing stain remover and parrot food. An employee of the Main Street store reported seeing Traci Kelly, 35, of Bangor hide a $2.99 bottle of stain… Read More
A three-car accident backed up traffic Monday night near the intersection of Stillwater and College avenues in Old Town. A white pickup truck had the most damage with its front end smashed in and the hood pushed back, exposing the engine. The vehicle had to… Read More
A domestic dispute at 12:37 a.m. Dec. 4 led to the arrest of Patrick Geel, 20, of Perry, and the unexpected discovery of drugs hidden in a ceiling at an Old Town home. Geel and his girlfriend had gotten into an argument that escalated. Geel… Read More
A Holden woman likely won’t be charged for trashing the inside of a Veazie home that does not belong to her, according to Veazie police. The woman’s husband told police Friday morning that his wife hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks, but that… Read More
A report of a fight early Thursday morning at Brewer’s Stable Inn brought police who arrested one of the two male combatants on warrants. The actual fighting incident is being forwarded to the Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office for review to determine what charges, if… Read More
A Bangor Wal-Mart employee reported two individuals stole several items from the store on Saturday evening. According to Officer James Hussard, John York, the store’s loss prevention employee, followed Nastassja Nichols, 18, and a juvenile, both of Dexter, into the parking lot and brought them… Read More
Veazie police are investigating a case of reported sexual abuse between a 13-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy. The mother of the 6-year-old came into the Veazie police station Wednesday to report the incident, which “was not a recent thing,” according to Veazie police Officer… Read More
A Winterport woman was hospitalized briefly Tuesday after the car she was driving rear-ended another vehicle on Interstate 95 in Bangor. Traffic in the southbound lane of the interstate near the Kenduskeag Stream had slowed at about 2:30 p.m., but motorist Laura Anderson, 20, apparently… Read More
The first time Bangor police spoke to Arthur W. Bartlett about a family dispute at his Dillingham Street home late Monday night, he reportedly agreed to separate from the family for the night. The second time, just minutes after the first, he left in police… Read More
Bangor police are investigating a burglary at a Dartmouth Street home Sunday night where the burglar or burglars broke in while there were children in the residence. The burglary took place between 6:30 and 8:45 p.m., a resident told Bangor police Officer Steve Pelletier. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
A purple winter coat was the cause of a disturbance Saturday that led to a Bangor man’s arrest. Bangor police Officer Michael Brennan responded to a call from a woman at an Elm Street apartment who claimed her winter jacket was stolen. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
A man attempting to drive to work without a valid driver’s license early Friday was stopped and issued a summons. Bangor police Officer Josh Ouellette watched a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer run a red light just after midnight on Hogan Road. Ouellette stopped the sport utility… Read More
Bangor police stopped a motorist Monday who claimed to be her sister, received corroboration from a family member, but was eventually identified as herself. Officer Rob Angelo stopped Crystal Otis, 23, of Veazie for driving erratically and without headlights and speeding at 9:10 p.m. on… Read More
OLD TOWN – An Old Town woman is being charged with assaulting her live-in girlfriend and for biting a man who tried to intercede in the fight late Friday night. Lillie Harriman, 23, was arrested by Old Town police Officer Marc Egan, who went to… Read More
A Levant Fire Department crew headed for a downed tree that had crossed utility lines on the Woods Edge Road in Hermon reported Wednesday that they were passed by a fast-moving motorist in a sport utility vehicle. The fire crew called dispatch to report that… Read More
A man and a woman were hospitalized for stab wounds Tuesday night after a domestic dispute at a Bangor apartment escalated and a steak knife was wielded during the fight. A Bangor police detective is expected to resume the investigation today and sort out what… Read More
A Pittsfield motorist wanted for erratic driving in Old Town early Sunday afternoon was arrested eight hours later in Orono and charged with drunken driving. About 10 p.m. on Halloween, the Orono Police Department was alerted to a car that had driven over the curb… Read More
A Bangor man with three outstanding warrants added four more charges to his troubles Saturday night when he allegedly assaulted a Penobscot County sheriff’s deputy in Hermon and fled. Jeremiah Lovely, 19, was driving a 1997 Mazda sedan owned by a 17-year-old Hermon girl when… Read More
An Orono man apparently angered over the rising cost of gas took his frustration out on a campaign sign this week, removing a Bush-Cheney placard from the road and disposing of it in the country. A witness reported seeing the man, later identified as James… Read More
An accident on Route 2 in Milford sent four to the hospital and blocked traffic for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Burgess reported that the driver of a Ford Tempo was pulling out of the parking lot of the Milford… Read More
An employee of Quirk Auto Park on Haskell Road in Bangor reported to police Monday that thieves stole more than $5,000 in tires and aluminum rims earlier that morning. A video surveillance camera caught the vehicle the thieves used coming and going. The rest was… Read More
An Indian Island man with a history of domestic violence was charged with terrorizing his ex-girlfriend Saturday night. When Alan Francis, 41, had visited his ex-girlfriend’s trailer uninvited, her juvenile son called the police saying he and his mother wanted Francis to leave. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
One man’s jealousy landed him in jail after it was reported he attacked another man whose phone number appeared on the cellular phone bill of the jealous man’s wife. Eddie E. Overlock, 39, of Old Town was charged with assault for the Oct. 17 incident… Read More
After an extensive investigation and surveillance of an apartment on Boynton Street in Bangor, police made their move Tuesday night and executed a search warrant. Kimberly Morris, 43, and her boyfriend, Gary R. Porter, 55, the residents of 11 Boynton St. Apt. 4, were home… Read More
Bangor police arrested two people Tuesday after they tried to sell silver coins reported stolen from a Brewer antiques mall. Frederick Whitney, 35, and Sondra Bjornson, 33, both of Bangor were each charged with theft and receiving stolen property after police found they had items… Read More
An elderly woman caused extensive damage to her car and four others Sunday after her gas pedal reportedly got stuck while she was backing out of a parking space at the Orono IGA. Orono police Officer Wilfred King said Mae Shirland, 78, of Howland at-tempted… Read More
Man arrested after struggling with Husson College security, Bangor police and damaging cruiser A Rhode Island man struggled with Husson College campus security and a Bangor police officer late Thursday night before being taken into custody. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Two businesses at the Brewer Shopping Center on Wilson Street were broken into and robbed Wednesday morning. An undetermined amount of cash, including quarters from a vending machine, was stolen from Gold Star Cleaners and the Insurance Shoppers between 6 and 7 a.m., according to… Read More
A Bangor woman told police Tuesday that she fell victim to a computer scam and mailed thousands of dollars to Nigeria. The woman said in August she began talking to a man in an Internet chat room who said his name was Chriscolin Sanchez. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
About 50 signs supporting Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Kerry and running mate U.S. Sen. John Edwards reportedly were stolen, spray-painted with large W’s and dropped sometime on Sunday night at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine in Bangor. The signs were… Read More
A Bangor man riding a Harley-Davidson came too close to the pavement for comfort on Odlin Road on Sunday morning. Richard Ellis, 62, had a green light to proceed at 10:15 a.m., but so did another driver. In order to avoid a collision, Ellis leaned… Read More
Three people were charged Friday after undercover police in Bangor witnessed an alleged drug transaction and later found two semiautomatic handguns in a car glove box. Two officers in an unmarked car at a Franklin Street parking lot watched Thursday night as Esther Levy, 26,… Read More
Newport police are looking for a purse-snatcher who robbed an elderly woman Wednesday night. An 80-year-old woman was getting into her car at the Irving gas station on Route 100 when at 7 p.m. a teenage male grabbed her purse from her hands and ran… Read More
A door-to-door magazine sales group mentioned in Tuesday’s From Police Files column has obtained the required sales permit from the city of Brewer. The city clerk issued the permit Wednesday to Pacific Coast Clearing Services of Gig Harbor, Wash., doing business as LSI, according to… Read More
Brewer police are warning residents not to purchase magazines from a door-to-door sales group that is not authorized to do business in the city. A transient group of about five people representing Pacific Coast Clearing Services of Gig Harbor, Wash., doing business as LSI, began… Read More
An Old Town man who allegedly threatened to kill his neighbors was arrested Sunday on drug and other charges after police found knives stuck in the wall of his apartment. Old Town police went to an apartment building at 52 Water St. at 8 p.m. Read More
A Belfast man suffering from a case of road rage Saturday was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon after a traffic incident, Brewer police said. Brewer police Cpl. David Lord said Sunday that Ervin Arbo, 60, of Belfast became angry when he was… Read More
Two women were injured Friday in a two-car accident on Main Street in Bangor. Nellie M. Lagasse, 23, of Milford, was turning left out of the Miller’s Restaurant parking lot when at 5:30 p.m. her 1995 Plymouth was struck by an oncoming southbound vehicle driven… Read More
A Bangor man who allegedly threatened his neighbors with a knife was summoned Wednesday and ordered not to return to his apartment. Bangor police responded at 8:35 p.m. to 187 Essex St. for an assault complaint and spoke with neighbors who said Paul Henderson, no… Read More
A Sorrento man arrested in Orono early Saturday for allegedly threatening a partygoer with a gun remained in Penobscot County Jail on Tuesday night. Witnesses from a party at 163 Bennoch Road told police that Jeremy Everly, 23, became upset and pointed a BB gun… Read More
Two Bangor residents were summoned Friday after Brewer police found several ounces of marijuana inside their vehicle. Mark Bridge, 19, and a 17-year-old boy were questioned after the vehicle they were traveling in was stopped for illegally attached license plates at approximately 4 p.m. on… Read More
Bangor police looking for drunken drivers set up two roadblocks Friday night. At 10:45 p.m., police began stopping all northbound vehicles at a roadblock on Main Street near Miller’s Restaurant. The officers planned to move to a second location on Interstate 395 sometime after midnight. Read More
An Old Town woman was arrested Tuesday for violating bail conditions that resulted from a search of her home last week. Police received information that Jennifer Neptune, 31, appeared impaired when she picked up her son from a local daycare. She is not allowed to… Read More
A Brewer woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she allegedly threatened to kill a social services worker with a butcher knife. Sylvia Chase, 65, was holding the knife when she opened her door to the worker, who had arrived at 11:45 a.m. to deliver groceries,… Read More
One person was injured Monday in a 5 p.m. accident on Interstate 95 in Bangor. Adam Armitage, 17, no town available, suffered a laceration when the car in which he was a passenger rear-ended a 2004 Pontiac driven by Sharon Hogan, 47, of St. Albans,… Read More
A man was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor on Saturday with an apparent head injury after a car hit him while he was walking on Odlin Road. Dennis Garey, 23, of Bangor had just purchased items at the Irving gas station and… Read More
A Milford man was hospitalized Friday morning after he crashed his car and fled from Old Town police. Travis Brown, 21, hit a telephone pole on Main Street at 2:15 a.m., according to police. His car then struck a cement storm drain and flipped end-over-end… Read More
A small container discovered Thursday morning inside an Old Town residence was detonated by the Bangor Police Department’s bomb squad. Similar to devices used by Civil War re-enactors, the object contained black powder comparable to gunpowder, according to Old Town police. A woman discovered it… Read More
Two people who capsized their canoe in the Penobscot River Wednesday morning were not injured. Both canoeists were “very wet” when they spoke with Brewer police Sgt. Arden Jones at 10:30 a.m. near North Main Street, according to reports. A nearby resident called police to… Read More
A Corinna man whose car went off the road in Plymouth on Tuesday morning was arrested after he knocked on several doors asking to use the phone. Christopher Newton, 21, began knocking at residences along the Lower Detroit Road at 4 a.m. after he swerved… Read More
One person was critically injured Monday night in a two-car accident on Forest Avenue in Orono. Police did not release the names of the three people involved in the 9:30 p.m. accident. The drivers of both vehicles were transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center in… Read More
Police responding to a Bangor alarm at 11:18 p.m. Friday found an intoxicated Indian Island man who was out on bail rummaging through a cabinet at Beth El Congregation Synagogue on French Street. When challenged, Shelden Snell, 33, told officers that he worked there and… Read More
A Bangor man allegedly ate some marijuana Thursday night while police checked his license information during a traffic stop. Benjamin E. Lam, 20, of Bangor, smelled of marijuana when he was stopped at 10 p.m. on Hammond Street for an expired registration, according to reports. Read More
A wanted man who was referred to in Monday’s From Police Files column turned himself in to Brewer police Tuesday. Kenneth Grass, 44, of Brewer called police from his workplace in Bangor at 2 p.m. He was wanted for allegedly striking his girlfriend at his… Read More
A man backed into a Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department cruiser Sunday in the parking lot of a Bangor fast-food restaurant. Jeffrey Hay, 20, of Hampden backed into the cruiser at 1:42 p.m. as Sgt. William Birch waited in the drive-through of the Main Street McDonald’s,… Read More
A Cherryfield man was arrested Sunday morning at Benjamin’s Tavern in Bangor after he reportedly tried to assault a police officer. Bangor police Officer Robert Hutchings Jr. wrote in his police report that Derek Lapointe, 22, came at him in a threatening way outside Benjamin’s. Read More
Crushed rock that spilled from a dump truck in Old Town Thursday damaged at least six cars along Route 16. Cracked windshields, dented hoods and other damage was reported by drivers traveling behind Eugene Wasson, 44, of Costigan, after his truck’s tailgate unhitched, according to… Read More
A tractor-trailer that overturned on Outer Hammond Street in Bangor on Wednesday afternoon caused traffic to back up for nearly three hours. Harmail Singh, 41, of LaSalle, Quebec, was turning out of a driveway onto Outer Hammond Street at 1:30 p.m. when his vehicle’s trailer… Read More
A call from an off-duty police officer Tuesday night led to the arrest of a Carmel woman in the parking lot of the Brewer Wal-Mart Supercenter. Kara Cookson, 18, was stopped by police at 5:30 p.m. after a Holden police officer reported her driving hazardously… Read More
A Bangor mental health agency was evacuated Monday afternoon after a bomb threat was discovered scrawled on a women’s bathroom stall. The message found in a second-floor bathroom at Community Health and Counseling Services read: “There is a bomb in the third floor. It will… Read More
A man was arrested Saturday night in Old Town after he led police officers on a high-speed chase all over the city for several minutes. Daniel Turner, 22, of LaGrange was riding a motorcycle on Gilman Falls Avenue when Old Town police Officer Marc Egan… Read More
A series of car burglaries resulted in the arrest of a Bangor man on Thursday. Officer Douglas Moore of the Bangor Police Department went to the scene of an alleged motor vehicle burglary Monday at Penquis CAP on Harlow Street. Moore talked to an employee… Read More
An Old Town man was arrested in Bangor on Tuesday after allegedly hitting another man in the head with a paperweight as a result of a dispute over a local business’ return policy. Wesley Gerrish, 28, was charged with aggravated assault after an incident at… Read More
Two women were charged with theft within a few hours of each other at Wal-Mart on Monday. Officer Ed Mercier of the Bangor Police Department responded to a call from Wal-Mart loss prevention Monday evening. Upon arrival, Mercier met with Chad Bowley of loss prevention,… Read More
No assault charges were levied in a Monday evening fight involving bats and knives near downtown Bangor, but a man standing near the scene was arrested for getting in the way of the investigation. Bangor police Officers Chris Desmond and Paul Colley, along with Sgt. Read More
A car was stolen in downtown Bangor on Friday afternoon, and Bangor Police say they have reason to believe it has made its way to Pennsylvania. The car’s owner left the vehicle, a green 1994 Ford Explorer, unlocked with the keys in the car while… Read More
A man arrested for driving drunk was also in possession of marijuana and painkillers Friday, according to the Orono Police Department. Officer Scott Lajoie responded to a report from the Maine State Police that a young man had been seen pumping gas at the Big… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested early Thursday morning after he reportedly assaulted his girlfriend for waking him up too early. Bangor police Officer David Bushey responded shortly before 5 a.m. to a Seventh Street apartment building on a domestic assault call. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
A patient at the emergency room of Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor was issued a summons on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a nurse who was trying to restrain her at the time. Bangor police Officer Brad Hanson responded to a report at 2:14 a.m. Read More
A Bangor teenager was arrested Sunday evening at Pickering Square for carrying a concealed weapon. Bangor police Officer George Spencer hid underneath the overhang of the parking garage and used binoculars to watch the popular downtown spot for suspicious activity, his report said. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A shoplifter was arrested Thursday at the Bangor Mall after he was caught stealing on a department store security camera. Henry J. Socoby, 26, of Princeton was detained by a J.C. Penney employee two hours after he was seen leaving a basket of clothes near… Read More
A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday night for reportedly assaulting his girlfriend outside Wal-Mart in Bangor. Bangor police Officer Brad Hanson responded to Wal-Mart shortly after 10 p.m. and spoke with a 46-year-old Massachusetts woman who had called police. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Hampden police responded Monday morning to a burglary at the Subway sandwich shop on Western Avenue after the opening clerk noticed items missing. Sgt. Scott Webber said a cash box holding about $200 and a safe that contained nothing of significant value were taken. The… Read More
A Biddeford man was arrested for drug possession Saturday night after Bangor police found him sleeping in a car at Shaw’s supermarket on Main Street. Joseph Howe, 24, of Biddeford told police he was tired after they found him slumped over the car steering wheel… Read More
An Old Town woman was arrested Thursday for forging fake prescriptions at the Hannaford Pharmacy on Stillwater Avenue. Jeanine Martinez, 20, allegedly stole a prescription notepad from Health Works Occupational and Sports Medicine in Bangor and wrote a prescription Tuesday for the painkiller hydrocodone, according… Read More
A Bangor woman who checked into a substance abuse treatment facility was arrested Wednesday for allegedly violating probation after a friend reportedly brought drugs to her while she was at the facility. Bangor police Officer Steve Pelletier responded to a call at about 10:30 p.m. Read More
An 11-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when his bicycle struck a vehicle at the intersection of Oak and Sixth streets in Old Town. The juvenile ran through a stop sign on Oak Street at 12:20 p.m. and hit broadside a 1998 GMC pickup… Read More
A Bangor detective working private detail at Barnaby’s on the Odlin Road Friday caught an underage woman trying to use another woman’s license to get into the bar. Trisha Carlsen, 20, of Milford came in with a group of seven women at about 10:30 p.m. Read More
A Bangor woman was summoned for assault early Friday after allegedly attacking several women outside of Benjamin’s Tavern. Officer Michael Jewett of the Bangor Police Department responded to an assault complaint at the tavern after midnight Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
A Bangor man was charged with furnishing Schedule Z drugs Tuesday after he was found to be in possession of more than a half-pound of marijuana, police said. Casey Belanger, 26, was stopped on North Main Street for speeding on his motorcycle by Officer Ed… Read More
Brewer police arrested a man for drunken driving Monday on Parkway South. Officer Tony Pinnette and Sgt. Chris Martin stopped a pickup truck with an obscured license plate at 5:50 p.m. The driver was Michael McDonald, 38, of Brewer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Someone reportedly stole a bottle of Vicodin and a cocker spaniel from a Bangor man’s apartment Saturday night. A Union Street resident called Bangor police at 2:30 a.m. Sunday when he awoke to find his dog Golden Bear missing, along with medication he had left… Read More
A Belfast man was arrested Wednesday at Bangor International Airport for disorderly conduct and for failing to appear in court in connection with a 1990 OUI charge. Robert Heald, 65, of Belfast was approached by Officer Michael Kenny of the Bangor Police Department after airport… Read More
A Bangor man was caught with drug paraphernalia Monday after a Bangor police officer stopped the driver of a Buick in which he was traveling. Josh Emerson, 20, had two hypodermic needles, a razor blade, cotton swabs and a bottle cap stored in a small… Read More
A Brewer man was issued a summons Sunday for criminal threatening stemming from an incident at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Henry Jenkins Sr., 45, was brought in for a psychiatric evaluation by Bangor police Officer Joshua Ouellette after Jenkins was found intoxicated and… Read More
A woman unknowingly used a $50 bill Saturday that the store manager at Deb in the Bangor Mall suspected was counterfeit. Deb’s manager called police after she used a special marker that indicated the bill was a fake. Police took the bill into evidence and… Read More
A transient who repeatedly caused problems Tuesday at various locations in downtown Bangor, according to police, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. Bangor police Officer James Dearing first issued a disorderly conduct warning to former Caribou resident Mark Whitmore, 43, near an apartment building… Read More
Someone broke into an office early Tuesday morning at True Farms Inc. in Charleston, stealing three firearms and a safe containing a diamond bracelet and about $2,000 in cash. Penobscot County Deputy Josh Tibbetts said the theft happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Neighbors of… Read More
A Kentucky man was arrested Monday after police from three law enforcement agencies stopped the stolen truck he was driving. At 7:13 p.m., Bangor police Officer Dan Herrick spotted Josh Walker, 29, of Russelville, Ky., driving a Ford pickup truck that was reported stolen Monday,… Read More