A Corinth man was summoned Saturday after he allegedly struck a man at a Bangor hotel and then drove away while intoxicated. Richard Benson, 43, of Corinth allegedly told police he hit a Howard Johnson employee in self-defense during an altercation, then left the Odlin… Read More
Two 15-year-old girls were arrested at an Orono supermarket Friday after an off-duty sheriff’s deputy said he spotted them with alcohol. The deputy detained the girls in their car at 5:45 p.m. and called police after he saw one of the juveniles leave Bell’s Orono… Read More
A Bangor police officer drew his gun on two brothers in a mall parking lot Wednesday after the men allegedly chased supermarket employees and stole a bottle of liquor. Omar Mejia, 20, and Jonathan Mejia, 19, both transients, refused to keep their hands in sight… Read More
BANGOR – A Winterport man was charged with operating without a license, failing to give his correct name and operating an unregistered motor vehicle Saturday night after he was pulled over for driving without his headlights on. Officer Robert Angelo of the Bangor Police Department… Read More
A four-vehicle accident in Brewer was triggered Friday evening when a 13-year-old girl backed her mother’s car out of a driveway onto North Main Street, according to police. The girl backed her mother’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo out onto North Main Street at an estimated 20… Read More
A Portland man was arrested and charged with operating while under the influence of intoxicants early Wednesday morning outside Benjamin’s bar in Bangor, and a passenger in the vehicle was charged with disorderly conduct and refusal to submit to arrest or detention. Gavin Speaker, 21,… Read More
A Florida man was charged with OUI and possession of marijuana early Tuesday after allegedly running a stop sign in Bangor. Benjamin Meek, 22, of Casselberry, Fla., was driving down Union Street in Bangor when Officer Wade Betters of the Bangor Police Department pulled behind… Read More
A Corinth man was arrested early Sunday after he allegedly broke into a Sidney Street residence and fell asleep on a couch. Justin Dunton, 22, was charged with criminal mischief and criminal trespassing after Officers Steve Pelletier and Robert Hutchings of the Bangor Police Department… Read More
A Bangor man reported that more than $2,400 worth of his possessions were stolen from his home this weekend. The man said that sometime between 4 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a burglar entered his house through the unlocked back door and stole a… Read More
A patient at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor refused to leave the hospital’s emergency room and was arrested for criminal trespassing Tuesday, police said. According to police reports, hospital staff asked Bangor police Officer William Lawrence to escort Wayne Gregoire, 47, off the premises. Read More
A Brewer man was arrested Sunday after being accused of threatening to kill another man with a kitchen knife in a Court Street apartment. Elias Elias of Bangor reported to the Bangor Police Department that a man with no shirt had grabbed him by the… Read More
A Bangor man faces multiple charges after admitting Friday that he stole a car from the Main Street Shaw’s Supermarket and drove while intoxicated. Hampden police received a report of a stolen car shortly after 10 p.m. and found the car, a green 1997 Ford… Read More
Bangor police charged a Hampden man with operating while under the influence after his 1991 BMW rear-ended a small trailer drawn by a 1973 Ford pickup truck Friday afternoon on Interstate 95. Officer Steve Jordan reported that at about 5:30 p.m. he went to the… Read More
A Holden man allegedly assaulted a woman driving a Good Humor ice cream truck Wednesday afternoon while telling her to turn off her music and leave his trailer park. Holden police Sgt. Eugene Fizell said that at about 2:45 p.m. the woman called police, saying… Read More
Bangor police chased a juvenile through a back yard and over a fence early Tuesday morning after the young man wriggled free from an arresting officer. The teenager matched the description of one of two young men who allegedly burglarized an unlocked Honda Civic parked… Read More
A Hampden man allegedly chased a man out of his own trailer and threatened to kill him Saturday morning. Hampden police Sgt. Scott Webber said that just before noon a fight was reported in progress at the Crestwood trailer park. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Bangor on Park Street was burglarized, with nearly $1,000 in cash and electronics taken over the weekend after a safe was forced open, according to police reports. Bangor police continue to search for the person who apparently crawled through an… Read More
Old Town police summoned a 12-year-old boy after a neighbor allegedly saw him break into a carwash Thursday evening. Officer Bobby Pelletier reported that at about 8 p.m., he and Officer Chris Foxworthy went to the Appearance Plus carwash on Stillwater Avenue and spoke with… Read More
Old Town police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and her mother Monday night. Sgt. Scott Casey said that at about 10 p.m. he and Sgt. Michael Hashey went to an apartment off Pembroke Drive on a report of a domestic disturbance. Read More
Hampden police hope to find out who put sugar into the fuel tanks of some Hampden Academy school buses Sunday night. Sgt. Scott Webber said that the buses are parked behind the school at night, and every one of them had sugar in its tank… Read More
A local man was arrested on charges of operating while under the influence and driving without a license Friday night after a Bangor police officer investigating reports of an intoxicated driver allegedly saw the man backing a car out of a Newton Street driveway. Richard… Read More
Bangor police charged a Greenbush man after he allegedly wrote Home Depot $2,876.02 worth of checks drawn on a closed account over a weeklong period. Officer Steve Jordan said that on May 21, a Home Depot employee told him that Stephen Warren, 20, of Greenbush… Read More
A Bangor man was summoned for animal cruelty after his dog was found entangled in its chain early Thursday morning. Officer Mike Jewett reported that at about 1 a.m., he and Sgt. Ed Potter went to a Third Street address for an animal noise complaint. Read More
BANGOR – Police are looking for suspects who caused an estimated $500 in damage to Bangor High School in what officials surmised was a typical prank by seniors that got a little out of hand. Sometime between 2 and 3 a.m. Wednesday, police said, a… Read More
A Good Humor ice cream truck driver was assaulted in Orrington Monday afternoon, and her assailant made off with an undisclosed amount of money, police say. Sgt. Scott Young of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said the robbery occurred at about 3:30 p.m. in the… Read More
A New Brunswick man allegedly was driving drunk and eating jalapeno pizza Saturday when a Bangor police officer stopped the Canadian driver for running a red light. Officer Chris Desmond reported that at 1:15 a.m., a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee turned left on a red… Read More
A man convicted of manslaughter in a drunken driving accident in 1996 was arrested for drunken driving Thursday night in Bangor. Bangor police Officer Dan Herrick reported that at about 9:15 p.m. he was on motorcycle patrol when he observed a vehicle squealing its tires… Read More
A 24-year-old Bangor man said he was assaulted and his cellular phone stolen early Wednesday morning while he was walking near Shaw’s Supermarket on Main Street in Bangor and encountered a couple arguing. The man told police that he was talking to a friend on… Read More
Police chased a Bangor man on Route 221 Wednesday after he drove his car into a maroon Ford Contour in Glenburn and repeatedly ran into it until it was forced off the Hudson Road. Rodney Labreck, formerly of Bradford, left the scene of the accident… Read More
Bangor police were called Tuesday afternoon to the Broadway Shopping Center parking lot, where a child was found left in a running, unlocked vehicle. A passer-by noticed a boy crying and screaming in the back seat of a white Cadillac Escalade. The passer-by saw no… Read More
A Bangor man allegedly was assaulted Sunday evening after launching a protest of what he believed to be fraudulent panhandling. Bangor police Officer Eric Tourtellotte reported that at about 7 p.m. he went to the intersection of Broadway and Interstate 95, where a man told… Read More
An 18-year-old LaGrange man driving an ATV on a public road failed to stop for a state warden Sunday. When wardens tracked him to his home later, he denied his involvement. Authorities with the Maine Warden Service charged Wayne D. Turcotte with the criminal offense… Read More
An Etna man was arrested after he allegedly choked a woman Wednesday night in Brewer. Brewer police Officer Jeremy Upham reported that at about 9:30 p.m. he responded to an assault complaint on North Main Street. He found a man and woman in the downtown… Read More
A Milford man reportedly borrowed a Bangor girl’s car and failed to return it Tuesday evening. Bangor police Officer Douglas Moore reported that at about 7 p.m. a woman called police, saying her 16-year-old daughter had lent her blue 1997 Saturn to Jonathan Spinney, 19,… Read More
A woman was taken to the hospital Sunday night after her car rolled over and landed on its roof on the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge. Police did not release the woman’s name or condition but said she had no visible injuries after her 1994 Chevy Lumina… Read More
A driver readily accepted his OUI charge after escaping unharmed from driving over a steep embankment in Bangor early Wednesday. Bangor police Officer Brad Hanson reported that at about 2 a.m. he and other officers were sent out to look for an accident. The dispatcher… Read More
Bangor police summoned a man with a suspended license after he allegedly hit a van while making a U-turn on Broadway on Monday evening. Officer Kerry Libby reported that at about 6 p.m. she went to Broadway near Dairy Queen for a traffic accident. Libby… Read More
A teenage girl facing active warrants and her adult companion eluded county law enforcement Monday afternoon in Bangor. Detective John Trask of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said he received information that the girl was staying at Motel 6 on Outer Hammond Street. Deputies had… Read More
A Massachusetts man was arrested on multiple charges Friday evening after he allegedly threatened a woman in the Bangor Mall parking lot and took her purse. Bangor police Lt. Mark Hathaway said police learned of the robbery at about 6:30 p.m. Officer Larry Morrill, on… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man early Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and prevented her from calling for help. Officer Shawn Green reported that at about 1:30 a.m. he went with Officer Dennis Townsend and Sgt. Ed Potter to an Ohio Street address, where… Read More
A Kenduskeag man using his van as a billboard in the former Papa Gino’s lot on Bangor Mall Boulevard was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Bangor police Officer Jason McAmbley reported that at about 3:30 p.m. he went to the lot for a report of someone trespassing… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man Sunday afternoon after noticing his hand-drawn inspection sticker. Officer James Dearing reported that at about 5 p.m. he and Officer Steve Jordan were leaving a gas station on State Street when they noticed a car, also leaving the gas station,… Read More
Editor’s Note: The first item is a corrected version of an accident reported in the May 1-2 Final edition. A local woman was injured Friday afternoon in a three-car accident after she allegedly ran a stop sign on Plaisted Street in Bangor, hit two cars… Read More
State police investigators are still looking into what caused a Brewer motorist to crash into a guardrail on the Veterans Remembrance Bridge late Wednesday night. Bruce Clark, 42, of Brewer was heading east on the Interstate 395 bridge about 10:30 p.m. when the pickup truck… Read More
Veazie police arrested a woman after she allegedly bit her husband’s arm Wednesday afternoon. Officer Brian Sirois said that at about 3:20 p.m. he went to a Chase Road address after a woman called police saying she wanted her husband removed from their home because… Read More
Bangor police charged a woman with theft after she allegedly hid clothes in a stroller and rolled them out of J.C. Penney at the Bangor Mall on Monday afternoon. Officer Jason McAmbley reported that at about 3:45 p.m. he went to J.C. Penney after a… Read More
An incident in the parking lot of Top Spot Billiards on Saturday morning left two cars with an estimated damage of $7,000 and a Bangor man facing charges of aggravated criminal mischief and reckless conduct. Bangor police Officer Michael Jewett responded to a call of… Read More
Veazie police are investigating the reported theft of more than 90 methadone pills stolen Thursday evening. Officer Michael Adams said that at about 7 p.m. a woman called police saying her newly filled prescription of methadone was taken from her purse while she was at… Read More
Orono police arrested a man Wednesday night after he allegedly gave drugs to two teenage girls from Lincoln and offered to pay one of them to spend the night with him. According to Orono police Officer Casey Miller and Sgt. Josh Ewing, police received a… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested Monday evening after he allegedly removed the spark plugs from his girlfriend’s truck and then left on foot. Bangor police Officer Kerry Libby reported that at about 5:15 p.m., she went to a French Street address to investigate a domestic… Read More
A Machias man escaped injury Sunday afternoon when his small plane lost power and crashed at the Old Town municipal airport. Old Town police Officer Seth Bear said that at 4 p.m. an employee at Old Town Aviation called police saying they had heard an… Read More
Bangor police confiscated a counterfeit $20 bill Friday evening after a man reportedly used the bill to pay for a delivered pizza. Domino’s Pizza contacted police after a delivery driver received what he believed to be a fake bill from William Spring, 53, of Bangor. Read More
Bangor police arrested a man Thursday night after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a woman and pulled the trigger. Officer Chris Morley reported that at about 7 p.m. he went to First Street to speak with a woman who told him a man had… Read More
Brewer police charged a Hampden man with theft after he allegedly swapped the price tag on a light fixture Thursday afternoon at Marden’s. Officer Jeremy Upham reported that at 2:20 p.m. he went to Marden’s on Wilson Street. An employee told Upham he saw Richard… Read More
A Bangor woman allegedly stuffed her duffel bag full of medical supplies while awaiting treatment at the Eastern Maine Medical Center emergency room Tuesday night. Bangor police Officer Kevin MacLaren reported that at about 10 p.m. he was on duty at the ER when a… Read More
A Portsmouth, N.H., man allegedly fled to Hudson after threatening to kill his girlfriend Sunday night. Deputy Mark Lloyd of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said Dennis Jette, 44, came home drunk Sunday night to his Portsmouth residence and demanded sex from his girlfriend, threatening… Read More
Brewer police arrested a woman Monday evening after she reported her house was being barraged by BBs. Officer Roger Hershey and Sgt. Jason Moffitt went to a State Street address at about 6 p.m. after Sylvia Chase, 64, of Brewer complained that somebody was shooting… Read More
A Bangor man was charged with assaulting his wife Friday after learning that she was spending time at another man’s apartment. Bangor Officer Douglas Moore responded to a call from a Pushaw Road residence where he encountered the 29-year-old wife of David Stanevicz, 33. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Hampden police arrested a Lincoln man on a federal warrant when he returned to a gas station to pay his tab Friday afternoon. Sgt. Scott Webber said that at about 6 p.m. Thursday, Kevin Forrest, 33, of Lincoln fueled his vehicle at the Big Apple… Read More
Bangor police summoned a man early Wednesday after he allegedly took a woman’s Social Security check. Officer Kerry Libby reported that at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday a woman told her that Eldon Morrow, 48, a transient, had stayed at her Fifth Street apartment a few… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man on a number of charges, including assault and theft, Monday afternoon. Officer Steve Jordan reported that at about 4:35 p.m. he went to a Charles Street address where a man was caught burglarizing a car. Jordan said he tried to… Read More
A woman, allegedly playing her music too loudly early Sunday, did not go quietly with Brewer police when they arrested her. Officer Roger Hershey said that at about 2 a.m. he went to the Ebb Tide Motel on North Main Street, where Crystal Gould, 24,… Read More
Two Bangor brothers were arrested early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct after allegedly arguing with police near Benjamin’s on Franklin Street about drug charges. Bangor Officer Shawn Green saw two men, identified as Darrin Pinette, 33, and Dennis Pinette, 42, both of Bangor, standing in… Read More
A Bangor man using the Main Street Dunkin’ Donuts lot as a raceway early Thursday was summoned for possession of drug paraphernalia. Bangor police Officer Eric Tourtelotte reported that at about half past midnight he was watching the area of Main Street near Dunkin’ Donuts… Read More
Brewer police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend Tuesday night. Officer Paul Gauvin reported that at about 10:15 p.m. police received word of an assault on Blake Street. Sgt. Jason Moffitt arrived first and spoke with a woman who was bleeding from… Read More
Hampden police traced a license plate number to discover the identities of two men they said stole bottles and cans from a redemption center Monday afternoon. Sgt. Scott Webber said a neighbor of Tomcats Redemption Center on Main Road South took down the thieves’ license… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested Saturday after he reportedly spit food at his wife and threatened to throw a plate of food at her. Sean Tuite, who has a history of anger management issues, according to Bangor police Officer Douglas Moore’s incident report, was charged… Read More
Waterville police apprehended a man Tuesday evening after he allegedly stole three vehicles in Ellsworth and Bangor, taking a joyride in each. Bangor police Officer Dennis Townsend reported that at about 4 p.m. he went to Wal-Mart, where a man from Glenburn said his truck… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man Monday afternoon after he allegedly ran a red light, crashed his car and then fled to the hospital. Officer Jason Stuart reported that at about 1:30 p.m. Foster Kane, 38, of Ellsworth was driving north on State Street when he… Read More
Bangor police summoned a man early Monday after finding he was carrying a hammer in his waistband. Officer Shawn Green said he and other officers went to the Airport One Stop on Griffin Road, where an unidentified person had called 911 to report that people… Read More
A Brewer man suffered only a cut to his face Sunday after the bicycle he was riding struck a stopped vehicle on Wilson Street, breaking the car’s rear window. Brewer police said inattention and chili appeared to be the causes of the accident. According to… Read More
An unknown Packers fan stole a cordless drill from a Bangor convenience store Wednesday afternoon. An employee of the Main Street Irving Mainway store told Bangor police Officer Wade Betters that at about 5:15 p.m. two men came into the store. One of them picked… Read More
Bangor police arrested a Troy woman early Thursday after receiving word that she was driving drunk. Officer Michael Jewett reported that at 3:10 a.m., dispatch informed him that the Orono barracks of the Maine State Police had called saying that Susan Smith, 43, of Troy… Read More
Bangor police arrested a Bucksport woman after she threatened the life of a mental health worker and held another woman hostage Tuesday evening. Officer Chris Desmond reported that at about 6:20 p.m. he went to Northeast Occupational Exchange on Franklin Street where a patient reportedly… Read More
Hampden police are investigating the weekend thefts of a Jeep and a pickup truck from a local business. Officer Ruth Duquette said that at about 4 a.m. Monday Officer Ben Eyles heard that a red Jeep Sport had been left running in a parking lot… Read More
Bangor police arrested two men who were shouting obscenities at another man Thursday evening. Officer Brad Hanson reported that at about 6:45 p.m. he and Officer Wade Betters went to the intersection of Main and Union streets, and met with a man who said he… Read More
Old Town police arrested an Orrington man after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend Tuesday night. Officer Lori Renzullo reported that just before midnight an officer with the Indian Island police called to say a woman there had reported an assault that happened in Old… Read More
Hampden police recovered a stolen car Tuesday afternoon. Officer Ben Eyles reported that at about 10 a.m. Officer Shawn Devine received a call from a Kennebec Road man who said his car had been stolen sometime between 10:30 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Hampden police summoned a Burnham woman and a juvenile from Bucksport on Sunday afternoon after they allegedly drove out of Dysart’s Travel Stop without paying for $18 worth of gas. Officer Ruth Duquette said that at about 5 p.m. a clerk at the truck stop… Read More
A Hermon man accused of assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend was arrested Friday after he allegedly left the scene of the assault intoxicated and drove his pickup truck through a stop sign into a ditch. Ricky Michaud, 43, was charged with assault,… Read More
Three cars were burglarized in Bangor between Thursday night and Friday morning. A pickup truck parked in a parking garage on Central Street was reportedly burglarized between 7 p.m. Thursday and 5:40 a.m. Friday, according to Bangor police Officer Randall Parsons. The driver’s side window… Read More
Two men and a girl were arrested in Orland on Wednesday morning in connection with a string of car burglaries and car thefts. Brewer police Lt. Perry Antone said his department met Tuesday night to discuss the morning’s 16 car burglaries and one theft of… Read More
A 75-year-old Bangor man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman. Bangor police Officer Dan Herrick reported that at about 4:45 p.m. a woman came to the station. She told him she went to the Court Street address of… Read More
Brewer police are investigating a string of car burglaries that occurred early Tuesday morning. Officer Rodney Gerald said 16 vehicles were broken into between midnight and about 6 a.m. from Silk Street down North Main Street to the Eddington town line. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Veazie and Orono police stopped a Bangor man as he left a mobile home through the bathroom window in Veazie on Sunday night. Veazie police Officer T.J. Warner said that at about 7:40 p.m. a woman called police from a trailer park on the Chase… Read More
A teenager from Unity was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence early Saturday morning after police found his car stopped on Interstate 95 south near the Kenduskeag Stream. Bangor police Officer Lewis Woolley called for backup to slow traffic before he approached… Read More
Brewer police arrested a Portland man Friday afternoon after an off-duty officer recognized him driving with a suspended license. Officer Paul Gauvin said that Cpl. David Lord, who was off duty, was in his car at about 2:30 p.m. when he recognized another driver as… Read More
Brewer police are advising shoppers to keep an eye on their purses. There have been three reported purse thefts at the Hannaford supermarket on Wilson Street in February, according to Cpl. Levi Sewall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
A Corinna woman was reportedly grabbed by a strange man Monday afternoon in Bangor. Bangor police Officer Marty McCrea reported that the woman, who works in Bangor, reported that she was outside her car in the back parking lot of the Airport Mall, when a… Read More
Brewer police arrested a teenager after he allegedly threatened family members and damaged property Monday afternoon. Sgt. Jason Moffitt said that at about 5 p.m. he and Officer Nelson Feero went to a Rinfret Drive address where a juvenile was “out of control.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bangor police charged a Carmel man Friday afternoon after he allegedly pulled his car out of the Top Spot Sports Bar parking lot into the path of an oncoming van on Broadway, causing an accident. Both drivers received minor injuries, Officer Kerry Libby said. Damage… Read More
Bangor police are investigating two complaints of theft from coin-operated car washes on Wednesday. Officer Jason McAmbley reported that an employee from the U-Wash-It on State Street said someone had stolen $150 in coins from a coin box on Sunday or Monday. Damage to the… Read More
Bangor police arrested a man early Tuesday after he repeatedly tried to get his mother to let him into her apartment. Officer Chad Foley reported that at about 7 p.m. Monday Officer Douglas Moore issued a criminal trespass warning to Joseph Bezio, 23, of Bangor. Read More
A Bangor police cruiser was involved in an accident Monday morning. Lt. Jeff Millard reported that at about 8:40 a.m. a Dodge passenger car driven by Nancy Eshnaur, 48, of Bangor rear-ended a cruiser stopped on the side of Kenduskeag Avenue. Officer William Lawrence was… Read More
Hampden police arrested a Hermon man Thursday night after he allegedly tried to give back thousands of dollars of stolen tools. At about 7 a.m. a contractor working in Hampden called police, saying somebody drove away with a trailer full of tools. Officer Joel Small… Read More
Old Town police arrested a man after Bangor police informed them that he had violated his bail conditions Wednesday afternoon. Bangor police Officer Ed Mercier said Allen Burr, 39, of Old Town allegedly called a Bangor woman on her cell phone, saying, “Hi, call me… Read More
Bangor police arrested a Virginia man early Wednesday after he allegedly drove for several miles at speeds slower than the posted speed limit. Officer Wade Betters reported that he first noticed the car at about 1 p.m., traveling between 18 and 23 mph in a… Read More
A Bangor man faces Class C felony drug charges after he allegedly changed his prescription for a higher dosage, Bangor police Officer William Lawrence reported. Lawrence responded Sunday morning to a fraud complaint from Brooks Pharmacy on Union Street. The officer spoke to the pharmacist… Read More
Brewer police charged a Lincoln man with theft after he allegedly tried to walk out of Marden’s wearing a Nike jacket Friday evening. Officer Nelson Feero said he went to the store at about 6 p.m. and met with store security. An employee said he… Read More
Brewer police summoned a Glenburn man Tuesday evening after he allegedly assaulted a co-worker. Officer Nelson Feero said that at about 6 p.m., he went to a Pierce Road business and spoke with an employee who said Scott Ashe, 34, of Glenburn, had called him… Read More