Bangor police arrested a man after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend out of his room Tuesday morning. Officer Jason Stuart reported that at about 11 a.m. he went to a Union Street apartment where he met with a woman who said her boyfriend, Jason Nason,… Read More
    Hampden police say a cluster of vandalism incidents Friday night may be connected. Sgt. Scott Webber said that sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning, three mailboxes were smashed, a car was vandalized and a swastika was painted on the road. All five incidents occurred… Read More
    A Bangor teenager faces charges of driving to endanger after his vehicle apparently struck another on Mount Hope Avenue near Veazie on Saturday night. A red Chevrolet Camaro driven by Christopher Carroll, 18, was pulled over on State Street by Officer Bobby Sirois of the… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Bangor woman after she allegedly drove through a roadblock Thursday night. Officer Rodney Gerald reported that at about 9:45 p.m. he, Cpl. David Lord and Officer Nelson Feero were blocking the Brewer side of the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge with their cruisers… Read More
    Old Town police summoned a Cumberland man on drug charges after he allegedly ran a flashing red light early Thursday. Officer Seth Burnes reported that just after midnight he pulled over a car that he had seen running a red flashing light at the intersection… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a man after finding a short sword concealed in his cane and an air pistol in his belt Monday night. Officer Tony Pinnette said that at about 9:15 p.m. he was driving on South Main Street when he saw a man walking… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Dedham man after he allegedly damaged motel property Sunday night. Officer Eric Tourtelotte reported that at about 9:40 p.m. he and officers Douglas Moore and Shawn Green went to Howard Johnson’s on Odlin Road, where staff had requested that an intoxicated… Read More
    A Kenduskeag woman was charged with assault Saturday after she reportedly tried to back over a Burlington Coat Factory sales associate with her vehicle. Bangor police Officer Dennis Townsend arrived at the store and was greeted by the suspect, Penny Brown, 35. Brown told Townsend… Read More
    Bangor police summoned two men Thursday afternoon after they allegedly stole trading cards from Wal-Mart. Officer Dennis Townsend reported that at about 5 p.m. a Wal-Mart employee told him that he had seen Steven Fernald, 42, and David Fernald, 21, both of Bangor, take several… Read More
    Brewer police found thousands of dollars’ worth of unpaid rental property during a search Wednesday afternoon. Sgt. Chris Martin reported that at about 4:45 p.m. Brewer police, assisted by the Maine State Police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department, executed a search warrant on a… Read More
    Bangor police summoned a woman after she allegedly tried to steal clothes from the Grasshopper Shop Tuesday afternoon. Officer Rob Angelo reported that at about 4 p.m. he went to the downtown store to investigate a shoplifting complaint. An employee showed Angelo to a dressing… Read More
    Two Hampden teenagers were arrested after they were allegedly caught snorting methamphetamine near the high school Tuesday morning. A concerned resident called police at about 11 a.m. saying there were two people snorting what was believed to be cocaine in a car in the parking… Read More
    Two women were seriously injured when an SUV struck them as they crossed the street in downtown Bangor on Monday morning. Officer Jason Stuart reported that at about 7:30 a.m. Linda Dupuis, 50, of Plymouth and Debbie Cooper, 49, of Hartland were crossing Harlow Street… Read More
    Bangor police responded to two separate calls of shoplifting at Filene’s on Friday. A female juvenile was charged with theft while another suspect was not apprehended. Bangor Officer Brad Hanson arrived at Filene’s at about 4:20 p.m. to find mall security had taken a teenage… Read More
    A car struck a pedestrian Wednesday night in Brewer and then drove off, police said. Brewer police Sgt. Chris Martin said the accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on South Main Street near Miller’s Discount Store. A witness said a small sedan traveling south hit… Read More
    Bangor police summoned a West Paris man after he allegedly punched a convenience store employee Sunday night. Officer Chris Morley reported that at about 7:20 p.m. he and Officers Butch Moor and Brad Hanson went to State Street after the One Stop convenience store reported… Read More
    About 250 Bangor Hydro-Electric customers were without power for nearly an hour Sunday after a fuse blew somewhere along Mount Hope Avenue in Bangor. Bangor Hydro spokesperson Louanne Williams said it was undetermined what caused the outage, which was reported at 5:38 p.m. Williams said… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man on several charges after he allegedly kicked holes in a motel wall Thursday morning. Officer Paul Colley reported that at about 7:15 a.m. he was called to the Holiday Inn on Main Street, where a man was damaging inn property. Read More
    Officer Rodney Gerald reported that at about 10 p.m. he went to Cap’s Tavern on South Main Street in Brewer, where a woman had fled after she allegedly was beaten up by her boyfriend. The woman said she and her boyfriend, John Thompson, 29, of… Read More
    A Bridgton woman and her passenger were injured after their car went off the road during an argument Wednesday afternoon in Hampden. Hampden police Officer Ben Eyles said that at about 5:20 p.m. Rebecca King, 31, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu north on Meadow… Read More
    An Orrington man was injured after his car went off the road Tuesday night. Deputy Kurt Adams of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said that Daniel Tripp, 22, of Orrington was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center after his car slid on an icy patch… Read More
    The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary that occurred in Dixmont on Monday afternoon. Deputy Sean McCue said that somebody apparently kicked in the door of a Troy Center Road house between noon and 4:30 p.m. and then ransacked it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    A Brewer man suspected of assaulting his live-in girlfriend Saturday is still at large after he fled the scene in a taxi, Brewer police said Sunday. Richard Brown, 47, left his residence in a taxi around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A neighbor who witnessed the alleged… Read More
    A Hampden man and his passengers in a Jeep went off the road during Friday’s afternoon snow showers. Hampden police Sgt. Dan Stewart reported that at about 1:30 p.m. he went to a section of Route 202 just north of Cold Brook Road, where a… Read More
    Bangor police are investigating an assault that led to the hospitalization of a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday night. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, according to Bangor police Lt. Tim Reid. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Bangor police summoned a man Tuesday night after he allegedly stole deli cheese and beauty products from a supermarket. Officer James Carr reported that at 8:40 p.m. he was dispatched to Shaw’s Supermarket on Springer Drive, where store employees had Christopher Michael, 36, of Bangor,… Read More
    A Bangor man was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon Monday afternoon at a park off Second Street. Bangor police Officer Thomas Reagan responded to a call that someone was swinging a Samurai sword in the park. Reagan’s report said he stopped to… Read More
    A dispute at an apartment building on Sunset Avenue late Saturday night resulted in the arrest of a Bangor man for domestic assault and criminal threatening. Several Bangor police officers responded to a call at 11:35 p.m. from a neighbor of Jason E. Davenport, 25,… Read More
    A Bradford man was charged with OUI and other offenses after his truck rolled over Friday evening in Corinth. Deputy Mark Lloyd of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said that a truck went off the road and rolled over once on Route 15, across from… Read More
    Veazie police charged a man Thursday with assaulting his girlfriend and her mother Wednesday evening. Officer Brian Sirois reportedly went to a Greystone Trailer Park residence at about 7 p.m. At the home, Joshua Zowghi, 21, reportedly had grabbed his girlfriend by the neck and… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Hancock man Monday night at Filene’s in the Bangor Mall. Officer James Dearing reported that at about 7:45 p.m. he met with a store security officer at Filene’s, who told him she watched Eric Warford, 20, of Hancock put three necklaces… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man after he allegedly refused to calm down and stop swearing early Monday. Officer Jason Stuart reported that at 3 a.m. he went to the emergency room at Eastern Maine Medical Center, where a patient, Michael Boucher, 19, reportedly was being… Read More
    Two men were arrested in separate incidents of drunken driving over the weekend at the intersection of Ohio Street and Griffin Road in Bangor. A store clerk reported at 10:30 p.m. Saturday that an intoxicated man recently had left the store and driven away, according… Read More
    A newspaper carrier found himself in deep water in Howland early Friday. Dispatcher Bill Grant of Penobscot Regional Dispatch said that at about 3 a.m. he received a 911 call from a woman whose husband had called her on his cellular phone to tell her… Read More
    Old Town police summoned a Nova Scotia man after he allegedly high-beamed a police cruiser early Wednesday. Officer Thomas Adams reported that at about 3 a.m. he was driving north on Stillwater Avenue when a car passed him at high speed heading south, without lowering… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Veazie man early Friday for violating his probation conditions. Officer Russell Twaddell reported that at about half past midnight he went to a Chase Road address in Bangor, where a man had tried repeatedly to enter a house. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Scarborough man after he allegedly refused to leave the Ramada Inn early Thursday. Officer Paul Colley reported that he was at Barnaby’s Nightclub at the Ramada Inn on Odlin Road when, at about half past midnight, a waitress asked to have… Read More
    A Texas man was arrested Tuesday night in Bangor after he allegedly bought thousands of dollars in merchandise from various stores with stolen credit cards. Bangor police Officer Kevin MacLaren reported that at about 5:30 p.m. a man came into the station, saying his wallet… Read More
    Brewer police arrested an alleged purse snatcher Tuesday afternoon. Sgt. Jason Moffitt said that at about 4:30 p.m. he was called to Wal-Mart on Wilson Street for a theft complaint. Moffitt said a store employee had attempted to stop a man leaving the store with… Read More
    Brewer police arrested an Orrington man after his truck lodged in the snow Monday evening. Officer Jeff Gotreau said that at about 6 p.m., he saw a Dodge pickup truck stuck in the snowbank outside the Muddy Rudder restaurant parking lot on Main Street. Gotreau… Read More
    A Bangor man was treated and then released from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor on Saturday for an alleged self-inflicted stab wound, and then was arrested on charges of domestic assault. Bangor police Officer William Lawrence arrested Scott Demmons, 22, on charges he assaulted… Read More
    Old Town police summoned a Brewer man after he allegedly refused to finish a roof he had contracted to build. Sgt. Travis Roy reported an Old Town homeowner called Thursday evening, saying that she had a written contract with Robert Wagner, 26, of Brewer for… Read More
    An East Millinocket police officer helped deliver four puppies Thursday morning. Officer Warren Nelson reported that at about 11:30 a.m. he was dispatched to an Elm Street address, where somebody had requested an officer. Nelson said that when he arrived, he found at the address… Read More
    Brewer police arrested two drivers from Old Town who were refused alcohol at a convenience store Tuesday night. Officer Rodney Gerald reported that at about 10 p.m. an employee at the Big Apple store on South Main Street called dispatch. She said that a man… Read More
    Brewer police are investigating a “smash and grab” burglary of a sporting goods store that occurred early Sunday. Detective Jay Munson said that an unknown number of suspects broke into Van Raymond Outfitters on South Main Street, took several firearms and fled. They entered by… Read More
    A report of theft at Young’s Market in Bangor Saturday turned into the arrest of a juvenile for allegedly operating a motor vehicle after suspension. Elizabeth Morang, store clerk at Young’s, called police after she reportedly saw a juvenile stealing a candy bar. Bangor police… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Hermon man Friday afternoon after he allegedly stole a leather jacket. Officer Shawn Green reported that at about 1:45 p.m. he and Officer Myron Warner were on patrol in plainclothes outside the Bangor Mall when Green noticed a man leaving the… Read More
    Orono police arrested a Massachusetts man Tuesday evening on an OUI charge. Sgt. Josh Ewing reported that at about 6 p.m. a man driving in the left lane on Route 2 near Fleet Bank apparently tried to cross the right lane and enter the bank’s… Read More
    Maine State Police are seeking a man whose vehicle rolled over on Interstate 95 on Monday night in Orono. Trooper Forrest Simpson said a witness reported seeing two men flee the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 7:30 p.m. under the Kelley Road… Read More
    Old Town police arrested a woman Monday morning after she allegedly grabbed her daughter by the throat. Officer Roy Peary reported that at about 10:30 a.m. he and Officer Seth Bear went to a home in the Regency mobile home park, where Jennie Holmes, 35,… Read More
    Officers from the Maine State Police and Hampden police searched the woods Friday night for a man who fled an accident on Interstate 95. Trooper Daniel Ryan said that at about 7:30 p.m. he was told that a car was driving erratically northbound on I-95… Read More
    Bangor Fire Department medical personnel took a man to Eastern Maine Medical Center after he was struck by a van on Main Street on Thursday afternoon. Bangor police Officer James Dearing said Andrew Cyr, 51, of Bangor was following his son across Main Street just… Read More
    A Hampden woman was taken to the hospital when her car struck an SUV in Bangor Wednesday night. Ashley Knowles, 18, of Hampden complained of bruises after her Mazda 626 collided with a GMC Envoy SUV at the intersection of Griffin Road and Ohio Street,… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a woman Tuesday afternoon in the emergency department at Eastern Maine Medical Center after she refused to quiet down and leave. Officer James Hassard reported that at about 5:20 p.m. he and other officers went to EMMC. Officer Rob Angelo reported that… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a man Friday morning after he allegedly refused to submit to detention. At about 8:30 a.m., according to the police report, Sgt. Arden Jones, Lt. Perry Antone and Cpl. Levi Sewall went to a South Main Street residence to check on a… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a man after he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head with a baseball bat Thursday evening. Officer Jeff Gotreau said that at about 6:30 p.m., he and Cpl. David Lord went to a Fling Street house for a report of domestic… Read More
    Brewer police summoned a Dedham man after he allegedly picked up somebody else’s prescription drugs. Officer Jeff Gotreau said that on Nov. 7, a local pharmacy called police saying a woman had come in to pick up her prescription. The pharmacy said a man had… Read More
    Veazie police arrested two women Monday night in Bangor in connection with a domestic assault complaint. Officer Michael Adams said that at about 5:50 p.m. a woman from Silver’s Trailer Park in Veazie drove to the police station to report an assault by her granddaughter,… Read More
    Jason T. Kenyon, 22, and his girlfriend, Crystal Graham, 21, both of Bangor, were arrested by local police late Friday night in connection with an armed robbery in New Hampshire two weeks ago. The Bangor Police Department received warrants for Kenyon and Graham issued to… Read More
    Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department officers charged two men and a woman with burglary Friday morning in Garland. Detective Bill Flagg said that at about 9 a.m., Deputy Josh Tibbetts went to a house on Route 94 where a burglary was reportedly in progress. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Officers from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men in connection with a reported break-in at a Milford home Thursday evening. Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Burgess said a Pine Street woman came home at about 6 p.m. Thursday to find the lights on, though she… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a Jonesport man on drug and alcohol charges Tuesday night. Officer James Dearing reported that at about 9:30 p.m. he saw a red Buick turn onto Bangor Mall Boulevard from the Hogan Road on the wrong side of the island, and drive… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man after he allegedly tried to force his way into a house Monday afternoon. Zane Schmauderer, 43, of Bangor was arrested on West Broadway and charged with burglary at about 1 p.m., according to police reports. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    A Bangor woman reported to police Saturday that her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her again. Since she split with Edwin Hurd, 49, he’s kept trying to get back into her apartment, even going as far as to sleep in the laundry room of her apartment… Read More
    Bangor police summoned a woman Thursday after she allegedly stole an elderly woman’s credit cards. Officer Kerry Libby reported that at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, a worker at the Best Buy electronics store on Bangor Mall Boulevard told her that a man and a woman,… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a woman at Bangor International Airport Wednesday afternoon. Officer Michael Kenny reported that at about 1:20 p.m., Don Griffith, supervisor for the Transportation Security Administration at BIA, radioed to request a law enforcement officer at Gate 2. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Milo police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to abduct a girl Tuesday afternoon. Officer Nick Clukey said that around 4:30 p.m. a man driving a white Jeep Wrangler or a similar vehicle tried to abduct the girl, who ran away to a… Read More
    A man reported to Orono police that he woke up early Thursday to find a stranger standing in his bedroom. Officer Scott Lajoie said that at about 3 a.m. the College Heights resident called police and said the mysterious visitor had asked him repeatedly, “Why… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a local man on a charge of robbery Wednesday, following a home invasion early Sunday. Lt. Timothy Reid reported that at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, Bangor police officers went to the scene of a robbery at a home in the lower Essex… Read More
    A Bangor man whose vehicle had two flat tires was arrested by Brewer police Monday night. Sgt. Jason Moffitt said that at about 10 p.m. he noticed a Jeep Wrangler driving west on Wilson Street, near Wal-Mart, with both its right side tires so flat… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a local man Sunday night after his truck allegedly rear-ended another vehicle. Officer Steve Jordan reported that at about 8:30 p.m. he and Officer Mike Jewett went to the intersection of Union Street and Griffin Road for a traffic accident. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The pastor of a Newburgh church was summoned Thursday morning after he allegedly admitted he used a former employer’s credit card to buy hundreds of dollars’ worth of diesel fuel. Bangor police Officer Martin McCrea reported that he summoned Brent Trueworthy, 55, of Brewer for… Read More
    A Hampden woman allegedly backed her car over a 5-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon. Hampden police Officer Ben Eyles said the woman, Shauna Woods, 27, was backing her car out of her driveway at about 5:45 p.m. as children were playing tag in the area. Woods… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Bangor woman early Tuesday on a charge of drunken driving. She was arrested later the same day in Bangor after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend. Brewer police Cpl. Levi Sewall reported that at about half past midnight he stopped a car… Read More
    A Newburgh man thanked a Brewer policeman after being charged with operating under the influence early Friday. Officer Paul Gauvin said that at about half-past midnight he saw a vehicle with no front plate leaving Johnny’s Pub on Wilson Street. Gauvin stopped the vehicle on… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man on a charge of operating under the influence early Thursday. Officer Jason Stuart reported that at about 2 a.m. he noticed a black Toyota Tacoma with its plate light out. Stuart said he followed the truck without using his blue… Read More
    A student at Reed’s Brook Middle School in Hampden reported his state-issued laptop computer stolen Tuesday afternoon. According to Hampden police Officer Shawn Devine, the 12-year-old student left the computer with other belongings outside the school while preparing to leave. The boy reportedly went inside… Read More
    Brewer police arrested three men on theft and drug charges Monday afternoon at Wal-Mart. Sgt. Jason Moffitt said that at about noon he went to the store after a report of a shoplifter in custody of store security. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    The Maine State Police searched a wooded area in Glenburn for a missing man Wednesday. Stephen McCausland, state police spokesman, said detectives searched a field and a wooded area near Route 221 for a man reported missing since August. The search started Tuesday and ended… Read More
    Holden police arrested a local man Monday night after his federal probation was revoked. Officer Chris Greeley said Lt. Paul Haslam received word from the U.S. Marshal’s Office that probation had been revoked for David A. Lee, 39, of Holden and a warrant put out… Read More
    Bangor police summoned two people and are looking for a third suspect after a car burglary Wednesday morning. Officer Dan Herrick reported that he went to Merrill Bank on Union Street to speak with a woman who said her credit card had been stolen. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Old Town police arrested an Alton man after he allegedly assaulted a woman Tuesday night. Officer Seth Bear reported that at about 10 p.m. he was called to the Knights of Columbus Hall parking lot for a fight in progress. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Bangor police are looking for a Vassalboro man who allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend Monday night. Officer Eric Tourtelotte reported that a Bangor woman came to the station Monday night saying her ex-boyfriend, Anthony Littlefield, 22, of Vassalboro, had come to her house at about 11… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man Sunday night after he allegedly reached for a knife while being detained. Officer James Dearing reported that at about 11:30 p.m. he went to a First Street address with Officers Steve Jordan and Shawn Green, after a report that a… Read More
    A man suspected of taking money and other items from purses at a party Saturday night faces additional charges, including a felony assault, after he allegedly fought with a police officer trying to take him into custody. Jason Shank, 22, of Bangor was charged with… Read More
    A Bangor man reported Friday afternoon that his wallet was stolen Wednesday at the YMCA. Bangor police Officer Dennis Lally reported that the man said he left the wallet in a duffel bag in a cubbyhole at the Bangor YMCA athletic center. He said he… Read More
    Penobscot and Piscataquis County sheriff’s departments and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized marijuana plants and arrested a Corinth man Wednesday afternoon. Chief Deputy Troy Morton of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said Deputies Doug Smith and James Kennedy, along with officers from Piscatiquis County… Read More
    A customer at a Brewer adult video and bookstore reportedly ripped up a protester’s sign Wednesday night. Brewer police Officer Roger Hershey reported that at about 6 p.m. he went to Pandora’s Boxxx on South Main Street, where about a dozen people were protesting outside. Read More
    Old Town police charged a woman Sunday afternoon after she allegedly stole a puppy from her tenants. Officer Debbie Holmes said a man told her he lost a puppy Saturday. He was told by Madelyn Westbrook, 23, who was subletting an apartment to him, that… Read More
    Millinocket police found drug paraphernalia and stolen cable service in an apartment search Monday evening. Sgt. Richard Leavitt said workers from Bee-Line Cable TV noticed in late August that the lock had been broken on a cable line box attached to a Katahdin Avenue apartment. Read More
    A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and hit a utility pole on the Kelly Road in Orono knocked out power to 96 customers in the area early Saturday morning. Power was restored an hour and fifteen minutes later, according to a spokeswoman for… Read More
    An unidentified man evaded capture after a woman reported her purse stolen from a grocery cart Thursday afternoon in Brewer. Brewer police Officer Richard Smith reported that clerks at the Paradis IGA on North Main Street chased a young man in a blue hat and… Read More
    Bangor police arrested a man they say was punching his girlfriend early Wednesday. Officer Eric Tourtelotte reported that he and other officers went to the Ranger Inn on Hammond Street at about 3:30 a.m. for a domestic assault complaint. Tourtelotte said he heard people arguing… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a Rhode Island man Sunday night on his second OUI charge in that city. Cpl. Richard Smith reported he saw a car speeding on State Street about 11:30 p.m. He said the car stopped at a blinking yellow light for about five… Read More
    Bangor police arrested an Ohio man Thursday afternoon on a warrant for not appearing to answer charges of fishing without a license. Officer Russell Twaddell responded to the call from the Bangor Mall at about 4 p.m. Mall security reported that a man was wandering… Read More