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Old Town man accused of driving while on drugs with child, 3, in car
BANGOR, Maine — Someone called police Tuesday morning after seeing a man who appeared to be highly intoxicated get behind the wheel of his car with his young child in tow, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Wednesday. Danny Hickman, 27, of Old Town was stopped on Stillwater Avenue at ...
Traffic stop in Searsport nets more than 22 ounces of marijuana
on Feb. 22, 2012, at 12:43 p.m.
SEARSPORT, Maine — A Waldo County deputy who pulled over a vehicle after noticing a defect wound up confiscating more that 22 ounces of marijuana and 5 grams of a powder believed to be the illegal drug ecstasy. Deputy Arthur Smith of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office was conducting routine ...
Woman allegedly on drugs drifts off road, strikes several parked cars in Winterport
WINTERPORT, Maine — A local woman was arrested Sunday night after she drove off the road in downtown Winterport and struck several parked cars, causing extensive damage, police say. Laurie A. Uhrin, 41, of Winterport admitted to being on two prescription drugs when she drifted off Main Street in a ...
Bangor woman faces two felony domestic violence charges
BANGOR, Maine — A woman with a history of assaults was charged with two felony domestic violence assaults last week after she reportedly injured two men at her apartment, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Tuesday. Merry Carrigan, 50, was upset when her 63-year-old male roommate invited a 58-year-old friend ...
Bangor man arrested for third time in three weeks
BANGOR, Maine — A local man was arrested late Saturday — for the third time in three weeks — after he was found with a woman he is barred by the courts from being with, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Tuesday. This time the man’s girlfriend also was charged ...
Glenburn man caught with heroin in Old Town, police say
OLD TOWN, Maine — A Glenburn man who reportedly threatened to “cut up” a local woman last week if she didn’t get money from her mother was arrested when the check he got didn’t cash and he returned to the woman’s house, Capt. Kyle Smart said Tuesday. Christopher Tarr, 25, ...
Bangor police arrest man in bomb threat
BANGOR, Maine — A local man used a taxicab to get to the Penobscot Community Health Care facility on Union Street on Thursday and then called police saying he had a bomb, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Tuesday. “There was a report that someone in the parking lot had ...
Suspicious package in Rockland destroyed
ROCKLAND, Maine — A package destined for a shopping center here was destroyed after a suspicious powder was detected. Deputy Rockland Police Chief Wally Tower said Tuesday that the department received a call shortly before 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, from United Parcel Service on Merrill Drive. Security workers at ...
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Presque Isle police pluck pot out of pickup on Presidents Day
on Feb. 21, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Following up on a tip, local police stopped a pickup truck traveling through town Monday morning and charged a New Brunswick man with trafficking in marijuana and hashish. Dozer, the department’s drug-sniffing dog, indicated that there were drugs in the Canadian man’s 2005 GMC pickup truck ...
Mother accused of passing son pot in jail, father charged with possession
on Feb. 21, 2012, at 12:57 p.m.
ALFRED, Maine — A mother, her husband and their son all were arrested Sunday after an officer spotted the mother passing her son drugs during a jail visit, police say. Lisa Croteau, 45, of Arundel was visiting her son Joshua in York County Jail on Sunday when an officer saw ...
Two men claiming to be armed rob Augusta pharmacy
The Associated Press on Feb. 21, 2012, at 10:23 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Authorities say two men claiming to be armed made off with prescription painkillers after robbing an Augusta pharmacy. Police say the men entered the Rite Aid pharmacy at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday and passed a note to a pharmacy employee saying they had a weapon and ...
Two men rob On The Border restaurant in South Portland
The Associated Press on Feb. 21, 2012, at 9:24 a.m.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — South Portland police are investigating the robbery of a restaurant near the Maine Mall. Authorities say one robber held an employee at the rear of the On The Border restaurant at about 10:45 p.m. on Monday while a second robber entered the building and ordered the ...
Man faces charges after allegedly driving truck through shed
By Darcie Moore, Times Record on Feb. 20, 2012, at 5:37 p.m.
BOWDOIN, Maine — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department arrested a Topsham man on a charge of operating under the influence of drugs after he reportedly crashed his vehicle into a shed Friday morning on Lewis Hill Road. Deputy Matt Sharpe went to the scene of the crash, which was ...
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Disorderly teenager charged at Hope House, police say
BANGOR, Maine — Employees at the Hope House called police Sunday afternoon to deal with a local teenager who was intoxicated and causing a disturbance, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Monday. Police warned Caleb McLellan, 19, around 2:30 p.m. that he would be arrested for disorderly conduct if he ...
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Saco woman attacks, bites ex-boyfriend found in bed with another, police say
BANGOR, Maine — A Saco woman went into a jealous rage early Sunday after she found her ex-boyfriend in bed with another woman, Orono police Sgt. Scott Lajoie said Monday. “She went in there and attacked him and bit him” around 6:25 a.m., the sergeant said of Gabriella Sanchez, 18. ...
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Drunken rampage leads to multiple charges for Bath man
BATH, Maine — A Bath man faces multiple charges after he ransacked his apartment in a drunken rage early Sunday morning and then fought with the officers who came to arrest him, said Bath Police Chief Michael Field. Sean Boynton, 44, is being held in Two Bridges Regional Jail in ...
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Wanted man caught after fleeing
BANGOR, Maine — Police investigating a disturbance on First Street involving a knife early Sunday morning caught up with a man out on bail who denied who he was in an attempt to avoid being arrested for violating his bail conditions by drinking alcohol, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said ...
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Victim of car burglary tracks, catches suspect, police say
BANGOR, Maine — A 23-year-old man who saw someone breaking into his vehicle Saturday night on Fourteenth Street chased the culprit down and caught him, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Monday. Officer Joe Baillargeon was dispatched to the scene at about 9 p.m. and was told the victim was ...
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Drunk Mississippi man hits bar employee with tire iron, police say
BANGOR, Maine — An intoxicated Mississippi man who was upset Sunday morning when he could not enter the closed bar at the Family Fun Bowling Center grabbed a tire iron from an employee’s truck and took a swing at him, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Monday. Randy Barner, 30, ...
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Police: Bath woman ‘lucky’ to be alive following brutal domestic violence knife attack
BATH, Maine — A Bath woman is lucky to be alive and her live-in boyfriend is being held on $100,000 cash bail following a brutal domestic violence knife attack Monday morning, according to Bath Police Lt. Stan Cielinski. Matthew T. Wycoff, 28, who police think moved to Bath within the ...
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