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What a drag


ORONO – A college student was reportedly treed after police found him dragging his buddy through a park late at night. Alcohol may have been a factor.
On Dec. 10, Officer Jason Zalva was called to Webster Park where a caller reported two men dragging a third person. He located the trio in the park, and when he illuminated them with his spotlight, one of the men took off running. The other conscious man also attempted to run, but fell shortly thereafter.
He radioed to Officer Wilfred King, who was in the area. He saw the man, who was later identified as Zachary Emond, 19, of Orono, running across the bridge. He activated his blue lights and followed him until Emond fled into the woods, ignoring King’s order’s to stop.
Old Town Police Officer Jim Fearon arrived with his K9 Pumba and Officer Brian Sirois from Veazie Police also arrived to assist. Pumba led the officers to the base of a tree. When they looked up they saw Emond in the tree.
King ordered him down from the tree, and noted a strong odor of alcohol when they spoke to him. Emond told officers that he and his friend were taking their other inebriated friend home. He was summoned for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor and refusal to submit to arrest or detention.
Rescue was called for the unconscious male who was transported to the hospital to be treated for consuming excessive alcohol.

Man charged in burglary


BANGOR/DEDHAM – A Bangor man was arrested and is facing felony charges related to a burglary that occurred in Dedham.
On Dec. 1, Trooper Greg Mitchell requested and received an arrest warrant for Joseph Sites of Bangor. Sites was later arrested in Bangor on the arrest warrant, which was based on a class B burglary and class C theft. Over $5,000 worth of jewelry was recovered as well.
The investigation stems from a burglary in Dedham that was reported on Nov. 22.

Failing to negotiate a straightaway


ORONO – A University student was taken to jail for allegedly driving under the influence.
On Dec. 10, Officer David Silk was on patrol on College Avenue when he observed a vehicle swerve several times into the breakdown lane and at one point cross over the center line.
He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Tyler Patzelek, 21, of Orono, and noted possible signs of intoxication. After the officer administered field sobriety tests, he placed Patzelek under arrest for operating under the influence. He was ultimately taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with the offence.

Tools returned


TRESCOTT – A Lubec man is facing charges related to tools that were reportedly stolen in Trescott.
On Dec. 4, Trooper Andrew Foss summoned Dale Arrington of Lubec for burglary in reference to a burglary complaint in Trescott where tools were stolen from a residence. All stolen items were also recovered.

A new low


MARIAVILLE – Police were called to a residence because someone was burglarizing the house of someone who was recently deceased.
On Dec. 6 Trooper Cliff Peterson investigated a burglary complaint in Mariaville. The complainant reported that the lights were on inside a residence belonging to a deceased person. A window had also been broken. The investigation disclosed that the copper piping had been taken from inside.

Litterbug helps bust drunk driver


BREWER – A litterbug was a factor in getting a possible intoxicated driver off the road.
On Dec. 10, Officer Ed Benjamin was patrolling on South Main Street when he stopped an erratic vehicle. The passenger flicking a cigarette out of the window also contributed to the stop.
The officer determined that the driver, Rhoda Bouchard, 56, of Bangor, was possibly intoxicated and administered field sobriety tests. She did not pass to the officer’s satisfaction and was arrested for operating under the influence.

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Things not to talk about in front of cops


EDDINGTON/BREWER – A Dixmont man found himself in even more trouble after he allegedly asked his friend to sell the rest of his drugs after he had been arrested.
On Oct. 11, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Daren Mason was called to a residence in Eddington where a man reported that Garret Brooks had threatened him with a knife. Brooks had reportedly left and was at a residence on Liford Avenue in Brewer.
When Deputy Mason and Steven Saucier located Brooks, he reportedly admitted to the threatening charge and he was placed under arrest. He asked to be allowed to say goodbye to his friend. While Brooks was saying his farewells, Deputy Saucier noted that he overheard him tell his friend to sell the rest of the drugs, according to police.
A subsequent investigation revealed that Brooks had around 158 Valium pills in a backpack, along with a crystal-type power in clear plastic bags that Brooks told deputies was Ketamine (a horse tranquilizer that is also used as a date-rape drug).
A Suboxone pill had also been located on Brooks’s person.
He was then taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of schedule W drugs, both class C felonies and unlawful possession of schedule X and Y drugs, both misdemeanors.

Be cool, be cool…


BANGOR – An alert citizen helped police track down an alleged impaired driver.
On Oct. 21, around 12:30 a.m., Officer Josh Kuhn received an erratic vehicle call and learned that a car almost hit a telephone pole. The caller followed the Ford Explorer onto Second Street, and the officer approached the vehicle and spoke to the driver, who was identified as April Kane, 26, of Bangor. Kuhn reported that she appeared to be under the influence when he spoke with her and had to tell her several times to get off her cell phone while trying to interview her. Police said that Kane also attempted to light a cigarette backwards in her mouth.
The officer performed sobriety tests on Kane and as a result, arrested her for operating under the influence. After a search two pipes, a knife and a container with five Ritalin pills not prescribed to her were found. The car was also searched, and white powder consistent with bath salts and one and a half Xanax pills were found.
Kane was charged with misdemeanor unlawful possession of hallucinogenic drug, two counts of unlawful possession of drugs, operating under the influence and carrying a concealed weapon.

With a friend of a friend like that…


BANGOR – A “friend of a friend” didn’t act so friendly when he allegedly made off with a woman’s prescription medication and other personal items over the weekend.
On Oct. 23, at about 1:30 p.m., Officer George Spencer responded to a Moosehead Blvd. address to the report of a man, later identified as Damien Woods, 29, of Bangor, that had just stolen various items from the caller’s home.
The caller described the suspect as a “friend of a friend,” who had been staying with her, but he had left taking her prescription medication and other personal items. Woods was seen walking on Sugarloaf Lane and detained on a warrant for his arrest. A subsequent search of his person yielded the victim’s pain killer medication and cash, which were all returned.
Woods was transported to the Penobscot County Jail on the warrant and charged with theft and stealing drugs.

Cover me


BANGOR – Times are tough when you allegedly try to dodge a $3 cover charge.
Detective David Bushey and Sgt. Garry Higgins were working a hired shift at the Ramada Inn, Barnaby’s on Oct. 21 around 10:40 p.m., when an employee at the door to the bar asked Rolando Warren, 23, of Bangor, be removed as he believed he tried to enter the bar without paying.
The employee alleged that Warren had a bar stamp on his hand that was backwards, which was indicative of pressing his unstamped hand onto someone else’s in an attempt to get in without paying the $3 cover charge.
When police asked Warren to leave, he became argumentative, belligerent and refused to leave and was escorted to the parking lot, according to police.
Warren was given several more warnings to leave, but he continued to swear and yell at the officers, at which point he was placed under arrest. Warren fought with the officers, and after a struggle he was placed into a cruiser.
Warren was transported to the Penobscot County Jail, charged with failure to submit to arrest, criminal trespass and outstanding warrants for assault, disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest.

Savage attack


BANGOR – A teen was arrested on felony charges for allegedly smashing out windows in a police cruiser.
On Oct. 22, at about 6:20 p.m., Officers Gary Decker and Joe Baillargeon ran to the police department’s parking to the report of someone actively smashing windows from one of the police cars.
Baillargeon arrived too late and observed a windshield smashed from a police car. When he asked the suspect why she did it, she responded with a disparaging profane remark. Alyssa Savage, 18, of Bangor, was arrested and transported to the Penobscot County jail charged with class C felony aggravated criminal mischief.


Fast way to jail


OLD TOWN – Speeding was just the beginning for an Old Town man who was stopped by police last week.
On Oct. 21, around 8:24 p.m., Officer Christine McAvoy was on patrol when she stopped Derek Comingo, 31, of Old Town for speeding. When she spoke with Comingo, he initially gave her a different name and date of birth, but the officer realized that the physical description didn’t match Comingo. She was eventually able to get his correct information and learned that not only was his license revoked as a habitual offender, but he was also out on bail, according to police.
He was arrested for violating his bail and taken to Penobscot County Jail where he was charged with operating after habitual offender revocation, failure to provide correct name and date of birth and violation of conditions of release.

There’s a right way and a wrong way


ORONO – An Old Town man went to jail after police said he was travelling the wrong way down a one way street.
On Oct. 22, around 1:10 a.m., Officer Jason Zalva observed a car driving the wrong way exit Mill Street and turn onto Main Street. He stopped the car and noted that the driver, later identified as Khaleid Butoto, 25, of Old Town, exhibited signs of intoxication, according to police. The officer administered field sobriety tests and Butoto did not perform to the officer’s satisfaction. He was placed under arrest and taken back to the Orono Police Station for an Intoxilyzer test. He was then taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating under the influence.

Nanners’ napper nabbed


ORONO – Police have charged the man they think responsible for making off with Nanners the monkey from the Circle K gas station on Main Street in Orono.
Police received a tip from the public which eventually led them to Noah Tetu, 22, of Castine. He was charged with theft.
Nanners is still at large. The lavender monkey’s monetary value is estimated at $10, though it is suspected that the sentimental value is much greater.


Driving – you’re doing it wrong


HANCOCK – What happens when you text and drive, while speeding after losing your license? This.
On Oct. 21, Tpr. Cliff Peterson was on routine patrol when he saw a male driver in Hancock village operating 72 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone and texting while driving. Erik Tozier, 24, of Hancock, was stopped and subsequently arrested for operating after suspension and violating conditions of release.

I know that you know that you shouldn’t be driving


ELLSWORTH – Police recognized a driver who really shouldn’t be driving last week.
On Oct. 19, Tpr. Cliff Peterson was on routine patrol when he recognized Harold Chang, 22, of Hancock driving on Route 1 in Ellsworth. Tpr. Peterson was aware that Chang was a habitual offender, whose license was revoked. Chang was arrested for operating after revocation.

Bangor police investigate multiple criminal mischief incidents

BANGOR – The Bangor Police Department has received 30 calls of criminal mischief incidents involving mostly motor vehicle windows smashed out since 4 a.m. on Sept. 29. The damage estimates are currently in the several thousand dollar range and calls have come in from virtually all over the city. If you were victim to similar type damage, police are urging you call and report it.

Anyone with  information as to the whereabouts or identity of those persons involved are urged to call the Bangor Police Department at 947-7382. If you wish to remain completely anonymous, please call, press 6, and leave a message on the Tip Line.

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Junk in the trunk


ORONO – Police found quite a lot of junk in an Orrington man’s trunk, which led to felony charges.
On Sept. 23, around 12:40 a.m., Sgt. Scott Wilcox and Officer Jason Zalva were in the Pine Street parking lot when they saw a vehicle with its trunk open. As they approached, they could smell the odor of marijuana.
A search of the trunk revealed three gallon-sized baggies of marijuana, a mason jar also containing marijuana and a shotgun. Other containers with marijuana residue were also found. In the car, police found $2,000 in cash, four small bags of marijuana which appeared to be packaged for sale, two large bags of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
The car’s owner, Joshua Lapointe, 21, of Orrington, was arrested and charged with unlawful trafficking of schedule Z drugs, a class C felony.

Neighbor nixes metal heist


LAMOINE - Two people are facing charges for allegedly stealing metal from a property in Lamoine. They were thwarted by an observant neighbor.
On Sept. 25, Tpr. Cliff Peterson responded to a theft complaint in Lamoine after a woman reported that a neighbor had observed a strange vehicle on her property. The trooper responded to the area and eventually located two people who were in the process of cutting up metal belonging to the caller. Peterson arrested Jacob Hurd, 22, of Charleston, for theft and violation of conditions of release and Allison Perro-Underhill, 23, of Bangor, for theft and violation of probation.
Hurd and Perro-Underhill had parked their vehicle on the adjacent property and had been carrying the stolen metal down a path through the woods to their vehicle, according to police.

Your age is not a speed limit


CARMEL - An octogenarian was driving faster than his age, and it landed him in hot water, according to police.
On Sept. 19, a Maine State Police aircraft clocked a white Toyota Prius at 99 miles per hour. When the vehicle was stopped, the speed had increased to 108 miles per hour. The driver, J. Walter Miller, 82, of Hollister, Mass., was arrested and charged with speeding greater than 30 miles per hour (108 in a 65 mile per hour zone) and driving to endanger. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Dogged determination


HAMPDEN – Police used a K9 to track a Monroe man who allegedly fled from police after crashing his vehicle.
On Sept. 24, around 1:15 a.m., Officer Marc Egan of the Hampden Police Department had stopped to speak to a man on the side of the road whose car was being towed out of the ditch. When the man, later identified as Travis Lane, 31, of Monroe, took off running into the woods,
Egan contacted the Bangor Police Department for assistance, and Officer Mike Jewett and his K9 partner Rex arrived. The pair tracked Lane over difficult terrain for around a quarter mile, and located him lying on the ground, according to police.
Lane was charged with operating under the influence and violation of conditions of release.

Beals man crashes car, charged with OUI


BEALS – A Beals man is facing charges for allegedly crashing his vehicle on Friday.
On Sept. 23, Tpr. Reid Bond responded to a motor vehicle accident in Beals. The operator of the vehicle, Curtis Williams, 27, of Beals, was transported to Downeast Community Hospital in Machias to be treated for minor injuries.
Williams was summoned for operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Bangor man facing felony domestic assault charges


BANGOR – Police arrested an area man for felony domestic assault after an alleged altercation on Friday.
On Sept. 23, around 9:40 p.m., Officers Kim Donnell and Taylor Bagley responded to a residence on Third Street for a 911 hang-up call. When they arrived, no one was at the residence, but an hour and a half later, they received a call about a family fight at the same residence.
While speaking with the victim, police learned that she had been assaulted by Frank Tripp, 43, of Bangor. The victim had a protection order out on Tripp. While the interview was taking place with the victim, Tripp entered the residence. Donnell informed him that he was under arrest, but he refused to cooperate, according to police. After a struggle, he was subdued and placed under arrest and escorted to Penobscot County Jail.
He was charged with class C domestic assault (the charge was elevated to a felony due to a prior conviction of the same charge) and violation of a protection order.

Things not to possess during your bail check: The following


MARIAVILLE – A Mariaville man was not able to pass his bail check last week.
On Sept. 19, Tpr. Reid Bond conducted a bail check at the residence of Alonzo Lindsey, 27, in Mariaville. Approximately two ounces of marijuana was located in Lindsey’s room along with several prescription medications.
Lindsey was arrested and charged with violation of conditions of release, possession of scheduled drugs, possession of marijuana and refusing to submit to arrest.

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Coffee brandy found where it belongs


GREENBUSH/BREWER – Two Greenbush residents ended up going to jail twice in the same week.
On Sept. 16, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office acted on an anonymous tip about a marijuana growing operation in on the Cardville Road in Greenbush. Deputies found marijuana plants being cultivated behind the residence.
A search warrant was obtained and deputies found three to five pounds of processed marijuana, several plants and drug paraphernalia. William Bailey, 41, and Michelle Briley, 42, both of Greenbush, were arrested and charged with trafficking in scheduled drugs.
The pair made bail and reportedly were staying at a motel in Brewer.
On Sept. 19, Officer Liz Kelley of the Brewer Police Department conducted a bail check on the two. The officer located two bottles of coffee brandy, one hidden in the toilet tank. Briley was also found to be in possession of a tablet of Oxycodone. Both were arrested for violation of conditions of release and returned to Penobscot County Jail.

Man with illegal green thumb caught red handed


MONROE – Authorities caught a man cultivating marijuana when they found him watering his crop of more than 100 plants.
On Sept. 8, Maine Drug Enforcement agents and Maine Game Wardens found 107 marijuana plants on the property of Adam Lynn, 31, of Monroe, with Lynn watering them.
Agents noted that the plants were fully grown, over seven feet tall, and estimated their value at around $128,000. Agents also located a dozen small plots with approximately 10 plants each behind Lynn’s house. They also seized mushrooms, hashish and processed marijuana. He was taken to Waldo County Jail.

Buckle up – and don’t put drugs in your pants


BREWER – After stopping a vehicle for a seatbelt violation, police arrested one of the passengers on a drug violation.
On Sept. 17, Officer Mike Wilson and Cpl. Steve Boyd stopped a vehicle in the WalMart parking lot because the driver wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. The officers learned that the driver had a learner’s permit and the passenger did not have a license. While speaking with the occupants, Wilson noted the odor of burnt marijuana.
Police searched the vehicle but could not find the source of the odor. While frisking the passenger, Clayton Wilson, 18, of Brewer, police noticed two baggies containing white powder fell to the ground. The substance was identified as cocaine, according to police.
The investigation revealed that Wilson reportedly planned to sell the cocaine. He was arrested and charged with unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Man reportedly stole from workplace


BREWER – A Carmel man is facing felony charges after he reportedly helped himself to the cash at the register over the course of several months.
Officer Ed Benjamin arrested Douglas Doucette Jr., 19, of Carmel, after employees of the retail chain where he worked observed him taking money from the till since July. Doucette reportedly admitted to stealing more the $1,000 from the register.
He was taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with felony theft.

Room with a view – a terrible view


OLD TOWN – Police were called to deal with a nuisance naked man who was passed out on another person’s deck.
On Sept. 14, Sgt. Travis Roy and Officer Brent Fournier responded to a residence on Brunswick Street. The caller told dispatch that there was an unknown naked man on the back deck of his residence.
Police arrived and located a man, sans clothing, passed out on a mattress frame. The caller told police that the unconscious man had entered through a basement door and kicked the occupant, waking the homeowner. He then ran out of the residence and passed out where the police found him.
They had difficulty waking the man, who was later identified as Jacob Adams, 20, of Hampden, and called rescue to check on him. Once he was medically cleared, police learned that Adams had been drinking at a party where he reportedly removed his clothes and ran off. Other party-goers had attempted to locate him, but failed.
He was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of the Augusta District Court and further charged with assault and criminal trespass. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Stop stealing


ORONO – After reading the signs on the wall, an officer issued a ticket to a tenant for having a stolen sign.
On Sept. 15, around 10:17 p.m., Officer Jason Zalva was at a Crosby Street address to deal with a noise complaint. While speaking with the tenants, he saw a Department of Transportation stop sign hanging on the wall. Jay Crabb, 20, of Orono, claimed ownership of the sign, but told police that he had bought it online.
Zalva saw that the sign had clearly been used, and could see where it had been hung on a post. Crabb eventually acknowledged that the sign may have been stolen but denied any part of stealing it.
He was summoned for receiving stolen property.

Batter up


DIXMONT – A teen scared off a would-be intruder.
On Sept. 13, Tpr. Forrest Simpson and Barry Merserve responded to a Dixmont address. A caller had reported that she and her 13-year-old daughter were home alone when they heard a sound on the roof. When they investigated, they saw a man on the roof. The daughter threw a baseball bat at the man, and he jumped down and fled the area.
Police conducted a K9 track which ended at a set of tire tracks. No further information was available.

Who, what, when, where…


ORONO – A Bangor man was hospitalized after imbibing too much alcohol.
On Sept. 15, around 11:12 p.m., Sgt. Scott Wilcox was on patrol on Park Street when he saw a vehicle pulled over and a man lying in the road. A woman was attempting to help him to the side of the road, as the man couldn’t walk without assistance. She told the officer that she was attempting to get him to his Orchard Trails apartment.
Wilcox spoke with the man, who was later identified as Douglass Haley, 20, of Bangor. Haley was reportedly under the impression that he was still in the frat house, and when asked his birthday he told the officer he had been born in 2001, then 1998. Police located his license and were able to determine his actual birth year.
Haley was reportedly unable to tell officers where he was, what the current date was or who was president. Emergency services were called and he was taken to the hospital. He was also summoned for illegal possession of liquor by a minor.