Chase ends in crash in Old Town
OLD TOWN – A Bangor man led police on a pursuit early Sunday morning that ended in a crash.
On Jan. 30, around 12:04 a.m., Officer Lee Miller saw a vehicle travelling around 20 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone and noted that it was driving erratically. Miller activated his blue lights in an attempt to stop the vehicle, but it continued driving into Orono, turning onto College Avenue.
Sgt. Mike Hashey entered the pursuit from another direction, and the driver began to pick up speed. The vehicle entered Old Town again, and as it passed the University Park Road it lost control and collided with a utility pole, breaking it in half, according to police.
Sgt. Hashey, with the assistance of Sgt. Scott Scripture from the Orono Police Department and Officer Miller, removed the driver, later identified as Robert McLaughlin, 61, of Bangor, from the vehicle after a brief struggle. He was taken to a hospital. After he was treated and released he was escorted to Penobscot County Jail where he was charged with eluding a police officer, operating under the influence, driving to endanger and operating beyond license restrictions.
So, are you Visa or MasterCard?
HERMON – Apparently the police don’t take American Express – at least not as a form of valid identification.
On Jan. 26, Deputy Jay Hallett was dispatched to Pat’s Pizza at the Sports Arena because a caller reported a possible drunk driver attempting to leave the parking lot. The caller gave a description of the vehicle. Hallett arrived and observed a vehicle matching the description take a right out the parking lot heading towards Bangor.
Hallett pulled out and engaged his blue lights so he could catch up with the car. He observed it cross the center line and pull back into the travel line. The vehicle continued to drive erratically before coming to a stop in front of Dorr’s Equipment.
Hallett approached the driver, later identified as Derek Olsen-Waggoner, 23, of Bangor, and asked him for his license, registration and proof of insurance. After fumbling through his wallet, Olsen-Waggoner handed the deputy two credit cards.
Another deputy arrived to assist and asked for the rest of the documents, pointing out that he had handed over credit cards. Olsen-Waggoner then reportedly handed the deputy his driver’s manual. When the deputy saw the man’s license on his left leg, he pointed it out and Olsen-Waggoner handed it over.
Hallett noted that the driver’s speech was slurred, but Olsen-Waggoner insisted he had had nothing to drink and was “OK to drive.”
The deputy administered field sobriety tests and Olsen-Waggoner did not perform to the officer’s satisfaction. He was taken into custody and an Intoxilyzer test indicated that his breath alcohol level was 0.20 percent, more than twice the legal limit.
He was transported to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating under the influence.
Frankfort man jailed for alleged attempted home invasion
ORLAND – A Frankfort man turned himself into authorities after he allegedly attempted a home invasion to “collect a debt.”
On Jan. 26, Tpr. Greg Mitchell and Sgt. Timothy Varney responded to an attempted home invasion that occurred on Glory Drive in Orland.
The investigation revealed that Jeffry Dunham, 39, of Frankfort, had gone to the Orland residence to “collect a debt” owed to a friend. Dunham failed to get into the residence but was successful in terrorizing the three occupants of the residence, including a 4-year-old child.
An intensive two day search commenced, but Jeffry Dunham was not located. Dunham turned himself in on Jan. 28 and was charged with attempted burglary, terrorizing and criminal mischief.
Alleged shoplifters facing felony charges
BANGOR – Police were able to identify two alleged shoplifters that made off with more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Target on Saturday.
On Jan. 22, around 5:30 p.m., Officer Brian Smith responded to Target on Longview Drive for the report of a theft. Smith learned that a man and a woman accompanied by an approximately 10-year-old boy, had reportedly stolen over $1,000 dollars worth of merchandise from the store.
The suspects reportedly parked a red, Ford F-150-like pickup truck on the side of the building and then all three shopped for over an hour. The woman left the store and the man and child went through the register where all the items were scanned. The male suspect then produced a debit card that would not allow for the purchase, so the man and child took the cart, full of scanned and unpaid merchandise, and walked to customer service. At that point, the woman re-entered the building and then both adult suspects and child left the store with the cart, loaded up the pickup truck, and left with the stolen merchandise, according to police.
Around 6:15 p.m., Officer Joe Baillargeon received information about the case from a number of phone calls identifying the suspects photographed. A few hours after that, Baillargeon received a call from a man identifying himself as Johnathan Hansen, 35, of Gardner, and reportedluy said he had seen himself on the news and was inquiring why. The officer interviewed him on the phone for several minutes at which time the man gave a statement.
Meanwhile, Augusta Police Department was investigating a shoplifting complaint at a Shaw’s Supermarket on Western Avenue in Augusta which happened at about 7:30 p.m. the same evening, and the same two suspects were being detained at their station. The female was identified as Michelle Brann, 37, of Gardner. Hansen and Brann were subsequently charged with class E misdemeanor theft for that incident. At the request of Baillargeon, Augusta officers also summoned the pair for the Bangor Police case for class C felony theft.
Bad sticker, bad plates, bad day
HOLDEN – Apparently, it makes matters worse when not only is you inspection sticker expired, but your plates are false and you have no insurance – or license. Who knew?
On Jan. 28, Sgt. Gene Fizzell stopped a black two-door car on Eastern Avenue for displaying an expired inspection sticker. Not only was the inspection sticker expired, but the license plates were illegally attached, and the driver could produce no insurance on the car. The officer learned the driver, Joseph Milan, 26, of Gorham, also had a suspended license. Milan explained that he was borrowing the car from his roommate in Gorham and was planning to buy it.
Fizzell spoke to the roommate, Daniel Morales, 21, of Gorham, who eventually admitted that the car belonged to him and admitted to attaching the false plates because his parents didn’t have insurance.
Fizzell sent a summons to the Gorham Police Department for Morales to pick up. Milan was cited for operating after suspension.
Your ID looks mighty familiar
ORONO – Two men are facing charges when they both were found to have matching identification.
On Jan. 27 at 11:48 p.m., employees of Curva called police when two different people used remarkably similar identifications. The investigation revealed that Derrick Paquette, 24, of Bethlehem, N.H., had entered the club using his authentic identification. Then Toby Kenison, 20, of Groveton, N.H., attempted to gain entry with an old temporary New Hampshire identification card of Paquette’s. The bouncer recognized the similarities and called authorities.
Both were summoned for misuse of identification, Paquette for allowing his to be used and Kenison for using it. It was unclear if the two men arrived at the club together or separately.
If you take the pills you can’t report them stolen
DENNYSVILLE – A woman who reported a theft of her prescription medication is facing charges when police determined the pills allegedly went missing in another manner.
On Jan. 26, Tpr. Andrew Foss responded to Dennysville for a theft complaint where Jacqueline Robinson, 35, reported that her prescription medications were stolen.
The investigation showed that she and her boyfriend had been using the pills.
Robinson was summoned for making a false public report.
Man breaks down ex’s door
PASSADUMKEAG – A Passadumkeag man went to jail for reportedly breaking down his ex-girlfriend’s door over the weekend.
On Jan. 30, around 4:18 a.m., Tr. Meserve responded to Passadumkeag for a report from a woman stating that she recently broke up with her boyfriend and he had been repeatedly calling her, according to police. The complainant told him to stop calling and to not come to her residence. The boyfriend, Tyler Curtis, 28, of Passadumkeag, reportedly showed up at her residence and was pounding on the door. When she wouldn’t let him in, he forced the door and grabbed the complainant and yelled at her. Prior to Meserve’s arrival the boyfriend left the residence. He was located by Meserve, arrested and transported him to the Penobscot County Jail.
Driving on borrowed time
HOLDEN – A man learned the hard way he’d forgotten to renew his inspection and registration.
On Jan. 30, Officer Ken Dowling stopped a car for an expired inspection sticker. The sticker had expired in January of 2010. While checking the vehicle the officer noted that the registration had expired in April of 2010 and it was not insured.
The driver, Daniel Stillman, 48, of Bar Harbor, was reportedly embarrassed by the lapse, and commented to the officer that “if this has been going on for those many moths, why didn’t my local police catch me?”
He was summoned for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating with an expired inspection sticker and failure to provide proof of insurance.
911 hang up call leads to domestic violence arrest
HANCOCK – A trooper checking on a 911 “misdial,” ended up arresting a Hancock man for domestic assault.
On Jan. 28, Tpr. Greg Roy responded to a 911 hang up call at a residence in Hancock. When Orono RCC called the residence, Kevin Smith, 43, claimed that it was an accidental misdial. When Roy arrived at the residence, he discovered that a woman appeared to have a broken nose and a cut on her lip. Her cell phone was also broken. Smith was arrested for domestic assault and was transported to the Hancock County jail without incident.
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