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.
Sep 29, 2011
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.
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.
The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief
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.
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.
Sep 23, 2011
The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief
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.
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.
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