ELLSWORTH — Police arrested 65-year-old Ellsworth resident Bruce Wallace after he reportedly shot several rounds from a .22 rifle into his neighbor’s motorcycle shop on the Bangor Road on Oct. 4, according to a report of the incident. Officers were called to GRC Motorcycles around 2 p.m. to investigate somebody “shooting a pellet gun” at …
ELLSWORTH — On a cold, bright Friday morning, law enforcement officers and friends gathered in for a quiet ceremony in the Ellsworth Police Department to swap stories and offer congratulations to longtime Lieutenant Harold Page, who retired after 40 years in law enforcement. “He’s been an integral part of running the department,” said Police Chief …
BAR HARBOR—When a driver appears to be impaired but tests zero on a standard breathalyzer test, Officer Judson Cake takes over. Breathalyzers only measure alcohol levels. Cake looks for signs of other types of impairment. He is a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) for the Bar Harbor Police Department, and his work is in high demand. …
ELLSWORTH — A Hancock County grand jury Oct. 4 indicted a Bucksport man accused of locking a 6-year-old child in a refrigerator and assaulting a 10-year-old with a board that had a nail in it, according to a copy of his indictment. The grand jury indicted Kaleem “Danny” Adnan, 29, of Bucksport on three counts …
ELLSWORTH — State police are investigating the death of a woman along Interstate 95 north of Lincoln Thursday afternoon as an apparent suicide. Troopers said 26-year-old Heidi McGovern of Lee stepped in front of a tanker truck while holding her 2-year-old son, Enoch. McGovern was killed instantly. Enoch was thrown from her arms, away from …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between Sept. 25 and 30: Robert C. Robbins, 48, Lewiston, back for court. Maria L. Lockhart, 25, Winter Harbor, hindering apprehension. Dana F. Myrick, 29, Bar Harbor, violating conditions of release, unlawful drug possession. Beckton S. Brownlow, 23, Blue Hill, four counts failure to …
ELLSWORTH — Car crashes and hit-and-runs kept officers busy this week. Old Town resident Justine Alexander was taken to Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital with possible injuries on Sept. 27 after a three-car crash on Forrest Avenue. Around 6:30 a.m., a car driven by Brewer resident Michael Friel slowed and stopped at a red light …
ELLSWORTH — A Washington man was trapped inside his rental car after he was distracted by something inside the car, which went off the roadway of Marlboro Beach Road in Lamoine Sunday, Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Frost reported. Christopher Brown, 69, was driving a 2017 Nissan Sentra that went off the road and came …
WINTER HARBOR — On Sept. 22, Robert Driscoll, 28, of Gouldsboro was arrested while attempting to pick up another individual who had been stopped by police on suspicion of operating after suspension. When it was discovered that Driscoll was in violation of his bail conditions by possessing marijuana, he was transported to Hancock County Jail. …
BUCKSPORT — Officer Robert Findlay handled a call on Sept. 26 about a person passed out in a vehicle due to a drug or alcohol overdose. Burglary A woman reported items missing from her vehicle Sept. 26. Animal problem A man called police Sept. 27 to report a dog was chasing deer. There was no …
