Tremont Three vehicles doing donuts in a parking lot on Granville Road were reported on June 22 around 2:30 p.m. When an officer arrived, one of the vehicles was still in the parking lot but there was no tire-track evidence in the dirt of the lot, according to the report. Miranda L. St. John, a passenger in the vehicle, …
Mount Desert A vehicle that was reported for blocking an Otter Creek street the evening of June 16 was stuck there because it was disabled, police said. It was later towed. Whitney Larkin, 39, of New York, N.Y., was arrested at a Mount Desert residence around 11:30 p.m. June 16 following a report of a …
MOUNT DESERT—Police here are investigating an incident that took place on Sunday afternoon in Northeast Harbor that is similar to others that have happened in the Bangor area. While walking along the street in the Mount Desert village, a woman in her 60s was approached by a dark-colored vehicle. A man inside asked if she wanted a …
Updated June 26 BAR HARBOR — A public forum about community policing, held via webinar, is planned for Tuesday, July 7, and residents are urged to weigh in on an online survey by June 30 to help guide presenters as to which topics are most of interest to residents. Black Lives Matter rallies and marches have …
Trenton A minor vehicle collision at the Trenton Marketplace IGA, reported Friday around 5:30 p.m., is under investigation. There was minor damage to the vehicles involved, but one vehicle owner said the other driver became confrontational and left when he was asked to exchange insurance information. On Saturday around 9 a.m., a man reported some …
ELLSWORTH — Sheriff Scott Kane withdrew his request to purchase protective riot gear for his officers prior to a heated debate during Tuesday’s Hancock County Commissioners meeting. During an interview last week, Kane said the proposed “riot gear” items are helmets with face shields, batons and protective gloves. “That’s what I was going to ask for. It’s not something that’s used to be …
ELLSWORTH — A man who had recently moved to Ellsworth was arrested on June 11 on a charge of gross sexual assault for alleged abuse of a 14-year-old girl, said Police Chief Glenn Moshier. The Ellsworth Police Department received a referral on June 9 from the Hancock County District Attorney’s Office regarding Wayne M. Rameau, …
Southwest Harbor A dog loose on Wesley Avenue was reported around 11 a.m. on June 2. An officer found the dog and its owner and reunited them. Harassment by text message was reported to an officer around 2 p.m. on June 2. Options about what can be done to address the problem were offered by …
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor police departments are in full agreement with a joint statement issued June 3 by Maine law enforcement agencies condemning the actions of the law enforcement officers responsible for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, said Chiefs Jim Willis and Alan Brown. “We cannot ignore the video or (Floyd’s) pleas …
Southwest Harbor Mirrors collided on Main Street around 3:30 p.m. on May 26, according to police. A 2013 Ford truck, owned by Time Warner and last driven by Daniel Griggs, 43, of Blue Hill, was parked on Main Street when the driver’s side mirror was struck by the passenger side mirror of a 2011 Ford …
