A Bangor woman became angry on Saturday night while shopping at the Hammond Street Leadbetter’s convenience store near downtown, and assaulted a group of people in the store, then resisted arrest, Bangor police Sgt. Jim Buckley said Monday.
Samantha McVeigh, 37, assaulted others in the store just after 8 p.m., then “she threw items that hit the two store clerks,” he said. While Officer Shawn Green was arresting her, she scratched the left side of his nose, which bled.
McVeigh was arrested and charged with two counts of assault, disorderly conduct, refusal to submit to arrest and felony Class C assault on a police officer. She was taken to Penobscot County Jail, where she remained Monday night, a jail official said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
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An Orrington man who got into a fight with some of his friends at a Bangor gas station, sending one to the hospital, was arrested Sunday afternoon, Sgt. Brad Johnston said Sunday.
Jeremy Lovley, 24, was arrested after the fight at 2:30 p.m. at the Circle K gas station on Hogan Road for assault and violating his bail conditions. The fight resulted in a 20-year-old man being taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center with minor injuries, according to Johnston.
Lovley was taken to Penobscot County Jail, and was released at court on Monday, a jail official said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
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An Orono woman, who was wanted and who had bail conditions that barred her from drinking alcohol, was arrested early Sunday morning after she was stopped for hitchhiking at night by Orono police, Sgt. Josh Ewing said Monday.
Martha Ranzoni, 48, was stopped near the Merrill Merchant Bank on Main Street at 1:06 a.m. while attempting to get a ride, Ewing said. Hitchhiking at night is illegal, he explained. She was arrested for an outstanding warrant and for violating her bail conditions.
Ranzoni was taken to Penobscot County Jail, and was released at court on Monday, a jail official said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
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An 18-year-old University of Maine student, who had been drinking alcohol and punched a fellow student early Saturday, faces assault charges, Joe Carr, university spokesman said Monday.
Hunter Plainsted, a resident of Cumberland Hall, got angry at a male student who asked him to quiet down around 2:30 a.m., Carr said. Plainsted was charged with assault and possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
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Ten vehicle burglaries were reported to Bangor police over the weekend, and all of the victims had left their cars unlocked, Sgt. Chip Hodges said Monday.
“I’m sure they’re just checking doors and taking what they can take,” he said.
In the weekend break-ins, victims reported missing DVDs, binoculars, a laptop, a BlackBerry, other electronics, cash and change.
“There is no way to determine” whether the vehicle burglaries are related, Hodges said. Three of the break-ins reported Monday were on the west side of the city, he noted.
There has been a string of recent vehicle break-ins, not only in Bangor, but also in Brewer, Veazie and other communities, all involving unlocked vehicles. Residents should lock their cars, Hodges advised. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)