BANGOR, Maine — Someone called police at around 8:15 p.m. Thursday to say a man at Shaw’s supermarket “was sitting on the steps with only a shirt on,” Bangor police Sgt. Ed Potter said Friday.
When Officer Jason Linkletter arrived, he found Roland Devoe, 48, of Brewer intoxicated in a bathroom stall inside the Main Street grocery store, the sergeant said.
Officer David Farrar had given Devoe a written trespass warning on June 3 barring him from Shaw’s, so he was arrested by Linkletter for criminal trespassing.
Potter said it couldn’t be proved that Devoe had been pantless outside the store.
Devoe was taken to the Penobscot County Jail and remained there Friday morning, Potter said.
Devoe has three convictions for disorderly conduct in the last year, all which sent him to jail for between two to five days each, and two counts of violating conditions of his release, according to court listings printed in the Bangor Daily News. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
Judges keep spanking him on the hand, maybe just maybe he’ll learn his lesson some day.NOT.
He is wearing no pants…why spank him on the hand?
Because he doesn’t use toilet paper.
Must be reassuring that the PD are there when you need a safe place to sleep it off and a hot breakfast.
and air conditioning.
Pants?? Don’t need no stinkin’ pants anyways…..too hot……
This is what I came to say , you beat me to it ! I bow down to your superior humor skills.
LOL! No superior skills here just apparently read the article before you…..You can get the jump next time…..
You are too humble Pab….LOL.. Tinkersville bound next weekend….It wont be the same again..
When Shaws was contemplating building a new store in the area, city gov. never hesitated and took a number of businesses and residential properties by imminent domain, including Perrys’ Restaurant a successful business spanning 2 generations of owners. This is PROGRESS?
I really liked Perry’s. I miss that place.
A gentleman named Roarke expressed thusly: “Progression without progress.”
It’s “Eminent domain” imminent means “soon” or “immediately.”
I also believe that Perry’s sold directly to the land purchasing company, not to the city. I remember that the city threatened to take the land, BUT I don’t think they actually did.
I am surprised the citizens of the USA are not in revolt. The idea that a municiple entity could seize privately owned property and transfer ownership to another private party REEKS of fascism. Dictators in banana republics do this.. not a government “by the people.”
David Bofinger
Thank, I typed emminent and spell check was convinced that I was wrong. No wonder most young folks can’t spell kat correctly. Regarding the cause and ultimate transfer of the property, doesn’t matter the end result was the same. No more fried clams.So it seems that we agree and Microsoft doesn’t know everything “emminent” is tagged again. Subject: [bdn] Re: Report of man with no pants leads to arrest at Bangor supermarket
I sure miss those fried clams. I still have my shucked by city hall t-shirt.
Honey, I’m home! Check out this new hot dog they have at Shaws!
How is this against the law? Don’t most stores have signs that say, “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service?”
Where does it say anything about (no) pants???? ;-)
pants on the ground pants on the ground
♪♫♪ Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, lookin’ like a fool with yo pants on the ground♪♫♪
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwhl4IrPNc
FREEZE! UP AGAINST THE WALL! FEET BACK! SPREAD EM! WELL….. MAYBE NOT SPREAD EM!
OOhhh, the man with the crooked nose. Hope that is the only crooked thing these poor spectators had to see….eehhh!
OMG ! You’re right, it is the bent nose guy…freaky lookin dude he is.
Lets start a colection to help him fix that. I’m sure it makes his life hard, don’t you agree
Why doesn’t Bangor have a pants free zone? bigots!!!
The point of the report being made is he was trying to take a dump on the steps that go from main st to shaws parking lot lol
Was he taking a dump or leaving a dump?
how does a police officer have the right to ban someone from anywhere?he is to enforce the law not make the law.
Shaws issues the no trespassing order and the police enforce it.
Jail is a cheap place for him to spend the night and get three squares.
There is a sign right in front of the laundry right beside Shaws that says, “Drop Your Pants Here.” Guess he took it too literally.
Why is this the #1 story on the BDN? Someone should have just given the man a pair of pants and let him be on his way.
I’m sure arresting him this time will be the impetus for change in this man’s life.