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A Bangor man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife Thursday night.
Jacob Auer, 32, has been charged with domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence criminal mischief, theft by unauthorized taking, leaving the scene of an accident and violating a protection order, according to Katy England, a spokesperson for the Bangor Police Department.
Auer went to an Ohio Street residence about 10:10 p.m. to pick up his belongings, England said Friday morning.
While there, he allegedly threatened the woman living there with a knife and said he would kill any police that came there.
Auer allegedly took the woman’s doorbell camera, stabbed an inflatable law decoration and then used his vehicle to ram hers before leaving.
Police later found and arrested Auer, who was taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he remained Friday morning, according to the jail’s website.


