County Drug Force Funding Eliminated But Could Return

Drug Task Force Short-Staffed Amid Crisis CARRIE JONES FEB 22, 2024 Share ELLSWORTH—With fentanyl on the streets, in the homes, and in the bodies of many Hancock County residents and NARCAN considered a necessary life-supporting resource, Sheriff Scott Kane hopes to remedy the situation where the drug task force in Hancock County is short personnel and not currently a part of the Hancock County’s $11 million … Continue reading County Drug Force Funding Eliminated But Could Return

Monday Evening Mount Desert Crash Injures Two and Results in 9 Citations to Driver

Malvern Belmont Fire Alarm Triggers Large Response SHAUN FARRAR FEB 13, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––On February 12, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Daniel Saflicki, 22, of Hancock, was driving a 2011 Kia Soul south on the Indian Point Road in Mount Desert. As the Kia approached the intersection with Bartlett Landing Road, Saflicki allegedly failed to stop the car at the stop sign. It went through … Continue reading Monday Evening Mount Desert Crash Injures Two and Results in 9 Citations to Driver

Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Logs

Maine State Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Press Releases JAN 23, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The following incidents occurred in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert last week, according to the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert police logs which are publicly released information. Monday, January 15, 2024 Officer Amie Torrey responded to a burglar alarm at a Bar Harbor business that turned out to be a … Continue reading Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Logs

Storms and Their Damage Keep Officers Busy

POLICE ROUNDUP FOR BAR HARBOR, MOUNT DESERT, HCSO, and STATE POLICE SHAUN FARRAR JAN 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Police and fire departments in multiple towns across the island and Hancock County aided public works departments, Maine DOT, Versant, and private and public owners during a triple whammy of storms that caused flooding and tidal surges. They also performed their normal duties, dealing with deaths, accidents, … Continue reading Storms and Their Damage Keep Officers Busy

Crime Doesn’t Always Pay But The Bar Harbor Community Supports Boy Scouts No Matter What

Police Logs SHAUN FARRAR DEC 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—On December 15, someone reported that the “on your honor” money box at the Boy Scout’s Christmas tree stand on Cottage Street had been damaged and appeared to have been infiltrated. According to the Bar Harbor/Mount Desert Police Department, a customer had purchased a tree the night of December 14 and left a check for the … Continue reading Crime Doesn’t Always Pay But The Bar Harbor Community Supports Boy Scouts No Matter What

Alleged Attempted Car Robberies Foiled

Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Hancock County Sheriff and Police Logs SHAUN FARRAR NOV 1, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—On October 29, at approximately 12:56 p.m., the Bar Harbor Police Department received a call from a Dewey Street resident that a man was attempting to steal a vehicle from Dewey Street. By the time officers arrived, the man was gone. At approximately 1:32 p.m., a second call … Continue reading Alleged Attempted Car Robberies Foiled