Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief

Bar Harbor Firefighter Honored in Ellsworth For Helping to Save Bub Anderson’s Life

Doggy Joy Ride Draws Concern SHAUN FARRAR JUL 16, 2024 Share HANCOCK COUNTY—A Bar Harbor firefighter was one of seven people honored by the Ellsworth City Council award. Brandon Eugley received the Civilian Life Saving Award for outstanding performance and the saving of a human life on May 20, 2024. That life was Richard “Bub” Anderson’s. He’d been involved in an accident on Kingsland Crossing in Ellsworth. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Firefighter Honored in Ellsworth For Helping to Save Bub Anderson’s Life

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

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

Lost Credit Cards, Screaming for a Cat: Bar Harbor Police Log

NARCAN TRAINING TODAY SHAUN FARRAR MAY 31, 2023 Deputy Fire Chief John Lennon is offering a free Narcan training to island businesses.  By equipping individuals with naloxone and training to identify and respond to an overdose, the potential delay between the onset of an opioid overdose and the delivery of life-saving care can be reduced to seconds. Training takes less than 45 minutes with time … Continue reading Lost Credit Cards, Screaming for a Cat: Bar Harbor Police Log

Bar Harbor Police Log

Covering the week of April 17 SHAUN FARRAR BAR HARBOR—On Saturday, April 22, the Bar Harbor Police Department received a report of a possible family fight. Officer Ted Cake responded and after investigating the complaint, discovered that Jakob Gregory, 22, of Stockton Springs, had an active arrest warrant for theft. Jakob was arrested for the warrant and was subsequently summonsed for alleged unlawful possession of … Continue reading Bar Harbor Police Log

Bar Harbor Police Log

April 18 SHAUN FARRAR APR 18, 2023 BAR HARBOR— Officer Stanwood assisted Acadia National Park rangers with a fatal climbing accident at Otter Cliffs where a young man fell approximately 25 feet on Friday afternoon. Bar Harbor police officers and fire department personnel as well as Acadia National Park rangers responded. According to scanner traffic, Bar Harbor personnel were helping with an extrication off the … Continue reading Bar Harbor Police Log

Bar Harbor Police Log

Shaun Farrar BAR HARBOR—The arrest of a local woman for alleged domestic violence assault and alleged domestic violence criminal threatening leads off our report of police incidents for last week. Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Officers responded to a downtown residence in reference to a disturbance. After investigation by the officers, Holly Sprague-Hammond, 44, of Bar Harbor was arrested for alleged domestic violence assault and alleged … Continue reading Bar Harbor Police Log