Mount Desert Man Arrested Again, Six Days After Last Week's Arrest

Maine Activist Group Reports Bar Harbor Man Followed By ICE

Police Logs Shaun Farrar Jan 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—A January 25 social media post stated that an ICE agent followed a young man home last week. However, a police department representative said Tuesday that this was the first he had heard of it and that the incident had not been reported to the local … Continue reading Maine Activist Group Reports Bar Harbor Man Followed By ICE

Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief

Bar Harbor Man Arrested For Hit and Run With Bicyclist

Man Critically Injured in Acadia National Park Bicycle Accident Shaun Farrar Sep 10, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana and the Parrilla. TRENTON—According to a State of Maine Crash Report released by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department on September 8, on September 6, Jason C. Norwood, 29, of Bar Harbor, was driving a 2020 Toyota northbound on the Bar Harbor Road … Continue reading Bar Harbor Man Arrested For Hit and Run With Bicyclist

Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief

Alleged Laser Pointed at Airplane Landing in Trenton and Underage Drinking Party at Hadley Point Beach

THE POLICE LOGS Shaun Farrar Aug 27, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—On August 22, at approximately 8:24 p.m., the Bar Harbor Police Department took a report from the Federal Aviation Administration of a laser light being pointed at a plane that was attempting to land at the Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport. Also on August 22, at … Continue reading Alleged Laser Pointed at Airplane Landing in Trenton and Underage Drinking Party at Hadley Point Beach

Narcan, Turtles, Street Sleeping, and a Car on Fire

Police Logs SHAUN FARRAR JUN 11, 2024 Share NARCAN CLASSES OFFERED! MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Are you interested in taking a Narcan class, Stop the Bleed class, or both? Please complete the Bar Harbor Fire Department’s interest survey. Classes will be held on MDI and there is no charge for these classes. Being educated in either of these areas could allow you to make a significant difference in … Continue reading Narcan, Turtles, Street Sleeping, and a Car on Fire

POLICE LOG: Good Samaritans Come Through in Storm

Police are gonna get you to church one way or another! SHAUN FARRAR MAR 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR–– Amongst the many calls to the Bar Harbor/Mount Desert Police Department during the storm on March 10, the third intense storm of the calendar year, Officer Jerrod Hardy gave a Bar Harbor resident a ride to church because it was raining. Also on March 10, during the … Continue reading POLICE LOG: Good Samaritans Come Through in Storm

POLICE LOG: Truck Driver Changes Flat Tire of Man Who Hit His Truck

SHAUN FARRAR MAR 6, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On Monday, February 26, Stephen Mitchell, 76, of Bar Harbor was driving a 2021 GMC Canyon at Ells Pier in Bar Harbor and was attempting to go around a 2013 Peterbilt 386 that was being operated by Douglas Sargent, 46, of Hancock. Mitchell allegedly struck the Peterbilt with his vehicle which caused damage to the front right fender … Continue reading POLICE LOG: Truck Driver Changes Flat Tire of Man Who Hit His Truck

POLICE: February 22 Brings A Glimpse of Summer on MDI

State Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s as Well SHAUN FARRAR FEB 28, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––On February 22, Blake Rosso, 41, of Southwest Harbor, was driving a 2017 Toyota RAV4 south on Indian Point Road, allegedly at a high rate of speed, when he allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Bartlett’s Landing Road and then failed to negotiate the … Continue reading POLICE: February 22 Brings A Glimpse of Summer on MDI

Photos: Car Crashes Into Paradis Ace Hardware, Fourth of July Hijinks

Bar Harbor Police Log SHAUN FARRAR JUL 11, 2023 BAR HARBOR—On July 3, Janet Meryweather, 88, of Bar Harbor, was backing out of the parking spaces in front of Paradis Ace Hardware when she struck a utility pole across the street with the rear of her vehicle. After striking the pole, Meryweather allegedly accelerated forward and drove through the front of the Ace Hardware building, just to … Continue reading Photos: Car Crashes Into Paradis Ace Hardware, Fourth of July Hijinks