Bangor robbery suspect caught in Conn.

BANGOR – The suspect in the robbery of a Bangor credit union has been taken into custody in Connecticut.

The suspect – 59-year-old Ronald E. Tilley of Hampden – was taken into custody on March 31 by officers of the South Windsor Police Department in Connecticut on a local theft charge. In the course of their investigation, officers discovered that Tilley had an extraditable warrant.

Said warrant was issued in connection to the robbery of the Downeast Credit Union that took place on March 27. At approximately 2:40 p.m. on that date, Bangor officers responded to the credit union – located at 24 Springer Drive – for the report of a robbery where a lone male suspect made a getaway with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The next day, Bangor Police Department Detectives, along with investigators from the Hampden Police Department and a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, executed a search warrant at a single-family home in Hampden.

As a result of the investigation, witness interviews, and evidence recovered during the execution of the search warrant, an arrest warrant was issued for Tilley.

Tilley is currently being held in Connecticut, on the warrant and theft charges. At some point, Tilley will be extradited to Bangor where he will face the robbery charge against him.

Car crashes though Jetport fence

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — An official says a car crashed through the fence surrounding the tarmac at the Portland International Jetport. No flights were affected.

Assistant Airport Director Zachary Sundquist told WGME-TV that the crash Sunday night was a security breach, but the procedures in place worked as they should. The runway was not closed.

The cause of the crash is unclear.

Sundquist said security personnel will remain at the site where the fence was hit until it can be repaired on Monday.