Police investigate death in The Forks

THE FORKS Maine State Police continue to investigate the death of a young woman along Route 201 in The Forks early Sunday morning.

Detectives are looking into whether she may have jumped from a moving pickup truck driven by her boyfriend.

Man who fled crash turns self in

MANCHESTER The man Maine State Police were looking for after he reportedly fled from a high speed chase and crashed turned himself into authorities.

On Feb. 4, a car driven by Steven N. Black crashed after being involved in two high-speed chases with both State and Winthrop Police. Police had been looking for Black after troopers tracked along the shore and on the ice of Cobbossee Lake for several hours early that morning. The tracks then led back to the Pond Road.

A state trooper first attempted to pull Black's car over on Route 202 in Manchester and after it reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour, the trooper broke off the pursuit. Later, Winthrop Police attempted to stop the car along Routes 135 and 202 and officers lost track of the car on the Pond Road. A short time later, troopers found the Pontiac Grand Am had crashed into a tree on a nearby camp road near the West Gardiner town line. With the help of a State Police dog, troopers followed tracks along and on the ice of Cobbossee Lake for over five miles.

Kids n' Kops trading cards promoting healthy messages for youths
BANGOR/ORONO The Bangor and University of Maine police departments have launched a new Kids n' Kops trading card program intended to raise awareness about bullying and substance abuse prevention among elementary and middle school youngsters.
The series of 14 trading cards features male and female UMaine student-athletes who play Division I sports at the state's flagship university. Members of the Bangor and UMaine police departments will distribute the cards at community events, including university athletic games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor and on campus.
Youngsters can collect five cards and bring them to one of the two police departments for a free Kids n' Kops T-shirt and two tickets to a UMaine basketball game.

Houlton homicide

Editor's note: The Maine Edge typically does not release the names of murder victims, but in this case the police are asking for the public's assistance with the case.

In out of the cold

CLIFTON/HOLDEN A Penobscot County Deputy and his K9 partner have been credited with saving two autistic individuals from freezing temperatures in two separate incidents after they were reported missing.

Bangor man facing felony robbery charges

BANGOR A Bangor man is facing felony charges after he reportedly assaulted a Wal-Mart employee while attempting to steal a laptop.

Need for speed leads to charges

ORONO Good friends offer good advice, but unfortunately sometimes that goes unheeded, as a St. Albans man learned over the weekend.

BANGOR Police arrested a Bangor man in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Warren Street last Friday.

On June 19, around 10:37 p.m., Bangor Police officers were called to Warren Street for the report of a stabbing. Bangor Fire Department personnel responded and transported the 25-year-old victim to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries.

AUGUSTA For the month of October, the Maine State Police will display specialized pink license plates on marked cruisers to help raise awareness for cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The plates were purchased by the Maine State Police Trooper's Association and will later be auctioned off as collector's items by the Maine Cancer Foundation, with the proceeds benefiting three Maine cancer groups.

BANGOR A Bangor man has been arrested and is facing charges in a sexual assault and another attempted sexual assault that occurred over the summer.

The first assault was reported on June 15, where patrol responded to a woman who had been assaulted in the downtown area by a male suspect.