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Brewer police to get 4 vehicles, cruiser cameras 6/2/2010

BREWER, Maine — The Police Department is getting four new vehicles and cameras for its cruisers, and it won’t cost taxpayers a dime, Police Chief Perry Antone told city councilors Tuesday. Read more here..

Brewer police officer of the year announced 4/7/2010

BREWER, Maine — Officer Raymond “Jeff” Gotreau has been with the Brewer Police Department for only two years, but his dedication and work ethic are obvious to his fellow officers who selected him as their Officer of the Year. Read more here...

Brewer PD investigation results in arrest of Oxycontin trafficker 12/10/2009

BREWER, Maine - On December 9, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Brewer Police Officers, with the assistance of the Federal DEA Task Force, executed a search warrant at the Elmwood Street residence of JOSHUA RUSSELL, age 23. Prior to the execution of the search warrant, Russell had been suspected of dealing narcotics. The resulting investigation led primary case officer Amy Nickerson to develop probable cause to obtain a search warrant for Russell’s home. Read more here..

Bangor pair arrested in thefts of auto parts 11/14/09

BREWER, Maine — After a string of stolen catalytic converters in Bangor and Brewer, officers from both communities began working together and their efforts paid off Thursday with the arrest of a Bangor couple. Read more here..

Suspect in 2 armed robberies nabbed in drive-through lane 9/25/09

BREWER, Maine — A Fairfield man who allegedly flashed a handgun while robbing two area businesses in two days was caught by a police officer who saw him sitting in a fast food restaurant’s drive-through two hours after the second robbery. Read more here..

Car burglars caught in the act - multiple crimes solved 9/4/2009.

During the past several weeks both Brewer and Bangor have been plagued with car burglaries occurring during the night time and early morning hours. During the past week, Brewer PD has caught 4 individuals in the act of committing car burglaries. Read more here..

Brewer police interrupt marijuana delivery 7/31/09

BREWER, Maine - Someone from outside of Maine sent about 2 pounds of marijuana to an Old Town resident, who was arrested Wednesday evening when he tried to pick it up, Police Chief Perry Antone said Thursday. Read more here...

Tip spurs string of Brewer OxyContin arrests 7/30/09

BREWER, Maine - Police were alerted last week that something suspicious was happening at 19 Blake St., and after watching the home, they quickly discovered active drug dealers, Police Chief Perry Antone said Wednesday. Read more here..

Brewer accepts crime funds 7/15/09

BREWER, Maine — The city's Police Department has received more than $120,000 in seized or forfeited items, including cash, from two recent successfully prosecuted federal crime cases that involved Detective Fred Luce. Read more here....

Feero is Brewer’s Police Officer of the Year - 4/28/09
BREWER, Maine - For the second time in four years, the city’s police force has selected Detective Nelson Feero as their Officer of the Year. Read more here...

Drug charges follow raid on Brewer home - 4/25/09

BREWER, Maine — Police raided a High Street residence Friday afternoon on suspicion of drug activity, a little more than 15 months after the same home was searched for illegal drugs and its inhabitants arrested. Read more here..

Internet used in Brewer prostitution sting 4/6/09

BREWER, Maine — Police investigating a suspected prostitution ring used Craigslist and other online advertising sites to order six female escorts last Thursday and arranged to meet them at an undisclosed Wilson Street motel. Read more here....

2 Men Charged in Armed Robbery of Brewer Store 11/29/08

BREWER, Maine — Two men have been charged in connection with a Halloween night armed robbery at the Family Dollar store in Brewer, police Capt. Jason Moffitt said Friday.

Charles Dion, 20, of Glenburn and Jesse Hatch, 19, of Eddington spent Thanksgiving in Penobscot County Jail after being arrested on armed robbery charges late Wednesday. Read more here..

Two men arrested in Halloween night robbery 11/28/08

BREWER, Maine — Two male suspects have been caught and charged in connection with an armed robbery at the Family Dollar Store in Brewer on Halloween night, Brewer police Capt. Jason Moffitt said Friday. Read more here..

Brewer Dedicates Public Safety Building 11/8/08

BREWER, Maine — Cpl. Roger Hershey said he won’t miss the water stains on the ceiling, bad air flow, mold or the smell of marijuana wafting in from the evidence room. Read more here..

Sept. 11 steel finds home in Brewer 10/29/08

QUEENS, New York — Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy International Airport holds no airplanes — only hundreds of untold stories of lives torn apart and piles of mutilated, disfigured steel that once formed the skeleton of the World Trade Center that was brought down by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. Read more here...

Man gets 76 months in prison after yearlong cocaine probe 10/28/08

BANGOR, Maine — A Florida man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to more than six years in prison on drug charges.

Pedro Julio Rosario, also known as Justino Soto, 49, of Groveland Park, Fla., was sentenced to 76 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Read more here..

Man pleads not guilty in drug case 10/24/08

BANGOR, Maine — The man accused of being the mastermind behind a scheme to distribute more than 10 pounds of cocaine in northern Penobscot County pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges Thursday in U.S. District Court. Read more here.

Archives

Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Arrest of Home Invasion Suspect, October 16, 2007.

Major Drug Seizure by Brewer Police and DEA,September 17, 2007,

Charges Lodged in Vandalism Investigation. September 12, 2007.

Brewer police honor secretary y, June 14, 2006

Brewer names Antone chief of police March 25, 2006

Captain bound for Afghanistan March 24, 2006

After tour in Iraq, Brewer chief to savor retirement Saturday, March 11, 2006

Brewer PD seeks identity of robbery suspect.

Brewer Police make large marijuana siezure February 6, 2006

Police chief adjusts to being home from Iraq Friday, October 21, 2005

Brewer police given surveillance supplies Thursday, October 13, 2005