On Thursday, July 28, 2022, at approximately 7:00pm the Rockland Police Department responded to a home on James Street following the discovery of a grenade. As a precaution Rockland Police Officers evacuated nearby homes.
The Maine State Police Bomb Team and the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office were contacted and responded to the scene. An investigation determined the grenade had been altered and was not a danger to anyone. It had been left by someone who had lived at the residence but moved out in 2015. The Maine State Police Bomb Team removed the grenade and will dispose of it.
Shannon Moss
Public Information Officer
Drugs
As the result of a two-year, joint investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bangor Maine Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, two Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with the distribution of fentanyl and other drugs throughout the Greater Bangor area. One person has also been charged with contributing to the overdose death of a woman in Bangor in 2021.
Shannon Moss
Public Information Officer