Police Department

Incident Description: The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert due to the ongoing smoke in the area from the Orrington fire. See the alert below: MEZ015>017-029-050400- Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock- Including the cities of Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Princeton, […]

Updated 12/10/2023 at 4:45 p.m.: The situation at Regency Trailer Park in Old Town has been resolved. Incident description: Police are responding to Regency Trailer Park in Old Town for a barricaded subject with a firearm. This property borders the UMaine Orono campus. Situation is contained. No threat expected to the public. Avoid area until […]

Incident Description: On November 28, 2023, at approximately 3:21pm, the University of Maine Police Department took a report of a robbery/assault that occurred on the Orono campus. The victim (taxi driver) stated that at approximately 12:45 a.m. he was delivering a customer to campus. The customer refused to pay the cab fare and reportedly ran […]