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Old 08-31-2007, 11:18 AM
 
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12 to 15 ROBBERIES ON WEST SIDE OF BANGOR 80 YEAR OLD MAN SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY!! go to Bangor Daily News

 
Old 08-31-2007, 11:20 AM
 
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No one has ever stated that life in Maine is perfect and crime free.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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Home Invader's here in Ohio shoot and kill their victim's....we should be so lucky as Maine.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 01:08 PM
 
Location: East Texas, with the Clan of the Cave Bear
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12 to 15 ROBBERIES ON WEST SIDE OF BANGOR 80 YEAR OLD MAN SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY!! go to Bangor Daily News

This post kinda seems like a "drive-by"!

Crime stats don't lie and statistically Maine crime is among the lowest in the U.S. ... comprende?

I normally don't like feeding the trolls but I guess I'm bored waiting to go pick up the kids at school!
 
Old 08-31-2007, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Maine
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It doesn't matter where you go there is going to be crime. As I said in a previous post there are places in Portland I wouldn't go in during the day without an armed escort. As a member of a volunteer fire dept. that sometimes does mutual aid calls to Portland we have been warned that there are certain areas you do not want to enter without the police. If we go to the old port at night on an EMS call they send an engine company with us. This is of course for manpower help but it's also so there is someone that can stand outside with the apparatus with an ax and halligan bar in case someone tries to get into the ambulance.

We have been told when we have calls in the old port to just scoop the patient and go as quick as possible. But let me ask you what city doesn't have areas like that? The town I live in which borders Portland to the north is a quiet community and is the kind of place you can leave your windows and doors open all night without having to worry about anything.

The Church I go to doesn't even have a lock on the door. This doesn't mean we haven't had an occasional armed robbery at the local gas station and a few years ago we even had a bank robbery. There have been troubles with car break ins every once in a while but it's nothing like it is anywhere else.

I challenge anyone to find a safer area of the country to live.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Kids get bored and search for excitement. It happens.

However with such extremely low drug use and the total absence of gangs the overall crime here is very low.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Maine
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I wouldn't say there is no gangs here in Maine. Have you ever looked at the graffiti on the buildings in Portland and South Portland? That's gang graffiti. Portland does have a lot of drugs but not as bad as most cities. The biggest problem here is kids breaking into pharmacies to get Oxycontin.

A couple of years ago there was a big problem with the Hells Angels but that seems to have faded away recently as the police did do a major crackdown on them.

But overall, the problems in Maine are a lot smaller compared to the rest of the country.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Log "cabin" west of Bangor
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The burglar doesn't seem very bright, I imagine they'll catch him before long.

I'd be more concerned with what's going on with Bangor High and the peanuts.
 
Old 08-31-2007, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Teton Valley Idaho
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Default Day late and a dollar short....

the robberies started on Aug 20.....Bangor PD got him last night....so that's what? 10 days? not too shabby I'd say.....

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Old 08-31-2007, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Maine
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OMG! You want to see "NEWS" - this is a clip from today's Houston Chronicle. This is just today...wish it were only a couple of burglaries I could B**ch and moan about in my back yard! LTTT, you REALLY need to come to Houston. I'll even put you up in my spare room for a week - without your computer.


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