Bangor Maine Man Arrested After Hitting a Police Cruiser

A Bangor man is facing charges after several police pursuits that ended when he allegedly struck a police cruiser.

Bangor, Maine, Man Was Arrested In Front of the Police Station After Several Pursuits

Michael McDarby, 54, of Bangor, was arrested on Thursday morning after multiple encounters with police.

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Bangor Police Sergeant Jason McAmbley says several on-and-off pursuits began on Mt. Hope Avenue and ended on Main Street, right in front of the police station.

Bangor, Maine, Man Led Police on Multiple Pursuits Before Allegedly Hitting a Cruiser

Many callers reported to police that a man was driving erratically on Mt. Hope Avenue, so several police officers responded. As they were looking for the offending vehicle, several more callers reported a similar situation with the same car, except it was headed into Downtown Bangor.

Several times on this journey, McAmbley says police tried to stop the vehicle at different points along the route, but the driver sped away each time.

Finally, on Main Street, an officer was attempting to get the driver to pull over as he headed toward the downtown area. As the car was passing the police station, officials say the driver intentionally struck a police cruiser.

Officers blocked the car in and took McDarby into custody.

Bangor, Maine, Man Faces Multiple Charges for Pursuits and Hitting a Police Cruiser

Michael McDarby is charged with:

• Driving to endanger
• Eluding an officer
• Aggravated assault
• Refusing to submit to arrest
• Operating under the influence
• Failure to stop/report an accident
• Violation of condition of release
• Violation of probation

Officials say he was on probation for a domestic violence assault out of Somerset County.

He was treated and cleared medically before being taken to the Penobscot County Jail.

We'll update this story as more details become available.