Manhunt Underway in Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR—According to scanner traffic, Bar Harbor police officers and other law enforcement agencies responded to the Best Western this afternoon for an unknown complaint. An unknown male subject described as white, approximately 6-2, and wearing a red t-shirt fled from the initial responding officer and into the woods.
The initial scanner traffic indicated that the suspect was using a phone inside the Best Western hotel and calling the Wolfeboro, New Hampshire police department and was potentially allegedly inebriated.
At around 2:15 p.m., he was next sighted by an off-duty dispatcher near the Smith Family Farm Road on the Crooked Road and Fraser Lane. She reported seeing him taking off his shirt. Another foot pursuit occurred and the suspect was lost in the woods, believed to be headed toward Norway Drive and Route 3.
Hancock County’s K9 officer assisted in the search.
Around 2:45 p.m. the man was seen by a motorist and reported to have crossed the road and headed toward Lakewood, which is part of Acadia National Park. Acadia rangers also participated in the search and, according to scanner traffic, moved along a couple and their young children from the area.
He is now described as shirtless, wearing long pants and a ball cap.
At approximately 4:38, a public works employee reported spotting the man off Old Norway Drive .
This is a breaking news story and we’ll be updating with more information as we learn it.
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