Complaints about dog poop and disputes between roommates are among the intimidation cases that have driven up Bangor’s crime rate.
Bangor police reported around 700 intimidation cases in 2024, which played a large role in Bangor’s growing crime rate that year, even as it fell statewide.
A review of 35 such cases reported in June 2025 shows that those crime stats include everything from neighbor and roommate disputes to homicidal statements. The Bangor Daily News obtained the police reports through a Freedom of Access Act request.
The police reports are the first insight into what activities Bangor police are classifying as intimidation, a statistic that in 2024 inflated the city’s crime rate to the highest in the state. Bangor police reported more intimidation cases in 2024 than any other agency, as departments across the state have been reporting statistics differently for years, a BDN analysis of statewide crime data found.
Bangor police will change how it classifies intimidation cases in 2026, Chief Mark Hathaway said at a city council workshop on Feb. 25.
On June 18, 2025, police responded for alleged threats after a neighbor accused another of not picking up dog poop. A neighbor “pounded” on the other neighbor’s front door and two people ended up face-to-face.
One person said they were going to speak with police about the dogs, which the neighbor said were threatening comments. The neighbors accused each other of getting in their face, the report said.
“There were no actual threats made,” the report said.
In another case, a person was at the hospital for a mental health evaluation because they were making suicidal and homicidal statements on June 20. Staff said the person had been calm but would be speaking to a psychiatrist because of the statements.
Police called the woman the threats were about to tell her, the report said. There was no further action at the time.
Another case logged as criminal threatening involved a roommate dispute on June 25 because a roommate was destroying his own belongings. The other roommate called the police because he wanted advice on how to get the person out of the apartment.
The roommate hadn’t destroyed any of the caller’s possessions, the report said. The police officer provided details of how eviction works and advised the person to consider a protection order.
Of the 35 intimidation cases reported in June 2025, one was marked as a duplicate. All of the intimidation reports from the Bangor Police Department that month are included below.
