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Bangor man accused of threatening woman, crashing into her car

Bangor man accused of threatening woman, crashing into her car

Photo: Penobscot County Jail


A man is accused of crashing into a woman’s vehicle after threatening her with a knife during a family fight in Bangor.

Police responded to Ohio Street Thursday night, where they were told Jacob Auer, 32, had threatened a woman with a knife.

Police say Auer stabbed an inflatable lawn decoration, took a doorbell camera, and crashed into the woman’s car before fleeing.

He was found a short time later and arrested on several charges including domestic violence and criminal threatening.

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