Bangor police host scavenger hunt spotlighting community [Video]

BANGOR, Maine — Whether it’s a speeding ticket or putting somebody in handcuffs, police officers are used to giving the bad news. 

But this summer, Officer Elizabeth Ashe with Bangor police is giving the community a way to connect with the department and the city’s many local businesses through the “Summer Sleuth Series.”

“Any time we have the opportunity to have fun interactions with the public, we always try to seize those opportunities,” Ashe said.

From now until mid-August, the Bangor Police Department will post two clues on their Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts every week, each relating to one of 12 local businesses.

“We want to make sure the clues are accessible to all sorts of people, from seasoned sleuths at home who read crime novels …