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Documents and Video Show Falsehoods in Bangor PD's Chalking Statement

 Amidst nation-wide concerns and protests over policing, an incident took place in Bangor’s Pickering Square which provoked questions about Bangor Police Department’s actions and statements. On Friday, August 7 th , Scott Hall of Bangor was attempting to erase chalked messages that he claims targeted the LGBTQ+ community in Pickering Square when he was issued a No Trespass Notice for the square by Bangor Police Officers Jarid Leonard and Allen Jones. Three days later, on August 10 th , the Department released a statement to the media and on Facebook signed by Sergeant Wade Betters, the Public Information Officer, responding to the situation. Due to public information requests filed after the incident, documents and video have been uncovered which demonstrate that many of the claims within Bangor PD’s statement are false or misleading. The statement, which appears to have been drafted by Police Chief Mark Hathaway according to internal emails , reported as fact a range of c...