GOULDSBORO — Two Gouldsboro men have been charged in connection with a theft at the former U.S. Navy base in the village of Corea.

Justin Landeen, 27, was arrested April 18 on charges of burglary and violation of probation related to the theft.

Earl Cowperthwaite, 57, was summoned at the same time on a burglary charge, police said.

Police said they were checking the Navy base property because of numerous instances of theft and vandalism and saw a blue Dodge pickup truck parked and the two men walking in the area.

Police said they found miscellaneous wire and pipes in the rear of the truck with a value of $5 to $10, along with a crowbar, bolt cutters and a large wrench.

Suspicious Man

A West Bay Road woman complained to police April 14 that there was a suspicious looking man in the area of Maine Kiln Works and the Village Library on Route 186.

Police said they didn’t see anyone when they arrived.

Passport Missing

A Prospect Harbor man told police April 22 that his former girlfriend took his passport when she moved out.

Police said the girlfriend told them she took her passport and that of her daughter, but left the boyfriend’s behind in a cabinet.

Wandering Beagle

A Schieffelin Point Road man complained to police April 20 that a beagle was running loose on his property and he was worried his German shepherd might chase the dog to Route 1 and that both dogs would get hurt.

Police said they checked the area but didn’t see the beagle.

Nosebleed

Police assisted first responders April 19 when an elderly woman called to say she had a nosebleed.

Fireworks Hazard

A Prospect Harbor man told police April 19 that someone in the neighborhood was setting off fireworks and he was worried the explosives might start a fire in the dry woods.

Police said the person using the fireworks told them he bought the bottle rocket-type fireworks out of state and that he didn’t have any more.

Red Pickup Truck Lookout

Police were asked to be on the lookout April 18 for a red pickup truck that was reported to be driving all over the road in Sullivan and was headed toward Gouldsboro.

Police said they never spotted the truck.

Bad Passes

A Gouldsboro man complained to police April 17 that a rented box truck headed toward Ellsworth was making bad passes on Route 1.

Police said they spotted the driver, stopped him and told him to drive more carefully.

911 Calls

Police received a 911 cell phone call from the area of South Gouldsboro Road April 11 but said they didn’t find anything that concerned them.

Police received a 911 cell phone call the day before in the vicinity of South Gouldsboro Road, but when they called the number the woman who answered said she was at her home in Lamoine.

Police received a 911 hang-up call April 16 from a home on West Bay Road. Police said the owner told them her 2-year-old daughter was playing with the phone and dialed the number accidentally.

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