DEDHAM — State Police say a Brewer man faces a number of charges following a police chase late Monday afternoon that ended when the man’s car overturned in Dedham and he fled into the woods nearby.
Police arrested 33-year-old Charles Fling of Brewer.
The incident began after a Holden homeowner discovered his house had been entered Monday afternoon, and said a man was seen on the property with items removed from the house, according to Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.
After the homeowner on Mann Hill Road discovered the theft, Fling left in his car and then refused to pull over for Holden police, McCausland said. During a chase that reached speeds of 90 mph, Fling lost control of his car and it overturned on an embankment on the Upper Dedham Road in Dedham. With assistance from several police agencies, Fling was taken into custody about half a mile from the crash site by Trooper Tucker Bonnevie, who tackled Fling as he ran through the woods.
Assisting Maine State Police were the Brewer and Bucksport police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
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