A 21-year-old driving without a license led Portland Police on a high-speed chase Wednesday before being apprehended and found in possession of a handgun and significant quantities of illegal drugs.
Police say that shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, an officer observed a vehicle with a diver asleep behind the wheel in the middle of the road near the Walton Street train tracks.
The driver fled from police after a brief conversation and drove away at a high rate of speed, eventually crashing the vehicle into a tree at 189 Ocean Ave. just blocks away, police said.
The suspect then fled on foot, which prompted Portland Police to call in a tracking K-9 unit from Falmouth. The K-9 unit led officers directly to the suspect, who police say was hiding behind 205 Ocean Ave.
Arrested was 21-year-old Hamsa Omar, who was charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, aggravated criminal mischief, operating a vehicle without a license, driving to endanger and failing to stop for an officer — a total of eight charges.
Police say that Omar was fond in possession of a handgun, 17 grams of cocaine, seven grams of fentanyl, several oxycontin pills and $5,753 in cash.
Omar was transported to the Cumberland County Jail, however as of Thursday morning it appears that Omar is no longer in custody.
In a Wednesday statement, Portland Police thanked the Falmouth Police Department for their assistance with Omar’s apprehension.
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What was Omars immigration status ? Sounds like Somali Scum to me ?
I can’t believe this is what the democrats have traded for the idyllic maine way of life. They are destroyers of everything they touch. I truly believe they’re still pissed that the civilized people made them give up slavery and that they’d do anything to get it back.
Gee, whaddya know? Another of Mills’ “workers”
Free to get back to it. Celebrating our diversity.
SCUM OF THE EARTH, … WE NEED A GOOD FLUSHING OF THE SCUM
“as of Thursday morning it appears that Omar is no longer in custody.” Now, Omar, you been bad….but we are sure you won’t do anything like this again..now will you?
How much do you want to bet…he’s not going to show up for court