Police in Bangor, Maine, say a reported intruder turned out to be a bouncing roll of duct tape.

Officers responded to a call from a woman who heard noises from her basement and reported that her dog was “barking aggressively at the noise.”

Police said it turns out a “thump-thump-thump” sound the woman heard was a roll of duct tape that fell off a shelf and bounced down the stairs.

Sgt. Tim Cotton wrote on Facebook that the woman had already (bravely but foolishly) investigated before the first officer arrived. The officer felt that the woman could’ve held her own until police arrived because she was “from Maine, had a dog, and a roll of duct tape.” Ayuh, ’bout right.


Milwaukee prosecutors say a man who led police on a high-speed chased told arresting officers he crashed his minivan because he became distracted checking his cellphone GPS for directions.

The Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office said in a criminal complaint released that 20-year-old Logan Michael Brandenburg made the comment unsolicited while he was being transported from a hospital to the county jail.

Prosecutors say Brandenburg told officers he had smoked marijuana and was on probation so a “fight or flight mentality kicked in” when a West Allis police officer attempted to pull him over on Nov. 19.

Authorities say the chase reached speeds of 100 mph and involved four different police departments before Brandenburg’s minivan jumped a curb and plunged down an embankment. Brandenburg is charged with two felonies.