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Portland Home Invasion Suspect Arrested After Scooter Crash Into Police Cruiser

Booking records list aggravated drug‑trafficking counts alongside weapons allegations after police reported seizing about 91 grams of fentanyl.

Overview

  • Police say Devon Dwyer, 34, kicked in a door at 64 Munjoy South, threatened a resident with a gun, and struck him before fleeing.
  • Officers later spotted him riding an electric scooter near Silver Street and arrested him after he crashed into a cruiser at Spring and High streets.
  • At the time of arrest, police report he wore ballistic plates under his clothing and carried a handgun and a fixed-blade knife.
  • Investigators seized drugs including about 91 grams of fentanyl, leading to aggravated trafficking counts as well as unlawful meth possession.
  • Dwyer was treated for minor injuries at Maine Medical Center and booked into the Cumberland County Jail on charges that also include burglary, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, refusal to submit, criminal mischief, and violating conditions of release.