Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department

Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department Combined law enforcement agencies serving the towns of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert, ME

The Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department is a combined law enforcement agency, serving the towns of Bar Harbor & Mount Desert and their respective villages, with law enforcement related services. The two police agencies combined in 2015 under one Police Chief and have since set the standard for combined town police departments with duly sworn police officers. The towns of Bar Harbor & Mount D

esert reside on Mount Desert Island, both coastal communities in eastern Maine, surrounded by thousands of beautiful acres of federal preserve known famously as Acadia National Park. Maine's most popular tourist location, the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department serves not only its year around residents, but hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors from all over the world! As one of Maine's first combined law enforcement agencies, the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department strives to serve every community member and guest with our core values and keeping with the high standards of professionalism set forth in our mission statement.

*Integrity~Compassion~Honor*

We were privileged to have three members of our department join Team Hancock County for the Andy Foss Memorial Basketbal...
05/16/2026

We were privileged to have three members of our department join Team Hancock County for the Andy Foss Memorial Basketball Tournament today.

On Wednesday, a group of our officers from the Bar Harbor - Mount Desert Police Department participated in the 1st Annua...
05/15/2026

On Wednesday, a group of our officers from the Bar Harbor - Mount Desert Police Department participated in the 1st Annual Maine Chiefs of Police Association Golf Tournament at the Samoset Golf Course in Rockport. It was a very good time for all involved and we looked forward to competing in this tournament for years to come.

Pictured (left to right): Captain Christopher Wharff, Officer Troy Stanwood, Chief David Kerns, Officer Kaleb Payson.

04/30/2026

View schedules and water quality reports.

04/20/2026

There will be a temporary detour set up on State Highway 3 at the Crooked Rd intersection for crash reconstruction this morning. We anticipate this will take half an hour or less. Vehicles will be re-routed around the intersection but the flow of traffic is not expected to be disrupted. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

***Update : reconstruction is complete and the roadway is now open. Thank you.***

04/03/2026

MDI High School is releasing students at this time. Students who are on buses are departing shortly. Students with their own vehicles are able to leave at this time. For parents looking to pick up students, you will be able to reunite with your student by the gym after buses leave campus. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

04/03/2026

The Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department is on scene at the MDI High School for an incident reported to us this morning that is most likely a hoax. All safety precautions are currently in place and law enforcement is on scene and working with administration on a plan for reunification. Please await further direction from the school and law enforcement and refrain from calling dispatch at this time.

03/25/2026

**5:00 P.M. Update**

All phone systems are up and operational.

**12:00 P.M. Update**

Our phone system is back up at the Bar Harbor station. Please dial 288-3391 for non-emergency calls and 911 for emergency calls. Our Mount Desert station phone lines are still down.

Our phone system is currently down due to a network error. For true emergencies, please call 911 to be connected to the Hancock County RCC. We will update this post when our phones are back up. Thank you for your patience.

** Reunited with owner**We have a visitor today. Found near the Freshies in Somesville. If you know who this dog belongs...
03/18/2026

** Reunited with owner**

We have a visitor today. Found near the Freshies in Somesville. If you know who this dog belongs to please let them know he is at the Bar Harbor Police Department.

02/26/2026

Bar Harbor Highway will be continuing with snow removal efforts tonight 2/26/2026 at 11PM. Due to the amount of snow all vehicles need to be removed from the following streets by 11PM as due to the large snowbanks the equipment will not fit if vehicles are parked. All vehicles parked on the following streets after 11PM tonight will be towed.

Livingston Road
Olver Street
Wayman Lane
Hancock Street
Atlantic Avenue
Derby Lane
Ledgelawn Avenue
School Street
First South Street
Newton Way
Des Isle Avenue
Pleasant Street
Cedar Avenue
Ash Street
Edgewood Street
High Street
Roberts Avenue
Firefly Lane
Holland Avenue
Rodick Street
Kennebec Street

Any vehicles parked on the above listed street after 11PM 2/26/2026 will be towed at the owners expense. Public parking lots are available for overnight parking during the parking ban. We appreciate your cooperation and are always here to answer question!

02/24/2026

WINTER PARKING BAN UPDATE

Snow hauling operations are scheduled for tonight on the following roads:

Ledgelawn Avenue
Main Street
Mount Desert Street
West Street
Cottage Street
Additional roads will be added in a follow-up email.

A Winter Parking Ban will be in effect on Wednesday night and Thursday night from 11:00 PM to 6:30 AM.

Please remove all vehicles from the streets listed above during these hours to allow plowing and hauling operations to proceed safely and efficiently. Vehicles left on banned streets are subject to towing at the owner's expense.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Address

37 Firefly Lane
Bar Harbor, ME
04609

Telephone

+12072883391

Website

https://www.barharbormaine.gov/, https://www.bhmdpoliceme.gov/

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