HE TOOK OFF, LEADING THEM ON A BRIEF. 34 YEAR OLD PETER CURTIS IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED IN PORTLAND, MAINE MONDAY MORNING. I DON’T THINK THEY KNEW IT WAS WHEN THEY WENT TO STOP HIM. SMALL PURSUIT ENSUED. THERE WAS A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH. THERE AN INTEREST? IT WAS AN INJURED PEDESTRIAN OR MOTORIST. I’M NOT REALLY SURE THAT WAS BEING TREATED. CURTIS NOW FACES CHARGES IN MAINE FOR THAT PURSUIT AND CRASH. HE ALSO FACES KIDNAPPING CHARGES OUT OF BRENTWOOD AFTER ALLEGEDLY A WOMAN IN PUBLIC ON NORTH ROAD IN LATE JULY. BRENTWOOD POLICE SAY HE WAS ARMED WITH A GUN AT THE TIME. IT WAS A SITUATION THAT WAS RANDOM, WHICH WAS WHY IT WAS SO AND WHY WE WENT TO THE PRESS. AND YOUR HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE. LUCKILY, THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE UNHARMED. POLICE SAY HER KNOWLEDGE OF HER SURROUNDINGS HELPED HER DO SO. I THINK IT WENT A LONG IN TERMS OF HER SAFETY AND HOW SHE GOT OUT OF THAT SITUATION. I CAN’T DISCLOSE HOW SHE DID IT. BUT SHE’S A SMART AND VERY BRAVE YOUNG LADY. POLICE SAY CURTIS IS FROM THE PORTLAND AREA, IS A CAREER CRIMINAL AND FACES SEVERAL CHARGES OF MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, THOSE AROUND YOU. IF SOMETHING SEEMS OUT OF PLACE, MAYBE IT IS ON A PLACE AND CALL THE POLICE. AND CURTIS WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HIS ARREST TO BE EVALUATED DUE IN COURT IN PORTLA
Man accused of kidnapping woman in Brentwood found sleeping in truck in Maine, police say
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Updated: 6:26 PM EDT Aug 8, 2022
A man suspected in an alleged kidnapping in Brentwood, New Hampshire, was arrested Monday after he was found sleeping in a truck in Portland, Maine, police said.Peter Curtis, 34, of Portland, is accused of kidnapping a woman last month in Brentwood in what was described as a random attack. The woman was able to escape and wasn't physically harmed, police said.Portland police said they found Curtis after they received a report of a man sleeping in a truck on Sherman Street in Portland. Curtis woke up as an officer was checking on him and fled in the vehicle, police said.During a short pursuit, Curtis drove the wrong way down a street, turned into a dead-end street and then struck a police cruiser, officials said. He then allegedly hit another vehicle, injuring the driver, before stopping. He was then taken into custody without further incident, police said.The pickup truck Curtis was in was reported stolen Friday in Portland, police said.Curtis was taken to Maine Medical Center for evaluation, police said. It's unclear when he might be returned to New Hampshire to face kidnapping charges.
PORTLAND, Maine — A man suspected in an alleged kidnapping in Brentwood, New Hampshire, was arrested Monday after he was found sleeping in a truck in Portland, Maine, police said.
Peter Curtis, 34, of Portland, is accused of kidnapping a woman last month in Brentwood in what was described as a random attack. The woman was able to escape and wasn't physically harmed, police said.
Portland police said they found Curtis after they received a report of a man sleeping in a truck on Sherman Street in Portland. Curtis woke up as an officer was checking on him and fled in the vehicle, police said.
During a short pursuit, Curtis drove the wrong way down a street, turned into a dead-end street and then struck a police cruiser, officials said. He then allegedly hit another vehicle, injuring the driver, before stopping. He was then taken into custody without further incident, police said.
The pickup truck Curtis was in was reported stolen Friday in Portland, police said.
Curtis was taken to Maine Medical Center for evaluation, police said. It's unclear when he might be returned to New Hampshire to face kidnapping charges.
