Police say they are working to identify a man wanted for carjacking, auto thefts, causing a power outage and leading officers on a chase through several communities in the Bangor area.

The hunt began when dispatchers were alerted to a gray Ford Fusion operating erratically on Route 1A in Dedham, heading toward Ellsworth, at around 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the department of public safety.

State police stopped the car shortly later, but it then made a U-turn and traveled toward Holden.

Police pursued the car that was traveling at a high rate of speed, which then drove north on Route 46 in Eddington before traveling west on Route 9 toward Brewer.

The car then pulled into the parking lot of Autoworks on Main Road in Eddington and struck a parked vehicle. The driver took off on foot.

“The crash took down a power line that shut down Route 9 in the area until Versant Power could repair it,” the department of public safety stated in a news release.

Shortly thereafter, state police were told a GMC pickup truck was stolen from an Eddington residence about a quarter of a mile from Autoworks. The suspect had pulled the driver out of his truck and fled, the release stated. The truck’s owner was not injured.

Next, a witness saw the truck pull into the parking lot of Peavey Manufacturing Company in Eddington, where it was recovered by police.

However, a 2017 black Toyota Camry, whose keys were left in the car, was stolen. 

Neither that car nor the suspect was located.

“At this time based on his conduct and behavior, the Maine State Police feels the suspect does pose a threat to public safety and we are actively trying to identify him and take him into custody,” the release stated.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bangor Regional Communications Center at (207) 973-3700.