SCARBOROUGH — A McIntyre Way man was arrested early Monday morning after a standoff with the Southern Maine Regional SWAT team that lasted more than five hours.
Scarborough police responded to a call at 9:45 p.m. Sunday night to 3 McIntyre Way, where William L. Bowser, 56, had allegedly assaulted two adult family members before locking himself inside, according to a Police Department press release.
Police discovered there were three children under the age of 5 in the house with Bowser, as well as the “reported presence of numerous firearms.” That led officers to exercise “an abundance of caution” when trying to make contact with Bowser, according to the release.
The regional SWAT team of officers from Scarborough, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth was deployed, along with crisis negotiators.
Over the next several hours, police tried unsuccessfully to make contact with Bowser by telephone and loudspeaker. Officers eventually obtained a search warrant and entered the residence around 5 a.m. Monday morning.
Everyone inside, including the three children, was found to be unharmed. Bowser was charged with two counts of domestic violence assault and a civil offense for creating a police standoff.
He was being held at Cumberland County Jail.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.