Police, Fire and Courts

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 9-12.

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Incident scene in Owls Head. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

OWLS HEAD and ROCKLAND — In the course of three hours, Tuesday, Sept. 16, Rockland EMS was called to two medical issues on the Breakwater. While still on scene for…

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SEARSMONT — A China woman was killed in a single vehicle crash on the Belfast Augusta Road Sept. 26, around 8:42 a.m., according to a media report from Waldo…

LifeFlight of Maine takes off from the playing fields at Thomaston Green with a patient involved in a motor vehicle crash, Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Responders arriving to a report of a rollover near 1437 Oyster River Road, in Warren, came upon a Chevy 1500 pickup truck in the southbound lane. The operator and sole occupant, Cameron Allen, of…

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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 6-10. 

Bridget M. Sawyer, 32, of Prospect, probation…

The structure housing Sweetgrass winery and distillery in Union was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, Sept. 15, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Update (Sept. 16, 2025): A cause of fire will not be determined due to the extent of damage to the structure housing Sweetgrass Winery and Distillery. The Fire Marshal's Office was…

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ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 8-12.    

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 2-11.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 20 - Sept. 11.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

The intersection of routes 220 (Pinnacle Road) and 105 (Burkettville Road) in Liberty was the scene of a tractor trailer truck fire, Sept. 12, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

LIBERTY — The driver of a big rig truck is uninjured, having vacated when smoke and flames began, but the scene at the intersection of Routes 220 and 105 in Liberty, Friday afternoon, would become…

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Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including a woman who remains in custody at the Knox County Jail for drug trafficking and a…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25-29.

Belfast

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 26-Sept. 5.

William W. Alexander,…

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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 28 - Sept. 3. 

Stephen E. Boyle Jr., 54, of Northport,…

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A Rockland man died in a motor vehicle crash in Woolwich, Friday morning. The operator of the other vehicle, a resident of Waldoboro, was injured.

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ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 1-5.   

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Mark J. Gagnon…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 22 - Sept. 4.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 20 - Sept. 3.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

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Commemorative license plates will be mounted to Maine State Police cruisers in support of Dana Farber and Jimmy Fund from Sept. 1 - 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Public Safety)

From September 1, 2025, through September 14, 2025, Maine State Police cruisers throughout the state will a commemorative series of…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 18-22. 

Belfast

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HOPE — A Northport man died at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck, Monday afternoon in Hope.

September 2, 2025, at approximately 4:50 p.m., the…

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ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25-29.   

Appleton

Courtney…

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BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Evelyn D. Greenleaf, of Belmont, and Benjamin J. Greenleaf…

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BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 21-27. 

Jesse C. Talty, 47, of Portland, motor vehicle…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 15-27.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 11-28.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…

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ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County and two men remain in custody at the Knox County Jail since they were arrested. One man is accused of strangling a woman and…

Multiple single vehicle crashes on Augusta Road keep responders busy
A box truck from the insulation division of a building company landed on its side just inside Knox County, a few feet up from Washington Auto Parts. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

The Knox County Sheriff's Office released the names of the four individuals involved in the Aug. 25 crash in Washington.

The Aug. 27 Sheriff's Office news release said: "Upon emergency…

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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 13-25.

Tyler Alkire, 26, of Vinalhaven,…

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A Searsmont resident has been identified as the deceased person following fatal traffic crash that occured in Newburgh on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. 

Flames that were initially only visible at two rear walls of 27 Westbrook Street quickly spread through the rest of the house, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

SOUTH THOMASTON — Investigators from the Fire Marshal’s Office are working to determine the cause of a fire that broke out at 27 Westbrook Street, in South Thomaston, Saturday night. Firefighters…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 11-15. 

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 18-22.  

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 15-20. 

Richard D. York, 32, of Waldo, theft by deception in…

RECORDS WERE TO BE MADE PUBLIC AUG. 22
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ROCKLAND – The public has been expecting to learn the outcome of a status conference scheduled for Aug. 22 concerning the death of Sunshine Stewart, but recently a Knox County…

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A motorcycle rider in Montville was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor by Life Flight of Maine, Aug. 22, after a an unconscious male in serious…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 12-18.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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BELFAST— The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 29 - Aug. 16.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

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On August 21, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit requested an arrest warrant for Thomas Karod, 56, of Camden, for Possession of Sexually Explicit Materials, a class C felony, in…

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A 75th anniversary celebration and fundraiser to benefit Union Fire and Rescue will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, with a barbecue and dance. 

The barbecue (donations welcome) will take…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 7-14.

Raymond Pomeroy Jr., 40, of Stockton Springs, theft by…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 4-8.

Belfast

Graham W…

(File photo by Sarah Thompson)

ROCKLAND — A time came when the fumes emitting from sulfur candles in an upstairs bedroom became too overwhelming for the resident to go near, leading to a small fire and a fire department…

Knox County courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 11-15.  

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 28 - Aug. 15.

An arrest or summons…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 2-15.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…

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(Aug. 16, 2025 update)

Maine State Police have made an arrest in the murder of Levern Kelly, who was found deceased in a Waldoboro home, Aug. 9,…

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FILED 'WITH PREJUDICE'
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UPDATE (AUG. 15): A former student at Medomak Valley High School will receive $1.1 million as a financial settlement in a lawsuit originally…