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 April 27 - May 1. 

Belfast

Waldo Judicial Center.

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

Xiaotong Zon, of…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 13-19.

Ryan Rolerson, 37, of Liberty, illegal possession of a…

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The Office of State Fire Marshal, via the Maine Dept., of Public Safety, provides a Thursday, May 21, 2026 update on its work regarding the May 15, 2026 fire at…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 8-19.

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 April 28 - May 19.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in the state court in Knox County from May 13-18. 

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PORTLAND — A New Hampshire man was sentenced May 19 in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm during an incident…

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SEARSMONT — To date, more than 150 interviews of responders, employees, and victim’s families have been conducted in the wake of a fire and subsequent explosion at Robbins Lumber, Friday morning,…

Judge sets bail at $25,000 cash
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UPDATE (May 19): The driver of a truck who was involved in a motor vehicle crash with a motorcycle on Sunday evening, May 17, on Route 1 in Thomaston has been arrested on several…

Andrew Ryan Cross

MORRILL — Andrew Ryan Cross, 27, passed away tragically on May 15, 2026, in brave service to others. He was born on September 21, 1998,…

ATF scene investigations, hospitalized patients, burned apparatus
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Maine Fire Marshal's Office and Maine Dept. of Safety provide a May 18, 2026, 4:15 p.m. update to the Robbins Lumber Fire…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in the state court in Knox County from May 4- 13.

'We owe the people of Maine a thorough, professional, and methodical investigation'
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From the Office of the State Fire Marshal, May 17:

Sunday morning, Investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal (FMO) were joined by…

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The Rockland-Thomaston area Annual Tip-a-Cop will be Thursday, May 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Thomaston Applebee's.

Local law enforcement and fire fighters will be…

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 April 20-24.

Belfast

Carli R. Davis and…

Knox County Courthouse

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

(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

MIDCOAST — The details only came together this morning, as to forming a procession to escort Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross from the medical examiner's office in Augusta to the funeral home in…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 6-12.

Timothy Ricker, 42, of Appleton, operating after habitual…

(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the firefighter killed in the line of duty in yesterday’s…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 14 - May 14.

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

WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 3-14.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…

10 injured transferred to Maine Medical Center; firefighter confirmed dead
(Photo courtesy Bennett Cohen)

SEARSMONT — Emergency crews from multiple towns across Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, and Kennebec counties converged at Robbins Lumber…

Camden Fire and rescue, Coastal Mountains Search and Rescue, Camden Hills park rangers, North East Mobile medic crew
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CAMDEN — When a call comes in from Knox Regional Communications Center, in Rockland, that a hiker is injured at Ocean Lookout on…

(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Update May 14: An investigation into the cause of a fire in Camden that started in a garage, May 9, has focused on an area of the garage where the homeowner had some batteries plugged in to charge…

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ROCKPORT — A motorcyclist from Waldoboro succumbed to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on Rockville Street, in Rockport, Tuesday morning, May 12, 2026. 

Immediately upon…

May 9 Celebrations of Life, Memorial Gathering (DaveFest)
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CAMDEN — Arthur Crockett, Jr., a lifelong Camden resident, member of the town's fire department, and caretaker of municipal buildings was honored Saturday morning, May 9, at his memorial service…

Fatalities statistics for 2023 and 2024, as well as preliminary 2025
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety are urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the Click It or…

Brian Day (photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Corrections)

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Corrections said May 9 that the incarcerated man who had walked off of a job site in Thomaston May 4 was arrested May 9 in New Hampshire.

Rochester, N.H.,…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 29 - May 5.

Shauna M. Pomeroy, 41, of Stockton Springs,…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 13 - May 2.

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

WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 29 - May 6.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

discover how Rockland Fire Dept. works to keep everyone safe
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The Rockland Fire Department will host an Open House on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to Noon, at the Rockland firehouse, 118 Park Street.

"All are invited to the…

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LIBERTY — A Liberty man was arrested for assault following an altercation at the Liberty Town Hall, according to a media release from Maine State…

Those occupying home, including pets, uninjured
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KNOX — A Knox woman was arrested May 4, following a call to Waldo County Communications Center at approximately 10:43 p.m., reporting a fire at a residence on…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND — The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County with the upcoming court dates for dispositional conference hearings in two ongoing cases including a former bus driver…

public meeting Thursday, May 7, at 5 p.m., to discuss the importance of a new police station
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ROCKLAND — “If there’s consideration from Council, if there’s any of these buildings that you want to move forward, I think we should act on it,” said Rockland City Manager Tom Luttrell during the…

Firefighters from Warren, Waldoboro, Thomaston and Union battle an early morning fire that broke out around 6 a.m. in a downtown Warren apartment building. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

WARREN (Update May 4, 2026, 3:15 p.m.) — Fire Marshal’s Office investigators have determined a cause for the April 30, 2026 flames in a converted Warren…

Propane wall-mounted heater determined to be ignition point
What remains following the May 2, Stockton Springs fire. (photo courtesy of Maine State Police)

AUGUSTA —  A fire that took place in Stockton Springs Saturday, May 2, has been ruled accidental by the Maine State Fire Marshals Office, according to a…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 22-28.

Crystal Philbrook, 44, of Bangor, probation violation in…

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 April 13-17.

Belfast

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(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

ST. GEORGE — Multiple ambulances were called to Spruce Head Road (Rte 73), in St. George, Friday night after a car full of teenagers and young adults appeared to have overshot a bend in the road…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 19-29.

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

(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

WASHINGTON — The occupant of a Chevy Tahoe was helped from the vehicle by a firefighter after the Tahoe landed on its roof in a stream Thursday night, April 30, 2026.

The Tahoe had gone…

Knox County Courthouse

UPDATE: A Maine District Court judge has ruled that 18-year-old Deven Young is competent to stand trial for the homicide of Sunshine Stewart on July 2, 2025 in Union.

Judge Eric…