Police, Fire and Courts

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 19-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 19

Katherine Manchester, 30, of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 19-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 19

Kevin Kinney, 26, of Knox,…

BELFAST — A Bangor woman appeared in Waldo County Unified Court on May 23 and was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all but one year suspended, as…

Sheriff’s Office: High rate of speed, alcohol likely a contributing factor

SOUTH THOMASTON — The driver of a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 131 in South Thomaston early Thursday evening reportedly lost control and drove off the road, striking many trees…

CAMDEN — It’s been just shy of four months since the state Department of Transportation began work to rebuild Bakery Bridge on Washington Street, at the intersection of Mechanic Street, but as…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 15-19.

Maine game wardens locate a missing Bristol man early this morning. The Maine Warden Service was called around 7:30 p.m., May 23, to search for Willem Jansen, 82, from Round Pond,…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity April 25-May 8. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — There has always been a lighthearted rivalry between police and fireman especially about cops having a donut fetish. Sometimes the…

The midcoast connection

ROCKLAND – A bill aimed at banning the sale of new, flame-retardant, upholstered furniture in Maine has passed its first hurdle. Wednesday, May 24, the House of Representatives voted 139 to five…

UNION (May 24, noon) — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has identified the man who died in an early morning fire in Union as Lawrence Dries, 80. Dries lived alone in the farmhouse, one of the…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 16-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 6 (late entry)

Hannah E. Richards,…

ROCKLAND – A call to the Rockland Fire Department led to the closure of Park and Main streets (Route 1) Tuesday, May 23. A little after 11 a.m., the owner of the Park Street Grille, 279 Park…

Woman in wheelchair struck by vehicle

ROCKLAND - The Rockland Police Department is seeking the public’s help with identifying a vehicle that struck a woman in a wheelchair early…

Rockland — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 8-15 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 12-16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 13-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 6

BELFAST — A Searsport man faces a number of charges following the May 16 kidnapping of his estranged spouse.

Jason C. Moulton, 34, was arrested after traveling to his…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 8-19.

Belfast

Mary Curtis and…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 15-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 16

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court.

Thomas J. Barry, of Kennebunk, and Lilah R. Giguere, of Palermo, were…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 8-12.

Arthur M. Andrews, 31, of Camden, fishing…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 8-19.

Superior Court

Trevor W. Brooks, 25, of Biddeford…

ROCKPORT — A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning, May 20, around 11 a.m., stopped traffic in both directions at the intersection of Warrenton…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the two operators in a May 18 crash in Nobleboro.

The preliminary investigation has…

Maine law enforcement will start a two week campaign Monday, May 22, to beef up enforcement of Maine's seat belt laws. In addition, special enforcement efforts are planned Monday afternoon and…

Belfast, Rockland police and area sheriff deputies finish training

Maine's 58 newest police officers, including those of Belfast and Rockland, and Knox, Lincoln and Waldo county sheriff offices, have graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 5-10. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

ROCKPORT — Early evening traffic was backed up at the four-way intersection of Routes 17 and 90 on May 10 around 5:30 p.m., after a two-vehicle…

ROCKPORT — Two longtime Rockport police officers were recognized for their service May 8, and another was officially promoted to sergeant, assuming supervisory duties across the Camden-Rockport…

CAMDEN — Work to overhaul the Baker Bridge on Washington Street, at the intersection of Mechanic Street, is nearing conclusion with a re-opening date of May 25 on the books. In addition, drivers…

Truck was saved during 1972 fire at Samoset Resort

ROCKLAND — A transient remains in jail after he was arrested by Rockport Police for allegedly vandalizing both an antique car and garage after…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from May 5-11.

Rebecca C. Rogers, 28, of Searsport, probation violation in…

BELFAST — A Winterport woman has been indicted on multiple charges following an erratic police chase in downtown Belfast March 28, which came to an end only after she crashed into a light pole.…

SOUTH THOMASTON — The South Thomaston Fire Department opened its doors April 29 and welcomed the special needs community and their families. Several members of the community came by and had the…

On Sunday evening, May 14, around 6 p.m., a 5-year-old New Jersey boy became separated from his relatives while hiking, off of the Hussey Hill Road in Acton. Once the relatives realized…

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 5-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 25 (late entry)…

An elderly man missing  since noon Saturday, May 13, was found safe after spending the night in his truck, stuck in mud along a woods road in Lagrange.  A Forestry Service helicopter…

BELFAST — Maine State Police arrested two women May 11, the same day a Waldo County Grand Jury indicted both on unrelated manslaughter charges.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 4-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 4

Wayne A.…

Judge sets bail at $10,000 cash

ROCKLAND — A Cushing man remains in jail after he was arrested May 8 for allegedly assaulting a woman and trying to strangle her in Rockland.…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from April 1-30. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 143 calls for service from May 1-8. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

Knox County Sheriff’s office investigates

At approximately 3:45 p.m, May 9, a caretaker of property on Wallston Road in St. George reported the vacant residence there had been vandalized. 

Deputy Arthur Smith…

FRANKFORT — A Frankfort woman was killed in a two vehicle accident May 8 on Route 1A, according to a media report.

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office were made aware of the crash at roughly…

ROCKLAND — A Spruce Head man who was convicted and served jail time for causing a 2014 car crash that killed a woman and seriously injured one…

ROCKLAND – A Warren who sexually assaulted a 4-year-old boy in October was sentenced in Knox County Unified Court May 1.

Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Lewiston Police Department....

ROCKLAND — A Lewiston man who was reported missing since April 29, and whose vehicle was later located in Union and confirmed by Knox County…

SOUTH THOMASTON – The fire at 57 Spruce Head Road in South Thomaston was slow to destroy the building, according to Thomaston Lieutenant Fire Fighter Earl Sutherland and South Thomaston EMT Elliot…

ROCKLAND - A Rockland man who was arrested by police for breaking into the Warren Community School in November 2106 and Oceanside High School…