ROCKLAND — A 52-year old woman from Owls Head, who allegedly stole more than $8,000 from the graduation fund for the Class of 2018 at…
Police, Fire and Courts
BELFAST — A Belfast man has been charged after being found operating under the influence of inhalants on Route 1 on Jan. 13, according to Officer Rick Smith, of the Belfast Police Department.
…ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman was sentenced Jan. 12 for setting a fire that swept through her home to the second floor and caused heavy damage…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Dec. 16 - Jan. 12.
Harley L. Wyman III, 30, of Skowhegan,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 27 - Jan. 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 9 (late entry)
Kevin…
BELFAST — A Winterport man has been sentenced to eight years in prison with all but nine months suspended after reportedly attempting to intimidate his underage victim and family, according to…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 1-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 1
Christopher L. Bryant, 34, of…
BELFAST — A Northport man has been indicted on charges that he assaulted an infant, aged 11 weeks at the time she was taken to Waldo County General Hospital.
Neil Lagasse, 19…
The Knox County Sheriff's office received 296 calls for service from January 1-7. Some of the calls responded to included agency assists,…
A Woolwich woman was hurt and a Canaan man hauling milk in his tanker truck was killed Saturday when the man’s truck collided with her car that had spun out of control on Interstate 295 in…
ROCKLAND — Three Rockland police officers were honored for their actions on September 29, 2016 during an attempted kidnapping on of a woman…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 2-6.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Jan. 2-6.
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CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from Dec. 7-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 234 calls for service from Dec. 19-Jan. 2. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
CAMDEN — Beginning on Monday, Jan. 16, the two-hour parking limit in downtown Camden will resume due to the Maine Department of…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The Lincoln County Grand Jury met during the week of Jan. 3 - 6, and handed up indictments for 11 defendants. According to court documents, the following indictments were handed up:
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Orono Police Department...
ORONO — An alleged armed robber, and his accomplice, were chased from the scene at Orchard Trails, a student housing complex on Park Street in Orono, when one of the intended victims was able to…
Cheaper housing materials create firefighting hazards, result in sprinkler ordinances
ROCKLAND — It's been a long time since Midcoast firefighters have relied solely on roof support when hacking holes for ventilation. No longer do they crawl along a floor at a structure fire, ax in…
LIBERTY — An early evening fire Sunday on Route 3 has left one man injured, and a Liberty business as a complete loss.
The building, which was home to Affordable Towing & Marine…
SEARSMONT — A resident of Alaska was arrested in Searsmont Jan. 7, following a report of a possible personal injury accident.
The complainant reportedly told Waldo County Dispatch that…
TROY — A Carmel man was arrested Jan. 7, following a reported domestic disturbance on Ward Hill Road.
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Greg Jones and Deputy Cassandra McDonald…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 93 calls for service from Dec. 12-19. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 26-30.
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ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 27-Jan. 2. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…
Awakened 5-year-old neighbor alerted parents to flames through the trees
ROCKPORT (Jan. 10, 1:27 p.m.) — The State Fire Marshal has determined that the cause of a Jan. 3 house fire in Rockport, which destroyed a mobile home on Vinal Street and caused injuries to the…
CAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT...
CAMDEN — The days may be getting longer after the winter solstice, but according to the Farmer’s Almanac, the next few months of…
BELFAST — The Belfast Area Rotary Club has concluded another year filled with philanthropic endeavors in Waldo County.
The group's final charitable event of the calendar year is the 100 Fund…
At approximately 12:45 a.m., Jan. 8, Knox County Sheriffs' deputies responded to a residence on Cushing Road, in Cushing, regarding a complaint of an unknown male walking around a house with an ax…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 12-28.
Belfast
Patricia L. and David J.…
The State Fire Marshal's Office says one man is dead following a house fire early Sunday morning along Three Mile Pond in the town of China. The man's body was…
Maine Warden Service...
OAKLAND — A Massachusetts man was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7, after a snowmobile he was operating broke through thin ice on Messalonskee Lake (Snow Pond) in Oakland.
Richard…
AUGUSTA - Wesley Dean has been promoted to sergeant of Marine Patrol Section 1, which stretches from Kittery to Yarmouth.
Dean was officially recognized by Maine Department of Marine…
Kennebec County Superior Court
Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…
WELLS — A 48-year-old man from Waldoboro died Friday morning, Jan. 6 when the pick-up truck he was driving slammed into the rear of a…
PALERMO — A Chelsea man was arrested Jan. 2, following a reported domestic disturbance on Woods Road, in Palermo. Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Greg Jones and Deputy Jon Shaw responded to…
ROCKLAND — A man from Owls Head, who was recorded on a videotape repeatedly assaulting a 12-year-old-boy, has been sentenced to serve 33…
Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison and Chief Deputy Tim Carroll have promoted Patrick Polky, of St. George, to the rank of lieutenant as the new patrol administrator for the Knox County Sheriff’s…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 24 - Jan. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 24
David Mailloux, 40, of…
ROCKLAND — A 20-year-old South Thomaston man who provided alcohol and drugs to two female teenagers will serve 16 months in prison. The two girls were…
‘A big thanks to our neighboring departments!’
ROCKLAND — At 3:22 p.m., Sunday, Jan 1, area dispatch received the first of several calls of a structure fire at 384 Old County Road. Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock was on the scene first,…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man was sentenced Dec. 28 to serve five years in jail with all but five months suspended for possessing sexual…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury handed down indictments Dec. 20, and they represented eight counts against four defendants, including…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 23-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 23
Dean E. Willis, 70, of Belfast,…
BELFAST — A Belfast man was arrested Dec. 26, following a reported domestic disturbance. Belfast Police Department Officer Lewis Dyer was dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival at the Ryan…
ROCKLAND — Rockland firefighters cut off the top of a chimney at 7 Trinity Street in Rockland, Saturday evening, after some remaining creosote ignited from within.
According to Rockland Fire…
Variety of calls occupy volunteer fire department
From closed fireplace dampers to a flooded commercial basement and a Route 17 crash, the Rockport’s volunteer fire department spent a long spell responding to a variety of calls.
The first…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Dec. 2-22.
Michael J. Redding, 27, of Belfast, operating a…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 21-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 21
Mark A. Yarbrough, 23, of…
