Police, Fire and Courts

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office: Chris Gidney pulled firearm on deputies during arrest

PALERMO — A Palermo man was arrested June 3 following a reported assault on Jones Road.

According to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, Chris Gidney, 43, allegedly assaulted and threatened…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity May 22 - June 3. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 22

Deputy Cassandra…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 2-20 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 158 calls for service from May 23-31. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKLAND — A woman who was the former manager of a Camden Lodge was sentenced to serve 21 days in jail for stealing $46,000 from the owners…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 22-29. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast seeks stable, compassionate, and resourceful mentors for youth who are taking…

CAMDEN — A Lincolnville resident escaped what could have been a “very serious” accident on Route 52 in Camden late Saturday afternoon, when a large tree splintered at its base, broke off and…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 31-June 3.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 31-June 3.

Superior Court

Kelly J. Hill, 39, of Leland,…

BELFAST — An East Newport man was sentenced to four years in prison with all but 120 days suspended May 24, for his role in the robbery of a Burnham store Jan. 8.

David W.…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from May 13-31.

Trey L. Harford, 24, of Swanville, operating after habitual…

CAMDEN — Camden-Rockport Middle School students will have something different to talk about after school today, as Camden police and fire departments are in the process of conducting a planned…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 14-21. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 21-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 14 (late entry)

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 23-27.

Nicholas Adkins, 26, of Warren, shellfish harvesting license violation-commercial, $300 fine.

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 117 calls for service from May 16-23. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 23-27.

Tools, U.S. flag stolen

Thomaston — The Thomaston Grammar School’s Common Garden was burglarized over the weekend of May 21-22. Lynn Snow, who runs the science project that involves the fifth-grade planting, growing and…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who left his sick 4-year-old daughter home alone while he was at a bar was sentenced to serve nine months in jail…

Register to compete, or join in for the camaraderie May 30

CAMDEN — Atlantic Engine Company No. 2 is an official host this year of the Murph Challenge, to be held at Camden-Rockport Middle School on…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity April 7-28.  An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 16-20.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 16-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 16

Christopher D. Nolan, 34, of…

The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 16, to May 22, 2016

May 16

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 9-13.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 16-20.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 12-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 6 (late entry)

Matthew A. Saball…

ROCKPORT — Longtime Rockport Police Chief Mark Kelley is stepping down from his post this coming July.

“It’s been a good 30 years,” said the chief. “I am looking at other possibilities…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court in March-May. 

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 25-May 2 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Camden — A Colorado woman who was arrested in April for theft after spending the night at a Camden inn and not paying, was arrested twice…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity April 25-May 14. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 9-20.

Belfast

Gott Family Trust to Jean…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating a door-to-door scam and a Jefferson woman has been charged with a felony of stealing prescription drugs.  The Sheriff’s Office has charged…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

AUGUSTA — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says methamphetamine labs discovered inside a home in Bangor and a vehicle in Lincoln bring to 73 the number of methamphetamine responses by the drug…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity April 28-May 10. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

BELFAST — A grand jury indicted a Stockton Springs man May 12, on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Grand Jury handed down 26 indictments May 11-12. Of the 26 indictments, a majority of the cases involve unlawful…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 12-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 12

Corrine D. Martin, 32, of Belmont…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 9-14.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 2-6.

Superior Court

Justin A. Luszczki, 32, of Rockport,…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 25-29.

Injured pedestrian is Thomaston town employee

THOMASTON — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office investigated a Tuesday afternoon crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pedestrian at the intersection of Main and Beechwood streets in Thomaston.…

The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 9 to May 15, 2016.

May 9…

Washington five-vehicle chain-reaction crash killed two

The driver of the tractor trailer truck that overturned and caused a chain-reaction crash with four vehicles, killing two people and injuring himself and one of the other drivers in Washington in…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 17 - May 13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 17

Ryan C. Parkinson,…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court April 8 - May 12. 

Willis Reed, 22, of Searsport, obstructing the report of a crime in Searsport Nov. 25, 2014, $500 fine…

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

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 9-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 9

John A. Blake, 46, of Belfast, was…