BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court April 22 - May 12.
Tonya Milliken, 44, of Belfast, negotiating a worthless instrument in Belfast Dec. 19, 2012, 24…
Police, Fire and Courts
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 24-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 24
Gregory A. Stevens, 20, of…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from May 6-12.
William W. Burrows, 22, of Searsmont, probation violation in Knox June 25, 10 days in jail,…
A wind-fed fire claimed a cottage on Johns Bay in South Bristol Saturday morning, the town’s fire chief said. About an eighth of an acre of grass also burned. However the wind’s direction, blowing…
PORTLAND — This from the Maine Office of Public Safety: The Portland Jetport will be holding a disaster drill Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m…
Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset police identified the victims involved in the fatal car crash that occurred on Friday, May 13, on Route One just at the Woolwich line near Montsweag Brook.
The driver of the…
One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Wiscasset’s Route 1 near the Woolwich line Friday, Interim Wiscasset Police Chief Jerry Hinton said. The person who…
The cause of a fire that took down a beloved local home in Newcastle May 12 is undetermined, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Investigator Mary MacMaster said that’s how she’ll…
First to complete STRIVE Northern New England job-preparedness program
BELFAST — An air of excitement permeated the air at the entrance of Belfast's Edward J. Reynolds house, as the very first graduates of STRIVE Northern New England's program prepared to celebrate…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 4-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 29 (late entry)
Joshua E. Goslee, 33…
Camden Police Department...
CAMDEN — With summer finally here in the Midcoast, the town of Camden will begin enforcing new parking rules on Sea Street, which the town approved last fall as an experimental measure to improve…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency...
FAIRFIELD — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested five people for their alleged roles in distributing crack cocaine and fentanyl…
Industrial Arts...
If there's one thing they impressed upon us at the National Hurricane Center, it was to pay attention to the water. When there is a hurricane coming, everybody worries about the wind. Worry about…
He’s seen a lot in Belfast and around the county
SOUTH PORTLAND — Owen Smith, communications director for the Waldo County 911 call center since its inception in 2000, was awarded Director of the Year, Thursday, May 5, during a conference in…
21 MORE GRAMS OFF THE STREETS
LYMAN — On Tuesday, May 10, at approx. 7:05 p.m. Tpr. Benjamin Smith stopped a vehicle on the Alfred Rd. in Kennebunk for a traffic…
APPLETON — A Maine state trooper on his way to a crash in Searsmont collided with a car on the Sennebec Road, with both drivers being transported to Pen Bay Medical Center with minor injuries.…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from May 2 to May 8, 2016
May 2…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded at Waldo County Superior Court.
Kimberly M. Crooker, of Freedom, and David B. Crooker, of Freedom, were married Sept. 19, 2009, in…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 1-6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 1
Christopher M. Jacobs, 30, of Belfast…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 25 - May 6.
Belfast…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Sheriff Todd Brackett asked the Lincoln County Commissioners for permission to apply for a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant to fund a new position within the Sheriff’s Office.…
An Edgecomb man who was a substitute teacher at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro has been arrested and charged with crimes involving a student at the high school. Lincoln County sheriff’s…
ROCKLAND — The driver of a logging truck that caused a chain-reaction crash on Route 17 in Washington on March 18 that killed two people and injured himself and one of the other drivers, has been…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
BANGOR — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a New York City man and Veazie woman at a Bangor motel following a several-month…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police arrested a city man for operating under the influence and other crimes after he allegedly fled the scene of an accident Thursday night.
Police were called May 5,…
“Book ’em, Danno!’
Move over Steve McGarrett, Columbo and Murdoch. Lest you think we can’t do crime shows, the Friday, May 6, Chris Wolf Show will host special guests Rockland Police Detective Russ Thompson and…
ROCKLAND — Though it was discovered on April 13, the theft of $2,015 from the Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry has just recently come to light. The theft is being investigated by…
City taps 17-veteran of Rockland Fire Department...
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland's new fire chief has been a firefighter with the city his entire 17-year career, and he comes from a Maine family in which fire service runs deep.
Veteran…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 18-22.
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BOSTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently resolved two civil penalty cases with two separate fishing vessel…
LIBERTY — An early morning accident on Route 3 in Liberty left downed power lines and a Circle K gas station without both gas pumps.
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office received report of the…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 29 - May 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 29
Richard S. Dibiase Jr.,…
A Rockland man is facing charges for filing a false police report, according to the Rockland Police Department.
The city’s police issued a summons to Douglas Gardner, 53, of Rockland,…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 25 to May 1, 2016:
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CAMDEN — A small Camden bungalow on the corner of Thomas and Beech streets went up in flames Sunday night, on schedule and as planned, for both firefighter training and as a pivotal element in the…
Are just plain convenient
OWLS HEAD — Recently, authorities searched for a suicidal man on the grounds of Owls Head Lighthouse. Responders tracked him, not by natural sight or scent-following dogs, but by a piece of…
BELFAST — A Belmont man was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Waldo County Superior Court April 22, after being convicted of gross sexual assault.
Adam R. Cross, 46, faced three charges…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from April 22-28.
Michael M. Scott, 24, of Unity, driving to endanger in Unity May 24, dismissed.
…
Rockport Fire Department...
ROCKPORT - Knox County Regional Communications received multiple calls Friday just after 9 p.m. about a blazing structure fire in the woods behind Rocky Pond, which is located in Rockport off…
ROCKLAND — A 19-year-old Rockland man who was arrested by Rockland Police for allegedly providing alcohol and drugs to two female teenagers…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court from April 11-22.
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BELFAST — Waldo County Sheriff Jeff Trafton officially welcomed new full-time deputies Andrew Mulligan and Casey McDonald at the agency’s monthly department meeting on April 27.
Mulligan…
ROCKPORT — Early evening traffic in Rockport was backed up in both directions April 27 around 5:18 p.m. near the intersection of Route 1…
State law: 180 days to file Notice of Claim
ROCKPORT — Representatives of the estates of two teenagers involved in the double-fatal accident in Union on Dec. 5, 2015, involving a Rockport reserve police officer, have filed Notices of Claim…
Citizen reported finding a 3-year-old boy lying in a drainage ditch
ROCKLAND — The discovery last week of a toddler lying in a drainage ditch, near a culvert, with no one around, led to the first of two…
THOMASTON — As a result of the April 19 arrest of 64-year-old Robert J. Robinson…
Next steps are to photo-document, retrieve VDR
WASHINGTON — A team of investigators and scientists, using remotely operated undersea search equipment, have located the voyage data recorder of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank off the…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from April 11-22.
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The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 18 to April 24, 2016
April…
Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, April 11
Officers Benjamin Kolko and Nadine Crossley and Sergeant Alfred Simmons issued warnings for speed.
Crossley spoke to a…
