The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 18 to April 24, 2016
Police, Fire and Courts
Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, April 11
Officers Benjamin Kolko and Nadine Crossley and Sergeant Alfred Simmons issued warnings for speed.
Crossley spoke to a…
BELFAST — A Belfast man is facing four charges following a short drive Saturday evening, according to Belfast Police Department Sergeant Matthew Cook.
John H. Larrabee, 37, was arrested…
CAMDEN — At the beginning of June, outgoing Megunticook Lake Warden Justin Twitchell will hand over the keys of the Megunticook Watershed Association’s Triumph lake patrol boat to incoming Lake…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 16-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 16
April L. McFarland, 57, of…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 4-8 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
Stuart W. Carle Est. to Carle Farm LLC.
Tannery…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity April 12-21. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
ROCKLAND — The Knox Regional Communication Center opened its doors and filled the parking lots with a variety of all terrain public safety emergency vehicles at a community open house at their…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 100 calls for service from April 10-18. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 6-22.
Belfast
Andrea Boothby and Andrea Dole to Mondrian Shumate.
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Driver inattention
ROCKPORT — On the busy Route 90, on a Monday morning and the first day back after school vacation, a string of vehicles rear-ended each other following a case of driver inattention. One driver was…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court April 8-21.
April M. Campo, 25, of Lincolnville, probation violation April 1, 2014, seven months in jail and…
Forest Ranger, Fire Marshal’s Office coming to investigate
CAMDEN — Downtown Camden, especially those outside near the backs of Rite Aid, Hartstone Inn, the Camden Opera House and along Mechanic Street by the Knox Mill, were startled by a loud explosion…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
PORTLAND — Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says two New York men have been charged with selling heroin in Portland. Arrested were:…
Rockland Police: 4-year-old child left home alone
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man, 29-year-old Jeremy Dennison, is in jail Thursday…
AUGUSTA — LD 1653, "An Act Implementing Pay Increases for Certain Law Enforcement Employees to Aid in Recruitment and Retention,"…
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul R. LePage signed LD 1447, which adds 200 beds to provide treatment for offenders addicted to drugs.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 6-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 3 (late entry)
Adam Knight, 44…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 8-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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Fire Danger rating for April 20: High Class 3
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for today, April 20, noting that there is an elevated fire danger this afternoon due to persistent dry conditions, among other…
Rockland Police Department...
ROCKLAND — Rockland police arrested and charged Annie Gross, 28, of Rockport with operating under the influence and …
Heat lamp likely cause of fire
OWLS HEAD — A heat lamp inside an Owls Head chicken coop is the likely cause of a fire late Tuesday morning, which killed a hen and four newly acquired chicks inside.
Owls Head Fire Chief…
ROCKLAND — Two Rockland residents are facing charges following an investigation by Rockland police of two girls being treated for alcohol…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from April 4-8.…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
FRYEBURG — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested two Sweden, Maine residents late Friday night for transporting heroin into Maine from…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from April 8-14.
Katherine Manchester, 29, of Belfast, assault in Searsmont April 2, 2015, 30 months in…
More digital high-resolution imagery of El Faro, hull and wreckage expected...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday it will resume searching for the vessel data recorder of the sunken U.S. flagged cargo ship, El Faro, lost off…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from April 4-8. The Unified Criminal Court is a system for…
Midcoast: Fire Danger Very High, Class 4
It may seem like all that rain earlier in the week made things damp enough to safely burn brush in your yard, but the rash of grass, field and woods fires in Knox County Thursday and Friday…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who was arrested by Rockland Police for allegedly breaking into Oceanside High School East made his initial court…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
LEBANON — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says a Lebanon man was arrested early this morning, charged with selling fentanyl. Taken into…
Crash occurred on March 18
ROCKLAND — At their regular meeting in chambers at the Knox County Courthouse April 12, the Knox County Commissioners presented two county dispatchers commendations for their role in handling a…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity March 1-27. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a…
Three children, ages 11, 6 and 2, at the home, when it was searched, now in the custody of the DHHS.
PERRY – As the result of a joint investigation between the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, a…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
SOUTH PARIS — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announces the arrest of a South Paris man for Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (…
Ruse went back to 1988, but statute of limitation capped criminal charges at six years
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills announced Tuesday evening in a news release that Tracy Burke, 51, a Merchant Marine now living in Virginia, was sentenced to serve jail time on multiple…
Speed, driver inexperience being blamed
WARREN — A teenager driver is in critical condition Tuesday evening following a serious car crash on Finntown Road in Warren.
The accident occurred around 1:37 p.m. on April 12, and Warren…
Two children placed with Penobscot Nation child protective workers
INDIAN ISLAND — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced to arrests of Ashley Coffman, 35, and Kristopher Loring, 37, both of Indian…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury handed down their indictments April 6 which represented 12 defendants, all from Maine, and 35 counts.…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 117 calls for service from April 4-10. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 4 to April 10.
April 4
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25 Meth Labs have been uncovered this year
Two different labs located in different area’s of the state bring the total of meth labs uncovered by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from March 21-April 1.
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ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from March 28-April 4 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 2-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt,
April 2
Thomas L. McKee, 54, of Morrill,…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 22 - April 5.
Belfast
John Ware to Judson C. and Chayann Colby.
…ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity March 26-April 3. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity March 26-April 3. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Feb. 26 - April 7.
Doug Addison, 22, of Waterville, probation violation in Unity Dec. 28, 2014, eight months in jail…
Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, March 28
Officer Benjamin Kolko responded to a call about a domestic disturbance on Beechnut Road. Both parties were issued a warning for…
