Police, Fire and Courts

Boat was found runing in circles at high rate of speed

UPDATE: The Maine Marine Patrol Friday night said that the lobsterman found unresponsive on the deck of his boat discovered circling in Penobscot Bay off Owls Head Lighthouse died of natural…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 22 - Oct. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Sept. 22

Owen B. Wagner, 18,…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Sept. 21- Oct. 1.

Kane T. Ackley, 30, of Swanville,…

Blagden’s Wrecker Service

An N.C. Hunt Corp. pickup truck on Wiscasset’s Main Street Friday morning struck a car, starting a chain-reaction, four-vehicle accident near the post office Friday morning, Wiscasset Police…

ROCKPORT - A two-car crash Thursday around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Routes 17 and 90 in Rockport demolished both vehicles but did…

Maine Warden Service...

BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP — Several Maine game wardens, two Mount Desert Island search and rescuers and a Maine Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter crew worked Thursday morning to rescue three out-…

CAMDEN – A Camden woman accused of stealing approximately $40,000 from the Lodge at Camden Hills pleaded not guilty to the charges Sept. 28…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 14-18 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Sept. 14-21. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Elvers can be priced up to $350 per pound

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said Oct. 1 that Paul L. Griffin, Jr., 44, an elver fisherman from Waldoboro, was sentenced on…

Lindahl, Redmun receive Meritorious Service Award

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Chief Bruce Boucher announced Wednesday that Sgt. Matthew Lindahl and former Officer Scott Redmun had been selected as recipients of the department's Meritorious Service…

Maine State Police...

CHINA — Maine State Police said Wednesday that 37-year-old Richard Breau of Searsport died after his car overturned on a curve while he was driving Sept. 29 along Route 3 in China.

Breau is…

CAMDEN - A Camden man was arrested after police say he broke into a downtown store and stole collectible cards, some of them quite rare.…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 23-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Sept. 23

Elizabeth Kilby, 34, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket Sept. 4-18.

The Unified Criminal Docket is a system for processing criminal actions and certain associated civil…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Sept. 4-18.

Dorothy Nichols, 36, of Burnham, criminal invasion of computer privacy in Burnham April 14, 2014, $250…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Sept. 14-18.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 16-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Sept. 11 (late entry)

Christian…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 16-21. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Sept. 16

Benjamin A. Nutter, 29, of…

WASHINGTON — A Gardiner man was taken by Lifeflight of Maine helicopter to a hospital in Lewiston Monday afternoon after the flatbed truck he was driving crossed the eastbound lane of Route 17,…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 8-10 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from Sept. 14-18.

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from Sept. 14-18. 

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said her office has opened an investigation into the disclosure by Volkswagen that some of its…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25. - Sept. 8.

Belfast

Stentorian Properties LLC to TK Properties Inc…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 296 calls for service from Sept. 14-22. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Sept. 8-14. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from Aug. 31-Sept. 11. The Unified Criminal Court is a system for…

Knox County Sheriff’s Office...

UNION — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in the investigation of two burglaries in Union that occurred Tuesday night, between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m., one at Union True…

ROCKPORT – The Rockport Fire Department will be showcasing their culinary talents at a benefit spaghetti dinner and auction they are sponsoring…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 11-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Sept. 12

William A. McLellan II, 27, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket Aug. 25 - Sept. 3.

The Unified Criminal Docket is a system for processing criminal actions and certain associated…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Aug. 31-Sept. 4.

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity Aug.19-Sept.16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

ROCKLAND – The following divorces were finalized in Sixth District Court from July through August.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 301 calls for service from Sept. 8-14. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office...

WINTERPORT — A 36-year-old Winterport woman sustained non-life threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon when she drove across railroad tracks and failed to see or hear an oncoming train.

Waldo…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for Aug. 24 to Sept. 13, 2015. A summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.

Aug. 24
• Public Safety…

A Belfast woman has been charged with driving to endanger and leaving the scene of an accident after an alleged road rage incident in Wiscasset.

Elizabeth Brown, 26, of Belfast was arrested…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Sept. 1-7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 24-28 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 31-Sept. 4 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Aug. 14 to Sept. 3.

Marcus A. Adams, 21, of Bangor, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug (two charges) in Stockton…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recorded at Waldo County Superior Court during the months of July and August. 

Dorothea M. Socea, of Palermo, and Allan L. Socea, of Palermo, were…

BELFAST — Residents and visitors lined Northport Avenue Saturday to witness the Hometown Heroes Parade.  With more than 100…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from Aug. 31-Sept. 11.

In Rockland, remembering

The rain poured down Sept. 11, just after 9 a.m. — far, far different skies than this same morning 14 years ago, when shock and horror reverberated around the world. But on the Midcoast, no one…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro Police responded to 311calls for service from Aug. 31-Sept. 8. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

Woman on bail for previous thefts

CAMDEN — Police arrested a Camden woman Sept. 9 following the break-in of a downtown Camden home. Police said Sarah Havener, 30, allegedly stole multiple items from the home while the resident and…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Aug 24-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…