FREEDOM — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office said it received reports Aug. 3 from an individual concerned that a male juvenile was being "given marijuana by relatives.”
Detective Gerald…
Police, Fire and Courts
AUGUSTA- A preliminary analysis of drug deaths in Maine occurring in the first half of 2015 has shown that deaths related to heroin and fentanyl continue to climb, while the overall number of drug…
ROCKLAND – A Washington man was sentenced to 12 years in prison with all but five years and one day suspended for manufacturing…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 11-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 11
John M. Williams, 20, of Belfast…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket from July 30 - Aug. 12. The Unified Criminal Docket is a system for processing criminal actions and certain associated…
UNITY — A Unity man was arrested Aug. 18, following a reported domestic disturbance on the Bangor Road in Unity.
Sergeant Nicholas Oettinger and Deputies Wiley McVety and Kyle Wasiela…
DEVOTED VOLUNTEER AND DRIVING FORCE
KNOX — Pat Pierson of Knox has received the Maine Sheriff's Association Citizen of the Year Award. As one of the original founders of Waldo County Triad, Pat continues to be a devoted volunteer…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Aug 12-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
ROCKPORT — A fire in the debris and wood pile at Midcoast Solid Waste Transfer Station was quickly extinguished Tuesday evening,…
ROCKLAND – The Knox County Grand Jury handed down 20 indictments on Aug. 6. Of the 20 indictments, one includes a drug trafficking charge…
BELFAST — The parents and best friend of a slain Dexter family traveled to the Waldo County Sheriff's Office to make a donation to the Waldo County Domestic Community Response Team Aug. 17. …
ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from Aug. 3-7. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Aug. 10-14.
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ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 3-7 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity July 24-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 24
Sam A. Tufts, 28, of…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court July 30 - Aug. 12.
Zachary A. Argraves, 18, of Unity, disorderly conduct (fighting) in Thorndike Dec. 10, dismissed.
…BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court July 30 - Aug. 12.
April M Campo, 24, of Lincolnville, probation violation April 1, 2013, seven days in jail and…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from Aug. 10-14.
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An engineering challenge
BELFAST — A handful of entrants tested their cardboard craftsmanship off the shore of Steamboat Landing, at the six annual …
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 30 - Aug. 12.
Belfast
City of Belfast to Belfast Water District.
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APPLETON — Responding to an anonymous complaint around 11 p.m. Saturday that there was a large party at a gravel pit off Collinstown Road in Appleton, Knox County Sheriff’s deputies summonsed 16…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Maine Office of Public Safety said the cause of the fire that killed Virginia Dyer, 79, and her 81-year-old…
UPDATE: Paul Simpson, 84, has died as a result of injuries that occurred in the four-vehicle crash on Aug. 13.
According to Sagadahoc Country Sheriff Joel Merry, “the accident remains under…
ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from July 27-31 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Aug 4-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
Firefighters will be at route 17 and 90 intersection to collect donations
ROCKPORT – Rockport Fire Department, Inc., will be hosting a "Toll Booth" fundraiser Friday, Aug. 14 to help raise money for some new equipment to better serve the town.
Firefighters will be…
No life-threatening injuries
HOPE — Rescue crews extricated one man trapped behind the wheel of a truck that had crashed into a Route 17 ditch in Hope near the intersection of Alford Lake Road this afternoon, Aug. 13. The…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity July 1-31. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
ROCKLAND – A Thomaston man, who was under the influence of alcohol, smashed out the back window of a police cruiser with his face Aug. 7…
Sheltered overnight on an island
Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…
ROCKLAND – The father of a 9-year-old boy who was killed in a crash two years ago in Port Clyde, has filed a civil suit on behalf of…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recorded at Waldo County Superior Court during the months of May and June.
Benjamin K…
BURNHAM — Two men have been arrested following an investigation by the Waldo County Sheriff's Office into a series of burglaries and theft in the Burnham area.
The investigation, conducted…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 6-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 6
Daniel E. Leduc, 34, of Belfast,…
Atlantic Engine Company No. 2
CAMDEN — If there was a guest of honor at the Camden Fire Department and Atlantic Engine Company No. 2 annual summer cookout, held Aug. 8 at the home of Bob Oxton, it was Harold Drinkwater, who…
ROCKPORT — A Mercedes and Camaro sustained significant damage Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, when the two collided at the busy intersection of routes 90 and 17 at approximately 5 p.m.
The 2014…
An ambassador to Rockland
ROCKLAND — Traffic Officer Troy Peasley of the Rockland Police Department received a certificate of commendation during the Monday, Aug. 10, city council meeting.
Peasley, who started…
ST. GEORGE — A crash on the River Road in St. George left one driver with minor injuries, and traffic backed up on both lanes of the heavily traveled Route 131.
At approximately 3:20 p.m.,…
Police say amount allegedly stolen may be more than $40,000 after investigation is completed
CAMDEN – A woman was indicted Aug. 6 by the Knox County Grand Jury for felony theft by unauthorized taking.
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charred laptop
CAMDEN — Fumes and smoke from a burning laptop and Blue-ray CD player filled a neighboring RV this morning, Aug. 10, at Camden Hills State Park, enough to warrant a call to 911 and the Camden Fire…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from July 27-31.
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ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity July 22-Aug. 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with…
No one was hurt and traffic was slowed but not stopped Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, due to a camper fire near Route 1 in Edgecomb, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said.
Kevin Barrett of…
Traffic backed up for miles on Wiscasset’s Route 1 on Sunday morning, Aug. 9, after a rollover accident injured a teen driver, authorities said. Route 1 was back open both north and southbound by…
‘Not much left to work with’
UNION — Fire departments from around Knox County were called out just after 2:30 a.m. Aug. 4 for a confirmed structure fire on Payson Road in Union that was well underway and reported to be…
Motorcycle driver taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center
WARREN — A Warren man who sustained serious injuries after colliding with a landscaping trailer being towed by a pickup truck, which turned in front of him on Route 90 early Thursday evening, was…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from July 27-31.
Mitchell…
ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from July 27-31. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…
Responding to a national mutual aid call
RIVER COMPLEX, CALIF. — A crew of 20 Maine forest rangers and municipal firefighters, including two from Knox County, flew west this week to help battle a series of wildfires in northern…
ROCKLAND – A Camden man pleaded guilty July 27 to multiple charges for leaving the hospital with his infant child, who had not been…
