Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from March 23-27.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 229 calls for service from March 23-30. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 29 - April 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

March 29

John A. Affleck, 40,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Department reported the following activity March 28-April 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

March 28

Kelly M. Schwenk…

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office...

BELMONT — Waldo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Belmont man late Sunday night after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend and then placed her friend into a headlock.

Michael Lewis, 27, was…

CAMDEN – Camden Police have identified a suspect who they say allegedly stole credit card numbers and charged items on the credit card in…

Steven Hodgdon found dead March 8

BELFAST — The 16-year-old son of a Troy man, who was found dead March 8 in what the state Medical Examiner earlier this week ruled a homicide, made his first appearance in Belfast District Court…

Police say checks drawn on business accounts

BELFAST — State and Belfast Police this week arrested three Waldo County residents following an investigation into the cashing of…

SEARSMONT — Following an investigation into a complaint of a child with injuries consistent with abuse, a Waldo County Sheriff’s detective Friday arrested a 28-year-old woman for assault.

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity March 24-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity March 23-30. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

TROY — Maine State Police detectives investigating the death of 49-year-old Steven Hodgdon of Troy, who died March 8, have arrested a 16-year-old boy and charged him with murder.

According…

WISCASSET — A Lincoln County Sheriff’s detective has charged a pair of Two Bridges Regional Jail inmates with crimes related to filing a false sexual assault complaint against a female corrections…

Rockland Fire Department...

ROCKLAND — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting Rockland Fire Department Wednesday afternoon in determining the cause of a fire that damaged a  residence at 21 Maverick St., near Burger…

‘We want to pay it off quick,’ town manager says

Rockport Fire Department is pleased to announce its newest fire truck has arrived. The following was posted on on the…

Lincolnville woman transported to Waldo County Hospital

LINCOLNVILLE — The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta died Tuesday night on Route 52 after his car crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming Kia. The driver in that vehicle was transported to…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from March 16-20.

ROCKLAND – Two Knox County Deputies were honored March 19 in Portland at the annual Maine Sheriffs’…

The Knox County Sheriff's office received 246 calls for service from March 22-28. Those calls that are not listed below include issues with all terrain vehicles, alarms, 911 hang-ups, nuisance,…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from March 23-27 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

‘There is heightened awareness around this time of year’

CAMDEN — Using a chainsaw, the Camden Fire Department cut through the 3 inches of ice still covering the upper Megunticook River, just so they could slip in the frigid water below. It was a…

ROCKLAND — The ranks within the Rockland Police Department changed Monday morning, when Chief Bruce Boucher announced a new detective and a new acting detective sergeant.

Detective Russell…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court March 19-26.

Christopher Andrews, 35, of Rockland, driving to endanger in Troy Jan. 26, license suspended for 30 days and…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court March 13-26.

Jason M. Brown, 48, of Waldo, unlawful sexual contact in Waldo Oct. 1, 2004, dismissed.

Jake Buck…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 17-27.

Belfast

City of Belfast to Kevin and Dawn Grass.

Camden…

ROCKLAND — A 25-year-old Rockland man was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to selling oxycodone. He will also forfeit…

Fire in July gutted the 40-year-old business

BELFAST — Information uncovered during the investigation into a fire that gutted Goose River Grocery in Belfast last summer has led to the arrest Friday of the owner on charges he allegedly…

BROOKS — On March 26, Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy John McEwen received a complaint indicating that a male wanted on arrest warrants in Pennsylvania was currently in Brooks, according to a news…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police have acquired a new replacement cruiser and right now it is an unmarked vehicle until the warmer weather arrives…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from March 16-20.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 154 calls for service from March 18-23. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity March 17-23. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from March 16-20 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity March 17-24. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded by the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 2-16.

Belfast

Helen M. Gorman to Helen M. Gorman Trust Agreement.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court March 12-19.

Tharon K. Blaisdell, 20, of Pittsfield, attaching false plates in Burnham Feb. 15, $150 fine.

Deborah…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from March 2-13.

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from March 9-13.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 13-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 5 (late entry)

Brandi J.…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 15-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 15

Patrick R. Bickford, 26,…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Feb. 25 - March 11.

Jeremy Arpan, 36, of Belfast, disorderly conduct (fighting) in Belfast June 10, 2012, seven days…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity March 10-15. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from March 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 220 calls for service from March 10-18. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from March 9-13.

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted the following individuals:

Matthew Smith, 23, of Wiscasset was indicted for one Class C…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency...

ELLSWORTH —The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency  is responding to a suspected methamphetamine laboratory in Ellsworth Thursday, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of…

BENTON — According to State Police, one lane of Interstate 95 in Benton will be closed for the day after a tractor trailer went off the road early this morning.

The truck is loaded with 30,…

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

March 13

Heather Richardson, 29, of…

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity March 10-17. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…