BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 14-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 31 (late entry)
Richard N. Baker,…
Police, Fire and Courts
LINCOLNVILLE — Firefighters spent a good hour clearing a chimney in Lincolnville after smoke from a woodstove fire backed into, and filled, an old farmhouse on the Miller Corner Road.
While…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 4 - Jan. 11. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
ROCKPORT — A Rockland woman was charged with heroin possession after police said that she had more than two grams of the drug in her possession while being booked at the Knox County Jail.
On…
“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”
With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…
NORTHPORT — A two-car head-on crash on Route 1 (Atlantic Avenue) in Northport, near the intersection of Crows Nest Road, Tuesday afternoon injured three of the four people involved.
The…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 9-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 18 (late entry)
Stephen Larrabee,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 6-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 7
Serena L. Brown, 31, of…
The Knox County Sheriff’s office received 294 calls for service from Jan. 4- Jan. 10. Those calls that are not listed below include issues…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.
John…
A Wiscasset man who eluded police for almost a month has been apprehended.
…
Outreach for those living alone
CAMDEN — An elderly Frenchville resident living alone recently died after he was found unconscious in his cold home. His death serves as a reminder that the elderly are especially vulnerable…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 1-7. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 2
Branden R. Thompson, 29, of…
CAMDEN — A Rockport woman was charged with theft after police said she pushed a grocery shopping cart full of unpaid merchandise out of both the Camden and Rockland Hannaford stores.
Susan…
WARREN — At approximately 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, Knox County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 1 in Warren,…
Wiscasset Police Officer Donald “Donnie” Smith, 48, died at his home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said.
“On behalf of the men and women who serve as members…
Said to be working the East Coast, targeting fitness centers, public places
BELFAST — Belfast Police are warning residents of the Midcoast to use extra vigilance whenever leaving their vehicles after a recent motor vehicle burglary.
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The Knox County Sheriff’s office received 273 calls for service from Dec. 28-Jan. 3. Those calls that are not listed below include issues…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Knox County Sheriff’s Office...
VINALHAVEN — Three people were arrested Wednesday after a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory was discovered in a shed on private property in Vinalhaven.
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 1-23.
Belfast
Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County Inc. to Kimberly…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 2 - Jan. 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Nov. 18 (late entry)
Katrina R.L.…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 23-Jan. 4. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed…
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office
A 20-year-old former Unity resident was arrested Monday and charged with the Dec. 28 fire that destroyed a mobile home on Landry Lane in Unity.
Waldo County Sheriff's deputy Jordan Tozier…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Dec. 1- 31 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Eugene Rega to Eugene Rega and Marcy A. Duggan.…
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office
STOCKTON SPRINGS — A Stockton Springs man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly threatened to harm a woman during a verbal argument that then turned physical.
Waldo County Sheriff's…
GREENE — Maine State Police said Monday that a Greene man is "lucky to be alive" after the farm tractor he was driving flipped over and pinned him underneath Saturday afternoon.
According to…
Belfast city employees and Good Samaritans save the day...
It's well-known that cats are believed to have nine lives, since they manage to survive all manner of predicaments that would otherwise doom other creatures. But on New Year's Eve, a cat in…
Rockport town office closed until noon
ROCKPORT - At 4:13 a.m., Jan. 5, Route 1 “flash-froze,” according to Rockport Police Chief Mark Kelley. A pickup truck heading north on that road lost control and hit a utility crossover pole,…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity Dec. 6-30. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Dec. 1-7.
Deanna M. Carfango, 23, of Sangerville, operating while license suspended or revoked in Belfast Sept. 14,…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Dec. 24-30.
Harley Dean, 24, of Appleton, possession of marijuana up to 1.25 oz in Lincolnville Nov. 9…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Dec. 16-23.
Sean R. Anderson, 33, of Liberty, operating while license suspended or revoked in Waldo Sept. 20, $750 fine;…
BELFAST — Maine State Police this week arrested a transient couple who allegedly burglarized and extensively damaged a home in China. The arrests came about after tracking them around the Midcoast…
UNITY — On a cold Dec. 30 with temperatures in the teens, an 86-year-old woman fell while outside her Unity home on Town Farm Road and broke her leg. Alone, she…
CAMDEN — Five Camden firefighters and two emergency medical technicians helped carry a woman with an ankle injury down from a mountain trail to a waiting ambulance this afternoon, Jan. 2.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Dec. 22-26.
Jeffrey H. Dorr Jr., 33, of Opelika, Ala., forgery, theft by unauthorized taking, failure to appear…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from Dec. 22-26.
Joshua T. Bennett, 28, of Union, domestic violence assault, dismissed; disorderly conduct,…
Firefighters spend early afternoon putting out fire
ROCKPORT — Rockport firefighters were called to a farmhouse at Aldermere Farm on Russell Ave. at approximately 12:30 p.m. this afternoon as heavy smoke poured from the brick chimney. Inside the…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 24-27. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed…
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity Dec. 19-28. Troop D is responsible for Maine's Midcoast, including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, and Knox counties, the southern…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
WARREN, WISCASSET and NEWCASTLE — A three-month investigation of illegal distribution and possession of prescription drugs from Massachusetts into Lincoln and Knox counties resulted this week in…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded Nov. 1-8 in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds.
Belfast
Crow Star Corporation to Crusty Crab LLC.
Therese B…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded Nov. 9-18 in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds.
Belfast
Moorings Oceanfront Resort Inc. to Nester Family…
The Knox County Sheriff's Office received 190 calls for service from Dec. 21-27. Those calls that are not listed below include issues with all terrain vehicles…
CUTLER — The Maine Marine Patrol rescued two urchin fishermen from a ledge near Cutler after their boat capsized in rough seas Dec. 29. …
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from Dec. 15-19.
William David Anderson, 51, of Union, operating…
ROCKLAND— The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Dec. 15-19.
Veronica C. Ames, 24, of Vinalhaven, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, $800 fine…
SEARSMONT — On Dec. 29, Glenn Reed, 67, of Searsmont, was arrested by Deputy Merl Reed on the charge of Gross Sexual Assault Class A. The arrest is the result…
SWANVILLE — Waldo County Sheriff Scott Story and Sheriff Elect Jeffrey Trafton honored Swanville citizen Daniel Littlefield Monday, Dec. 29, for helping save the life of a neighbor, whose tractor…
ROCKPORT — Did you hear the one about the Jack Russell terrier and the red fox stuck in a hole in Rockport Monday morning?
Rockport Police and the town's animal control officer were called…
