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Knox County Sheriff’s Office...

WASHINGTON — Knox County Sheriff's deputies charged a Washington man with possession of drugs and trafficking in marijuana following a routine bail check at his residence Monday.

Jason R.…

Knox county Sheriff’s Office...

WARREN — Driving at a high rate of speed is being blamed for a crash that caused a 2001 Dodge pickup truck to roll several times on Oyster River Road in Warren yesterday.

Knox County Sheriff…

WINTERPORT — Waldo County Sheriff's Deputy Wiley McVety assisted Maine State Police Trooper Brenda Coolen late Monday afternoon in attempting to make contact with a driver reportedly driving in…

WINTERPORT — After alerting the media Nov. 12 that the Waldo County Sheriff's Office was seeking information regarding a hit-and-run car versus pedestrian incident in Winterport, where a female…

 

WINTERPORT – A Vinalhaven man is in Waldo County Jail awaiting a hearing before a judge after he allegedly stole a truck from a Thomaston repair shop and drove it on a suspended license to…

UNITY — Waldo County Sheriff's deputies arrested two Unity men over last weekend, following two separate incidents , Nov. 14 and 16, when the men are accused of assaulting family members.

Be an upstander, not a bystander

ROCKLAND — As Halloween decorations are packed away, so too are the costumes and masks. While masks are a familiar sight toward the end of every October, many women live every day within the mask…

On Nov. 11, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a 27-year-old woman was jogging along the side of the Boston Road in Winterport when she was struck in the hip by a…

CUSHING — Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arriving at the scene of a crash in Cushing Tuesday night found a pickup truck that had rolled over multiple times and taken out a utility pole.

The…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 28 - Nov. 7. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Oct. 28

Laurie A. Kilby, 26, of…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recently recorded at Knox County Superior Court during the months of August and September.

August

Ericka L. Theriault, of St.…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court Oct. 6 -31. 

Daniel C. Breen, 32, of Tenants Harbor, sexual abuse of a minor in St. George June 1, 2012, four years…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recorded in Knox County Superior Court between January and July. 

Heather J. Thumith, of Rockland, and Kenneth D. Thumith, of Camden, were married May…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 7. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Oct. 27

Stephen A. Smith, 27…

ROCKLAND — A Cushing man and woman remain in Knox County Jail Monday night after they allegedly beat a man so severely with a bat that he was rendered unconscious and not breathing when deputies…

ROCKLAND — A Camden man arrested early Sunday morning, and charged with burglary and sexually assaulting a woman inside the home while her husband was asleep downstairs, will remain in jail…

WARREN — A Cushing man and woman are in Knox County Jail today after they allegedly beat a man so severely with a bat that he was rendered unconscious and not breathing when deputies arrived on…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court Oct. 1-29.

Owen R. Adair, 23, of Vinalhaven, violating conditions of release in Vinalhaven Oct. 25, 14 days in jail;…

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ROCKPORT — A Camden man was arrested early Sunday morning after a Rockport homeowner reportedly discovered the man in his home, on the second floor where his wife had been sleeping.

Rockport…

An Edgecomb woman remained hospitalized Tuesday at a Lewiston hospital after the car she was driving on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road on Nov. 8 crossed the center line, struck a ditch, went airborne,…

Boothbay to Belfast: heavy, wet snow with strong winds; power out some areas

Heavy wet snow is taking down trees and power lines, sending cars into ditches and creating big headaches for local police, firefighters, public works crews and tow truck drivers, who are all over…

Rockport firefighter Smith revives driver

ROCKPORT — Following a two-car head-on crash on Route 90 in Rockport, just west of the Meadow Street traffic light, firefighters worked fast with extrication tools to rescue a woman trapped behind…

Wiscasset accident

The driver in a rollover accident on Wiscasset’s Foye Road on Saturday received apparent minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Lincoln County…

Two men and a woman have been charged this week following a joint drug investigation conducted by Bangor Police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.…

UPDATE: The man who ran off from a State Police cruiser still in handcuffs in Chelsea, Oct. 29, has been captured.…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 14 -28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 14

Dean W. Frost, 49, of…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 18-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 8 (late entry)

Mariah K. Valliere,…

Power tools, lawnmower

LINCOLNVILLE — Maine State Police said they arrested a Monroe resident and charged him with allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from his former employer, the Viking Lumber…

AUGUSTA – The Maine Warden Service and Operation Game Thief are seeking information from the public on the illegal killing of a female moose this month.

Game wardens received a call in…

Route 1, accident, Edgecomb

A Wiscasset woman was one of the three people hurt in a three-car accident on Route 1 in Edgecomb on Oct. 25, authorities said.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Major Ken Mason on Oct. 27 named the…

Edgcomb accident

Three people were taken to hospitals with apparent minor injuries Saturday after a three-car accident on Edgecomb’s Route 1, Lincoln County Sheriff’s officers said at the scene.

The accident…

Rockport, Rockland, Camden fire departments respond

ROCKPORT — Rockport Fire Department responded to a house fire at 6 Wellington Drive late Thursday night and found the attached garage was fully involved and fire was already being pushed into the…

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BELFAST — A Searsport woman accidentally drove her car into Belfast Harbor Thursday morning, Oct. 23, after apparently mistaking the boat launch at the city’s public landing for a continuation of…

Theodore Gray to pay $50,000, spend two days in Hancock County jail

ELLSWORTH — Theodore Gray, a 34-year-old lobsterman from Orland, will spend two days in Hancock County Jail and pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty Oct. 17 in Ellsworth District Court to…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says three people have been arrested in connection with two separate methamphetamine operations dismantled Tuesday in Monticello and East Millinocket.…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 7-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 7-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Oct. 7

George E. Eaton, 35, of China…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity Oct. 6-13. Troop D is responsible for Maine's Midcoast, including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, and Knox counties, the southern…

Thomaston Police Department...

THOMASTON — A Cushing family sustained minor injuries when the Honda Odyssey van they were traveling in crashed into a utility pole on Route 1, near the entrance to Dragon Cement.

The call…

ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 12-18, 2014. A summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 12

Deputy Lance Mitchell responded…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Aug. 29- Sept. 18.

Gregory Aldus, 48, of…

ROCKLAND — On Oct. 17, The First N.A., a Damariscotta-based bank with branches in Camden and Rockport, submitted its court disclosure of “goods, effects or credits” of Russell Brace, the defendant…

Maine State Prison...

WARREN — Maine State Police and the state Medical Examiner are reviewing the death Sunday morning of a Maine State Prison inmate from Cumberland County.

Steven Holloway, 51, died at…

Thief may have carried stolen items in laundry basket

BELFAST — Belfast Police are asking anyone with information about the burglary of a Route 52 residence earlier this week to come forward.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Sept. 19 – Oct.2.

Ryan Drake, 35, of Troy, stalking (serious inconvenience/emotional distress) in Unity June 15, 2013…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity Oct. 2 – 14. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 2

Colby Stevens, 19, of…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court Sept. 24 – Oct. 1.

Jeffrey P. Callahan, 22, of Rockland, probation violation in Warren Oct. 28, 2013, six months in…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court Sept. 24 – Oct. 1.

Thomas P. Brezniak, 63, of Rockland, operating under the influence in Rockland Sept. 11, 2013, 30…

At least one Susan Collins, U.S. Senate campaign sign was defaced with a spray-painted swastika, probably overnight Sunday into Monday, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said Oct. 14.

A…

A methodical and deliberate process

CAMDEN — As the immediate public shock and reaction to the United Mid-Coast Charities theft allegations subside, it is now the lawyers and investigators who turn to quiet conversations. Criminal…