BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Sept. 19 – Oct. 2.
Randy Alexander, 45, of Thorndike, operating while license suspended or revoked in Thorndikw March 5, $…
Police, Fire and Courts
An 86-year-old Dresden man was found with only minor injuries after being missing in woods off Gardiner Road for about two hours on Oct. 13, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said.
State and…
Set. 23-Oct. 6. Waldoboro officer’s responded to 143 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity Oct. 4-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 24 (late entry)
Elizabeth M…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 3-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 3
Winnifred Roy, 30, of Cushing, was…
Hurricane Katrina led to federal law that communities must have emergency plan for people and their pets
CAMDEN and ORONO — During the last weekend in September, P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center Board President Joe Ryan learned a lot about what it takes to shelter animals during emergencies and…
AUGUSTA — Thomas J. MacDonald of Portland was convicted Sept. 22 of theft by deception for fraudulently receiving unemployment insurance payments. Unemployment benefit fraud involving principal…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court Aug. 25 - Sept. 5.
Daniel P. Barnes, 26, of Rockland, failing to…
Knox County Superior Court news...
A Knox County grand jury Oct. 8 finished its work for this quarter, resulting in indictments against 29 people on 66 counts. According to the court clerk, there are four indictments that remain…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court Sept. 11-23.
Walter Alderete, 56, of Garden City, Mich., operating a motor vehicle under the influence in Rockport, Oct…
BELFAST — Maine State Police have identified the third man accused of brandishing a handgun at a Winterport residence, impersonating law enforcement officers and making off with numerous mature…
WASHINGTON — A Whitefield man was arrested Tuesday night and charged with stalking and driving to endanger following an incident in Washington Monday.
Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance…
Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11
If you've ever had a fire in your house, especially one caused by an overheated clothes dryer, you know the fear and panic that overtakes you, especially when you are woken up by the smell of…
Attorney says Brace appreciates support of family and friends
ROCKLAND — Current KAX Center, Inc., owner Tamara Swasey-Ballou, has filed a civil complaint in Knox County District Court declaring a breach of contract with the business’ former owner, Russell…
Gauntlet thrown down for cook-off at annual Fling into Fall
SEARSPORT — Searsport is challenging Stockton Springs to a Chili Cook-off at Searsport’s annual Fling into Fall celebration Oct. 10 and 11. The public will be invited to taste and vote …
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in Knox County Superior Court Sept. 23-Oct. 2.
Appleton
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and United…
Money used for personal use and benefit, suit says
ROCKLAND — The suit filed Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, in Knox County District Court, in Rockland, against former United Mid-Coast Charities president Russell Brace asks that he return $3.8 million…
Two New Yorkers, two from Cushing, one from Rockland
CUSHING — The Maine Drug Enforcement Friday arrested two New York residents, two from Cushing and one from Rockland after an investigation into illegal distribution of heroin through the Midcoast…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 25-Oct. 3. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 19 (late entries)
Deputy…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 24-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 24
Monica B. Daskam, 37, of…
Homes in Frankfort, Bucksport and Bangor searched, no charges, yet
Maine State Police, along with local and federal agencies, said Oct. 3 that they broke up a retail theft ring involving hundreds of products taken from Walmart and then sold on eBay.…
Regina Bowman, 41, of Waldoboro, has been arrested and charged with Class B cocaine trafficking.
For the past two months, agents from the the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Mid-Coast…
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office
BELFAST — Acting on information Sept. 30 regarding suspicious activity between a 44-year-old man and juvenile female, Waldo County Sheriff’s Detective Merl Reed arrested Adam Cross of Belmont.…
BELMONT — A residential fire on Ridge Road in Belmont Tuesday night destroyed a trailer and its contents, and killed four cats, according to Fire Chief Ron Harford Wednesday morning.
Harford…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 16-29.
Belfast
Helen L. and Earl W. Moody to Wells Farrgo Bank NA.…
A Gardiner man has died from injuries he got when the motorcycle he was riding in Whitefield Sunday night crashed into a deer and into another motorcycle his wife was riding, the Lincoln County…
Brings in FBI, hires a media spokesman, no charges filed
CAMDEN — Revenue and expenses at United Mid-Coast Charities, the well-known charitable organization based in Camden, are being scrutinized by a legal entity, according to the president of the…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 17-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
…
Sun-glare and fog contribute to crashes
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Department reported the following activity Sept. 15-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
…
Two transported to Miles Memorial Hospital
WARREN — A head-on crash in Warren Monday afternoon killed one woman and sent two others to a local hospital.
According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred just before 3…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court Aug. 25 - Sept. 15.
Roy A. Allen, 46, of Rockland, probation violation in Rockland March 20, 2012, 60 days in jail,…
Industrial arts
MATINICUS — Summer is a busy time for most emergency medical service agencies in Maine. The influx of tourists increases the population, obviously, and there is the chance that vacationers…
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in Whitefield Sunday night when he tried to miss a deer, but struck it and his wife’s motorcycle, authorities said.
Neither Kenneth Black, 50, nor his…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity, Aug. 31 to Sept. 25. An arrest or summons…
ISLESBORO — Police officers are often called upon to help locate missing dogs, children, grandparents and vehicles. But for the first time in recent memory, the Islesboro Police Department was…
Must stay out of Camden as long as wife remains resident
ROCKLAND — Judge Joyce Wheeler closed the books Sept. 25 on a case that startled the community in April 2011, when a couple on Maiden’s Cliff in the Camden Hills ended an afternoon…
WARREN — A Penobscot County man, serving a 20-year sentence in Maine State Prison in Warren, has died, according to the state Department of Corrections.
Jerry Robin Lydick, 56, died at…
Boat, barge sustain nearly $13,000 damage
CAMDEN — Marine Patrol Officer Wesley Dean late last month obtained an arrest warrant for Michael Quantrell of Camden, following an investigation into extensive damage to a boat tied up in Camden'…
CAMDEN — Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne commended town police officers for their…
Belfast — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 1-15.
Belfast
Dorothy G. Stover to Dorothy Stover Trust…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recently recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
Michael E. Griffiths to Michael E. Griffiths.
David C…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Aug. 25-Sept. 18.
Cierra Cassidy, 22, of Belfast, robbery in Swanville July 1, 2012, three years in prison with all…
The Maine Marine Patrol located a kayaker Sunday almost 15 hours after he was reported missing by members of his kayak party. The group was paddling…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently granted in Waldo County Superior Court.
Tammie D. Marr, of Lincolnville, and Jonathan D. Marr, of South Thomaston, were married Nov. 27, 2010…
A Wiscasset police cruiser and another vehicle were towed with flattened tires but no other damage on Route 1 in Nobleboro early Sept. 21, following a chase that started with an attempted traffic…
Lincoln County Grand Jury
A trio of women, who were being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, have been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury on charges claiming they trafficked…
Lincoln County Grand Jury
The Lincoln County Grand Jury has met to indict individuals on criminal charges. Below are the individuals who have been indicted by the Grand Jury in September.
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BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 4-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 4
Joyce A. Christie, 62, of…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recently granted in Knox County Superior Court.
Jessica E. Gagnon, of Windham, and Shawn L. Simmons, of Rockland, were married July 21, 2009, in…
HOPE — A Union man was summonsed for allowing the illegal operation of his uninspected, unregistered and uninsured commercial duty truck after the driver, a man from Hope, lost control of the…
