ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity May 25 - June 8. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.
May 25
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Cause of head-on collision under investigation
STOCKTON SPRINGS - A head-on collision Sunday afternoon has left two people dead and three injured.
According to a statement from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, a green Dodge…
LINCOLNVILLE — A former Islesboro school basketball coach faces three new charges after allegedly violating conditions of his release. The new charges also resulted in an unopposed motion for a…
A Belgrade man received a life-threatening head injury on June 8 when the motorcycle he was riding on Alna’s Route 218 collided head-on with another vehicle, authorities said.
Carl Cooke, 55…
APPLETON — An Appleton husband and wife were able to safely evacuate their home around 9 p.m. Thursday, when smoke filled the residence at 1968 Collinstown Road and fire was discovered.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Department submitted a grant application June 5 that, if approved, would allow for a dedicated domestic violence detective in Waldo County.
The Domestic…
Council waives fees for ‘Lynx,’ talks video cameras for Harbor Walk
BELFAST - Privateer Lynx, a replica of an 1812 Baltimore Clipper ship, will be spending most of the month of July in Belfast. The City Council rolled out the welcome mat on Tuesday…
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ROCKLAND — Main Street in downtown Rockland was closed to vehicle traffic and pedestrians in the vicinity of Key Bank at around 12:30 p.m. today, from Park Street to Tillson Avenue, following the…
Family member also arrested for threatening revenge against the victims
CUSHING — A Cushing man who allegedly threatened to "gut" a father and his teenage son "like a fish" was arrested and charged with crimes, but not before the father and son pinned the man between…
A state fire investigator has determined that the June 5 fire that damaged a wood shop at Two Bridges Regional Jail was accidental, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said. No one was hurt in the…
With officer Dana Smith
Dana Smith is a patrol officer for the Rockport Police Department. On a rainy Saturday afternoon Penbaypilot rode along with Dana while he conducted his patrol shift. Dana has been a patrol…
Officer John Tooley tops the distance, running 14 miles for the cause
CAMDEN — Graham Wiley, of Camden, has been leading the Special Olympics Torch Run from downtown Camden for the past 18 years, setting off annually with a group of runners on a course toward…
WALDOBORO – Waldoboro police reported the following activity, May 13-June 2. Waldoboro officers responded to 162 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity, May 20 to June 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court May 8-27.
James R. Bohan, 53, of Belfast, operating under the influence in Brooks June 1, 2013, 12 days in jail,…
AUGUSTA— Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity May 11-18. Troop D is responsible for Maine's Midcoast, including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, and Knox counties, the southern…
BELFAST — Two men are facing charges of burglary and assault after traveling to the Belfast home of an ex-girlfriend Sunday, June 1.
Mitchell Dicenzon, 25, of Bath, and Jason Durgin, 27, of…
CAMDEN — A woman driving into Camden late at night May 31 failed to negotiate a turn in the road and crashed into stone steps and a tree stump. The car was wrecked and the driver was transported…
‘Not your typical nine-to-five’
Sergeant Travis Ford works for the Rockport Police Department. He has been a sergeant for six years and a patrol officer for the Rockport PD for 15 years. Penbaypilot.com rode with him on a rainy…
The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for the week of May 5-25, 2014. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.
May 6
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity May 20-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 11 (late entry)
Jamie R. Grotton…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 20-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 16 (late entries)
Officer Michael…
‘Plaintiff’s proposed carve-out fails’
PORTLAND — Calling the premise of a lawsuit a “bizarre assertion,” the lawyer for Fox Hill LLC, a group that wants to establish an eight-bed residential treatment facility on a Camden estate, is…
Witnesses reported overturned scull boat rower
CAMDEN — At 8:34 p.m., May 27, Maine warden divers recovered the body of James B. Wescott, 71, of Belfast, from Megunticook Lake in Camden.
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Speed a factor in Sunday night single-car accident
FRANKFORT - Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Callahan of Frankfort died Sunday evening after his car went off the road on which he lived.
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jeffrey…
CAMDEN — Firefighters and first responders are at the lower end of Megunticook Lake this morning following a distress call from the lake that came in just before 8:30 a.m.
The fire…
WASHINGTON — A head-on crash on Route 17 in Washington late Friday morning caused serious injuries to the two drivers and a passenger.
Knox County Chief Deputy Tim Carroll said that the…
It began with a series of challenges amongst firefighters in Hancock County, which eventually spread south to the Midcoast. Take a polar plunge within 24 hours of being “called out” by the person…
LINCOLNVILLE — An ice delivery truck coming around a corner on Route 1 in Lincolnville Thursday morning was unable to stop in time to avoid a crash, sending a four-door sedan skidding sideways off…
Knox County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Elwell responded to a call early Thursday morning for a submerged pickup truck in St. George harbor, near the Port Clyde General Store.
According to Elwell…
Closed cases
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court April 15 – May 14.
Nicholas D. Adkins, 24, of Warren, fishing without a license in Rockland Dec. 29, 2013, $100 fine.…
Maine State Police Chief: ‘Memorial Day sets the tone for summer driving season’
AUGUSTA — The Rockland Police Department and Knox County Sheriff's Office are joining the Maine State Police and 64 other municipal and county law enforcement agencies this Memorial Day weekend in…
Lapsed registration, speeding and operating under the influence
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 9-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 13 (late entry)
Marvin Degon, 60, of…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity May 8 – 19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 8
Sarah M. Anderson, 33, of Knox…
Closed cases
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court April 15 – May 13.
Jessica M. Arsenault, 32, of Ellsworth, assault in Thomaston Nov. 6, 2013, 30 days in jail,…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity, May 9 - 20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty…
Rear end collision leads to head on crash
STOCKTON SPRINGS - A 79-year old man died in a crash Monday afternoon on Route 1 that involved three vehicles.
Lt. Aaron Hayden of Maine State Police said Tuesday that the collision that…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged a Lincoln County couple with selling heroin.
Nicholas Buscanera, 21, of Westport Island and Stephanie Little, 28, of Edgecomb have been charged…
WARREN — A two-car crash at the intersection of Route 90 and Eastern Road (Route 131) in Warren Thursday afternoon caused minor injuries to one of the drivers and totaled a 2008 Jeep Patriot sport…
Mack truck and SUV near intersection of Old Rockland Street and Route 17
ROCKPORT — The Rockville stretch of Route 17 just west of Chickawaukie Pond was the scene of yet another vehicular crash May 15, as a driver apparently pulled in front of a Mack truck, according…
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS Chief: ‘Smoke detectors saved their lives’
ROCKPORT — Greg and Trina Rollins of West Rockport awoke just before midnight Wednesday and discovered the front of their house was on fire. Unable to get out of the house through the front, they…
SEARSMONT — The Bragg family woke up early Thursday morning to the smell of smoke in their house, and Searsmont Fire Chief James Ames said they had to jump from windows on the second story to…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court April 22 – May 7.
Michael Allard, 18, of Thorndike, possession of a useable amount of marijuana up to 1.25 ounces in…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recorded recently in Waldo County Superior Court.
Cherie L. Ingerson of Frankfort and Dennis P. Ingerson of Thorndike, married Sept. 25, 2004, in…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court April 10 – May 7.
Christopher Beeton, 26, of Brooks, probation violation (location not specified) Sept. 18, 2011,…
Inhalants: potential heart and kidney damage, frostbite to lungs, Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome
BELFAST — The teenage driver pulled from her vehicle by good Samaritans following an …
Where’d you get that sticker?
LEWISTON — An alleged inspection sticker counterfeit operation that was characterized as “huge” by Maine State Police was busted this week in a Lewiston home.…
A pair of Two Bridges Regional Jail inmates have been charged by the Lincoln County Grand Jury after the pair reportedly damaged a sprinkler system.
…CAMDEN — Camden Police reported the following activity April 26-May 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
Distracted driving blamed for accident
SEARSPORT - An driver was allegedly distracted when she drove into a utility pole in downtown Searsport, Monday. In addition to damage at the scene, the accident set off a cascade of disruptions…
