ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
Police, Fire and Courts
ST. GEORGE — Occupants of a pickup truck fled the scene after the truck they were riding in struck a utility pole before coming to rest against a front corner of the house at 863 River Road, in St…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 17-21. …
JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $2,500
ROCKLAND – A Wiscasset man remains in the Knox County Jail after he was arrested for allegedly having a firearm in a Warren home.
John Andretta Jr., 36 was charged by the Knox County…
ROCKLAND — Fire in an unused grain silo in Rockland is under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office, with assistance from Rockland police and firefighters.
Just before 9:45 a.m.,…
Update March 21, 2025: Due to lack of information provided by Knox County and the Knox Regional Communications Center, a March 18, 2025 meeting of Rockland city officials yielded no…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 14-19.
Derek M. Poulin, 34, of Fairfield, unlawful sexual contact in Freedom Sept. 1,…
Victim had yet to reach age 12 at time of assaults
PROSPECT — A Prospect man has been charged with three counts of gross sexual assault of a minor following investigation into a report of abuse. A…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 13-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 3-14.
Belfast
Lynn C. and James A. Crawford to…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 6-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
Do you recognize any of these items?
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Department is seeking to unite the following unclaimed, abandoned, or otherwise found property with its rightful owner, releasing a list of the items…
Waldo County Sheriff Jason Trundy issued the following letter to the media and to Waldo County commissioners, state representatives and senator March 20, following a March 13 traffic stop in…
Three transported to hospital for treatment
NORTHPORT — On March 19, at approximately 7:26 a.m., Waldo County Regional Communications Center received notification of a multiple vehicle crash on Atlantic Highway in Northport, according to a…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 10-14. …
UPDATE (March 17, 2025): Due to the extent of the damage at the Springer Lane fire, the fire marshals office was unable to determine a cause of the fire, according to Owls Head Fire…
BELFAST — The folllowing deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 20-31.
Belfast
Alieshia Elwell and Chase…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 6-12.
Damien L. Ingraham, 43, of Knox, probation violation in Unity Jan. 13, 2022,…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
James H. Lott Jr., of Searsmont, and Hannah A. Lott, of Searsmont, were married…
The Maine State Police received confirmation from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta that the deceased female found at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth has been positively…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 25 - March 19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
'It is the operationally efficient and fiscally responsible solution'
Camden Fire Department and the…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 11 - March 6.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 6-17.
Belfast
Carl K. and Irene F. Philbrook…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 25-March 7.
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UPDATE: Zachary Gilbert, 18, of Rockland, remains in jail after he was arrested for stealing $40,000 with other juvenile suspects from a vehicle in Rockland.
Gilbert made his initial…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 3-7. …
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 27 - March 5.
Jonathan B. Crowe, 42, of Rockland, probation violation in Belfast Nov. 2…
AUGUSTA —Attorney General Aaron M. Frey found the June 10, 2024, use of deadly force by a Waldo County Sheriff’s sergeant to be reasonable.
Sgt. Nicholas Oettinger…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 4-28.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 1-28.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 23 - Jan. 3.
Belfast
Martha A. Albert to Mary…
During a special ceremony at the 2025 Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the U.S. Coast Guard, District 1, was honored for its heroic rescue of the crew of the Maine fishing vessel Three Girls.…
Maine Marine Patrol Specialist Dan Vogel received the 2025 Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year award during the 2025 Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 24-28.
Appleton
Leroy…
Court staff and law enforcement never call and request personal or financial information or money
The Maine Judicial Branch is warning people about scam telephone calls falsely claiming to be from law enforcement demanding that the person called pay a fine over the telephone supposedly because…
March 4 hearing
Following a month's delay due to…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 20-26.
Daniel P. Crowe, 45, of Portland, probation violation in Frankfort March 29, 2022…
welcoming donations of warm blankets, twin-sized fitted bedsheets
ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will open Sunday, March 2 and Monday, March 3, 2025, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. both evenings.
EWC has a…
VINALHAVEN – Vinalhaven firefighters called to 26 East Boston Rd arrived to find heavy fire visible from the front of the 1.5 story residential…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 9-20.
Belfast
Andrea Assael and Jeffrey…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 13-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 15-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
MAN BEING HELD IN JAIL BY IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
ROCKLAND – A New York man who is the owner of the Asian Massage Parlor in Rockland and is suspected of sex trafficking is being held without bail on a charge of obstruction of justice at the…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 25 - Dec. 6.
Belfast
Kristine L. Wentworth to…
Update Feb. 25, 2025:
A housefire in Hope that injured a homeowner and claimed the lives of a dog and cat has been categorized as accidental, according to Hope Fire Chief Clarence…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
SEARSPORT — A Searsport man was arrested Feb. 22, after members of the Maine State Police located a stolen camper, valued at $18,000, and several sheds on his property,…
ROCKLAND – While conducting a patrol in a suspected drug trafficking location in Rockland, police identified a vehicle with falsely attached license plates, and…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 14-20.
Allen James, 43, of Jackson, aggravated trafficking of scheduled…
