Police, Fire and Courts

• Propane leak attributed to cause of Orland explosion

  Fri, 11/03/2023 - 5:00pm

  

  On Friday, November 3, at approximately 9:20 a.m., the Orland Fire Department responded to a fire/explosion at a single family home with a detached garage at 102 Soper Road in Orland. Four adults were in the home at the time of the fire. One adult with serious but non-life threatening injuries was transported via Lifeflight to Eastern Maine Medical Center, according to a news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety. The three other adults in the home were transported to EMMC by ambulance...

• Waldo County closed cases

  Fri, 11/03/2023 - 12:15pm

  

  BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 20-27. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Oct. 20 Matthew J. Sullivan, 45, of Brewer, was issued a summons for operating after suspension on Purple Heart Highway in Brooks. Oct. 21 Anthony W. Glidden, 58, of Frankfort, was arrested...

• Amos Abbott joins Maine Marine Patrol as its newest officer

  Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:30pm

  

  Amos Abbott, of Windsor, has joined the Maine Marine Patrol as its newest officer and will serve in the Friendship–Waldoboro–Cushing patrol. Officer Abbott was sworn in recently in Augusta by Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher. Officer Abbott, who holds an associate degree in criminal justice and has completed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Law Enforcement Pre-Service Training Program, is currently undergoing the Marine Patrol’s field training program. He brings...

• UPDATE: Halloween fire stopped short by quick response; cause determined

  Wed, 11/01/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  THOMASTON (Nov. 1, 2023, 2 p.m.) — A tactic once considered poor practice in the realm of battling house fires instead proved to be helpful in squelching a fire on the Dunbar Road, in Thomaston, Tuesday night. Previous thought believed that a firefighter must be inside the dwelling in order to have any effect, and therefore remaining outside and pushing water through open doors and windows is frowned upon. However, firefighter policy also states that for every two firefighters who enter the...
• other defendants heading to trial

  Owls Head fisherman indicted for fishing violations pleads guilty in federal court

  Tue, 10/31/2023 - 2:00pm

  

  PORTLAND – Federal court proceedings are moving forward for the fishermen and seafood dealers who were indicted in 2022 with conspiracy, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice in connection with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records. Named as defendants in the indictment filed Jan. 27, 2022 in U.S. District Court are Glenn Robbins, 76, of Eliot; Ethan Chase, 46, of Portsmouth, N.H.; Neil Herrick, 48, of Rockland; Stephen Little,...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 3 arrests

  Tue, 10/31/2023 - 1:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,401 calls for service. Summonses , Joshua Shirey, 40, of Woolwich was issued summonses Oct. 26 for Operating after Suspension; Violating Condition of Release and Failure to Register Vehicle, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Deputy Owen Beattie. Brian E. Tomacelli, 37, of Damariscotta was issued a summons Oct. 27 for Sale and Use of Drug Paraphernalia, on...

• Lawmakers eye tighter oversight on guardianships

  Tue, 10/31/2023 - 10:30am

  

  State lawmakers are considering more intensive oversight and frequent reviews of guardianships after eight adults in state care died in unexplained ways. Members of the Health and Human Services Committee questioned state officials with the attorney general’s office, medical examiner’s, disability services and a probate judge about changes needed in the state’s guardianship system during a 3 ½ hour meeting in Augusta on Wednesday. This story was originally published by The Maine...

• Knox County deed transfers

  Sun, 10/29/2023 - 8:30pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 23-27. Appleton Richard Nelson Hathaway Est. to MacKenzie Hall. NWL Company LLC and PHH Mortgage Corporation Atty. to PHH Mortgage Corporation. Camden William Francis Brown and Kathryn Ilene Brown to Jonathan Andrew Cashman and Emily Cashman. Gloria A. Guiduli to David Gogel and Melissa Gogel. Alexandra D. Binger, John Blystone, and Alexandra L. Degenhardt to...

• 10 p.m., Oct. 27, press conference at Lewiston City Hall following discovery of suspect’s body

  Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:45pm

  

  The Maine Office of Public Safety is holding a news conference at 10 p.m., Oct. 27 at Lewiston City Hall. Watch the video here , courtesy of the Sun Journal/NewsCenter Maine The Maine Office of Public Safety is holding a news conference act 5 p.m. at Lewiston City Hall. Watch the video here , courtesy of the Sun Journal. The Maine Office of Public Safety held a news conference at 10 a...

• Maine’s vast rural expanse complicates the search for Lewiston shooting suspect

  Fri, 10/27/2023 - 8:30pm

  

  It takes about 13 minutes to drive from Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston to the Papermill Trail/Miller Park boat launch in Lisbon. The fastest way is along Route 196, leaving the area locals call Lincoln Street Flats, cutting southeast across the city, past businesses, homes and places of worship and into neighboring Lisbon where the road crosses the Androscoggin River. The tree-lined streets look quintessentially New England this time of year with the leaves’ red-orange hues. This...

• Maine repeals hunting prohibition in Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon, Monmouth

  Fri, 10/27/2023 - 5:15pm

  AUGUSTA -- The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has repealed the Shelter In Place hunting prohibition that was set to begin at midnight tonight in the towns of Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon and Monmouth. Seasons will begin and continue as originally established in these towns. For more information regarding hunting in Maine, please visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at www.mefishwildlife.com . In order to ensure the safety of the public, and assist law...

• Firefighter field day and demonstrations to be held in St. George, Nov. 5

  Fri, 10/27/2023 - 11:15am

  

  ST. GEORGE — As part of a county-wide demonstration and recruitment event, several Knox County fire departments are teaming up for a day of activities at a training facility open house in St. George. The event takes place Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Knox County Fire Training Facility, 274 Seal Harbor Road, in Spruce Head. Adults and children in the community will have the opportunity to test their talents at handling hoses and other aspects of the fire fighting scene...

• Waldo County closed cases

  Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:00am

  

  BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 20-25. Michael A. Barter, 62, of Brunswick, operating after habitual offender revocation in Searsport Aug. 20, 2022, 30 days in jail and $500 fine; operating under the influence in Searsport Aug. 20, 2022, license suspended for 150 days and $500 fine. . Philip Nickerson, 37, of Stockton Springs, operating under the influence in Stockton Springs Aug. 9, 2022, 37 days in jail, license suspended for three years, and $900...

• Belfast Police beat

  Thu, 10/26/2023 - 11:45pm

  

  BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 14-22. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Oct. 14 Christopher R. Peppers, 37, of Belfast, was arrested for violating a condition of release on Searsport Ave. Oct. 22 Richie Day, 38, of Belfast, was issued a summons for operating after suspension on High...

• Waldo County Sheriff’s beat

  Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:15pm

  

  BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 10-22. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Oct. 10 Jennifer B. Stevens, 57, of Newcastle, was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Bishop Road in Troy. Oct. 14 Micah D. Ross, 36, of Gorham, was issued a...

• With manhunt underway, Midcoast schools, Hannaford grocery stores closed Oct. 26

  Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:15am

  As the manhunt continues in Androscoggin County this morning, many schools and well frequented public locations are closed. Watch the 10:30 a.m. Maine State Police press conference here courtesy USA Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoQW3YiJW60 RSU 40, SAD 28, Five Towns CSD, RSU 13, RSU 71, Appleton and Hope elementary schools, are all closed today, Oct. 26. There is no information of a specific threat to Rockland or Knox County at this time, according to a 7 a.m., Oct. 26, 2023 posting...

• Camden, Rockland police collaboration aims for more effective diversion programs

  Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:15am

  

  CAMDEN and ROCKLAND — Volunteers of America (VOA) Northern New England developed a Diversion & Deflection Program and implemented a Community Liaison Officer (CLO) position in collaboration with Waldo County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in 2019. Since adding a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) case manager to work regionally with the Waldo and Knox County Sheriff’s Offices (KCSO) in 2020 in conjunction with CLO program. In 2022, while Chief Carroll of the Rockland police department was...

• Knox County Criminal Docket closed cases

  Wed, 10/25/2023 - 8:15am

  

  ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 9-20. Travis Batty, 39, of Rockland, criminal trespass in Thomaston April 7, 2023, 48 hours in jail; criminal trespass in Rockland April 2, 2023, 72 hours in jail; violating condition of release in Rockland Sept. 23, 2023, dismissed; refusing to submit to arrest or detention and refusing to stop in Rockland Sept. 23, 2023, 72 hours in jail; violating condition of release, two counts, in Rockland Sept. 23, 2023, 72...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 6 arrests

  Tue, 10/24/2023 - 1:15pm

  

  he Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 172 calls for service for the period of Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,172 calls for service. Summonses Nicole Hill, 41, of Chelsea was issued a summons Oct. 17 for Attaching False Plates, on Augusta Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Samuel Alexander. Joshua B. Cote, 26, of Whitefield was issued a summons Oct. 17 for Operating with Suspended Registration, on Mills Road, Whitefield, by Deputy Samuel Alexander. Zachary J...
• City employees to receive hands-only CPR training later this year

  Automatic External Defibrillators soon to be found in Rockland police cruisers, other City departments

  Mon, 10/23/2023 - 5:15pm

  

  ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire & EMS has received a grant from the Steven and Tabitha King Foundation in the amount of $12,000. The grant was submitted with the intent to purchase Automatic External Defibrillators, or AED’s, and to have all City employees have at least a “Hands Only” CPR class in the event they witness a cardiac event in the workplace. A total of 12 AEDs were purchased fully equipped to be used during a cardiac arrest for either an adult or a child. Of the 12 AED’s purchased,...

• Waldo County closed cases

  Mon, 10/23/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 13-19. Andy Rosado, 23, of Brooklyn, New York, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs in Burnham Sept. 26, eight years in prison with all but four years suspended, two years of probation, and $400 fine; three counts of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in Burnham Sept. 24, and Sept. 26, all dismissed. Richard Charette, 66, of Morrill, domestic violence assault in Morrill Aug. 17, 2021, dismissed; disorderly...

• Belfast police arrest two on cruelty to animals charges; cats and dogs rescued

  Sun, 10/22/2023 - 8:30pm

  

  On October 13,, the Belfast Police Department received a complaint about the welfare of animals located at 37 Achorn Road in Belfast, according to an Oct. 22 news release from Police Chief Robert Cormier. That call began an investigation in which Police discovered several dogs and cats at the location, some in critical condition and all showing signs of malnutrition and abuse. Officers determined that all the animals needed immediate medical attention and would need to be transported to...

• Knox County deed transfers

  Sun, 10/22/2023 - 8:30pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 16-20. Appleton Toni Clark to Joanne G. Scata and Philip E. Scata. Friendship Elizabeth L. Williamson Tr. and Marital Trust for Louise Williamson to Elizabeth L. Williamson. Gary H. Benner and Rhonda A. Benner to Lucas R. Benner and Lindsay E. Smerdon. Owls Head Louis M. Leach and Agnes M. Leach to Louis M. Leach. Rockland...

• Squirrel knocks out power at Camden CMP substation

  Sun, 10/22/2023 - 11:15am

  

  ROCKPORT — Central Maine Power linesmen have traced the cause of a Sunday morning power outage to a squirrel at a CMP substation in Camden. According to John Breed, CMP spokesperson, power to expected to be back on prior to noon as crews are working on the lines. Eleven hundred and one customers in Rockport, and 1,471 customers in Camden are reported to be without power, Sunday morning, Oct. 22, according to the Central Maine Power website. People in Camden report that power remains on in...

• Waldo County divorces

  Sun, 10/22/2023 - 9:45am

  

  BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. Aubrey E. Mueller, of Montville, and Andrew Mueller, of Belfast, were married May 26, 2013, in Henniker, New Hampshire, and divorced Sept. 1. Jose F. Carreira, of Winterport, and Kristen L. Carreira, of Brewer, were married Sept. 13, 2014, in Dedham and divorced Sept. 25. Scott Ryan, of Knox, and Laurie Ryan, of Thomaston, were married Aug. 2, 2014, in Hope and divorced July 7. Benjamin E. Zollman, of Islesboro,...

• Knox County grand jury indictments

  Sat, 10/21/2023 - 5:00pm

  

  ROCKLAND — A Knox County grand jury issued indictments against 38 people during a session that concluded Oct. 13. The charges included attempted murder, aggravated assault, and drug trafficking. An indictment does not indicate guilt. Christopher B. Barnes, 37, of Rockland, unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs (cocaine), refusing to submit to arrest, and violation of condition of release all in Knox County June 6, 2023. Travis S. Batty, 39, of Rockland, domestic violence assault, violation of...

• Waldo County Sheriff’s beat

  Sat, 10/21/2023 - 12:45pm

  

  BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 8-16. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. June 20 (late entry) Kaela J. Douglas, 29, of Troy, was issued summonses for operating under the influence and operating after suspension on School Street in Unity. Sept. 19 (late entry)...

• Knox County deed transfers

  Thu, 10/19/2023 - 10:15pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 9-13. Camden Vicky L. Willey to Vicky L. Willey Tr. and Vicky Willey Living Trust dated October 3, 2023. William Gregg Imus to Gregg William Flecke and Erin Mary Flecke. David P. Orsmond to Megan Bauer. Barbara Q. Davidson, Barbara O. Davidson, and John W. Davidson to Christine M. Rasmussen and Jeffrey F. Rasmussen. Hope John F. McCluskey and Mary F. McCluskey to...

• Stabbing victim in Rockland flown to major trauma center

  Thu, 10/19/2023 - 12:30am

  

  ROCKLAND — A victim of a stabbing in Rockland was flown to a major trauma center, Wednesday night, Oct. 18, 2023. Rockland police were called to the Maritime Farms gas station on south Main Street at approximately 10:40 p.m. after a 911 call reported a male had been stabbed. The victim, in his 40s, suffered deep wounds to the shoulder and abdomen. For more than an hour, multiple Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies joined multiple Rockland police officers in investigating leads, which centered...

• Maine State Police search for man involved in aggressive car thefts, police pursuit in Eddington area

  Tue, 10/17/2023 - 3:30pm

  

  EDDINGTON — Maine State Police are actively seeking an individual who has stolen vehicles in the Eddington area and led police on a chase. “At this time based on his conduct and behavior, the Maine State Police feels the suspect does pose a threat to public safety and we are actively trying to identify him and take him into custody,” said MSP, in a news release. MSP provided the following information: On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at approximately 8:59 a.m., the Bangor Regional Communications...

• Three Sunday crashes keep Camden and Rockport first responders busy

  Tue, 10/17/2023 - 2:15pm

  

  CAMDEN and ROCKPORT — The first Sunday call came in at 6:54 a.m. from Knox Regional Communications Center in Rockland, asking Camden Fire Department, Police and North East Mobile Health Services ambulance crew to respond to a section of Barnestown Road in Camden where a sedan had veered off the road while heading east. The female driver was the only person in the Nissan Altima, and she was transported to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport by North East. Parts and pieces of the car were strewn...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 4 arrests

  Tue, 10/17/2023 - 12:30pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 10 to Oct. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,000 calls for service. Summonses William R. Hanscom, 41, of Dresden was issued a summons Oct. 12 for Fail to Comply with Sex Offender Registry Act – 1st offense, on Perry Drive, Dresden, by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. Matthew Main, 22, Newcastle was issued a summons Oct. 12 for Operating while License is Suspended or Revoked, on Mills Road, Newcastle,...

• New Belfast Police officer, memorial benches, shore stabilization, and details about new pickleball courts on the agenda for Belfast City Council meeting

  Tue, 10/17/2023 - 10:15am

  

  BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., to consider topics including a new Belfast Police officer, memorial benches, shore stabilization, and new pickleball courts, among others. The first item on the agenda is a request for the Council to confirm Noah Lang as a full-time officer for Belfast PD. According to the request, submitted by Chief Robert Cormier, Lang has been a part-time...
• Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Sagadahoc office would open FY2025

  Commission endorses statewide public defender network for Maine

  Sun, 10/15/2023 - 1:45pm

  

  An $8.8 million proposal that would create a statewide network of public defender offices received initial support from leaders in charge of Maine’s indigent defense system on Wednesday. Officials at the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, or MCILS, laid out a plan to seek money in the state’s supplemental budget and next biennium budget to hire more than three dozen public defenders. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor , a...

• Waldo County closed cases

  Sun, 10/15/2023 - 12:00pm

  

  BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 6-12. Bryton Allen, 28, of Belfast, sexual abuse of a minor in Belfast Nov. 2, 2018, seven days in jail. Crystal A. Curtis, 38, of Waldo, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Belfast Nov. 13, 2019, $100 fine. Basil L. Littlefield III, 40, of Northport, probation violation in Frankfort May 10, 2020, probation partially revoked and continued, no sentence imposed. Jasper Curtis, 26, of Searsport, criminal...

• Waldo County Sheriff’s beat

  Sat, 10/14/2023 - 4:30pm

  

  BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 30 - Oct. 10. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Sept. 30 Shara L. Smith, 33, of Brooks, was issued a summons for operating an unregistered vehicle on Pond Road in Burnham. Oct. 3 Eric Gould, 36, of Freedom, was issued a summons...

• Belfast Police beat

  Sat, 10/14/2023 - 12:00pm

  

  BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 5-13. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Oct. 7 Kelly D. Autry, 49, of Belfast, was arrested for operating under the influence on Belmont Ave. Oct. 10 Heather Dunphy, 37, of Monroe, was issued a summons for false attachment of plates on Back Searsport...

• With Warren’s Route 235 reopened, Thursday’s three-vehicle crash returns firefighters to familiar territory

  Thu, 10/12/2023 - 7:30pm

  

  WARREN — A motor vehicle crash at a Warren intersection resulted in at least four people being transported to local hospitals on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Responding firefighters say that they often respond to crashes there and point to visibility issues as a frequent factor. Warren Fire, Warren Ambulance, and Knox County deputies were called to the intersection of Old Augusta Road and Ridge Road (Route 235) at 1:17 p.m. At the scene, they found that a car with Pennsylvania plates had been...

• Maine’s indigent defense crisis deepens

  Wed, 10/11/2023 - 10:30am

  

  Advocates for poor criminal defendants in Maine say court clerks are appointing ineligible lawyers to handle cases in an attempt to meet the constitutional requirement that people accused of crimes get representation. The complaints follow a petition submitted to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Sept. 20 by two criminal defense lawyers — Rob Ruffner of Portland and Rory McNamara of York — on behalf of a woman who sat in jail for months without being assigned an attorney despite being...

• Knox County Criminal Docket closed cases

  Tue, 10/10/2023 - 10:30pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 25-Oct. 6. Darcie Lea Carlson, 39, of Warren, domestic violence assault in Warren Aug. 7, 2022, dismissed; assault in Warren Aug. 7, 2022, $300 fine; violating condition of release in Warren Sept. 23, 2022, 48 hours in jail. Timothy Chickering, 22, of Warren, attaching false plates in Rockland July 20, 2023, dismissed. Joshua L. Clough, 26, of Port Clyde, operating under the influence (alcohol), with one prior,...

• Waldoboro Fire Dept. to hold open house, Oct. 13

  Tue, 10/10/2023 - 5:00pm

  

  WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Fire Department invites the public to join the crew at their annual open house at the fire station on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. All of their equipment will be on display. “It is a great opportunity to meet your local firefighters and see what we do,” said WFD, in a news release. WFD is planning numerous activities for the entire family including: * Fire Truck Rides * Children's Games * A visit from Sparky the Fire Dog with his message "Cooking safety...

• Waldo County closed cases

  Tue, 10/10/2023 - 4:15pm

  

  BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 26 - Oct. 6. Kerston Lane, 46, of Brooks, probation violation in Brooks Aug. 7, 2019, 60 days in jail, probation partially revoked and continued; unlawful possession of a scheduled drug in Knox July 5, 60 days in jail and $400 fine; refusing to submit to arrest or detention (refusing to stop) in Knox July 5, 60 days in jail. Nicholas Galvan, 34, of Searsmont, probation violation in Searsmont Sept. 21, 2019, three...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 3 arrests

  Tue, 10/10/2023 - 12:15pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 3 to Oct. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,775 calls for service. Summonses Dylan Murphy, 26, of Bremen was issued a summons Oct. 3 for Criminal Mischief, on Waldoboro Road, Bremen, by Deputy Kasey Doyle. Christopher J. Sidelinger, 38, of Whitefield was issued a summons Oct. 8 for Operating after Suspension, on Wiscasset Road, Whitefield, by Sgt. Scott Hayden. Arrests Jacob L. McInnis, 39, of...

• Mark Haley sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 Million in PPP loans

  Mon, 10/09/2023 - 2:15pm

  

  PORTLAND — A South Thomaston man was sentenced October 4, 2023, in U.S. District Court, in Portland, for a bank fraud scheme in which he filed fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and received over $1 million in fraud proceeds. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Mark X. Haley II, 43, to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $1,010,581 in restitution. Haley pleaded guilty on February 8, 2023, according to...

• Man accused of sexually assaulting child

  Sun, 10/08/2023 - 8:00pm

  

  ROCKLAND — A Canaan man is being held on $50,000 cash bail at the Knox County Jail for the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in St. George. Codi Reynolds, 25, was arrested Oct. 4 by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Reynolds made his initial court appearance Oct. 4 in Knox County Court before Judge Sarah Gilbert. Reynolds is also facing a charge of violating his probation on a previous burglary charge. According to the...

• Knox County deed transfers

  Sun, 10/08/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 2-6. Appleton E and T Homes LLC and Homes Unlimited LLC to Vincent Migliano and Kara Migliano. Melanie Landi to Tucker David Patten. Deanna Lynn Richardson and Deanna Lynn MacNeil to Alicia D. Richardson. Camden Marjorie A. Sawyer Est. to Marjo M. Meade. Christina O. Pierce Est. to Rian Ariel Sparhawk and Scot Pierce. 21 Elm Street LLC to Elm Street Properties LLC...

• Car becomes wedged on Rockland sidewalk after motor vehicle crash

  Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:15pm

  

  ROCKLAND — A car that was involved in a motor vehicle crash in Rockland, Saturday, came to a stop completely on the sidewalk, wedged between a building, a water hydrant, a pole, and a boulder, leaving passersby wondering how the light blue car got there, and how it was able to fit into such a tight spot. Just prior to 3:15 p.m., October 7, 2023, Knox County Communications received a report of a single-vehicle crash in which the driver was trapped in the car. However, when Rockland police, fire...

• Waldo County Sheriff’s beat

  Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:00am

  

  BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department posted the following activity Sept. 19 - Oct. 5. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Sept. 19 Todel Williams, 55, of Camden, was issued a summons for violating a protective order and violating a condition of release. Sept. 28 Hayden D. Ratner, 35, of Unity, was issued a...

• Two dogs succumb in Rockland vehicle fire

  Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:45am

  

  ROCKLAND — Unexpected hazards of a particular parking spot on the property of a Rockland restaurant led to the deaths of two dogs Friday evening, Oct. 6, 2023. At 7:05 p.m., Knox Regional Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call regarding a vehicle on fire in the rear of the property at 2 Main Street, Primo restaurant. Rockland PD arrived within 2 minutes of the call and reported heavy fire showing, according to Fire Chief Chris Whytock, in day-after report. Upon Squad 3’s arrival, RFD Lt...

• Belfast Police beat

  Fri, 10/06/2023 - 8:45pm

  

  BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 21 - Oct. 5. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. Sept. 21 Wendy Watson, 74, of Ellsworth, was issued a summons for assault on Market Street. Nancy Lawler, 72, of Knox, was issued a summons for leaving the scene of a property damage accident on Starrett Drive. Oct. 5 Bylynne...

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