Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 9-13.  

Appleton

Rose M. Chace to Joseph A. McCarthy and Rieko…

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A tiny black puppy stretched her legs as runners gathered near the start line of the 2024 Lobster Festival 5K and 10K races.

Freya, just that morning, had been swept into the custodial…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 5- Sept. 4.

Brandon Edward Amborn, 28, of Warren, criminal trespass in Rockport Sept. 9, 2023, $200 fine;…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 371 calls for service for the period of Sept. 3 to Sept. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,882 calls for service.

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ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 2-6.  

Appleton

John C. Fenner and Susan A. Sherman to John C.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 30 - Sept. 5.

Elijah Staples, 27, of…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Andrew D. Wakem, of Belfast, and Elizabeth A. Wakem, of Belfast, were married Sept. 5 2004, in Belfast…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 28 - Sept. 4. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 25-29.

An arrest or summons does not…

BELFAST The Waldo County Registry of Deeds reported the following deed transfer June 24-28.

Belfast

Charlene Huntley to Charlene Huntley Living Trust. 

The Maine Marine Patrol charged Jared Larsen, 32, of Waldoboro, with operating a watercraft under the influence.

ROCKLAND — A Union man who allegedly assaulted hospital staff twice in the same day is being held without bail at the Knox County Jail in Rockland pending a bail revocation hearing.

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 26-30.  

Appleton

Matthew J. Walker Est. to Francesca P. Walker.…

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet for its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, to address agenda topics including: old business and City committee reports,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 12-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

SURRY — On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., first responders and the Maine State Police received a 911 call reporting a medical event at a solar farm on Surry Road in Surry…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 23-29.

Robert A. Greatorex, 34, of Winslow…

UNITY — A Unity man was arrested Thursday, Aug. 29, after allegedly threatening someone with a gun at Unity Raceway.

Joshua Littlefield, 30, first came to the attention of Maine State…

PORT CLYDE — Three people were taken to Pen Bay Medical Center after a golf cart left a driveway in Port Clyde and overturned on a grassy area.

At approximately 5:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug.…

THOMASTON — Traffic along Route 1 through Thomaston has been diverted down side streets this afternoon while Thomaston Police wait for a crash reconstructionist to arrive.

Whenever a motor…

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police charged two people Aug. 21 for allegedly using counterfeit money to bail an inmate from the Knox County Jail.

Gary Gilbert, 56, of Rockland, was charged with…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 19-23.  

Cushing

George L. Hoyt to George L. Hoyt Family Trust and…

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide.

When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 16-22. 

Adam Johnson, 32, of Pittsfield,…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 12-16.  

Appleton

Jenness R. Gushee Jr. to Eric P. Bendtson and…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Victoria M. Brown, of Winterport, and Nathaniel D. Brown, of Crestview, Florida, were married Sept. 20,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 13-22.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 8-22.

An arrest or summons does not…

PORTLAND— A property dispute in the Holiday Beach neighborhood of Owls Head that has been in legal proceedings since 2020 was resolved after a…

SOUTH THOMASTON — South Thomaston emergency crews were up during the night, Wednesday, Aug. 21, after a vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 131 crossed over the center line west of 181 St. George…

BELFAST  — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 17-21. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 9-15. 

Jonatan B. Crowe, 41, of Rockland,…

BELFAST — Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 20, for its regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court May 1 - Aug. 15. 

John Tyler, 76, of Lewiston, two counts of acquiring drugs by deception in Belfast July 7, 2013,…

In a Bangor courtroom last week, Judge Meghan Szylvian ruled the state had violated the constitutional rights of a criminal defendant who had been in custody for nearly a month.

The…

BELFAST Belfast Police reported the following activity  Aug. 11-16.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

24 people died due to impaired driving So far in 2024

The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety has awarded federal funding to law enforcement agencies to conduct high visibility enforcement details to combat impaired driving. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 6-16.

An arrest or summons does not…

ROCKLAND — A Rockport man is accused of injuring a woman after he threw a metal thermos at her head.

Timothy Alfiero, 44, was arrested Aug. 8 by Rockport Police and charged with domestic…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 5-9.  

Appleton

Amanda Chung and Michael Pagano to Russell C. Burns…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 10-14. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 13-Aug. 5.

THOMASTON – In the past 50 years, Select Board member Peter Lammert has seen blue come and go. Sometimes there was turmoil within the department, he said. Sometimes, neighboring police departments…

Woman’sthen boyfriend serving 4.5 years for stabbing victim multiple times

BELFAST — A woman, formerly of …

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 2-8. 

Destiney E. Robbins, 27, of Plymouth…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 29-Aug. 2.  

Appleton

Gilbert Lane Jr. and Nira Palta to Alexis…

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up to the Waldo County Judicial Unified Court by a grand jury July 29.