Police, Fire and Courts

Maine Marine Patrol to Focus on Boating Under the Influence

The Maine Marine Patrol will be on heightened alert for those violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws during the national Operation Drywater weekend, June 30-July 2.

ROCKLAND — A woman from Owls Head who took more than $8,000 from the graduation fund for the Class of 2018 at Oceanside High School, was…

Wiscasset Police Department

Fire destroyed a log cabin home in Wiscasset on Wednesday, June 28. The fire at 313 Bradford Road was reported around 1:15 p.m., a Lincoln County Communications dispatcher said.

The owner…

Traffic was reopened along Route 1 in Wiscasset and Edgecomb June 28 following a three-vehicle accident on the Donald E. Davey Bridge that connects the two towns, according to a Lincoln County…

ALNA - At approximately 6:00 p.m. last evening, June 27, the Maine Warden Service…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 328 calls for service from June 6-26. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

The search was suspended Monday, June 26, according to Maine Dept. of Marine Resources spokesman Jim Nichols. Nothing was found after three days with boats, airplane and shoreline…

Fast-moving thunderstorms sent area firefighters into action from Cushing to Lincolnville. In Cushing, a home on Osprey Lane had been been struck by lightning, causing a fire.

In Thomaston…

Kenneth Hatch III of Whitefield appeared before Justice Robert Mullen at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta June 27, after a dispositional conference confirmed Hatch and his attorney, Richard…

Pilot ‘doing fine,’ his coworkers report

Today June 26, at approximately 7:41 a.m., Knox County Sheriff Deputies Robert Potter and Paul Simonetti responded to the airstrip on Vinalhaven for an airplane crash. More than 15…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 21-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 21

Courtney R. Lane, 20, of…

BELFAST — A Searsport man was arrested after threatening a family member with a baseball bat at Belfast City Park June 21.

Kevin C. Jewell, 29, came to the attention of…

ROCKPORT — Sometimes first responders just need to kick back from the stress and challenges of their jobs and unwind with their colleagues and…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who threatened to harm a woman with a machete on November 17, 2016, in Rockland, will spend 42 months in jail.…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity June 3-23. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

ROCKLAND —  A Rockland woman who was found guilty for stealing and forging vouchers from the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) food pantry in…

The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to two traumatic incidents Friday night into Saturday. On June 23 at approximately 11 p.m., Sgt. Lance Mitchell, Deputy Jeremy Joslyn and Deputy Scott…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland man was arrested Friday, June 23, following an investigation by the Rockland Police Department and Maine Computer Crimes…

BELFAST — A Swanville woman is in stable condition after sustaining a serious head injury during a motorcycle accident June 22.

Katie Hills, 30, was riding north on Swan…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 12-16.

 The Coast Guard confirmed Thursday the kayaker missing off the coast of Maine was found safe.

According to watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, a Maine Fisheries and…

Located at a relative’s home in town...

LIBERTY — On June 16, 2017, the Waldo County Regional Dispatch Center received a complaint regarding two juveniles who had run away from a school in New Hampshire, and had subsequently stolen a…

Was reportedly making explosives to blow up tree stumps...

LINCOLN — The State Fire Marshal's Office said Thursday morning that the man killed in an explosion Wednesday night, June 21, while mixing up explosives in his basement, in Lincoln was 67-year-old…

CAMDEN — Camden Police are alerting drivers that on Thursday, June 22, Molyneaux Road will be closed between Beaucaire Avenue and Route 105 for…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 14-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 5 (late entry)

Leah J. Clark, 61…

ROCKLAND — A Thomaston woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle that was involved in a crash Thursday, June 8, with a car at the intersection…

ROCKLAND — A Rockport man remains in the Knox County Jail after he was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting his former boss who had…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman was arrested last week for allegedly breaking her neighbor’s apartment window with a baseball bat and yelling a…

West Bath Courthouse

A Hope woman involved in a deadly accident near Taste of Maine in January has been indicted on two Class A charges of manslaughter for the deaths of Robert S. Martin, 70, of Woolwich and Carolyn W…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 7-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 7

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 4-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 4

Dennis…

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

Alec Reynolds, 38, of Troy, assault in Troy Sept. 19, 2015,…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 5-16. 

Belfast

Jillian Corriveau and Steven…

BELFAST — With tourist season picking up steam, the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad is offering a new way to view the area’s impressive scenery, with the June 17 grand opening of RailCyclers…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 5-9.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from June 5-16.

ROCKPORT — Drivers in Maine know they have to be vigilant for the possibility of moose and deer darting out in front of their vehicles, but now…

ROCKLAND —  A Rockland woman who was arrested for stealing and forging vouchers from the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) food pantry in Rockland…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Police Department has a new patrol officer. Antonio “Tony” Del Vecchio joined the department June 5, replacing Dana…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from May 1-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

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

Corey Palmer, 36, of Freedom, operating under the influence in Freedom Nov…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 2 - June 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 29

Dustin T. Doliber, 19,…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 6-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 26 (late entry)

Passenger in crash now listed in critical condition

ROCKLAND — The passenger riding on a motorcycle that was involved in a crash Thursday, June 8, with a car at the intersection of Park Street…

ROCKLAND – The Knox County grand jury handed down 23 indictments against nine defendants June 5. An indictment does not imply guilt.

The Midcoast connection

MIDCOAST MAINE: A bill in the Maine Legislature may increase the incentive for volunteer firefighters to stay with the job; yet, when the number of responders is low to begin with, a financial…

ROCKLAND – Spontaneous combustion due to improper storage of stain-soaked rags is the believed cause of a garage fire in the South End of Rockland, Monday, June 12. In the official followup report…

BELFAST — A Prospect man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop on Swan Lake Avenue June 1.

Phillip M. Norris, 25, was pulled over around 10:15 p.m., after…

State Police and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the death of a woman found inside a burned out car in Orrington early Sunday morning, June 11.

 The…

NORTHPORT — Tom Quinn, of Camden, was at work Monday, June 12, at approximately 9:20 a.m., when he looked out the window and noticed a bunch of people standing in the driveway. Across the street,…