Police, Fire and Courts

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court.

Tan V. Ton, of Belfast, and Twyen Nguyen, of Carslbad, Calif…

SWANVILLE — A Bucksport teen sustained serious injury following a single vehicle crash just before 11 a.m., June 9. 

Garrett Smith, 18, was traveling south on Oak Hill Road in Swanville…

BELFAST — The atmosphere in the Belfast Police Department Friday afternoon was one of excited revelry, with officers congregating around their newest addition: K9 Dex.

Dex…

ROCKLAND — A man from Hope with a prior history of domestic violence remains in jail after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting two teens…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity May 9-June 7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the  following activity May 25 - June 6.  An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 25

Ashlee N. Spaulding, 19…

Claim against Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation still pending

ROCKLAND — The attorney for a Camden resident who filed a claim against the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation, the four towns that incorporate…

The case when four of the five town appeals board members recused themselves for conflict of interest

NORTH HAVEN — On June 6, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a decision of the North Haven Board of Appeals, which had itself, in 2014, upheld planning board permits granted to the Nebo…

On June 6, a single vehicle crash at approximately 9 p.m. was reported to the Waldo County Regional Dispatch Center.  The crash was reported to be on the Baker Road in Winterport. …

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 125 calls for service from May 15-30. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court in April and May.

Rockland — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 22-26 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Judge sets bail at $5,000 cash

ROCKLAND — A Portland man who was previously charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon in March in Cumberland County has now…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has identified those…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from May 12 - June 1. 

Brianna N. Laferla, 37, of Old Orchard Beach, failure to register…

BELFAST — The  following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 22 - June 2. 

Belfast

Gail M. and Paul R.…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 25 - June 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 10 (late entry)

Julianna…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 22-26.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from May 22-June 2.

Believed to have ties to Camden-Rockport area

ROCKPORT — Rockport Police Department is working with the Warren Police Deaprtment (R.I.) in trying to find a missing 16-year-old girl from Warren’s town. Police are seeking information about the…

Updated: Chief Deputy Rand Maker of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement Friday afternoon, on the morning’s fatal accident just over the Dresden line from Wiscasset…

Maine game warden divers have recovered the body of a Connecticut man. The body of Christopher Hughes, 52, from Trumbull, Conn., was recovered shortly after 9:00 this morning. Divers…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 16-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity, March 15-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 22…

Game wardens have recovered the body of a South Berwick woman from the Saco River. Shortly after noon today, divers recovered the body of 38-year-old Jennifer Bousquet. A search has…

CAMDEN — Members of American Legion War Memorial Post 30 and volunteers honored veterans in recent days by placing flags and memorial markers…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 19-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 19

Katherine Manchester, 30, of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 19-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 19

Kevin Kinney, 26, of Knox,…

BELFAST — A Bangor woman appeared in Waldo County Unified Court on May 23 and was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all but one year suspended, as…

Sheriff’s Office: High rate of speed, alcohol likely a contributing factor

SOUTH THOMASTON — The driver of a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 131 in South Thomaston early Thursday evening reportedly lost control and drove off the road, striking many trees…

CAMDEN — It’s been just shy of four months since the state Department of Transportation began work to rebuild Bakery Bridge on Washington Street, at the intersection of Mechanic Street, but as…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 15-19.

Maine game wardens locate a missing Bristol man early this morning. The Maine Warden Service was called around 7:30 p.m., May 23, to search for Willem Jansen, 82, from Round Pond,…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity April 25-May 8. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — There has always been a lighthearted rivalry between police and fireman especially about cops having a donut fetish. Sometimes the…

The midcoast connection

ROCKLAND – A bill aimed at banning the sale of new, flame-retardant, upholstered furniture in Maine has passed its first hurdle. Wednesday, May 24, the House of Representatives voted 139 to five…

UNION (May 24, noon) — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has identified the man who died in an early morning fire in Union as Lawrence Dries, 80. Dries lived alone in the farmhouse, one of the…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 16-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 6 (late entry)

Hannah E. Richards,…

ROCKLAND – A call to the Rockland Fire Department led to the closure of Park and Main streets (Route 1) Tuesday, May 23. A little after 11 a.m., the owner of the Park Street Grille, 279 Park…

Woman in wheelchair struck by vehicle

ROCKLAND - The Rockland Police Department is seeking the public’s help with identifying a vehicle that struck a woman in a wheelchair early…

Rockland — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 8-15 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 12-16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 13-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 6

BELFAST — A Searsport man faces a number of charges following the May 16 kidnapping of his estranged spouse.

Jason C. Moulton, 34, was arrested after traveling to his…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 8-19.

Belfast

Mary Curtis and…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 15-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

May 16

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court.

Thomas J. Barry, of Kennebunk, and Lilah R. Giguere, of Palermo, were…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 8-12.

Arthur M. Andrews, 31, of Camden, fishing…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 8-19.

Superior Court

Trevor W. Brooks, 25, of Biddeford…

ROCKPORT — A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning, May 20, around 11 a.m., stopped traffic in both directions at the intersection of Warrenton…