Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity April 8-19. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

Maine District Court

District Six District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau was approved by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Judiciary Committee to join the Maine District Court at his hearing April 25. The vote was 12-0,…

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

Laura L. Dyer, of Belfast, and Paul M. Dyer, of Belfast, were married…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 15-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

April 15

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 17-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

April 17

Greta Perry, 86, of Belfast…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Police Department is undergoing changes in their personnel and duties in the department, according to Rockport Chief…

ROCKLAND – Call him lieutenant now. Rockland firefighter Mike Cole swore an oath, added a pin to his jersey, and pledged a continuation of loyalty to the department he’s known for 17 years.

ROCKLAND — Two Bangor residents who were arrested after a joint investigation between the Rockport Police Department and Maine Drug Enforcement…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Registry of Deeds recorded the following deed transfers April 10-21.

Belfast

Herman Reynolds Trust to Michael…

BELFAST — An evening traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Searsport man April 21, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.

Jason Roberts, 36, first came to the attention of…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 17-24.

Duncan Crossman, 33, of Roxbury, Mass., disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, $250 fine.…

ROCKLAND —  The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from April 10-21.

 Maine Marine Patrol Officer Matthew Wyman has received the 2017 Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Chief’s Award. The award, presented April 10 at the Northeast Fish and Wildlife…

Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority voted April 19 to accept the resignation and retirement of Administrator Mark Westrum, effective April 14.

Westrum had been placed on administrative…

ROCKPORT — A joint investigation between the Rockport Police Department and Maine Drug Enforcement has led to two Bangor residents being charged with trafficking fentynal, a Class B crime.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 10-14.

Left on side of road, victims hit with dirt, rocks from vehicle’s tires

MONTVILLE — A Palermo man is facing a litany of charges following an April 10 altercation. Chesley Z. Williams, 27, was arrested after reportedly refusing to let a passenger leave…

BELFAST — A Lincolnville man was arrested after fleeing the scene of a traffic stop on April 17.

Michael Thompson, 38, first came to the attention of…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 7-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 16 (late entry)

MORRILL — A Morrill man was arrested April 15, following a report of domestic violence. 

Brett Armstrong, 30, was arrested after deputies responded to the residence to investigate the…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 7-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 7

STOCKTON SPRINGS — A Stockton Springs man is facing multiple charges following a violent domestic altercation April 14. 

Marshal Crockett, 22, first came to the attention of the Waldo…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who was arrested in January after a Cushing couple saw him walking around their home in the dark with an ax, was…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from April 7-13.

 Sean Graham, 23, of York, aggravated assault in Belfast Sept. 15, 2015, dismissed;…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 10-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 10

ROCKLAND — A man who was a former Rockland resident pleaded guilty to calling a national suicide hotline in New York and falsely reporting that…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity March 30-April 9. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury handed down their indictments April 4, which represented 26 defendants, including four inmates at the…

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today announced that Brent Davis will serve as his chief legal counsel. Former Chief Legal Counsel Avery Day stepped down in December to establish a…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity March 9-April 10. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – A Camden man is going to jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than $7,000 by using another individual’s ATM card.

WARREN — A car struck a house in Monday, April 10 in a crash that appears to be alcohol related, according to a news release from Knox County…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 3-6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 3

Troy S. Applegate, 41, of…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from March 1-26. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from March 31 - April 6. 

Nacoma P. Noomyenooneam, 19, of Stockton Springs, probation violation in Frankfort…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Police have arrested two more men in connection with an assault, home invasion and burglary that occurred last month at a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 27 - April 5. 

Belfast

John Squadra and…

BELFAST — A Belfast woman was sentenced to spend the next three years in prison April 6, as a result of her role in the 2016 death of 19-year-old Christopher Wiley in a violent single vehicle…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 3-7.

ROCKPORT – It takes $1,000 to change the life of a child, according to Gwendolyn Hudson of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. This week Camden Fire Department changed a life — and Bowled for…

Part of Knox /County Fire Academy certification

CAMDEN – It was a chilly afternoon, Saturday, April 8, but that didn't deter firefighters from training at Camden Rockport Middle School. The class was part of the Firefighters 1 and 2 classes for…

ROCKPORT (Update April 7, 11:45 a.m.) — The large white pig reported to be loose on Porter Street in Rockport Friday morning has been corralled.

Of the sow, Police Chief Randy Gagne said, “…

ROCKLAND –  Knox County Sheriff deputies responded to two separate crashes, with one person injured, on April 6, according to a news release…

WALDOBORO —  Waldoboro police arrested two Waldoboro residents for theft and forgery following an incident on March 29, according to a news…

April 4 was Hug a Newsperson Day

On April 4, the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office recognized “National Hug a Newsperson Day” and officially said thank you to two solid Waldo County reporters: Erica Thoms, who writes for PenBayPilot.…

ROCKPORT — A couple accused by police of leaving a motel without paying over $1,000 in their bill were arrested April 1 and charged with theft…

ROCKLAND (Updated April 7) — Monday night was training night for firefighters in Rockland, where the gathering place was the Transfer Station and the drill was extinguishing propane fires. The…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 30 - April 3. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 30

Shawna A. Farrell, 37…

Release condition violation

ROCKLAND —  A Lincolnville woman who was released last month on personal recognizance bail from the Cumberland County Jail after being arrested…

Law enforcement officers represented 16 counties

ROCKPORT —  The Maine Sheriffs’ Association held its annual conference March 29 and 30 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport with 120 law…