Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — A Friendship man remains in jail after he was arrested Sunday, March 12, for allegedly beating another man.

STOCKTON SPRINGS — A Stockton Springs man was arrested March 12, after allegedly assaulting, and threatening his partner with a knife.

Waldo County Dispatch received the report around 1 a.m…

ROCKPORT — A propane truck full of fuel nearly tipped into a rocky ditch in Rockport, after its driver attempted to avoid crashing into a pickup truck that careened in front of him through an…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 4-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 4

Jennifer A. Marks, 61, of…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 27 - March 10. 

Belfast

Wilma D. Moore EST…

Nine-year-old Rowen Ross of Sherman was found cold but otherwise in good health after spending more than nine hours in the woods last night. A tracking team to include a State Police K9 dog, a…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 6-10.

ROCKLAND — Officer Andrew Redden has been selected as the 2016 Police Officer and Employee of the Year at the Rockland Police Department.…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Feb. 15-March 8. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Maine Drug Enforcement and Sanford Police have arrested a teenager and his uncle and charged them with operating a methamphetamine lab in an apartment at 29 Charles Street.  Arrested…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said two Brooklyn, New York, men have been arrested in connection with the sale of heroin and cocaine in South Paris. Drug agents arrested Tuesday Dennis “…

Donates $2,000 toward night vision goggle acqusition...

CAMDEN — The Camden Lions Club recently presented LifeFlight of Maine with a donation of $2,000 to help purchase night vision goggles. Lions Club members are dedicated to the ideal of service, be…

Judge sets bail at $10,000 cash

CAMDEN — A Camden man remains in jail after he was arrested March 3 for allegedly assaulting a woman and trying to strangle her.

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Feb. 18-22. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 27-March 3.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 2-7. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

March 2

Dean E. Willis, 70, of Belfast…

SWANVILLE — A Swanville woman has been arrested following a violent assault on Swan Lake Avenue March 5. 

Michelle Sheaffer, 26, reportedly stabbed a male cohabitant in the buttocks after…

BELFAST — A Swanville man has been arrested following a domestic assault in Belfast March 5. 

Scott Moores, 37, was reported to authorities after he arrived at a Belfast residence “covered…

BELFAST — Belfast Police are continuing their investigation into a Feb. 25 bank breach at Down East Credit Union.

The stolen financial information was gained with the use of…

Damariscotta Police Chief Ronald Young has resigned, effective March 3. His resignation was announced via an email from Town Manager Matt Lutkus. The email contained a joint statement from Lutkus…

State Police say the driver of a pickup was killed instantly this afternoon when his truck veered into the path of an oil tanker truck on Route 3 in Liberty.   The crash took place near…

ROCKLAND — A St. George man was sentenced to prison for his involvement in the intentional sinking of a lobster boat over a trap dispute in…

A weekend snowmobile crash leaves a Massachusetts woman dead south of Jackman. Just before 5 p.m., March 4, on Saturday, Maine game wardens responded to a snowmobile crash in Parlin Pond Township…

The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 27 - March 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Feb. 27

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Feb. 24 - March 2.

James D. Brown, 29, of Monroe, domestic violence assault in…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 144 calls for service from Feb. 14-21. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 13-24. 

Belfast

United States of America -…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Officer William Smith and Edward Colson Jr. and his son, Brandon, both of South Thomaston, were honored for saving a…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Feb. 27-March 3.

BELFAST — A former Waldo County high school teacher has been sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual touching.

Aaron Clark, 37, of Etna, was also…

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 12- 28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Feb. 12

 The Board of Licensing of Auctioneers within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (www.maine.gov/pfr) has revoked the license…

ROCKLAND — A judge has ruled in favor with the town of South Thomaston in its lawsuit against two former firefighters for not turning over…

AUGUSTA – State Senator Amy Volk, R-Cumberland, has introduced legislation to protect young victims of sex trafficking by changing the law so those under the age of 18 years are not…

ROCKLAND — An 18-year-old Rockland man was sentenced Feb. 23 to five years in jail with all but nine months suspended, for sexually assaulting…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Feb.11-16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty…

Alleged amount stolen around $3,000

ROCKLAND – A Lincolnville man who was arrested by Camden police for allegedly taking money from Megunticook Market in Camden, will make his initial appearance in Knox County Unified Court March 13…

ROCKLAND – A Rockland man sustained injuries Feb. 25 around 6 p.m. after his pickup truck abruptly careened into oncoming traffic and was struck by a car on Route 1 in Rockland near the Thomaston…

ROCKLAND - The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Feb. 6-24.

Superior Court

Jason Merrifield, 30, of Union,…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Feb 10-23.

William D. Peaslee, 37, of Belfast, operating under the influence in Belmont Aug. 10, 48…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 16-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Feb. 16

Hilary Budet, 49, of Morrill…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 20-24.

Glenn Reed a lifelong registrant on the Maine Sex Offender Registry

SEARSMONT — A former Lincolnville man who had been sentenced March 1, 2016, to eight years in prison with all but one year suspended after being convicted of unlawful sexual contact with a child…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 117 calls for service from Feb. 7-14. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to 258 calls for service for the period of Jan. 29-Feb. 4. An arrest or summons does not constitute…

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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a man and two women Feb. 17 in Waldoboro following an ongoing drug…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 13-17.

Maine State Police said a young mother was killed this afternoon when her car crossed the center line and collided with an oncoming car on Route 1A in Frankfort. 

The…

Two men are in the hospital this evening after a major head-on snowmobile crash in Tim Pond Township. At around noon today, Ryan Jones, 24, of Jefferson, was struck by Michael Ouellette…

Maine Department of Transportation

A Portland lawyer filed a preliminary motion for an injunction Monday, Feb. 13, against the Maine Department of Transportation, on behalf of Ralph H. Doering and family…