Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — A Warren man pleaded guilty Jan. 26 to aggravated criminal mischief and theft for his involvement in the intentional sinking of a…

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Rep. Owen Casas, I-Rockport, sits on the Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. He explains the new law governing recreational marijuana that goes into effect today, Jan. 30…

Maine Attorney General’s office investing alleged health care fraud

ROCKLAND — A former supervisor at the Trade Winds Inn was arrested Jan. 26 for alleged theft of more than $250,000 from the health club after …

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 29 - Jan. 13.

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 12-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 12

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 14-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 14

BELFAST — A Searsport woman has been hit with a slew of charges following her Jan. 24 arrest.

Astin L. Merry, 31, first came to the attention of law enforcement when a…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 16-20.

The Knox County Sheriff's office received 259 calls for service from January to 1-7. Some of the calls responded to included agency assists…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 127 calls for service from Jan. 9-17. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 7-15. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Approximately 40 firefighters from five area fire departments quickly extinguished a garage fire, with exploding propane…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 138 calls for service from Jan. 1-9. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 17-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Dec. 20 (late entry)

Joseph Keller, 46,…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

CAMDEN — A woman who was employed as a housekeeper in a Camden home has been charged with theft, after she admitted to police that she stole…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 9-13.

LINCOLNVILLE — Since June 2013, when then-Lincolnville Deputy Fire Chief Ben Hazen was appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve as the town's new fire chief, he has been working side-by-side…

Father and son dead, mother hospitalized with smoke inhalation, burns

WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 1:15 p.m.) — State Fire Marshals say a second body has been recovered from the house fire in Washington Monday morning. The body of 53-year-old Steven Rhodes was found in the…

ROCKLAND — A Portland man who was arrested Sept. 29, 2016, on charges of kidnapping after he attacked a woman as she was walking home from…

BELFAST — A Hartford, Conn., man was indicted on five drug-related charges stemming from his Sept. 9 arrest. Alexander A. Cruz, 20, was found to be in possession of more than 1,800 baggies of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 9-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 9

Deputy Darrin Moody responded…

A Woolwich husband and wife have died as a result of a crash on Woolwich’s Route One on Saturday evening.

At 6:07 p.m. Jan. 21, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an…

Initiated as domestic disturbance call early Sunday morning...

WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.

In a…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Jan. 3-16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — North East Mobile Health Services, Maine's largest Emergency Medical Services provider, Jan. 18 announced the promotion of Ellie Adams to division manager at their Rockport EMS base.…

State Police say Robert Frith, 62, of West Gardiner died Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, after the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield. Frith worked for BHS Inc. of Farmingdale.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Grand Jury handed down 15 indictments Jan. 11. An indictment does not imply guilt.

Anthony J. Holden, 35, of Detroit, unlawful…

The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 12-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 12

Jesse Kuczynski…

Knox County Sheriff’s Office...

VINALHAVEN — The driver of a Dodge pickup truck that crashed into a tree on Vinalhaven Jan. 17, around noon, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Chief…

A man is dead after an overnight snowmobile crash in Sidney. Jeffrey Fisher, 32, from Sidney, was found dead along the shoreline of Messalonskee Lake after he became separated from his friend…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 31-Jan. 7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

ROCKLAND — A Thomaston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting four girls.

ROCKLAND — A 52-year old woman from Owls Head, who allegedly stole more than $8,000 from the graduation fund for the Class of 2018 at…

BELFAST — A Belfast man has been charged after being found operating under the influence of inhalants on Route 1 on Jan. 13, according to Officer Rick Smith, of the Belfast Police Department.

ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman was sentenced Jan. 12 for setting a fire that swept through her home to the second floor and caused heavy damage…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Dec. 16 - Jan. 12.

Harley L. Wyman III, 30, of Skowhegan,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 27 - Jan. 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Dec. 9 (late entry)

Kevin…

BELFAST — A Winterport man has been sentenced to eight years in prison with all but nine months suspended after reportedly attempting to intimidate his underage victim and family, according to…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 1-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Jan. 1

Christopher L. Bryant, 34, of…

BELFAST — A Northport man has been indicted on charges that he assaulted an infant, aged 11 weeks at the time she was taken to Waldo County General Hospital.

Neil Lagasse, 19…

The Knox County Sheriff's office received 296 calls for service from January 1-7. Some of the calls responded to included agency assists,…

A Woolwich woman was hurt and a Canaan man hauling milk in his tanker truck was killed Saturday when the man’s truck collided with her car that had spun out of control on Interstate 295 in…

ROCKLAND — Three Rockland police officers were honored for their actions on September 29, 2016 during an attempted kidnapping on of a woman…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 2-6.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Jan. 2-6.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 234 calls for service from Dec. 19-Jan. 2. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from Dec. 7-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

CAMDEN — Beginning on Monday, Jan. 16, the two-hour parking limit in downtown Camden will resume due to the Maine Department of…