Police, Fire and Courts

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 4-8.

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 11-15.

Appleton

Shaun Edward Hutto to Jenna Breanne Smith.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 175 calls for service for the period of Dec. 12 to Dec. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,686 calls for service.

Summonses

The man charged in the Christmas Day 2022 death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl is scheduled for an arraignment hearing at 11 a.m. Jan. 11 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court. Tyler Witham-…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 8-14. 

Scott A. Moores, 44, of Swanville, probation violation in Swanville March 5, 2017, 14 months in prison…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 4-8.     

Appleton

Valerie J. Gushee to Samuel Benjamin Rooney.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 21 - Dec. 15. 

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 9-15.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 27 - Dec. 1. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND (10:45 p.m.) — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office was called to 333 Limerock Street, in Rockland, Thursday evening, to assist Rockland Fire Department in locating the cause of a…

THOMASTON — Stephen James Little Jr., 35, made his first court appearance early Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2023, in Knox County District Court.

Little is accused of creating a…

It is a choice, not an accident.

During the upcoming Holiday Season, Maine law enforcement agencies will be working hard to reduce impaired driving and keep everyone on the roadways safe. The National Highway Traffic Safety…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 168 calls for service for the period of Dec. 5 to Dec. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,511 calls for service.

Summons

A…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 20-24. 

Belfast

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HOPE — A driver was stuck in a car for approximately 30 minutes while waiting for the electrical company to arrive and cut power to a portion of Hatchet Mountain Road in Hope Sunday evening. …

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 1-7. 

Janessa Thomas, 33, of Farmington,…

ROCKPORT — A Rockland man was arrested Dec. 4 after Rockport police found him hiding inside a former unoccupied eye care office building and allegedly stealing items that were remaining from the…

Troopers respond to approximately 20 crashes on Interstate 95

On Saturday, December 9, 2023, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Maine State Troopers responded to approximately eight crashes and slide-offs due to black ice on Interstate 95…

BELFAST — Despite a wintery overcast sky, the atmosphere in the Belfast Boathouse was downright jubilant Sat., Dec. 9, as the City’s annual Holiday on the Harbor Celebration took place from 11 a.m…

ROCKLAND — “It’s gut wrenching, and we only act when the house gets to the point of no return,” said Wyatt Philbrook, of the Rockland Code Enforcement Office.

A house on the Bog Road…

BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Nov. 17 - Dec. 8.

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 28 - Dec. 8. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

A Buxton man was found guilty today of transmitting a threatening interstate communication, according to a news…

Camden retailers subject to ongoing thievery and ‘cart push-outs’

CAMDEN — A series of summons have been handed to local residents and transients cited for alleged theft of groceries and clothes from a…

ROCKLAND — A semi truck driver parked at a weigh station in Rockland got a scare when an out of control pickup truck left the roadway and crashed into the rig’s front tire while the driver was…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 16-30.

David James Adams, 51, of Portland, sea urchin less than minimum size in Spruce Head Feb. 27, 2023…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 13-17.

ROCKLAND — A Cushing man made his initial court appearance Dec. 1 in Knox County Court after he was arrested by Rockland police for aggravated trafficking in drugs.

Christopher Benner, 48,…

Waldo County Sheriff assisted Unity Ambulance and Troy FD

TROY - A man has been Life-flighted for treatment after suffering a fully severed leg due to a farming accident, according to a press release from Waldo County…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 151 calls for service for the period of Nov. 28 to Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,343 calls for service.

Summons

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Dec. 5, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on…

The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Maine, is alerting the public of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 27-Dec.1.     

Appleton

David Bruce Ray to Samuel B. Ray.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 26-30. 

William F. Atwood, 46, of…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 16-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 17-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 5-10. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Nov. 20.

Joshua M. Semprebon, 37, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 17-23. 

Caleb E.D. Peacock, 54, of Caribou…

Maine State Police have released additional information regarding the deaths of two adults at a Searsmont home Monday, Nov. 27. 

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, autopsies…

SOUTH THOMASTON — One operator attempting to make a left hand turn, and another operator attempting an improper pass of the first vehicle led to minor injuries to both drivers, Sunday evening, as…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 20-24.     

Appleton

Gustaf R W McIlhenny to Gustaf R W McIlhenny…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Nov. 4-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 18-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 30 - Nov. 3.

Belfast

CAMDEN — Slippery leaves, icy granite, and a narrow, steep trail did not deter a team of 22 from Camden Fire and Rescue, Camden Police…

Then and Now – Law enforcement collaboration

In 2023, Rockland officers didn’t wait for an invitation to assist a Thomaston officer when the report came of a suspicious device in the doorway of a Thomaston major retail store. In 2022, a…

ROCKLAND – “Officer Lucy” may have lost her baby fat. And she may not be as trained yet as one might expect, but the 5 and a half month old full blood Golden Retriever is easily living up to one…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Department is alerting drivers to two Main Street closures that will be in affect during the…