Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 7-15.  

Daniel Ames, 43, of Rockland, criminal mischief in Rockland Sept. 2, 2023, $150 fine, restitution $…

CUSHING — A 19-year-old Cushing man was arrested Nov. 10 for allegedly pointing a gun while threatening two women.

Ethan Jones was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and charged…

ST GEORGE — Residents along the Kinney Woods Road, in St. George, lost power after a single vehicle car crash, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

At approximately 3:45 p.m., a 911 call was made…

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Nov. 21, for their regular meeting. Agenda items on Belfast City Manager Erin Herbig’s…

THOMASTON — A small shop on Thomaston’s Main Street that happens to sell vaping products and CBD, among many other products, was broken into overnight, Friday, Nov. 17 into Nov. 18.

As of…

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

Appleton

Barbara J. Mento to Barbara J. Mento Tr. and…

WARREN — A Warren resident has been charged with one count of Cruelty to Animals Class D crime after Knox County Sheriff's deputies obtained a video that shows a cat being abused. 

The…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 23-27. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 10-16. 

Susan M. Day, 62, of Montville,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 25 - Nov. 14. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 16.

An arrest or summons…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland resident was hospitalized Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, after a fire ignited in the basement of his home. 

Initially reported to Knox Regional Communications Center via…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Beth Fine, of Searsmont, and Kenneth Fine, of Boothbay Harbor, were married June 20, 2009, in Belfast and…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 16-20. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 6-10.    

Appleton

Robert L. Hall to Hannah Linstead Atkinson and…

The Maine Department of Public Safety joins with the US DOT and Governor Janet Mills to highlight national Crash Responder Safety Week (#CRSW) with a signed proclamation and the opportunity to…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,840 calls for service.

Summons

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 6. 

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 3-9. 

Joseph R. Sampson, 55, of Bangor, operating under the influence in Belfast Jan. 15, 2021, four days in…

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m. the Monroe Fire Department responded to a fire at 238 Clements Road in Monroe.

The Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted because the…

APPLETON — A Life Flight helicopter landed at the Appleton Village School early Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2023 following a motor vehicle crash on the Searsmont Road (Route 131).

At…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 23-31. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND – After several hours of searching for a missing person in Rockland, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, the body of Andrue Leach, 30, of Rockland, was found in the water near the Coast Guard base at…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 23-Nov. 6.

Brian Warrick Beggarly, 41, of Appleton, operating under the influence (alcohol) in South…

BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 9-13.

Belfast

Upper Mason Dam LLC to Cooper Cay LLC.

Lindley P.…

ST. GEORGE — Why don’t you just open the door?

That was the question posed by a young child to South Thomaston Fire Chief Dave Elwell during a live demonstration of vehicle extrication.…

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

Camden

Gabriela Laura Acero and Derek Edward Richard to…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 2-6. 

Belfast

John A. Cashman and David F. Giroux to Belfast Harbor…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 21-27. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The following case was closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 26 - Nov. 2.

Dylan J. Brasslett, 23, of…

On Friday, November 3, at approximately 9:20 a.m., the Orland Fire Department responded to a fire/explosion at a single family home with a detached garage at 102 Soper Road in Orland.

Four…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 20-27. 

An arrest or summons does…

Amos Abbott, of Windsor, has joined the Maine Marine Patrol as its newest officer and will serve in the Friendship–Waldoboro–Cushing patrol.

Officer Abbott was sworn in recently in Augusta…

THOMASTON (Nov. 1, 2023, 2 p.m.) — A tactic once considered poor practice in the realm of battling house fires instead proved to be helpful in squelching a fire on the Dunbar Road, in Thomaston,…

other defendants heading to trial

PORTLAND – Federal court proceedings are moving forward for the fishermen and seafood dealers who were…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,401 calls for service.

Summonses

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 23-27.    

Appleton

Richard Nelson Hathaway Est. to MacKenzie Hall.…

The Maine Office of Public Safety is holding a news conference at 10 p.m., Oct. 27 at…

AUGUSTA -- The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has repealed the Shelter In Place hunting prohibition that was set to begin at midnight tonight in the…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 20-25. 

Michael A. Barter, 62, of…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 14-22.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 10-22.

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

As the manhunt continues in Androscoggin County this morning, many schools and well frequented public locations are closed.

Watch the 10:30 a.m. Maine State Police press conference here…

CAMDEN and ROCKLAND — Volunteers of America (VOA) Northern New England developed a Diversion & Deflection Program and implemented a Community Liaison Officer (CLO) position in collaboration…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 9-20.

Travis Batty, 39, of Rockland, criminal trespass in Thomaston April 7, 2023, 48 hours in jail;…

he Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 172 calls for service for the period of Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,172 calls for service.

Summonses

City employees to receive hands-only CPR training later this year

ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire & EMS has received a grant from the Steven and Tabitha King Foundation in the amount of $12,000. The grant was submitted with the intent to purchase Automatic External…

BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 13-19. 

Andy Rosado, 23, of Brooklyn, New York, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs in Burnham Sept. 26,…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 16-20.    

Appleton

Toni Clark to Joanne G. Scata and Philip E. Scata…

On October 13,, the Belfast Police Department received a complaint about the welfare of animals located at 37 Achorn Road in Belfast, according to an Oct. 22 news release from Police Chief Robert…