Police, Fire and Courts

BANGOR – Visitation hours and funeral services have been scheduled for Somerset County Deputy Cpl. Eugene Cole, who was killed in the line of…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 25-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 25

Rochelle J.…

Don’t throw them out the window
 
The Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Department of Public Safety are asking for the public's help…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 23-27.

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from April 2-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

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

Abi Cowles, of Belfast, and Neal R. Cowles, of Portland, were married May 12, 2001,…

Argued to have prosecutors removed for misconduct

BELFAST — Attorneys for Sharon Carrillo filed a notice of appeal in Waldo County Unified Court April 23, the same day they filed requests for copies of court transcripts from the two court…

Paul S. Andrews also made headlines in March for assault of Julio Carrillo

BELFAST —  A Jackson man was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Waldo County Unified Court April 30 for the ongoing sexual assault of a child who had yet to reach the age of 12, according to court…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from April 17-20.

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 158 calls for service from April 18-22. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

Union woman builds picture bridge to reduce fear, anxiety

HOPE – The first 200 interactive communications books are becoming commonplace in the vehicles of Knox County responder agencies, as well as schools. The results are being noted, and it’s all due…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland man was arrested by Rockland police for allegedly breaking into a car April 28, according to a news release by Deputy…

AUGUSTA - Alleged killer John Williams will make his initial court appearance on Monday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, according to the Office of the Maine…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 20-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Ryan J. Klekotta, 35, of Jackson, operating…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 4-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 4

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 9-20.

Belfast

Steven J. Holmbraker to…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 18-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 18

BELFAST — A Rockport woman was convicted of manslaughter in Waldo County Superior Court April 27, for the February 2017 stabbing death of Edwin Littlefield.

Victoria Scott,…

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage issued an Emergency Proclamation that suspends all hunting, including the start of turkey season, in the portions of Norridgewock, Skowhegan and…

One man remains in jail pending court appearance

ROCKLAND — Two Friendship men have been arrested for the shooting incidents that resulted in criminal mischief complaints in Cushing,…

ROCKPORT – One woman was transported to Pen Bay Medical Center Thursday, April 26, following a collision at the intersection of Commercial Street and Pascal Ave. in Rockport.

Investigating…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 10-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 10

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 12-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 13

Jessica L.…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A Damariscotta man was arrested April 22 and charged with sex crimes involving a minor. Norman L. Newton Sr., 62, was charged with Gross Sexual Assault Class A. Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 416 calls for service from March 27-April 16. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKLAND — A Veazie man who allegedly stole DVDs from Maritime Farms April 16 by hiding them in his pants and who was also charged with…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal Court April 10-19.

Joey A. Philbrook, 31, of Thorndike, operating after habitual offender…

Spring is in the air and Trash is on the ground

As spring begins to show itself more and more and we begin to enjoy it more and more, we can’t help but be drawn to the flowers blooming, the trees beginning to bud, the empty soda cans, what…

ROCKLAND — The attorney for a Tennessee truck driver who was found guilty by a Knox County jury Jan. 30 for causing a crash that killed two people in March 2016, has appealed his conviction to the…

BROOKS — The man suspected of robbing Unity Pharmacy April 9 has been taken into custody following days on the run, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office. 

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity April 1-17. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 9-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 9

ROCKLAND – A man who’d attempted to steal DVDs from Maritime Farms on Park Street by hiding them in his pants was eventually arrested and charged with theft, possession of crack cocaine, and…

At approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Boothbay Harbor man in connection with an alleged…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 6-12.

Christopher Giggie, 26, of Stockton Springs, driving to endanger in Belfast June 10, 2015…

Damariscotta, Waldoboro police help

Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, LSCO released a sketch of a suspect.

Original post: At 8:03 a.m. Monday, April 16, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported home invasion…

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

BELFAST — The judge in the case of the State v. Sharon Carrillo has decided that the prosecutors in charge of trying the case will not be disqualified, nor will they be subject to a protective…

Manslaughter charge dismissed

ROCKLAND — The state and attorney for the South Thomaston woman who was arrested for manslaughter in connection with a May 2017 fatal crash in…

Maine's newest State Troopers received their badges today in ceremonies at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. The five troopers completed 10 weeks of specialized State Police training. All are…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 7-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 7 (late entry)

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 2-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 2

Undetermined amount of medication stolen during heist

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for the man they believe to be responsible for the April 9, robbery of Unity Pharmacy, located on Plaza Drive in Unity, according to an April 13…

Prosecutor contains ‘rage’ before judge after Sharon Carrillo attorneys question integrity

BELFAST — It was a tense day in Waldo County Superior Court April 12, as Sharon Carrillo and her lawyers Chris MacLean and Laura Shaw came before Justice Robert Murray to argue for the…

continues to be held without bail at Bridgewater State Hospital

WOBURN, MASS. — Orion Krause, 23, of Rockport was arraigned April 11 in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, Mass., on four counts of murder. His attorney, according to the Lowell Sun,…

Judge sets bail at $50,000 cash for two arrested from New York

ROCKLAND — Three people who were arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in Warren and Waldoboro April 4 following a crack cocaine…

Speeds reach 70-100 mph, nearly lead to head-on collision

BELFAST — A Wisconsin man has been charged with a number of crimes after leading Belfast Police on a high-speed chase April 9, according to Chief Michael McFadden.

Luke P.…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 31 - April 9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Feb. 28 (late entry)

BELFAST — A jury was selected April 3, to hear the case of a Rockport woman accused of manslaughter, stemming from the Feb. 8, 2017 death of a Waldo man.

Victoria Scott, 34…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from March 2-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…