ROCKLAND — A man from Owls Head has been charged by Rockland Police with engaging a prostitute, according to a news release by Deputy Police…
Police, Fire and Courts
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has been advised of a possible scam attempt occurring over this past weekend. On Sunday, March 18, at about 10:15 a.m., a Bristol resident…
Firefighters, coworkers rush into woods to find him
UNION – Union emergency medical responders, as well as firefighters from Union and Appleton, hiked into a wooded area adjacent to Heald Highway, Tuesday afternoon, March 20, following a third-…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 12-16.
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Public encouraged to check their own storage units
ROCKLAND — Maine State Police, working with the four sheriff’s offices in the Midcoast, are asking owners and renters of storage units to check them following the arrest…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 27 - March 14. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 29 (late entry)
…BELFAST — The following indictments were handed down by a Waldo County Grand Jury March 15.
Iresha A. McKenzie, 26, of Milton, Mass., robbery in Knox Feb. 26; trafficking…
Ordered to undergo psychological examination
BELFAST — A Stratton man was indicted on charges of attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and violating conditions of release by a Waldo County Grand Jury March 15, after allegedly…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 21 - March 7.
Robert J. Howarth, 64, of Kennebunk, theft by deception in Belfast Jan. 1, 2009, 10…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 27 - March 15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 27
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Judge sets bail at $50,000 cash for two women from New York
ROCKLAND — A Warren man and two women from New York who were arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency March 15 for allegedly selling crack…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Feb. 23-March 12. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
BELFAST — The mother and stepfather accused of beating the woman’s 10-year-old daughter to death over the course of several months were formally indicted by a Waldo County Grand Jury March 15.…
BIDDEFORD – Three years after Major Raymond Porter took the reins of Waldo County's new reentry program, a 2015 national study proved the success of Porter's efforts. At a time when national…
Lock houses and cars, report unusual activity
CUSHING — The Knox County Sheriff's Office has recently received complaints of shots fired in the area of homes during the early morning hours in the towns of Friendship and Cushing. The KCSO is…
The public defender of accused indifference murderer Sharon Carrillo, 33, has said he intends to file for a significant reduction in his client’s current $500,000 cash bail, citing a…
Probe to include that of 4-year-old Wiscasset girl; Early May report anticipated
AUGUSTA — The Maine Joint Legislative Government Oversight Committee (GOC) voted March…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court and Superior Court from March 4-10.
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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 26 - March 9.
Belfast
Linda Ward to Linda J…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 2-9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 2
Jennifer Bowers…
ROCKLAND —The City of Rockland is declaring an emergency parking ban. Parking of any vehicles upon all of the city streets from 3:00 p.m.…
speed and alcohol are contributing factors, police say
Rockport firefighters and Rockport and Camden police responded to a single-car crash on Meadow Street in Rockport tonight just after 7:30 p.m. While the driver was able to exit the car,…
CAMDEN – First responders who saved the lives of a severely injured middle school student and a man who had overdosedwere formally recognized…
Heading back to court March 25
ROCKLAND — An Owls Head woman who was already free on bail after being charged with theft and negotiating a worthless instrument, was arrested…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
As a result of the continued investigation into the March 9 shooting on Clark’s Cove Road in Walpole, Angela Lemire, 39, of Walpole was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Violence…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
One person was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being shot in Walpole Friday, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Brendan Kane said Saturday.
The injuries are non-life-…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Feb. 4-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
Judge sets bail at $25,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A man from Union who was arrested March 2 at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office after he turned himself in on an outstanding arrest…
No parking from 3 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is continuing an emergency parking ban due to the March 8 snow event. Parking of any vehicles upon all of the city streets, or municipal parking lots from 3 p.m.…
SOUTH THOMASTON – Six months after a Buttermilk Lane resident halted his burning car near a tree in front of his house, another vehicle burst into flames on the same property. This time, fire…
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is seeking stable, compassionate, and resourceful volunteers to become mentors. Mentors provide guidance to juveniles and adults who are…
Game wardens are investigating the death of a Greenville man found dead this morning in Moosehead Lake. The body of Matthew Dubien, age 46, was found in open water this morning near Hartford’s…
AUGUSTA — Maine State Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Waldo, said he is glad to see that Governor Paul LePage is taking a personal interest in the case of murdered 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy,…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Officer Addison Cox was recently recognized by Chief Bruce Boucher with the department’s Meritorious Award for…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 200 calls for service from Feb. 27-March 6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The attorney for a 19-year-old South Thomaston woman charged with manslaughter in connection with a May 2017 car crash that killed a…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
An investigation under way into an alleged March 3 assault at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset has led to one arrest.
The assault allegedly occurred at about 12:04 p.m. Saturday and…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – House Majority Leader Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, will introduce legislation during a public hearing before the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee Wednesday to spur…
asks other communities to join, raise child abuse awareness
SEARSPORT — Searsport school staff and students are planning to wear blue on Wednesday, March 7, to both raise awareness about child abuse, and in remembrance of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who…
A Unity man has been arrested in connection with the state’s fourth meth lab of the year.
On Monday evening, March 5, MDEA agents from the Midcoast District Task Force and the Waldo Sheriff…
Following a two-month investigation, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said five members of the same family have been arrested for importing and selling fentanyl in the Midcoast.
Those…
ROCKPORT – Camden Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a March 6 incident whereby a Camden Hills Regional High School student allegedly took a weapon onto school property…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 26-March 2.
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Man being held in jail until his arraignment
ROCKLAND — A man from Union was arrested March 2 at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office after he turned himself in on an outstanding arrest…
Mutual aid from neighboring towns make fast tracks to assist
CAMDEN — A fire that broke out in a garage attic at 7 Arey Ave. in Camden just before 7 a.m. Monday morning was quickly extinguished by Camden firefighters soon after they arrived.
Mutual…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 22 - March 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 22
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‘I’m sorry, but this child was failed’
BELFAST — It was an evening of mixed emotions as more than 100 people gathered in Belfast’s Town Square March 3, for a remembrance ceremony for Marissa Kennedy, the little girl allegedly slain by…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 25 - March 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 25
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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 164 calls for service from Feb. 21-27. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
This week, Wiscasset EMS hired three per diem Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). But Wiscasset, like other Midcoast ambulance services, is having a hard time attracting and keeping EMTs. Over…
