ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is declaring a snow emergency parking ban. Prohibiting parking of any vehicles upon all of the city streets, or municipal parking lots from 9 p.m. Wednesday night…
Police, Fire and Courts
Department of Corrections
Dr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, has submitted a report to the governor’s office and the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations, proposing taking…
police confident it was a hoax
UPDATE: CAMDEN-ROCKPORT — The threatening email received this morning by an administrator at the local school districts in Camden and Rockport, and which subsequently closed Camden Hills Regional…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court in December and January.
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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 18 - Feb. 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 18
Kevin G. Anderson,…
SEARSPORT — The Searsport Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 27 - Jan. 24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 28
…ROCKLAND — A man from Jay remains in jail after being accused of stabbing another man and seriously injuring him during an argument over white…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 149 calls for service from Jan. 23-30. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Jan. 6-27. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
Maine State Police say the driver of tanker truck hauling milk was injured Friday afternoon when the truck overturned along Route 1A in Prospect.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal Court Jan. 26 - Feb. 1.
Brian M. Hybers, 26, of Biddeford, probation violation (two counts) in…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court recently.
Heather L. Frost, of Prospect, and Mark E. Frost, of Prospect, were married…
The State Fire Marshal's Office says a Livermore Falls man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire at his home last month. Colton Webster, 26, turned himself…
State Police say a man and woman from Waldoboro and Waterville face heroin and cocaine charges after their car was stopped on the Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit late Wednesday…
Habitat for Humanity home appliances recovered
BELFAST — Belfast Police have arrested a Belfast man in relation to a rash of burglaries that struck Belfast in the late summer.
Peter McCaffrey, 46, of Belfast,…
Sentencing on March 23
ROCKLAND — A Knox County jury found a Tennessee truck driver guilty Jan. 30 of manslaughter from a fatal crash in March 2016 that killed two…
Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison is hosting another Citizen’s Police Academy, educating the public about how staff performs duties so that the public can better understand how interactions…
BELFAST — Law enforcement is warning Waldo County residents about a scam reportedly circulating the area as recently as today, according to a media report from the Waldo…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 20-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 20
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BELFAST — The Secret Service is investigating a counterfeit bill used in a Belfast convenience store Jan. 12, according to Detective Gerald Lincoln, of the Belfast Police…
ROCKLAND — A 19-year-old Rockland man who was sentenced in February 2017 to five years in jail with all but nine months suspended for sexually…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 22-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 22
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From Down East
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people Tuesday after a 14-foot skiff capsized in Deep Cove near Eastport, sending five people into the 39-degree water.
A good…
Reporter’s note: As of Friday afternoon, Feb. 2, the cause of fire is still under investigation, according to a representative from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Many aspects are being…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 15-26.
Belfast
Stephanie Wade to Nina S.…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 17-20. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 109 calls for service from Jan. 17-23. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 19-26.
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WALDOBORO — The Maine Attorney General's Office has cleared a Waldoboro police officer in a January 2017 shooting of a 57-year-old man at his…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 22-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 28 (late entry)
…BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal Court Jan. 12-25.
James R. Littlefield, 47, of Belmont, operating after habitual offender…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 20-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 20
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BELMONT — On January 25, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Gregory Grass, 57, and his son, Nathan Grass, 33, of Belmont, were arrested after being in alleged possession of 40 grams of suspected heroin…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that USDA invested in approximately 400 projects nationwide; among them, the Saint George…
CAMDEN — Police in Camden have charged a Lincolnville man with criminal mischief, leaving the scene of an accident, unauthorized use of property and operating after suspension following an…
Lincoln County Courts
Accused murderer Shawna Gatto of Wiscasset had her bail reduced at a bail hearing at Knox County Courthouse on Jan. 25. She was represented by her attorneys, Phillip Cohen and Jeremy Pratt. She…
Knox County Courts
Former Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy Kenneth Hatch III pled no contest in a Knox County courthouse Friday to a charge of furnishing a place for a minor to consume liquor, a Class D misdemeanor.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 12-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 12
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CAMDEN — Just 48 hours after Camden and Rockport police and firefighters began carrying Narcan in their duty bags and one week following a…
Unoccupied home
LINCOLNVILLE — Approximately 25 firefighters from Lincolnville, Camden and Northport worked quickly Saturday night, Jan. 20, to extinguish a fire that was ravaging a small home on Lanning Lane,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 9-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 9
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 15-19.
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CAMDEN — Two New York City residents charged by Camden Police Detective Curt Andrick with felony theft and burglary, following a series of…
NORTHPORT — On Saturday, January 20, the Waldo County Dispatch Center received a 911 report of a crash that occurred on the Belfast Road, Route 52, in Northport. It was reported…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 91 calls for service from Jan. 9-17. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 6-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 7-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 31 (late entry)
…BELFAST — The Waldo County Grand Jury handed down 14 indictments Jan. 10-11. An indictment does not imply guilt.
Tina M. Woodard, 51, of Belfast, criminal…
ROCKLAND – The smoke coming from the roof of Fisher Engineering could be seen from a distance, yet the fire that prompted a response from Rockland and its mutual aid departments had nothing to do…
Cited for his work ethic and commitment
ROCKLAND – The Lowe family has add another title of distinction to their fire-fighting pedigree. On Thursday, Jan. 18, Patrick Lowe officially accepted the title of lieutenant during a ceremony at…
