Police, Fire and Courts

BELFAST — The Belfast Police are appealing to the public in an effort to help identify the person or persons responsible for a recent spate of break-ins in the area.

The…

UPDATE: Ryan Hayward has been located in Boston. Hayward, who has been missing for several weeks, was located this evening. Details are being with held at the families request. 

BELFAST — A Troy woman was convicted of manslaughter in Waldo County Superior Court Nov. 7, in the death of her infant son.

Miranda Hopkins, 32, was initially charged with…

ROCKPORT — A Lewiston man who was wanted by police since April on multiple sexual assault charges, was the deceased person found by a hunter in…

SEARSPORT — Searsport police are on the hunt for brand new appliances and light fixtures stolen from Habitat for Humanity’s most recently erected home, located on Old County Road.

OUTREACH FOR THOSE LIVING ALONE

CAMDEN — The Good Morning Camden program, introduced in January 2015 by the Camden Police Department to give special attention to the elderly,…

ROCKPORT — Traffic was backed up in both directions on Old County Road late Monday afternoon, Nov. 6, as Rockport firefighters, Rockport Police…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 30-Nov. 3.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 22 - Nov. 3

Belfast

Nancy L. and Melanie…

BELFAST — A Searsport man was charged with burglary and theft Oct. 30, after he was seen on video allegedly stealing a local restaurant’s petty cash box earlier that month.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 17 (late entry)

Truck was saved during 1972 fire at Samoset Resort

ROCKLAND — A transient was sentenced to three years in jail for vandalizing both an antique car and garage in April after breaking into the…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 23 - Nov. 2.

Oct. 23

Theodore Giggie, 53, of Monroe, was…

A smoke detector woke a woman at 497 Lowelltown Road, Wiscasset, Sunday morning and she escaped the fire that claimed the home she was renting, she and a fire official said.

The fire was…

Two-thirds of home fire deaths in homes with faulty, or no, alarms

Daylight saving ends Sunday, Nov. 5, and as you turning those clocks back, make a point to change batteries in smoke, as well as carbon…

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

Travis D. Ames, 38…

ROCKLAND —  The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior and Rockland District Court from Sept. 23-Nov. 2.

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

Scott Huff, of Burnham, and Christina Huff, of Burnham, were married Oct. 10, 1992,…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Oct. 11-26

Haden F. Campbell, 25, of Lincolnville, probation violation in Belfast July 28,…

BELFAST — A Searsmont man has been ordered to serve 90 days in jail and pay $12,000 restitution for operating under the influence July 29, leading to a car wreck that left his passenger trapped in…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 5-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Aug. 14 (late entry)

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 5-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Aug. 14 (late entry)

ROCKLAND – Firefighters in Rockland kept a fire from spreading through a highly electrical area of Fisher Engineering Wednesday, Nov. 1, while using a minimal amount of water in the process.

CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from Oct. 1-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

Rockport Police with the assistance of Camden police, the Maine Warden Service, the Maine State Police Criminal Investigation Division, and the Rockport Fire Department are investigating the…

On November 1, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Knox Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a female in a red sweater and armed with a knife was attempting to attack…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Oct. 9-24. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

WALDO COUNTY — A powerful storm in the early morning hours of Oct. 30, has left widespread damage throughout Waldo County.

The buzz of chainsaws could be heard throughout the day Oct. 31,…

State Police are reminding hunters in Piscataquis and Hancock counties to be on the lookout for any clues into the whereabouts of two persons who have been missing in the past year. Extensive…

A Waldo County man with no fixed address was arrested and charged with multiple crimes as a result of a series of burglaries and thefts in the areas of Stockton Springs, Prospect,…

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

Belfast

Pettina Harden and Robert C…

RocklandThe following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

BELFAST — A West Rockport man has been charged with several crimes following a traffic stop in Belfast Oct. 25.

Laudelino S. Cruz, 58, was charged with operating under the…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 14-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 14

Gusts take down trees, wires

ROCKLAND – Local dispatch barely stopped for breath during the worst of this morning’s storm that left thousands without power. 911 calls stacked one on top of each other, sometimes five calls…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 114 calls for service from Oct. 17-25. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

JEFFERSON — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency have arrested a mother and daughter from Lincoln County and charged them with selling thousands of Oxycodone pills in Lincoln and Knox counties over…

OWLS HEAD — Chief Frank Ross of the Owls Head Fire Department is proud to announce that the Town of Owls Head has been re-evaluated by Insurance Services Organization (ISO) who is responsible for…

CAMDEN — Camden and Rockport Police with the assistance of the Camden Fire Department and the Maine State Police are investigating an early morning fatal accident involving a dump truck and a…

State Police on scene, reconstructing accident

CAMDEN — Maine State Police have been reconstructing a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and a truck that occurred just shy of the Lincolnville town line on Route 1 in Camden at approximately…

Maine State Police said Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, that a tractor trailer may have been following too close this morning when it collided with a van along Route 3 in China. Both vehicles were…

 

APPLETON -- The state fire marshal's office has classified last week's house fire in Appleton as accidental.

According to Sgt Ken Grimes of the fire marshal's office, the fire was…

Heavy winds, rain, cause outages

Working diligently, crews from Central Maine Power had restored electricity by 8:50 a.m. to approximately two-thirds of the customers in Knox and Waldo Counties that were previously without power…

APPLETON — Firefighters from area towns are flighting a house fire on Route 105 in Appleton, near the St. George River.

A wire is down across the road, and heavy rain and wind is making…

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

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 16-20.

AUGUSTA — Despite the growing opioid epidemic in Maine, crime levels decreased 8.7 percent in 2016, for the fifth consecutive year, according…

PROSPECT — Firefighters from multiple Midcoast towns spent their second day working to fully extinguish the Prospect wildfire that began around 11:20 a.m. Oct. 20.

The fire…

The Maine Warden Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are currently seeking information regarding the shooting of a juvenile bald eagle. The eagle was discovered wounded in T7-R7 WELS on…

To remain at Bridgwater State Hospital

AYER, MASS. — Orion Krause, of Rockport, will remain at Bridgewater State Hospital, but a mental health assessment has concluded that he is competent to stand trial.

The decision was made…