Two men to be sentenced Monday in beating death of Augusta man
AUGUSTA — Two more men are scheduled to be sentenced Monday in the Nov. 23, 2015, drug-related bludgeoning death of Joseph Marceau, 31, of Augusta. The hearing is set for 1 p.m. at the Capital Judicial...
View ArticleMan stopped on turnpike using cellphone as scooter headlight
KITTERY — Authorities say a man traveled from Massachusetts to Maine on a scooter using only his cell phone as a headlight. Maine State Police posted a photo and description of the incident on...
View ArticleTwo more sentenced in 2015 beating death in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The final two defendants were sentenced Monday for the Nov. 23, 2015, drug-related beating death of an Augusta man, with the state’s attorney saying the sentences reflected the defendants’...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 30 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 10:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Penobscot Circle. 1:52 p.m., burglary was reported on Crocker Mountain Road. IN CLINTON, Sunday at 7:38 p.m,. criminal...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 30 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 8:50 a.m., an animal well-being check was done on Water Street. 9:03 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive. 11:36 a.m., a well-being check was done on...
View ArticlePolice: Randolph woman arrested after alleged shoplifting in Gardiner
A Randolph woman was arrested Saturday morning after she allegedly tried to steal a backpack full of items from a store in Gardiner, then damaged a police cruiser and injured herself as an officer took...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 31 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 6:08 a.m., a well-being check was done on Western Avenue. 7:49 a.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Western Avenue. 9:51 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Stone...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 31 police log
IN CANAAN, Monday at 12:14 p.m., a theft was reported on Easy Street. 12:59 p.m., threatening was reported on Hill Road. 7:25 p.m., vandalism was reported on Bush Road. IN CHINA, Monday at 7:59 p.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 1 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 5:57 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue. 6:13 a.m., a well-being check was done on Western Avenue. 7:52 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Western...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 1 police log
IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 7:22 a.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Sidney Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 1:40 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Grand Summit Lane. IN CARTHAGE,...
View ArticleMan arrested after road rage attack on couple, 2 children in Sedgewick
Maine State Police have arrested the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly attacked a couple and their two children Sunday in Sedgewick. Troopers were called to a home on Graytown Road around 7 p.m....
View ArticlePolice investigating mysterious shooting in Augusta that left man injured
AUGUSTA — Local police are searching for answers after a man was shot by a gun early Sunday morning at a home on South Belfast Avenue under circumstances that remain mysterious. The man was taken to...
View ArticleTwo New Yorkers, two local residents arrested in Gardiner drug raid
AUGUSTA — Three people face drug trafficking charges after police raided an apartment Tuesday on Middle Street in Gardiner, an incident a judge said “has all the earmarks of a major drug-trafficking...
View ArticleNew Hampshire man accused of pulling gun in road rage incident
A New Hampshire man pulled a gun on another motorist during a road rage incident on the Maine Turnpike in Portland, according to Maine State Police. A caller told police that a man brandished the...
View ArticleLewiston police arrest man in connection with gunfire during altercation
LEWISTON — Police arrested a local man in connection with reports of shots fired Thursday afternoon. Anthony Dipierro, 37, of Lewiston was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm for his...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 2 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 8:16 a.m., a well-being check was done on Northern Avenue. 9:07 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Hillcrest Street. 9:20 a.m., burglary from a motor vehicle...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 2 police log
IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 7:19 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Tobey Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 1:40 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Grand Summit Lane. 12:01 p.m., a...
View ArticleJailed Winslow man charged with arson, burglary
AUGUSTA — A Winslow man was arrested in the Kennebec County jail on Thursday on charges that he tried to burn down a real estate office in that town. Victor Dudley, 48, is accused of arson, burglary,...
View ArticleWestbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies that rattled small businesses
A Westbrook man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for a string of armed robberies that put small businesses on edge this spring. Travis Card appears in court for his arraignment on April 17 in...
View ArticleSecond man pleads guilty to setting Waldoboro fire in 2012
WISCASSET — The second of three men charged with setting a fire in 2012 that destroyed a boathouse and lobster boat in Waldoboro has pleaded guilty. Frederick A. Campbell, 34, of Friendship pleaded...
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