N.H. man accused of dumping large load of trash in Fryeburg
A New Hampshire man has been accused by Maine forest rangers of dumping a large load of trash on a camp road in Fryeburg last week. Forest Ranger Erik Ahlquist tweeted Monday that the man, whose name...
View ArticleMan wanted for fleeing Maine State Police dies in shootout with New Hampshire...
A man who was wanted on several warrants, including one for fleeing from the Maine State Police, was shot and killed by police officers in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Monday. News Center Maine...
View ArticleCarthage man accused of terrorizing people with gun in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A convicted felon from Carthage is accused of terrorizing people with a handgun after an argument at a social gathering Friday afternoon in Wilton. Wilton police arrested Michael C....
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 21 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 7:29 a.m., a North Street caller reported criminal mischief. 7:52 a.m, a Leighton Road caller reported criminal mischief. 8:47 a.m., a Bond Brook Road caller reported a...
View ArticleTransportation, cancer among reasons cited by no-show jurors summoned by...
SKOWHEGAN — The men and women who approached Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen’s bench Tuesday cited all sorts of reasons for why they had not shown up for jury duty. They were sick, had no...
View ArticleMan killed in NH police shootout had fled Maine traffic stop in June
A man killed in a shoot-out with police in Rochester on Monday had led Maine police on a brief chase in York County in June, authorities said. Officers tried to stop Douglas Heath, 38, in Sanford on...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel August 21 police log
IN BENTON, Monday at 2:33 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Kennebec Drive. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 10:17 a.m., a burglary was reported on Hardwood Ridge Road. IN CLINTON, Monday at 3:31...
View ArticleBlaine House arrestees from May opt to go to trial on criminal trespass charges
AUGUSTA — More than a dozen people arrested on Blaine House grounds in May during the Poor People’s Campaign were in court Tuesday to hear that their criminal trespass cases could go to trial in...
View ArticleBrunswick police take three goats from home where they seized 44 dogs
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Police Department seized three goats on Monday from the River Road residence where they seized 44 dogs and a bird on Aug. 10 after executing a search warrant. Police have...
View ArticleAroostook County man pleads guilty to firearms charges
An Aroostook County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to falsifying paperwork to obtain two AR-15 style weapons for individuals who tried to smuggle them into Canada. Richard...
View ArticleCoast Guard offers reward for information about stolen buoy bells
The Coast Guard is offering a cash reward for information about the theft of bells from navigational buoys off the Maine coast. Bells have been stolen from nine buoys in Penobscot Bay in the past nine...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 22 police log
IN AUGUSTA, on Tuesday at 6:42 a.m., a Riverside Drive caller issued an animal complaint. At 7:41 a.m., police investigated a reported counterfeiting incident on Stone Street. At 9:43 a.m., a caller...
View ArticleLitchfield Farmers’ Club is broke, $80,000 missing
LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Farmers’ Club is broke, but the officers say the Litchfield Fair gates will still open Sept. 7-9 for the annual agricultural exhibition. The president and vice president...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Gardiner was victim of domestic abuse
AUGUSTA — The family of Maddilyn Burgess, the Sturbridge, Massachusetts woman found dead in the trunk of a car on Timberwood Drive in Gardiner, told WBZ-TV in Boston that their daughter was the victim...
View ArticleWestbrook police search for missing teenager
Westbrook police are asking the public to help locate a teenager who is believed to have run away from home on Monday. Bridget Kelley, 16, was last seen wearing jeans and a burgundy zip-up sweatshirt,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 22 police log
IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 4:41 p.m., assault was reported on Sand Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 12:45 p.m., disturbance was reported on Poplar Stream Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 11:48 a.m.,...
View ArticleAugusta man arrested on child pornography charges
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man who is already a registered sex offender faces four new charges of possessing child pornography. Ryan E. Bishop, 38, was arrested Tuesday morning. He remains in the Kennebec...
View ArticlePoland Spring water truck driver stops, gets robbed, after shots fired from...
Maine State Police are investigating the robbery of a Poland Spring water truck driver on Interstate 95 in Howland. The truck driver told state troopers that the occupants of a red car fired a gun at...
View ArticleArmed apartment house residents capture 2 intruders in Limington
Two intruders were captured and detained at gunpoint by two residents of an apartment house in Limington during an attempted burglary Tuesday morning. Sheriffs deputies arrested 30-year-old Daniel...
View ArticleWaterville police say NY man left 2 pounds of pot, $82,000 in cash in hotel room
AUGUSTA — A New Yorker who served lengthy federal prison terms for prior marijuana convictions was arrested Monday outside a Waterville hotel, where police say they found 2 pounds of pot and lots of...
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