Madison man charged with sexual assault on 14-year-old girl
A Madison man was in Skowhegan District Court on Wednesday to face charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in December and then fled the area to escape arrest. Eric Horan, 36, allegedly...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 22 police log
IN EUSTIS, Tuesday at 12:11 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Blanchard Avenue. IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 3:20 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Perham Street. 12:06 p.m., theft...
View ArticleAlligators in Augusta not your biggest worry, wildlife officials say
Imagine for a moment that several different animals are standing in a row, and you need to pick the most dangerous. In the lineup are a shiny green insect, a crab smaller than a human hand, a turtle...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Feb. 13-17, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Feb. 13-17, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. James R. Batey Sr., 30, of Norridgewock, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec....
View ArticleAugusta man arrested after heroin found in home
AUGUSTA — A 47-year-old Augusta man is in the Kennebec County jail following his arrest Wednesday on three counts of unlawful trafficking in heroin. Augusta police said they arrested Michael Fry at his...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder in 2015 Old Port shooting will admit to...
A man charged with attempted murder for a shooting in Portland’s Old Port in 2015 has agreed to plead guilty to a related federal charge. Moses Okot, 28, was arrested in November 2015 near the site of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 23 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 2:50 p.m., trespassing was reported on Carrabassett Drive. IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 7:27 a.m., theft was reported on Summit Street. 3:15 p.m., trespassing was...
View ArticleWales man arrested – again – on charge of stealing electricity
A Wales man has been arrested for the second time this year for allegedly stealing electricity from Central Maine Power Co. The Maine State Police said troopers got a tip that Nicholas Gagne, 36, had...
View ArticleSidney home invasion suspect charged with elevated aggravated assault
Dreaquan Foster, the Rhode Island man who was shot in the chest after allegedly forcing his way into a Sidney home March 12, has been released from the hospital and arrested on a charge of elevated...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 23 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 12:18 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Sewall Street. 12:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sewall Street. 1:11 p.m., suspicious activity was...
View ArticleAugusta man convicted on child pornography charges
AUGUSTA — A jury on Thursday convicted Randy R. Marquis, of Augusta, of intentionally possessing child pornography — specifically two separate images and one video — on his computer in Jan. 16, 2015,...
View ArticleLobster boat captain charged in crewmen’s deaths arrested after reported...
A Cushing captain accused of causing the deaths of two crew members when his lobster boat sank in a storm is behind bars again after he reportedly overdosed on heroin. Christopher A. Hutchinson, 28,...
View ArticleNew details revealed in Sidney home invasion case
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old Rhode Island man shot March 12 as he allegedly was kicking down a bedroom door to get to the 84-year-old woman hiding there made an initial court appearance Friday to hear the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 24 police log
IN CLINTON, Thursday at 12:20 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Gold Street. 12:52 p.m., harassment was reported on Canaan Road. IN OAKLAND, Thursday at 12:03 p.m., a caller from KV Federal...
View ArticleSkowhegan man arrested on drug charges after police search
A Skowhegan man was arrested Thursday on charges that allege he sold prescriptions pills that he said were heroin, three weeks after a drug search warrant was carried out at his home, police said....
View ArticleRandolph man with previous manslaughter conviction indicted on new...
AUGUSTA — A Randolph man with a 1995 conviction for vehicular manslaughter in a drunken-driving crash was indicted Thursday on new charges related to a drunken-driving crash. Timothy Lee Simpson, 62,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 24 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 10:48 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Tall Pines Way. 12:19 p.m., property was recovered on Union Street. 12:22 p.m., property was recovered on Union Street. 12:24 p.m.,...
View ArticleDrug trafficking charges lead Kennebec indictment list
AUGUSTA — Drug trafficking charges headline a list of indictments handed up Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County. Indictments of four people were handled by the Maine attorney general’s office....
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 25 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:14 a.m., a Mallard Lane caller reported harassment. 9:34 a.m., a Community Drive caller reported fraud. 12:25 p.m., a Western Avenue caller reported criminal trespassing. 3:08 p.m.,...
View Article2 arrested, 1 charged in drug raid in Vassalboro
Three people from Vassalboro face drug charges after a state police raid on a home at 1088 Bog Road in Vassalboro, next to Vassalboro Elementary School. Joshua Vogel, 36, was arrested on one count of...
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