Two arrested after alleged assault of 82-year-old woman in Augusta
A man and woman were arrested and charged Friday in connection with the Monday assault on and robbery of an 82-year-old woman in a Hannaford supermarket parking lot in Augusta, Augusta police said in a...
View ArticleOakland police chief, sergeant pitch in to help build new police station
OAKLAND — Town officials vowed to keep costs down when they planned a $1.05 million police station, and they lived up to their word Friday. Police Chief Mike Tracy and Sgt. Jerry Haynes dropped what...
View ArticleSix area people indicted on welfare fraud charges
AUGUSTA — Six local people were indicted Friday on charges of welfare fraud. The indictments were handed up by a grand jury sitting in Kennebec County. An indictment is not a determination of guilt,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 22 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 10:23 a.m., a caller from Mud Mill Road reported an assault, resulting in one person being charged. 12:03 p.m., a 40-year-old Augusta woman was issued a summons on Water Street...
View ArticleSomerset County dispatcher honored by Fairfield police for lifesaving action
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County dispatcher Jana Watson was awarded a Lifesaver Award from Fairfield police Chief Thomas Gould on Wednesday at a meeting of the Somerset County Commissioners for helping a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 24 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:21 a.m., a 41-year-old Augusta woman was summoned on a charge of operating with a suspended license after a traffic stop at South Belfast Avenue and School Street. 7:22 a.m., a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel April 23 police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 11:50 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Arnolds Lane. IN BENTON, Friday at 5:49 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Interstate 95. Saturday at 3:07 p.m., a brush, woods or grass...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel April 24 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 4:44 p.m., shots were reportedly fired on Valley Road. IN BENTON, Saturday at 9:53 p.m., a fire was reported on Lord Road. IN CAMBRIDGE, Sunday at 12:52 a.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 24 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 9:11 a.m., needles were recovered on Canal Street. 10:19 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Mount Vernon Avenue. 11:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Ridge Road....
View ArticleKennebec County courts April 14-20, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed April 14-20, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts: Derell Allen, 29, of Waterville, violating condition of release April 13,...
View ArticleBurglaries, thefts lead list of Kennebec indictments
AUGUSTA — Burglary and theft charges lead the indictments handed up Friday by a grand jury in Kennebec County. An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that there is enough...
View ArticleWaterville man accused of attacking 73-year-old indicted
A Waterville man who is accused of breaking into the home a 73-year-old neighbor and raping her in February was indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury. Mark D. Halle, 32, was indicted on...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel April 25 police log
IN ALBION, Sunday at 2:15 p.m., a burglary complaint was reported on Winslow Road. IN CLINTON, Sunday at 5:09 p.m., an assault was reported on Sebasticook Drive. IN EMBDEN, Monday at 9:04 a.m., a...
View ArticleDiscovery Channel show to focus on 1973 Litchfield murder
The slaying of a West Gardiner woman in 1973 and the subsequent efforts by investigators and her family members to keep the man who did it locked up will be the subject of a real crime television show...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 25 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 10:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Belfast Avenue. 11:19 a.m., harassment was reported on Middle Street. 11:19 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Old Belgrade...
View ArticlePharmacy robbery reported at South China Hannaford
The pharmacy at the Hannaford supermarket in South China was reportedly robbed at 7:45 p.m. Monday, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. A white man in his 20s gave a note to a worker at...
View Article‘North Pond Hermit’ Knight balks at paying costs related to his remote campsite
The attorney for the man known as the North Pond Hermit says Christopher Knight should not have to pay $1,125 restitution for costs incurred by Maine State Police for removing a road they built to...
View ArticleNorth Jay post office burglarized; reward offered
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or people responsible for a burglary over the weekend at the North Jay post office. The...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel April 26 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 1:31 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Elm Street. IN CANAAN, Monday at 9:55 a.m., a complaint about trespassing was taken from Main Street. IN CARTHAGE, Monday at 8:35...
View ArticleSkowhegan man charged with stealing power tools allegedly to pay for drugs
SKOWHEGAN — A local man is free on bail following his arrest last week for allegedly stealing power tools from a former employer to buy prescription drugs. Garrett Henry, 32, of Main Street, Skowhegan,...
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