Buxton police seek help in case involving man who exposed himself
Buxton police are seeking the public’s help after an incident on July 16 in which a man allegedly exposed himself to several people near the Route 202 bridge on the Saco River at Salmon Falls. Police...
View ArticleSomerset deputies back to work after July 5 deadly force shooting in Madison
Three Somerset County sheriff’s deputies involved in the July 5 shooting death of a gunman who had already killed three people and wounded a fourth on Russell Road in Madison returned to work Monday...
View ArticleClinton man arrested for possession of drugs after police respond to assault...
CLINTON — State police arrested a man who was found to have a number of drugs after they responded to a reported assault on Diamond Street on Sunday. Witnesses reported hearing and seeing a man and...
View ArticleMaine police leaders say Trump’s advice to rough up suspects is ‘wrong message’
Police departments in Maine have joined law enforcement agencies from across the nation in denouncing remarks by President Trump suggesting that officers shouldn’t be “too nice” to people they arrest....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 1 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 5:26 p.m., theft was reported on Fahi Pond Road. IN CHESTERVILLE, Monday at 6:12 a.m., vandalism was reported on Zions Hill Road. IN CLINTON, Monday at 1:38 p.m., an unwanted person...
View ArticleWest Bath man pleads guilty to distributing heroin linked to death
A West Bath man pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing heroin and fentanyl in a case in which someone who took the drugs died. Mickey Gilley, 34, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Portland....
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 1 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:31 a.m., city ordinance violations were reported on Page Street. 7:54 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Boothby Street. 10:25 a.m., theft was reported on Airport Road....
View ArticleNeighbors call Skowhegan woman charged with endangering her child good mother
SKOWHEGAN — Apartment house neighbors of a woman arrested amid squalid conditions early Sunday on a charge of endangering the welfare of her baby said Tuesday that she is a good mother but might be...
View ArticleAngry Acton landlord accused of running into tenant with tractor
A man who allegedly tried to settle a landlord-tenant dispute by running into two people with a tractor was charged with aggravated assault. Leslie Dennis, 64, was charged after York County sheriff’s...
View ArticleMother of Oakland woman shot by police plans to file wrongful death lawsuit
The mother of an Oakland woman who was shot by police and later died from the injury plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against those involved. Jessica Fagre filed a notice of claim Thursday...
View ArticleProbe of Cumberland County Jail suicide shows no policies violated
An internal investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office shows the corrections staff did not violate jail policies in its response to the March suicide of a 26-year-old inmate in a maximum...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel August 2 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 4:45 p.m., trespassing was reported on Front Street. IN AVON, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., theft was reported on Rangeley Road. IN CORNVILLE, Tuesday at 4:44 p.m., a scam was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 2 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 8:03 a.m., an animal was taken to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society shelter after a Commerce Drive caller requested a check on the welfare of the animal. 10:36 a.m., a Cony Street...
View ArticleJoint police effort yields drug bust in Bath-Brunswick area
BATH — A 25-year-old Delaware man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling large amounts of crack cocaine and heroin in the Bath-Brunswick area. Kyle Rivers of Bear, Delaware, was charged with...
View ArticleSkowhegan man sentenced to prison on child porn charge
SKOWHEGAN — A former case manager for a Maine-based mental health provider has been sentenced to serve a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. Jared Moody, 37, of...
View ArticleWaterville vehicle fire leads to arson charges against 2 men
AUGUSTA — Two men described as transients from out of state are charged with arson because of a motor vehicle fire early Wednesday morning in a Waterville business parking lot. James Richard Page, 26,...
View ArticleDoctor convicted of tax evasion files for bankruptcy
A former South Portland dermatologist convicted of tax evasion in a case marked by allegations of long-term sexual abuse of a family member and payments for her silence has filed for bankruptcy. Joel...
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Old Orchard Beach man charged in bomb threat at Hannaford’s Saco store
Edward Medicke An Old Orchard Beach man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sending a text saying he had planted a bomb in the Hannaford store in Saco. Edward Medicke, 32, is charged with one...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 3 police log
IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 8:34 p.m., a bail violation was reported on Owens Street. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 12:38 p.m., theft was reported on Clarke Street. 8:02 p.m., trespassing was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 3 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 7:21 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Green Street. 7:59 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street. 8:37 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Front...
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