Kennebec Journal Aug. 4 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:46 a.m., a well-being check was requested on Gage Street. 8:46 a.m., a well-being and mental health check was performed on Water Street. 9:48 a.m., a well-being and mental health...
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IN ANSON, Thursday at 3:08 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on New Portland Road. IN CHESTERVILLE, Thursday at 11:07 a.m., threatening was reported on Vienna Road. IN CLINTON, Thursday at 8:31...
View ArticleJudge considers whether review of Anthony Sanborn’s murder conviction can...
A judge in Portland said she would not dismiss the case for post-conviction review filed by murder defendant Anthony H. Sanborn Jr., but will likely require Sanborn’s attorneys to give prosecutors more...
View ArticleWaterville man on federal probation charged with drug trafficking
WATERVILLE — A 26-year-old man on federal probation for drug trafficking was arrested on drug-related charges late Thursday morning after police executed a search warrant at his apartment. Patrick...
View ArticleLawyers for Troy mother seek to suppress statements she made to police
A motion by defense attorneys to suppress statements a Troy mother made to police after the death of her infant son in January is scheduled to be heard in court at the end of this month. Miranda...
View ArticleSessions directive encourages Maine law enforcement to seize property without...
The seizure of roughly $850,000 in cash and luxury watches from four Portland residents this spring shed light on a little-used and controversial practice known as civil asset forfeiture. The people...
View ArticleMaine State Police seek money for training to fight black market marijuana
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police want more resources to train officers and to fight the flow of black market marijuana in Maine, but are not pushing for a cannabis blood-level threshold to help prove...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 5 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:45 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street. 9:40 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Bond Brook Road. 11:25 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Medical...
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IN ANSON, Friday at 6:22 p.m., a scam was reported on West Mills Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 11:35 a.m., trespassing was reported on Doe Circle. IN CHESTERVILLE, Friday at 10:25 p.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 6 police log
IN CANAAN, Saturday at 1:52 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. 9:05 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Browns Corner Road. IN CLINTON, Saturday at 4:22 p.m., harassment was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 6 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:53 a.m., theft was reported on Eastern Avenue. 11:06 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on West River Road. 12:45 p.m., theft was reported on Middle Street. 3:07 p.m.,...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts July 27-Aug. 2, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed July 27-Aug. 2, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Brandon P. Arnold, 35, of Augusta, driving to endanger, operating while license suspended or revoked...
View ArticleMaine trooper visits with murder victim’s children he helped rescue
A Maine State Police trooper was reunited for the first time in six years with four children whom he stood guard over while police searched for their mother’s killer. Trooper Nathan Jamo was the first...
View ArticleAugusta man accused of tossing live bedbugs at city workers wants jury trial
AUGUSTA — The man accused of tossing a cup of live bedbugs onto a counter at Augusta City Center told a judge Monday he wanted the charges dismissed because of extensive publicity that he said...
View ArticleAccidental shooting of corrections officer in Vassalboro results in criminal...
AUGUSTA — A Saco man who was a Cumberland County Corrections Officer faces both a felony criminal charge and a civil claim resulting from a June 12 shooting of a fellow corrections officer that...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 7 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:08 a.m., a person was taken to the hospital from Noyes Court. 9:50 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Oxford Street. 9:51 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Swan...
View ArticleLitchfield Dollar General store struck by vehicle
AUGUSTA — A Farmington Falls man whose vehicle crashed into the Dollar General Store in Litchfield Friday evening was in court Monday via video from the Kennebec County jail, charged with driving to...
View ArticleMan shot in Buxton knew alleged assailant, police say
Maine State Police have identified a man shot in Buxton on Sunday, as well as the person they believe pulled the trigger, but no one has been arrested in the incident, state police said. Lincoln T....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 7 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 12:31 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Front Street. IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 11:49 p.m., threatening was reported on Owens Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 7:24...
View ArticleDexter man charged with attempted sexual assault, burglary
A Dexter man was scheduled to make his initial appearance in court in Skowhegan on Monday on charges that he forced his way into a woman’s home Sunday evening on Dexter Road in the town of Cambridge in...
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