Two York County men charged in Waterboro Aroma Joe’s robbery
Coty McGahey Two York County men were arrested this week after allegedly robbing a Waterboro coffee shop at knifepoint. Adam Jalbert, 27, of Waterboro and Coty McGahey, 30, of Saco were arrested...
View ArticleBaby taken to hospital after rock is dropped from highway overpass in Sidney
SIDNEY — A baby went to the hospital to get glass shards taken out of her ear after the vehicle she was in was struck Wednesday evening by a rock while traveling down Interstate 95. Maine State Police...
View ArticleJudge finds woman violated motor vehicle law in fatal Lewiston accident
A judge in Lewiston found a woman violated motor vehicle laws when she ran into a 13-year-old boy on his way to school in November. Laurie Young, 54, of South Paris had been charged with a motor...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 24 police log
IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 10:10 a.m., threatening was reported on Sidney Street. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 9:20 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Mud Run. IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 6:46 a.m., a car...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 24 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:31 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Water Street. 9:41 a.m., harassment was reported on Noyes Court. 10:15 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Civic Center Drive....
View ArticleTwo people sentenced in Augusta for lying to receive Social Security, food...
AUGUSTA — Two people were sentenced Thursday on benefits fraud charges. Chad E. Gilley, 44, of Sidney and Loretta Reynolds, 52, of Embden were sentenced during separate hearings at the Capital Judicial...
View ArticleNorridgewock man who threatened ‘suicide by cop’ found not guilty on felony...
A Norridgewock man indicted on felony charges related to what officials called a “very scary” armed standoff with police in December has been found not guilty by a jury in Somerset County. Donald L....
View ArticleThree men charged in separate drug arrests
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officers arrested three men on Thursday in separate crack cocaine and heroin investigations. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said in...
View ArticleJay man indicted on murder charge in death of longtime girlfriend
FARMINGTON — A Jay man has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on a charge of intentional or knowing murder in connection with the death of his longtime girlfriend. James Sweeney, 57, is...
View ArticleCar clocked at 115 mph on I-95 crashes during chase; 2 arrested
SHERMAN — A Maine state trooper arrested a driver and passenger Thursday night following a chase on Interstate 95 at speeds well over 100 mph. Police say the trooper was in Sherman monitoring...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 25 police log
IN CANAAN, Thursday at 6:02 p.m., trespassing was reported on Halls Bridge Road. IN CHESTERVILLE, Thursday at 7:53 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Ridge Road. IN CHINA, Thursday at 9:52 p.m.,...
View ArticleReadfield woman indicted for allegedly shooting her husband in May
AUGUSTA — A Readfield woman was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on a charge of elevated aggravated assault for allegedly shooting her husband in the back with a 12-gauge pump shotgun on May 17 at...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 25 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street. 8:45 a.m., property was recovered on State and Bridge streets. 9:22 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was...
View ArticleTwo Connecticut men arrested in Oakland on drug charges
AUGUSTA — A judge on Friday lowered bail for one Waterbury, Connecticut, man facing aggravated drug trafficking charges and ordered a second man released after finding there was no probable cause to...
View ArticleWest Gardiner man arrested on murder charge
A West Gardiner man was arrested Friday on an indictment charging him with murder in the June 17 shooting death of James Leslie Haskell Jr. Derrick L. Dupont, 26, was indicted in the death of Haskell,...
View ArticleFather, son plead guilty to buying goods in Maine with stolen credit card...
Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to stealing credit card numbers and buying items in Maine with the numbers. Jose Castillo Febles, 30, of Doral, Florida, and Juan Carlos Febles, 52, of Miami pleaded...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 26 police log
IN CHESTERVILLE, Friday at 5:20 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Smith Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 4:44 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on Brayley Avenue. 5:36 p.m., a harassment complaint...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 26 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:05 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue. 8:12 a.m., simple assault was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue. 9:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Green...
View ArticleSomerset County court for June 12-16, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for June 12-16, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Page S. Antone, 47, of Skowhegan, violating condition of release June 15, 2017, in...
View ArticleBefore pardon, ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio faced jail time for repeatedly defying...
The case that led to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal conviction last month, and his pardon by President Donald Trump Friday night, began in 2007 with a traffic stop in Maricopa County, Arizona,...
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