Morning Sentinel May 1 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 8:20 p.m., assault was reported on River Road. IN CANAAN, Sunday at 7:10 a.m., a report of theft was investigated on Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 1:23 p.m.,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 1 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 8:47 a.m., mentally disturbed persons were reported on Mount Vernon Avenue. 9:16 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Darin Drive. 9:46 a.m., harassment was reported on Civic...
View ArticleKennebec County courts April 21-28, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed April 12-28, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts: John D. Begin, 47, of Chelsea, attaching false plates March 9, 2016, in...
View ArticleFormer Canaan youth ministry co-director appears in court on child sexual...
AUGUSTA — A former co-director of a youth ministry program in Canaan accused of sexually abusing a child was in court Monday, the same day an affidavit released for the first time indicated multiple...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 2 police log
IN BENTON, Saturday at 9:57 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Bangor Road. IN CANAAN, Sunday at 7:10 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 7:24 p.m.,...
View ArticleNew Vineyard man charged with assaulting police officers, girlfriend in Wilton
A New Vineyard man was arrested Saturday on charges of domestic violence assault and assault on an officer after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in front of two police officers in Wilton, the...
View ArticleAugusta man says drug problems led to three convenience store robberies
AUGUSTA — A city man will spend at least four years in prison for robbing three convenience stores within six days — including two that occurred 20 minutes apart — and for stealing shoes and a bottle...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 2 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:06 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Woodside Road. 9:32 a.m., a past burglary was reported on Columbia Street. 12:07 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Northern...
View ArticleOakland man pleads no contest to charge of striking woman in a wheelchair...
An Oakland man arrested after police said he drove into a woman in a wheelchair and a police officer following last year’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Winslow pleaded no contest Monday to...
View ArticleJudge sets $10,000 bail for Augusta man facing new OUI charge
AUGUSTA — A judge set $10,000 bail on Monday for a city man facing charges of eluding an officer and operating under the influence. Jose Jesus Tapia-Smith, 21, is the same man acquitted Thursday of a...
View ArticleCanaan man charged in September arson is indicted
SKOWHEGAN — A Canaan man charged with multiple counts for a September fire that killed seven pets and destroyed a home has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury. Matthew Dale Short II, 30, of...
View ArticleRandolph man turns himself in after Chelsea fight Saturday night
A 37-year-old Randolph man turned himself Tuesday in connection with a melee Saturday night in Chelsea that sent at least one person to the hospital. Joseph R. Johnson was wanted on a number of charges...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 3 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 5:24 a.m., a report of vandalism was investigated on Parkwoods Drive. IN BENTON, Monday at 1:45 p.m., a caller from Benton Road reported a theft. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 4:15 p.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 3 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Jackson Avenue. 8:47 a.m., littering was reported on Court Street. 9:04 a.m., a motor vehicle theft was reported on Riverside Drive. 11:39...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced in Franklin County arsons, burglaries
FARMINGTON — Two men have been sentenced for their parts in a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries and fires set at a home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Devon Pease, 23, of Jay,...
View ArticleDefendant in Kennebec River Rail Trail assault in Farmingdale pleads guilty
An Augusta city man pleaded guilty to assault Tuesday in connection with an incident last September on the Kennebec River Rail Trail that sent another man to the hospital with injuries. David H. Ladd,...
View ArticleHallowell man ordered to pay $5,600 restitution for destroying mobile home
AUGUSTA — A Hallowell man pleaded guilty Monday to destroying the inside of a mobile home in West Gardiner when his family was moving out of it, and a city woman was sentenced for drug trafficking....
View ArticleSomerset County courts Feb. 22-March 6, 2016
The following are cases closed Feb. 22 to March 6, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Kristian M. Addison, 21, of Fairfield, two counts unlawful possession of...
View ArticleWhitefield man facing federal firearms charge
A Whitefield man previously convicted of federal drug conspiracy now faces a firearms charge. Peter Poland, 43, is back behind bars, charged with being a felon in possession of three guns. On Monday he...
View ArticleGardiner police investigate sexting report at Gardiner Area High School
Gardiner police have seized cellphones as part of an ongoing investigation into a report of sexting — sending sexually explicit photos or email on cellphones — among students at Gardiner Area High...
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