Morning Sentinel May 4 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 9:01 a.m., a report of an assault was investigated on Town Farm Road. IN AVON, Tuesday at 4:10 p.m., a fire with a power line down was reported on River Road. IN BENTON, Tuesday...
View ArticleThree arrested on drug charges in Litchfield
AUGUSTA — One of three men arrested Tuesday night in Litchfield on drug possession charges pleaded guilty at his first court appearance less than 24 hours later. Gerard S. Boynton, 28, of Monmouth, was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 4 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., officers responded to a fire on Colony Road. 9:07 a.m., officers conducted a follow-up investigation on North Belfast Avenue. 11:16 a.m., an animal complaint was made on...
View ArticleSt. Albans man charged with uncle’s murder pleads not guilty
SKOWHEGAN — A St. Albans man accused of killing his uncle after an afternoon of drinking last month pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Wednesday in Somerset County Superior Court. Jeremy Erving, 24,...
View ArticleFormer Augusta man gets deferral in sex abuse case
AUGUSTA — A former Augusta man was placed on a two-year deferred disposition Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful sexual contact. Michael Hawkins, 30, of Harpswell, had been...
View ArticleFather, son charged in 2013 burglary at Pike Industries lot in Sidney
AUGUSTA — A father and son have been charged with a 2013 burglary in which about $60,000 worth of equipment was stolen from Pike Industries’ construction yard in Sidney. Brian P. Ouellette, 45, of...
View ArticleFairfield woman accused of murdering newborn to be evaluated at Riverview
A Fairfield woman accused of murdering her infant son will be placed in the custody of the state Department of Health and Human Services for further mental competence review at the request of her...
View ArticleWaterville man denies sexual assault of 73-year-old woman
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man accused of breaking into the home of a 73-year-old neighbor and raping her at gunpoint pleaded not guilty Thursday to six charges in Kennebec County Superior Court. Mark...
View ArticleState supreme court hears restitution appeal in North Pond hermit case
EAST MACHIAS — Christopher T. Knight, the man known as the North Pond hermit, spent almost three decades carrying items he stole from camps and cottages to his rural Rome campsite. On Thursday morning,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 5 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 2:57 p.m., a complaint about trespassing was taken from Welch Road. IN CORNVILLE, Wednesday at 10:58 p.m., police made an arrest following a complaint about trespassing on Steam...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 5 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:59 a.m., theft was reported on Civic Center Drive. 10:28 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Stephen King Drive. 10:33 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Pet Haven Lane....
View ArticleFormer Madison police officers accuse town of age discrimination
Two former Madison police officers have filed complaints with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging they were discriminated against because of age when the town transitioned its police operations...
View ArticleWaterville Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey to be Cumberland police chief
WATERVILLE — Deputy police Chief Charles Rumsey is leaving the Police Department in early June to become police chief for the town of Cumberland. Rumsey, who accepted the Cumberland position Thursday...
View ArticleCircle K convenience store in Fairfield robbed
FAIRFIELD — The Circle K convenience store on Center Road in Fairfield was robbed Friday morning by someone who was armed, police said. The report of the armed robbery at the convenience store, which...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 6 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9 a.m., harassment was reported on Wabon Street. 10:23 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Water Street. 12:28 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Bangor Street. 12:37...
View ArticleFormer Somerset County DA clerk pleads guilty to embezzling more than $90,000
SKOWHEGAN — A former clerk at the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office pleaded guilty Friday to a felony theft charge involving what the prosecutor said was more than $90,000 in supervision and...
View ArticleWaterville police, Alfond Youth Center team up to slow traffic
WATERVILLE — North Street is busy all year round, but particularly in warmer weather when children flock to the Alfond Youth Center, the outdoor municipal pool, soccer fields, the playground and the...
View ArticleFairfield man imprisoned 2 years for high-speed chase, drug possession
AUGUSTA — A Fairfield man who led police on a high-speed chase through Waterville more than a year ago was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a number of driving...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 6 police log
IN CHINA, Friday at 7:33 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Deer Hill Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 8:56 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Middle Road. 4:11 p.m., a theft was reported...
View ArticleTruck driver in Washington double fatality arrested in Virginia
A truck driver has been arrested in Virginia and charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated operating under the influence in connection with a March 18 accident that killed...
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