Mother, daughter charged with trafficking oxycodone from Jefferson home
A mother and daughter from Lincoln County were arrested Thursday by Maine Drug Enforcement agents after a yearlong investigation into the sale of oxycodone from a home in Jefferson, according to law...
View ArticleWitnesses describe sexual assaults, intimidation by man who testified against...
Two women testified Friday at Anthony Sanborn Jr.’s conviction review hearing that they were sexually assaulted by a friend of Sanborn’s but police did not pursue charges against the man because they...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 27 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:25 a.m., a motor vehicle reported stolen was recovered on South Chestnut Street. 8:30 a.m., a drug offense was investigated on Green Street. 9:01 a.m., a State Street caller...
View ArticleAugusta man cleared of domestic violence charge
AUGUSTA — A city man was cleared by a jury of a charge of domestic violence assault that stemmed from an incident on Jan. 10 in Waterville. Jesse Lee Baker, 34, of Augusta and Randolph was indicted on...
View ArticleMaine concert promoter pleads guilty to domestic violence assault
Alex Gray, a prominent promoter of concerts in Bangor and Portland, pleaded guilty Friday to domestic violence assault, but denied hitting his former girlfriend of five years during an intense argument...
View ArticleMainer sentenced to 2 years in prison for poaching elvers
A federal judge has sentenced a Maine man to two years in prison for illegally trafficking in baby eels. The judge sentenced Richard Austin, of Waldoboro, after he appeared in a federal court room in...
View ArticleTrial of Troy mother accused of killing infant son to begin Monday in Belfast
A Troy mother accused of manslaughter in the death of her infant son is scheduled to go on trial Monday, nearly 10 months after the boy was found dead in her mobile home. The trial of Miranda Hopkins,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 28 police log
IN ALBION, Friday at 3:14 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Knights Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 5:42 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Bingham Road. IN CANAAN, Friday at 10:01 p.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 28 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:31 a.m., a well-being or mental health check was requested on Crosby Street. 10:11 a.m., a complaint about trespassing was reported on Western Avenue. 10:53 a.m., a stray cat was...
View ArticleDeath in Washington County fire called suspicious
Maine State Police and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are treating a fatality in a mobile home fire early Saturday morning in Washington County as a suspicious death. A body discovered inside the...
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In acclaimed new memoir, Sarah Perry confronts the crime that ended her...
BRIDGTON — Sarah Perry woke to the screams of her beautiful red-haired mother fighting for her life in the kitchen beyond her closed bedroom door. When the frightened 12-year-old finally ventured out,...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Aug. 7-11, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Aug. 7-11, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Jacob C. Babbidge, 24, of Lyman, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over the speed...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Oct. 19-25, 2017
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Oct. 19-25, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Casey L. Asselin, 30, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 3, 2017, in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel police log for Oct. 29
IN ANSON, Saturday at 10:21 a.m., vandalism was reported on Parkwoods Drive. IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 9:46 a.m., an odor investigation was conducted on Owens Street. IN CANAAN, Sunday at 8:24 a.m.,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 29 police log
AUGUSTA 7:07 a.m., a missing person was reported on West Crescent Street. 7:52 a.m., a general disturbance was reported on West Crescent Street. 9:14 a.m., a well-being check was requested on Eastern...
View ArticleAugusta man arrested on charges of operating a meth lab and trafficking
AUGUSTA — A 25-year-old Augusta man, involved in a fatal crash in Dresden earlier this year, has been arrested in Augusta on charges of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, unlawful operation of a...
View ArticleState trooper tackles man in Best Buy at Maine Mall
A Portland area man was arrested on several charges following a police chase that ended with him being tackled in an aisle at the Best Buy store at the Maine Mall in South Portland on Friday. Maine...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Aug. 14-18, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Aug. 14-18, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Donald L. Bessey, 67, of Norridgewock, found not guilty of two counts of criminal...
View ArticleTroy woman’s manslaughter trial postponed until Tuesday
The manslaughter trial of Miranda Hopkins, who is accused in the death of her 7-week-old baby, has been postponed until Tuesday due to the weather. Initially Waldo County Superior Court delayed the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 30 police log
IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 10:37 a.m., a car burglary was reported on Meadow Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 4:23 a.m., a smoke investigation was conducted on Brook Falls Road. 4:30 a.m., a...
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