Kennebec Journal Nov. 29 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 9:43 a.m., a 41-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of attaching false plates, during a traffic stop on Northern Avenue and Washington Street. 10:08 a.m., a traffic...
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IN ANSON, Tuesday at 2:22 p.m., a theft was reported on Four Mile Square Road. IN ATHENS, Tuesday at 6:58 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Brighton Road. 3:56 p.m., a domestic disturbance...
View ArticlePolice investigating allegations of sex crimes at Bucksport High School
BUCKSPORT — Police say they are investigating alleged sex crimes at a high school in Bucksport. Bucksport Police Chief Sean Geagan says the school department told police of allegations involving a...
View ArticleFormer priest charged with sexually assaulting child in Maine settled civil...
A former Jesuit priest and Cheverus High School teacher who was indicted this month on charges of sexual abuse dating to the late 1990s settled a lawsuit in June with a man who claimed the priest...
View ArticleEustis woman charged after threatening dog walker with pellet gun
EUSTIS — A local woman is accused of pointing a high-powered air rifle at a man walking his dog on Ken’s Way next to her property, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Deputy Brad...
View ArticleMaine gets federal grant to target opioid trafficking
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has received a federal grant for $525,569 to target illegal opioid sales, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank. Frank announced the grant...
View ArticleOxford County sheriff denies sexual harassment allegations
LEWISTON — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant “absolutely” denies any suggestion that he sexually harassed employees or threatened anyone with termination in connection with any solicitation for sex,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Nov. 30 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 10:56 a.m., terrorizing was reported on Anthony Avenue. 11:16 a.m., harassment was reported on Hicks Road. 11:20 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Riverside Drive. 11:34...
View ArticleClinton man’s cancer diagnosis prompts delay of prison sentence
AUGUSTA — Instead of reporting to prison Friday, a former Clinton man injured in a botched murder-suicide attempt almost four years ago can remain at a nursing home in Waterville. Edward J. Domasinsky,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Nov. 30 police log
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 9:19 p.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on North Road. IN CAMBRIDGE, Thursday at 7:58 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Dexter Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday...
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Suspect in mistaken identity killing of Mainer is back in Pennsylvania
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – A man sentenced to life in prison for a West Virginia slaying is in Pennsylvania to face charges in an interstate killing that police say was a case of mistaken identity. The Public...
View ArticleFryeburg man arrested after SUV ‘launched’ into garage
Fryeburg police have arrested a local man who they say crashed into a parked SUV with such force that it pushed the vehicle into a garage and knocked the garage off its foundation. Police Chief Joshua...
View ArticleOxford County commissioners, attorney to discuss sex claims against Sheriff...
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners and their attorney have no plans to meet with Sheriff Wayne Gallant about the sexual harassment allegations he is facing, County Administrator Scott Cole said...
View ArticleCommissioners, attorney to discuss sex claims against Oxford County sheriff
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners and their attorney have no plans to meet with Sheriff Wayne Gallant about the sexual harassment allegations he is facing, County Administrator Scott Cole said...
View ArticleConnecticut man pleads guilty to robberies in Bangor
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to robbing a bank in Bangor in May and is facing between seven years and life in prison. U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank said in a news...
View ArticleEx-priest with long history as a sex offender pleads not guilty to new...
A former Jesuit priest and longtime Cheverus High School teacher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old boy at a Freeport church nearly 20 years ago. James Francis...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 1 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:05 a.m., one person was arrested following a report of suspicious activity from a Riverside Drive caller. 12:07 p.m., a Water Street caller reported criminal trespass. 1:59 p.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 1 police log
IN BINGHAM, Friday, at 7:49 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Tollins Street. IN CLINTON Thursday, at 5:44 p.m., a report of shoplifting was investigated at Galusha’s Inc. on Main...
View ArticleDresden man to serve 10 months in federal prison over drug charges
A Dresden man was sentenced Friday to 10 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine base in central Maine. Daniel Pallis, 29,...
View ArticlePolice arrest three from New York on drug charges in Waterville, Augusta
AUGUSTA — Two women from the Bronx and a man formerly from New York face drug charges resulting from separate incidents in Waterville and Augusta. All three made initial court appearances Friday at the...
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