No jail time for man charged in pickup truck shooting at police academy in...
AUGUSTA — A former corrections officer pleaded guilty Monday to reckless conduct with a firearm following the shooting of a fellow trainee inside a pickup truck at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in...
View ArticlePolice: Augusta man severely beaten by fellow inmate at Kennebec County jail
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old city man is accused of severely beating his Kennebec County jail cellmate, a man serving 30 days for contempt for failing to pay child support. Elijah L. Ashley faces a charge...
View ArticleChelsea man gets 5 years’ probation for VA travel benefit theft
A Chelsea man was sentenced Monday to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $2,910.41 restitution for travel reimbursement he received. Victor Paul Lawrence, 64, had pleaded guilty in July...
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Acton man accused of making harassing calls to York County Courthouse
An Acton man who police say can’t seem to stop himself from making harassing phone calls to the York County Courthouse has been arrested again and ordered held without bail at the county jail in...
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Standish man jailed after leading police on chase that reached 100 mph
Kyle Needham A Standish man who led police on a chase that reached speeds up to 100 mph has been arrested and is being held at the York County Jail. York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. issued a...
View ArticleBrunswick police could be first in U.S. to use drones to spot railroad...
A plan by the Brunswick Police Department and the Federal Railroad Administration could make the department the first in the country to use drones to patrol for trespassers along railroad tracks in...
View ArticleMan who fled police in Chesterville arrested in Oxford County
A man with 18 active driver’s license suspensions who fled a traffic stop last month in Chesterville was apprehended recently in Oxford County, authorities said Tuesday. Devin Leonard, 25, of Albany...
View ArticleVassalboro teen arrested at gunpoint after Belgrade burglaries
A Vassalboro teenager who allegedly broke into several seasonal homes in Belgrade was arrested at gunpoint Monday afternoon after a Maine State Police trooper responded to a burglar alarm at a home...
View ArticleMadison traffic stop leads to drug charge against Belgrade man
A Belgrade man who was arrested this weekend in Madison on a drug possession charge pleaded guilty to the charge Monday during his arraignment in a Skowhegan court. Scott Bickford, 41, initially was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 5 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:05 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Cony Circle. 9:43 a.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Crosby Street Place. 10:42 a.m., criminal mischief...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 5 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 10:14 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Oak Street. IN ATHENS, Monday at 11:05 a.m., a burglar alarm was reported on Floyd French Road. IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 8:50 a.m., a...
View ArticleWaterville man sentenced to reduced prison term after winning appeal
A Waterville man who appealed his status as an armed career offender and won saw his original 15-year prison term cut down to about three years. Brian Thomas Mulkern, 37, was sentenced to time served...
View ArticleWest Bath man gets 14 years in prison for ex-girlfriend’s fatal dose of...
A West Bath man who furnished a fatal dose of heroin to a former girlfriend was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in federal prison. Mickey Gilley, 35, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland by...
View ArticleWest Gardiner man gets 20 months behind bars for driving SUV into 2 people
AUGUSTA — A West Gardiner man accused of deliberately running his SUV into two people last April pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony-level charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. Dakota...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 6 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:57 a.m., a well-being check was performed on State Street. 8:28 a.m., needles were recovered on Edison Drive. 8:37 a.m., a well-being check was performed on State Street. 9:38...
View ArticleSuspect in custody after two roommates stabbed at Rockland residence
ROCKLAND — A 32-year-old Rockland man was arrested and charged with stabbing a man and a woman he lived with at a Knox Street apartment. George Gilmore was being held without bail at the Knox County...
View ArticleFairfield man sentenced for illegally having firearm, ammunition
A Fairfield man has been sentenced for possessing firearms and ammunition illegally, and he also was fined $5,000. Steven Lemieux, 54, was sentenced to time served of over six months for the charges,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 6 police log
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 12:58 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Cayford Lane. IN BENTON, Tuesday at 7:51 p.m., threatening was reported on Hanscom Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 5:03...
View ArticleOxford County sheriff steps down in wake of sexual harassment allegations
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne J. Gallant resigned Wednesday amid allegations that he sexually harassed members of his department. The sheriff submitted a one-page letter of resignation to the...
View ArticleNorridgewock man charged with terrorizing his wife
WATERVILLE — A Norridgewock man is free on bail after he was arrested on an allegation that he threatened his wife over the telephone. Michael Clemons, 39, was arrested Tuesday evening at his home...
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