Police arrest Newport man they found hiding in bed’s box spring
A Newport man wanted on seven charges was arrested Wednesday after police say they discovered him hiding in a bed’s box spring at a Hart Street residence, according to the Newport police chief. Zachary...
View ArticleJudge denies Bechard’s request to move to supervised Augusta apartment
AUGUSTA — A Maine Superior Court justice has denied the request of a man who stabbed, beat and stomped four nuns, killing two of them, in 1996, for permission to move into a supervised apartment in...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 15 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:02 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Eastern Avenue. 8:54 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on South Belfast Avenue. 9:58 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported...
View ArticleWoman jumped from pickup truck to her death on US Route 201 in The Forks,...
A Wiscasset woman who died March 20 on U.S. Route 201 in The Forks jumped from the moving pickup truck and either hit a guardrail or was run over by the truck, and there will be no charges in the case,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 16 police log
IN BELGRADE, Wednesday at 8:38 p.m., a theft was investigated on Burton Woods Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 1:04 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. 4:58 p.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleFormer Litchfield man sentenced for Augusta church burglaries
AUGUSTA — James S. Wilbur told a judge on Tuesday that he wanted to be sentenced to five years and one day behind bars for breaking into two city churches earlier this year and stealing cash and other...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 16 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 7:35 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Mount Vernon Avenue. 7:51 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sewall Street and Fairbanks Street. 7:56 a.m., a well-being check...
View ArticleGardiner man pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charges
A former Chelsea man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of wire fraud, indicating he agreed to contracts to provide goods and services but never intended to provide them. Ervin Morrison III, 23, now of...
View ArticleGardiner man pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charges
A former Chelsea man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of wire fraud, indicating he agreed to contracts to provide goods and services but never intended to provide them. Ervin Morrison III, 23, now of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 17 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 3:39 p.m., a disturbance was investigated on Main Street. 9:55 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Embden Pond Road. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 5:04 p.m., theft was investigated on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 17 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:34 a.m., there was a traffic accident at Riverside Drive and Route 3. 9:06 a.m., harassment was reported on Commerce Drive 9:49 a.m., theft was reported on Page Street. 9:57 a.m.,...
View ArticleSt. Albans woman, Vassalboro man charged with felony theft from Farmington...
A St. Albans woman was arrested and a Vassalboro man was issued a summons on felony theft charges after a search warrant of the woman’s home Friday morning by Farmington police and Somerset County...
View ArticleSkowhegan police at full roster for the first time in decade
SKOWHEGAN — Maybe it was the little things over the past year that brought the Skowhegan Police Department up to a full complement of 15 officers for the first time in more than a decade. Little things...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 18 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:28 a.m., a Winthrop Street caller reported criminal mischief. 9:42 a.m., a person was arrested on a warrant on Bridge Street. 10:16 a.m., a person was arrested after a traffic...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 18 police log
IN BRIDGTON, Friday at 6:25 p.m., an all-terrain vehicle accident was reported on Stagecoach Road. IN DALLAS PLANTATION, Friday at 9:48 a.m., theft was reported on Kendall Farm Trail. IN DETROIT,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 19 police log
IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 11:54 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Bingham Road. IN CANAAN, Saturday at 2:53 p.m., a theft was reported on Hill Road. IN EMBDEN, Saturday at 11:56 p.m., a traffic...
View ArticleFranklin County closed cases for March 21-25, 2016
FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed March 21-25, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Michael Anderson, 40, of Farmington, misuse of identification Dec. 13,...
View ArticleKennebec County courts June 9-15, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed June 9-15, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts: Stephen E. Alexander, 49, of Bowdoin, violating condition of release Dec....
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 19 police log
AUGUSTA 8:52 a.m., a Commercial Street caller reported burglary from a motor vehicle. 2:13 p.m., a Western Avenue caller reported a disturbance. 6:39 p.m., a 44-year-old Windsor man was issued a...
View Article‘Free range chicken’ Viles took about $100,000 a year between 2009 and 2014,...
SKOWHEGAN — Claudia Viles was “sort of a free-range chicken” who was unsupervised as she stole about $100,000 a year from the Anson Town Office between 2009 and 2014, Assistant Attorney General Leanne...
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