Morning Sentinel June 20 police log
IN BENTON, Sunday at 3:33 p.m., threatening was reported on Benton Avenue. IN CANAAN, Sunday at 8:32 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Walker Hill Road. 11:59 a.m., vandalism was...
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AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:15 a.m., suspicious vehicles were reported on Columbia Street. 10:45 a.m., property was recovered on Whitten Road. 10:48 a.m., theft was reported on Stone Street. 12:24 p.m., a...
View ArticleOpen house for newly completed Newport public safety building set for...
An open house, public tours and dedication of the town of Newport’s new $3 million public safety building is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at 21 Water St., the site of the former public safety building. Lt....
View ArticleAugusta police investigate Tuesday morning robbery of convenience store
AUGUSTA — City police are investigating a Tuesday robbery at The Big Apple convenience store on Stone Street. The incident took place around 5 a.m., according to Sgt. Jason Cote. The suspect, who can...
View ArticleAuditor testifies to $500,000 gap between Anson excise taxes collected,...
SKOWHEGAN — The amount of money collected by former Anson Tax Collector Claudia Viles and the amount deposited in town accounts differed by more than $500,000 over five years, according to the...
View ArticleInmate caught after fleeing work detail in Piscataquis County, police say
An inmate from the Charleston Correctional Facility who ran away from a roadside work detail Tuesday morning in Kingsbury Plantation was arrested by Maine State Police using a tracking dog nearly four...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 21 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 6:14 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Four Mile Square Road. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 6:12 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on West Street. IN CANAAN, Monday at 10:04...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 21 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 9:39 a.m., terrorizing was reported on Commerce Drive. 1:37 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was reported on Wabon Street. 2:35 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on...
View ArticleWaterville dog attack results in six charges
WATERVILLE — A dog that attacked and injured a passer-by in the city Monday had bitten the city’s animal control officer last year, police said. The owner of the dog, Deanna Butcher, 55, was summoned...
View ArticleWilton woman jailed for heroin trafficking
AUGUSTA — A former Oakland woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug offenses that occurred in October 2015 in Gardiner, and she agreed to forfeit three firearms and $11,490 in cash seized at that time....
View ArticleViles ‘in a league of her own’ after guilty verdict in $500K theft from town,...
SKOWHEGAN — Former Anson Tax Collector Claudia Viles was found guilty Wednesday of stealing more than $500,000 from the town, a historic conviction that the prosecutor says puts the 66-year-old “in a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 22 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 2:10 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Hannah’s Way. IN BENTON, Tuesday at 6:54 p.m., a theft was investigated on Clinton Avenue. IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 5:29 a.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 22 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 9:49 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Fuller Road. 10:12 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on North Street. 10:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Northern...
View ArticleJuvenile on home arrest spurs two-hour Waterville search
WATERVILLE — A juvenile left his home and broke his house arrest order late Wednesday morning, resulting in a more than two-hour search by law enforcement in the North End of the city. Police received...
View ArticleWest Forks boxer wins acquittal in court
AUGUSTA — A prominent West Forks boxer got a win in the courts Thursday when he was found innocent of a prostitution charge. A judge cleared Brandon S. Berry of a charge of engaging a prostitute...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 23 police log
IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 3:38 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Park Drive. IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 3 p.m., harassment was investigated on Park Avenue. IN FARMINGTON, Wednesday at 9:27...
View ArticleFormer Belgrade firefighter gets 4 months in jail for high-speed chase
SKOWHEGAN — A former volunteer Belgrade firefighter began serving a four-month jail sentence Wednesday on eight criminal charges in connection with to a high-speed chase in February with police in...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 23 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:29 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Edison Drive. 11:55 a.m., a 19-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of unlawful sexual contact at...
View ArticleArmed Clinton robber still sought by Maine State Police two weeks later
A man who held the knife to the throat of a Clinton store employee, demanded money, then fled into the night is still at large two weeks later, according to Maine State Police. The department made a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 24 police log
IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 8:59 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Nichols Hill Road. 4:55 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Nichols Hill Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at...
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