Kennebec Journal July 8 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:15 a.m., a burglary was reported on Church Hill Road. 9:14 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Gage Street. 9:46 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Oxford Street. 9:54...
View ArticleUnsolved 1905 murder in Readfield inspires modern ballad
Tramps, marauders and a jealous wife of a neighbor were all suspects when 17-year-old Mattie Hackett was found dying, a cord embedded tightly round her swollen throat not far from her Readfield home on...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 10 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 2:38 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Campground Road. IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 11:07 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary was reported on Meadow Street. IN FAIRFIELD,...
View ArticleFormer Windsor man charged with arson that displaced former employer’s family
AUGUSTA — A former Windsor man charged with two counts of arson related to a fire July 5 that destroyed his former employer’s home allegedly freed the homeowner’s dog before setting the fire, according...
View ArticleRobber attacks employee, takes cash at Skowhegan gas station
SKOWHEGAN — A Shell service station attendant was struck and knocked to the ground in a strong-arm robbery early Monday on Madison Avenue, two weeks after another man was arrested for attempted armed...
View ArticleNorridgewock man arrested on charges he made threats with knives
NORRIDGEWOCK — A local man is facing several charges after allegedly threatening several people, including a former girlfriend and children, with several knives on Martin Stream Road over the weekend,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 11 police log
IN ATHENS, Monday at 2:21 a.m., a structure fire was extinguished on Harmony Road. IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 7:11 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Bingham Road. IN CARTHAGE, Sunday...
View ArticleRobert Burton murder trial set for August in Bangor
Jury selection will begin Aug. 22 in Bangor in the murder trial of Robert Burton, the Abbot man accused of killing his former girlfriend in June 2015 and taking police on the longest manhunt in state...
View ArticleJudge sets bail for 2 charged with aggravated drug trafficking in Winthrop
AUGUSTA — A judge on Monday set bail for two of the people arrested on drug trafficking charges in Winthrop last week. Michelle St. Laurent, 28, of Winthrop, and Tyrone Steve Lindsay, 20, of Waterbury,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 11 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:19 a.m., fraud was reported on Church Hill Road. 1:00 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was reported on Capitol Street. 1:58 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on...
View ArticleFacebook tips lead to arrest of Augusta man on theft charges after truck goes...
Maine State Police have arrested an Augusta man on theft charges after a truck that had been reported missing at a West Gardiner home turned up damaged near a Wal-Mart in Brunswick. Police charged the...
View ArticlePolice: Waterville motorcyclist arrested after he dumps bike, flees scene
WATERVILLE — A Waterville man was arrested Monday evening after he allegedly crashed his motorcycle while driving drunk and then fled from responders, police said. Steven P. Betzer, 59, of Waterville,...
View ArticleNorridgewock woman sentenced for welfare fraud
AUGUSTA — A former city woman will serve an initial four months in jail for welfare fraud involving almost $23,000 in state benefits over a 33-month period. Nina Maraglia, 37, formerly of Augusta and...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 12 police log
IN ATHENS, Monday at 2:21 a.m., a structure fire was extinguished on Harmony Road. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 2:07 p.m., a robbery was investigated on Melcher Drive. IN CANAAN, Monday at 10:24 a.m., a...
View ArticleBingham man robbed at gunpoint at his home, police say
A man wearing a motorcycle helmet and armed with a black semiautomatic handgun robbed another man at gunpoint inside his home Monday on Melcher Drive in Bingham, police said. The victim waited four...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 12 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:16 a.m., a 27-year-old Albion man was issued a summons on Civic Center Drive charging him with possession of marijuana. 12:50 p.m., a Shuman Drive caller reported a theft. 3:42...
View ArticlePair of pedestrians injured in Tuesday hit-and-run in Anson
Police on Tuesday were preparing search warrants to extract DNA from a vehicle they believe was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Anson that sent a husband and wife to separate hospitals. Somerset...
View ArticleKiller denied new parole hearing in Litchfield murder
Michael Boucher claims due process denied in May 2014 AUGUSTA — Convicted killer Michael M. Boucher Sr. lost his bid for parole and for a new parole hearing in a decision issued Thursday by a judge in...
View ArticleJ.S. McCarthy Printers expansion underway in Augusta
AUGUSTA — When the hammering stops at 15 Darin Drive, a new noise will replace it. As part of its third expansion since 2007, J.S. McCarthy Printers is expecting to install machinery that will make...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 13 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 8:12 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue. 9:11 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Water Street. 9:11 a.m., there was a traffic accident on State and Union...
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