Morning Sentinel Aug. 3 police log
IN CHESTERVILLE, Tuesday at 4:05 p.m., trespassing was reported on Cross Street. IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 3:26 p.m., harassment was reported on Park Avenue. 6:46 p.m., an assault was reported at the...
View ArticleSkowhegan woman charged with child sex abuse released Wednesday on unsecured...
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan woman charged with sexual assault and sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy was released on $5,000 unsecured bail Wednesday in Skowhegan District Court. Jessica Lynn Wells, 29, did...
View ArticleFeds, gun trade association offering reward for information on burglary, gun...
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a national sport-shooting association are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of...
View ArticleEx-Richmond man to serve year in federal prison for bank fraud
A former Richmond man was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison for bank fraud. Howard Hoffman, 53, more recently of Moorpark, California, was president of Malamute Investment...
View Article‘North Pond Hermit’ Knight does not owe for road repair work done by Maine...
The man known as the “North Pond Hermit” will not have to pay $1,125 for roadwork done by Maine State Police to reach his remote campsite in Rome, as a result of a decision released Thursday by the...
View ArticleWaterville woman sentenced for drunken driving in crash that hit house
AUGUSTA — A Waterville woman who was driving drunk last March when she struck a house in Waterville with her vehicle and then drove off before crashing into woods was sentenced Thursday at the Capital...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 4 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue. 9:15 a.m., harassment was reported on Mallard Lane. 9:53 a.m., fraud was reported on Mayflower Road. 9:56 a.m.,...
View ArticleWaldo County sheriff warns of scam seeking CMP customers’ money
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a new scam going around the area in which a caller poses as a Central Maine Power employee and threatens to cut off power if the homeowner...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 4 police log
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 9:21 p.m., trespassing was reported on Fox Hill Road. IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 9:11 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 5:18 p.m., a...
View ArticleEx-Waterville principal Reiter, fired over propositioning student, seeks...
A lawyer for Don Reiter, former principal of Waterville Senior High School who was fired last year for allegedly asking a student for sex, and the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office are trying...
View ArticleSomerset County court for June 20-24, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for June 20-24, 2016, in Somerset County Superior Court and Skowhegan District Court. Miranda L. Alton, 27, of Pittsfield, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 28,...
View ArticleFormer Somerset County clerk to serve 16 months for embezzling from DA’s office
SKOWHEGAN — A former clerk in the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office will serve 16 months in prison for embezzling more than $90,000 in supervision and restitution fees paid to the office, a...
View ArticleTroy teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter in father’s 2015 death
A teenager who stabbed his father to death in March 2015 in Troy pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of manslaughter and received a sentence that will place him on probation for at least four years while...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 5 police log
IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 10:10 a.m., debris or dumping was reported on Main Street. 6:48 p.m., mischief was reported on Owens Street. IN CHESTERVILLE, Thursday at 12:07 p.m., a theft or fraud was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 5 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 10:36 a.m., at least two people were taken to the hospital by ambulance after a crash at Western Avenue and Prescott Road. 1:48 p.m., a Capitol Street caller reported theft. 4:49...
View ArticleFormer Oakland driving instructor convicted of unlawful sexual contact
AUGUSTA — A former Oakland driving instructor pleaded no contest Friday at the Capital Judicial Center to a charge of unlawful sexual contact that occurred with a student. Michael D. Stowe, 41, of...
View ArticleSomerset County court for June 27-July 1, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for June 27-July 1, 2016, in Somerset County Superior Court and Skowhegan District Court. Chester W. Bowens, 59, of Milford, Pennsylvania, violating fishing rule May 19, 2016;...
View ArticleWaterville police nab man wanted by Belfast police on eluding officer charges
WATERVILLE — A Vassalboro man who reportedly led a Belfast police officer on a chase at speeds reaching more than 120 mph was arrested by Waterville police and returned to Belfast Thursday. Levi Mason,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 6 police log
IN ATHENS, Friday at 12:28 p.m., a theft was reported on Harmony Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 2:02 p.m., threatening was reported on Owens Street. IN CAMBRIDGE, Friday at 12:13 p.m., a vehicle burglary...
View ArticleThomas College instructor focusing on empathy, communication in criminal...
WATERVILLE — Thomas College instructor Steven Dyer, who’s been teaching criminal justice for six years, decided last year it was time to change his source material. Dyer, a former police officer, made...
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