Augusta man loses bid to get drug convictions overturned
An Augusta man has lost his bid to get multiple drug convictions overturned. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the convictions of Franklin Arbour Jr., 40, who is serving the 18-year unsuspended...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:54 a.m., fraud was reported on Hutchinson Drive. 8:03 a.m., harassment was reported on Cushnoc Drive 8:23 a.m., officers recovered property on Water Street. 8:30 a.m., disorderly...
View ArticleJackman man, before extradition to Pennsylvania, to face Maine charges he...
SKOWHEGAN — A Jackman man waiting to be extradited to Pennsylvania to face a repeat drunken driving charge will stay in Maine to face a felony charge that he pointed a gun at a Somerset County...
View ArticleMoscow man’s bail revoked after he allegedly violated domestic violence...
SKOWHEGAN — A District Court judge on Friday ordered a Moscow man held without bail after his arrest Thursday on charges that he violated the conditions of his release four times by going to Bingham,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 12 police log
IN ATHENS, Thursday at 8:59 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. 10:42 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 10:17 a.m., vandalism was reported on Main Street. IN...
View ArticleCornville man with terrorizing convictions in Somerset County indicted in...
A Cornville man with a long history of terrorizing and threatening in Somerset County has been indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury on felony assault charges for assaults allegedly committed at the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 1:20 a.m., a suspicious person or activity was reported on Main Street. IN AVON, Saturday at 2:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Rangeley Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday at...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:17 a.m., a complaint about an animal was made on Eastern Avenue. 7:56 a.m., traffic complaints were made on Civic Center Drive. 8:05 a.m., traffic complaints were made at North...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Augusta on drug-trafficking charges
Two people were arrested Friday and charged with trafficking heroin and cocaine after the execution of a search warrant on Riverside Drive in Augusta. Officials from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency...
View ArticleTwo fights, one at a wedding, keep Auburn police busy
Four people were arrested in two separate fistfights, one at a wedding, that kept Auburn police busy Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Police Sgt. Christopher Hatfield said Arbai Abdi, 18, of...
View ArticleKennebec County courts Aug. 4-10, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a roundup of cases closed Aug. 4-10, 2016, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Seth Allen, 19, of Norridgewock, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, and use of drug...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:31 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cumberland Street. 10:48 a.m., traffic complaints were reported on Mount Vernon Avenue. 11:20 a.m., complaints about an animal were...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 1:29 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on River Road. IN AVON, Saturday at 2:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Rangeley Road. IN BELGRADE, Saturday at 3:31...
View ArticleJudge rejects new trial request in veteran’s claim of excessive force against...
A federal judge has rejected a bid for a new trial by a veteran who lost his claim that two Augusta police officers used excessive force when they arrested him four years ago at the Bread of Life...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 15 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 11:58 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on North Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 4:03 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Commons Circle. IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 15 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 7:57 a.m., fraud was reported on Civic Center Drive. 8:34 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chapel Street. 9:43 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Water Street. 10:09 a.m.,...
View ArticleLitchfield man indicted on child pornography charges
AUGUSTA — A Litchfield man pleaded not guilty Monday to an indictment charging him with two counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of minors under age 12. Ethan Francine, 29, entered those...
View ArticleBelmont Avenue garage fire in Waterville was arson
A fire that destroyed a garage and several vehicles last week outside a home on Belmont Avenue in Waterville was arson, according to the Office of Maine State Fire Marshal. The fire was set...
View ArticleWinthrop man convicted of drunken driving in Augusta
AUGUSTA — A jury on Monday found a Winthrop man guilty of a charge of operating under the influence after a previous trial resulted in a hung jury. Following the one-day trial at the Capital Judicial...
View ArticleJudge sets higher bail for defendants in Augusta drug-trafficking case
AUGUSTA — A judge on Monday set bail higher than the prosecutor requested for two people facing drug trafficking charges in the city. Judge Tom Nale set $75,000 cash bail for Reuben W. Givens, 43, of...
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