Bail set for five arrested in Augusta apartment on drug charges
AUGUSTA — Three of the five people arrested on drug charges Monday in a city apartment had prior convictions for drug offenses, according to court records. All five had initial hearings Wednesday at...
View ArticleWaterville drug trafficking costs Connecticut man six years in prison
AUGUSTA — Methamphetamine trafficking in Waterville will cost a Connecticut man six years in prison. Ronald Brandon Williams, 24, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, also forfeited his interest in $31,970...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 18 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 8:04 p.m., threatening was reported on Madison Street. IN BENTON, Wednesday at 5:33 p.m., threatening was reported on Hanscom Road. IN BELGRADE, Wednesday at 7:58 p.m., a...
View ArticleFranklin County courts for July 18-22, 2016
FARMINGTON — Closed cases for July 18-22, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Ayla Allen, 22, of Vienna, operating under the influence April 16, 2016, in Farmington;...
View ArticleWaterville robber to serve one year behind bars
AUGUSTA — A woman who robbed a man at knifepoint on March 5, 2016, at the Appleton Apartments, at 13 Hathaway St. in Waterville, will spend a year behind bars for her actions, followed by an additional...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 18 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 9:03 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bond Brook Road. 9:19 a.m., a 29-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking after theft...
View ArticleNorridgewock man indicted by federal grand jury on weapons charges
A Norridgewock man indicted by a Somerset County grand jury in June on charges of domestic violence assault and aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly crushing the skulls of two kittens, has been...
View ArticleWilton man charged in fatal June shooting of New Sharon man
A Wilton man was arrested Thursday, charged with the June shooting death of Michael Reis, of New Sharon. Timothy Danforth, 24, was charged with killing Reis, 24, at 259 Weld Road in Wilton on June 1,...
View ArticleWilton man pleads not guilty to fatal June shooting
FARMINGTON — Timothy Danforth, charged with murder in the June shooting death of Michael Reis of New Sharon, was ordered held without bail Friday following his arraignment in Franklin County Superior...
View ArticlePalmyra Wal-Mart standoff ends when man surrenders
A standoff that lasted more than two hours in the Wal-Mart parking lot on U.S. Route 2 in Palmyra ended peacefully Friday when a suicidal man was taken into custody after he had sat in his pickup truck...
View ArticleFormer Farmington food pantry treasurer indicted on felony theft charge
FARMINGTON — The longtime former treasurer of the Care and Share Food Closet was indicted by a grand jury this week for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from the organization. Mary O’Donal, 74, of...
View ArticleAnson revenues increase following Viles’ departure, leading to big tax rate drop
Anson’s property tax rate is lower than it’s been in years — a direct result of increased excise tax revenues following the resignation of Claudia Viles, the town’s former tax collector who was...
View ArticleAugusta, Waterville courthouses to be open extra half-hour
The Capital Judicial Center in Augusta and Waterville District Court will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Sept. 6. That means that people will have an extra half-hour in...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 19 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:11 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Church Hill Road. 8:03 a.m., negotiating a worthless instrument was reported on Cony Street. 8:22 a.m., suspicious activity was reported...
View ArticleGirlfriend of Industry man convicted in fatal New Year’s Day hit-and-run...
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield woman was indicted Thursday on charges she allegedly helped her boyfriend, Tommy Clark, conceal the fatal drunken New Year’s Day hit and run he was convicted of last month....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 19 police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 6:40 a.m., threatening was reported on River Road. IN CANAAN, Friday at 3:25 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Equipment Lane. IN CLINTON, Thursday at 9:49 a.m., a drug...
View ArticleChild rapist from Augusta seeks reduction in 60-year sentence
AUGUSTA — The case of convicted child sex abuser and pornographer Wade R. Hoover is scheduled to return to state court next week as he seeks a reduction in his 60-year sentence for sexually assaulting...
View ArticleFranklin County grand jury hands up 36 indictments
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury handed up 36 indictments this week, including those against a Kingfield man and a former Waterville man who are accused of providing alcohol and marijuana to...
View ArticleFormer Oakland woman faces more child sexual assault charges
AUGUSTA — A former Oakland woman whose ex-boyfriend pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of unlawful sexual contact with children was indicted Friday on a number of sexual assault charges,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 20 police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 5:56 p.m., theft was reported on Embden Pond Road. 9:54 p.m., threatening was reported on River Road. Saturday at 12:39 a.m., burglary was reported on River Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday...
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