Augusta murder defendant pleads no contest to vehicle break-ins, thefts
AUGUSTA — A 46-year-old Augusta man indicted on a murder charge entered a series of no contest pleas Friday to a separate series of car burglaries and thefts that occurred largely in October and...
View ArticleClinton man turns himself in after fleeing police on Thursday
A Clinton man who was on the run for much of the day Thursday after allegedly threatening a family member and her daughter was arrested later on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence terrorizing....
View ArticleLitchfield woman jailed 120 days for welfare theft
AUGUSTA — Relatives of a Litchfield woman wailed aloud Friday in the courtroom as she was put in handcuffs and taken to jail after being sentenced for welfare theft. Kelly J. Burgess, 49, was sentenced...
View ArticleCharges expected soon in Colby College graduation morning dumpster fire
WATERVILLE — The state has probable cause to charge one former Colby College student in connection with a dumpster fire investigated as arson on May 22 at the college, and may be charging as many as...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 26 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9:21 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Mount Vernon Avenue. 9:22 a.m., harassment was reported on Old Belgrade Road. 9:51 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 9:23 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Horseback Road. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 5:53 p.m., harassment was reported on Village Street. Saturday at 12:06 a.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 27 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 4:47 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street. Saturday at 11:08 a.m., a Civic Center Drive caller reported fraud. 2:17 p.m., a Glenridge Drive caller reported disorderly...
View ArticleKennebec County courts Aug. 18-24, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a roundup of cases closed Aug. 18-24, 2016, in courts in Augusta and Waterville: Robert L. Adams, 32, of Winthrop, illegal possession of firearm Feb. 13, 2016, in Winthrop; $1,000...
View ArticleSomerset County court for July 25-29, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for July 25-29, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Kasandra D. Abbott, 20, of Fairfield, assault Dec. 31, 2014, in Fairfield, dismissed....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 28 police log
IN BENTON, Saturday at 2:23 p.m., threatening was reported on Pleasant Drive. IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 10:09 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Mayfield Road. Sunday at 8:29 p.m., theft was...
View ArticleBook rekindles memories of 1986 Madison arson terror
In the book “Kindling,” the fictional town of Chaldea, Maine, is terrorized as a 15-year-old boy burns his high school to the ground and then goes on a fire-setting spree through the town, attempting...
View ArticleJay Mercier takes last stab at challenging 2012 conviction in St. Peter murder
The former Industry man sentenced in 2012 to 70 years in prison for the murder of Rita St. Peter in 1980 has been assigned a new lawyer by the court — his third — in his bid for post-conviction review....
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 28 police log
AUGUSTA ARREST Saturday at 11:13 p.m., Joseph David Denis, 64, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence on Arsenal Street after police responded to a report of a disturbance.
View ArticleGardiner man faces federal drug charge
A Gardiner man is facing a federal charge of distributing cocaine base. Bradford Christopher, 36, was arrested on the charge Wednesday and had an initial hearing later that day before U.S. District...
View ArticleFairfield expects charges in 2015 car burglaries as new ones are reported
FAIRFIELD — Police are closing in on charging suspects in a string of car burglaries last year, while at the same time dealine with a new spate over the last 10 days. There have been reports of about...
View ArticleCorinna school lockdown lifted after man taken into protective custody
The Corinna Elementary School was in lockdown for about an hour and a half Monday afternoon following a report of a suicidal man in the area who was taken into protective custody shortly before 2 p.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 29 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 2:41 a.m., loud noise was reported on Valley Road. IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 8:18 a.m., mischief was reported on Rollins Street. 8:29 a.m., theft was reported on Bingham Road. IN...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 29 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 7:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Northern Avenue. 8:48 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Western Avenue and Memorial Circle. 9:46 a.m., criminal threatening was...
View ArticleChina man charged with threatening ex-girlfriend with a screwdriver
AUGUSTA — A man who fled into the woods in China late Saturday night after allegedly threatening to kill family members with a screwdriver went before a judge on Monday via video from the Kennebec...
View ArticleForum focuses on reducing risk of opiate and substance abuse
GARDINER — More than 30 people spent about two hours discussing ways to reduce the impact of substance abuse in local communities during a forum at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Gardiner Monday....
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