Kennebec Journal March 22 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:41 a.m., there was a traffic accident on East Chestnut Street. 8:51 a.m., there was a disabled vehicle reported on State and Laurel streets. 9:13 a.m., there was a traffic accident...
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IN ANSON, Monday 10:31 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on New Portland Road. IN CLINTON, Monday at 10:02 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Interstate 95. IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 4:57 p.m.,...
View ArticleGardiner man imprisoned for identity theft, welfare fraud
A 47-year-old Canadian man who lived in Gardiner and used someone else’s Social Security card to collect federal food stamp benefits was sentenced Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in federal prison. Robert...
View ArticleOakland police station to be demolished this week
OAKLAND — A century-old farmhouse next to the Town Office is coming down this week, after having served more than two decades as the Oakland police station. Town Manager Gary Bowman said Tuesday that...
View ArticleMadison man faces additional burglary, theft charges
A Madison man who was arrested in December is facing additional charges of burglary and theft after police recovered several items stolen from homes in Starks at a home in Norridgewock, according to...
View ArticleChelsea woman convicted of operating under the influence
AUGUSTA — A jury on Tuesday convicted a Chelsea woman of operating under the influence. Casey M. Kimball, 36, formerly of Randolph, was sentenced to five days in jail, with all but two days suspended,...
View ArticleFairfield mother loses bid to overturn conviction for abducting her children
A Fairfield mother has lost her bid to have the state’s highest court overturn her conviction for illegally taking two of her children from their guardian in Maine and driving them as far as South...
View ArticleFour charged with Waterville robbery
WATERVILLE — Four people accused of fabricating a drug deal in order to rob a man at gunpoint in the South End last week were arrested in the city over the past week. According to court documents, the...
View ArticleCity couple free of robbery indictment
AUGUSTA — An Augusta couple is no longer facing robbery charges. The state dismissed the March 2014 indictments against Nicholas R. Williams, now 35, and Tiffany M. Merrill-Williams, now 29. They had...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 23 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 9 a.m., stolen property was reported on Page Street. 9:07 a.m., a 27-year-old woman was issued a summons at the Kennebec County jail charging her with unlawful trafficking in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 23 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 8:59 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Pease Hill Road. 10:46 p.m., a reported domestic disturbance was investigated on Main Street. IN BENTON, Tuesday at 10:07 a.m., a...
View ArticleSidney farmer summoned for escaping cows
Sidney farmer Mark Gould’s cows have been wandering onto a neighbor’s property, eating the hay the neighbor is growing for his own cows, defecating and urinating there, according to Animal Control...
View ArticleSouth China man pleads guilty in sex offense involving girl
AUGUSTA — A South China man pleaded guilty Thursday to a class C charge of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching of a girl who was 10 years old at the time. Cary J. Allen, 30, made the...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 24 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 7:22 a.m., there was a traffic accident on North Belfast Avenue. 8:03 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Myrtle Street. 9:04 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported on...
View ArticleFive charged with Burnham strong-arm robbery indicted in Waldo County
Five people have been indicted by a Waldo County grand jury on felony charges alleging they robbed Patterson’s General Store in Burnham the morning of Jan. 8, knocking the owner down as they fled the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 24 police log
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 7:13 p.m., an ATV or four wheeler problem was reported on Eaton Corner Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 10:34 a.m., a trespass complaint was reported on Hill Road. 4:17 p.m., a...
View ArticlePolice arrest three in Augusta drug case
AUGUSTA — Three people were arrested Thursday in a drug trafficking case in a Mount Vernon Avenue apartment where multiple children also were present. The Augusta Police Special Response and Tactics...
View ArticleSidney man cleared of assault charge
AUGUSTA — A jury cleared a 47-year-old Sidney man of an assault charge Thursday night after deliberating for more than three hours. Stephen Choate had been charged with assault in connection with an...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 25 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 11:45 a.m., a scam was reported on Town Farm Road. IN CANAAN, Thursday at 7:41 p.m., burglary was reported on Stoney Park Drive. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 4:53 a.m.,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 25 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:11 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue. 10:22 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Civic Center Drive. 10:34 a.m., harassment was reported on Union Street....
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