Two plead guilty in connection to 2015 Franklin County sexual molestation case
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man and an Anson woman pleaded guilty last week in Franklin County Superior Court to felony sex crimes stemming from a 2015 child molestation case. Anna LaRochelle, 26, of Anson,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:18 a.m., a 20-year-old Gardiner woman was issued a summons at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of violating conditions of release. Sunday at 12:53 p.m., disorderly...
View ArticleSt. Albans man indicted on child assault, animal cruelty charges
SKOWHEGAN — A St. Albans man has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on criminal charges including assault on a child under the age of 6, cruelty to an animal, criminal threatening and...
View ArticleAugusta police seek help to identify man suspected of trying to break into home
Augusta police have asked the public to help identify a man who allegedly tried to break into another person’s home over the weekend. “He was seen on a homeowner’s security cameras attempting to get...
View ArticleWinslow police are the latest in the area to use body cameras
WINSLOW — A 2012 response to a noise complaint in town that resulted in an officer being charged with excessive force took years and multiple court proceedings before the officer involved was cleared...
View ArticleCareer outlaw Robert Tucker indicted by a Somerset County grand jury for...
SKOWHEGAN — A Somerset County man with a long history of run-ins with the law has been indicted on new criminal charges by a county grand jury. In his second round of grand jury indictments this year,...
View ArticleJudge sets bail for 6 arrested following stabbing, drug raid
AUGUSTA — Six people arrested following a Friday stabbing in Chelsea and a subsequent early morning drug raid Saturday in Farmingdale spent the weekend in jail, although the victim of the stabbing was...
View ArticleMaine’s highest court hears Sidney man’s appeal in child sex assault case
AUGUSTA — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday heard appeal arguments in a case where a Sidney man is serving 50 years in prison for raping a 4-year-old and recording it. Attorneys for Eric L....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 13 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 7:10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Poplar Stream Road. IN CARTHAGE, Monday at 1:44 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Francis Place. IN CHESTERVILLE,...
View ArticleFairfield arrests net $6,000 worth of heroin, police say
FAIRFIELD — A man and woman from Anson were arrested on drug charges late Monday night after police discovered more than 30 grams of heroin in a car. Kristen Leigh Johansen, 30, was arrested on two...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:23 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue. 8:14 a.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Water Street. 9:02 a.m., a city ordinance violation was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 14 police log
IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 9:36 a.m., a theft was reported on Hartland Road. 10:19 a.m., a scam complaint was taken from Main Street. Wednesday at 1:47 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:16 a.m., a Washington Street caller reported criminal mischief. 11 a.m., a caller from Civic Center Drive reported an incident of terrorizing. 1:03 p.m., a 42-year-old Whitefield...
View ArticleBelgrade man arrested after fleeing police in Old Orchard is held without bail
AUGUSTA — A Belgrade man who reportedly described himself as “a savage” and fled from police twice in Old Orchard Beach last week, including once by kicking out a cruiser window while the vehicle was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 15 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 5:42 a.m., threatening was reported on River Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 11:18 a.m., disturbance was reported on Hartland Road. 8:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on...
View ArticleSuspect in big Augusta drug bust to face trial next month
AUGUSTA — When a Queens, New York, man goes on trial next month on charges of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base and heroin, the jurors will not hear the nickname the state says he used in Maine:...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 15 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 7:06 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Eastern Avenue. 7:28 a.m., a disturbance was reported on West River Road. 8:00 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Spruce Street....
View ArticleWaterville woman arrested after police allegedly find her children living in...
WATERVILLE — A woman was arrested on Thursday after police say they found her and her four children living in “squalor” and also found drug paraphernalia in the city apartment. Elizabeth O’Neil, 23,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 16 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:14 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Green Street. 10:17 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Drew Street. 10:37 a.m., disorderly conduct was...
View ArticleWinslow man charged with gross sexual assault in Fairfield
A Winslow man is free on bail following his arrest Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman while at a party in Fairfield. Nicholas D. Denis, 19, is charged with gross sexual assault, a...
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