Augusta man sentenced to five years for child pornography conviction
AUGUSTA — A registered sex offender from Augusta was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for possessing sexually explicit materials depicting a minor under 12, the same crime that put him on...
View ArticleSidney man sentenced to five years in prison for heroin trafficking near...
AUGUSTA — A Sidney man will spend an initial five years behind bars for trafficking in heroin in a “safe children zone,” near the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers home and a park in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 8 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 2:06 p.m., a report of an intoxicated person was investigated on North Main Street. 3:21 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident on Valley Road. 10:35...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 8 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 10:27 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Memorial Circle. 10:29 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Willow Street. 4:00 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Eastern...
View ArticleMonmouth man to serve two years for domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Punching a woman in the face — in front of a police officer — has cost a Monmouth man two years in prison. Erving Michael Johnson, 28, was sentenced this week at the Capital Judicial Center...
View ArticleMystery, questions plague central Maine farmers after acts of vandalism
It was around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when Mike Brown got a call from a neighbor about his cows. Brown, the owner of Meadowbrook Farm on Stanley Hill Road in China, discovered someone had vandalized his...
View ArticleMadison man indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal crash
SKOWHEGAN — A 24-year-old Madison man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash more than a year ago in which police said he was passing cars at 80 mph on a back...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 9 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:46 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Edison Drive. 7:58 a.m., a 27-year-old Gardiner man was issued a summons on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (less...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 9 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 1:16 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Ward Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 3:28 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Carrabassett Drive. 3:48 p.m., a road hazard...
View ArticleSkowhegan woman indicted in safe theft case
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan woman has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on a charge of class B felony theft for allegedly using a flat-edge crowbar to pry open a safe at a family member’s home...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 10 police log
IN AVON, Friday at 4:28 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Deer Run Road. IN BENTON, Saturday at 9:15 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bridge Street. IN CHESTERVILLE, Friday at 12:52...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 10 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:50 a.m., police arrested one person following a motor vehicle stop on Memorial Bridge. 9:46 a.m., a caller from Medical Center Parkway reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 11 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 11:19 a.m., a violation of bail or a protective order was reported on Buswell Street. 12:50 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Parkwoods Drive. IN BENTON, Saturday at 9:15...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Dec. 1-7
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed Dec. 1-7, 2016, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. D. L. Allen IV, 34, of Benton, possession of marijuana, up to 1 1/4 ounce, May 30, 2016, in Benton,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 11 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 12:19 p.m., a Western Avenue caller reported suspicious activity. 2:01 p.m., a Gannett Street caller reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct. 2:58 p.m., a Gannett Street caller...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 12 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 10:47 p.m., a violation of bail or a protection order was reported on Buswell Street. IN AVON, Sunday at 6:13 p.m., a chimney fire was reported on Rangeley Road. IN BINGHAM, Sunday...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 10:31 a.m., a 60-year-old Litchfield woman was issued a summons on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. Sunday at 8:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Oxford Street....
View ArticlePackages delivered to homes in Gardiner, Randolph reported stolen
The holidays are here, but for some unlucky residents of the Gardiner area, the season’s greetings haven’t all been cheery. Last Friday, three homeowners in Gardiner and one home in Randolph reported...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Oct. 3-7, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Oct. 3-7, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Laura M. Anderson, 51, of Waterville, acquiring drugs by deception Oct. 25, 2015, in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 13 police log
IN BINGHAM, Monday at 9:18 p.m., a chimney fire was reported on Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 1:24 p.m., a fire service call was taken on Main Street. IN CHESTERVILLE, Monday at 11:01...
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