Shuttered Hallowell addiction treatment agency under investigation for fraud...
A Hallowell mental health and addiction treatment agency that closed suddenly in September — leaving a few hundred clients without services — was under investigation for fraud and owed more than...
View ArticleNot a cold case: After 5 years, Ayla Reynold’s family, police still hope for...
Trista Reynolds implores anyone with information about the disappearance of her daughter, Ayla, to come forward. It is a plea that may sound like a broken record five years later, but she prays it will...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel police log for Dec. 17
IN BENTON, Friday at 2 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Neck Road. IN CANAAN, Friday at 9:37 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Hinckley Road. 11:14 p.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 17 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:37 a.m., a disabled motor vehicle was reported at Route 3 and Cushnoc Crossing. 10:43 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Bangor and Murray streets. 11:17 a.m., disorderly...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 18 police log
IN CANAAN, Saturday at 10:01 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Park Drive. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 10:59 a.m., a fire service call was taken from Walden Circle. IN CLINTON,...
View ArticleFriends, family of addicts find strength in Nar-Anon
FIVE YEARS AGO, Megan wrote in her journal that she wished she were a better parent. She has come a long way from that moment when she thought her son’s drug addiction was her fault. “I know...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec.18 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:43 a.m., a complaint about mentally disturbed persons was reported. 8:27 a.m., an unattended death was investigated on Parkwood Drive. 8:30 a.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Dec. 8-14
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed Dec. 8-14, 2016, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Carolyn A. Allen, 49, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 16, 2016, in Augusta;...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Nov. 7-11, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Nov. 7-11, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Zacheriah A. Adams, 25, of Farmington, criminal mischief Oct. 3, 2016, in Smithfield;...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Karen L. Ashby, 52, of Concord Township, operating under the influence Aug. 21,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 19 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:16 a.m., a York Street caller reported a domestic disturbance. 11:47 a.m., a Northern Avenue caller reported a disturbance. 9:09 p.m., a Northern Avenue caller reported an assault....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 19 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 2:41 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street. 8:13 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street. IN CHESTERVILLE, Sunday at 7:06 p.m., wires were reported...
View ArticleFairfield man’s arrest results in handgun seizure
FAIRFIELD — A Fairfield man was arrested over the weekend on various domestic violence related charges that involved the seizure of a handgun. William Nelson Hansen, 46, was arrested on Dec. 18 on...
View ArticleChina woman to serve 3 years behind bars for 2015 burglary spree
AUGUSTA — For burglarizing eight homes in the summer of 2015 and stealing people’s jewelry to pawn to get heroin, a China woman was ordered Monday to spend an initial three years behind bars. Meagan...
View ArticlePittston man in court on ATV manslaughter charge
AUGUSTA — A Pittston man charged with manslaughter as a result of a September 2015 crash that killed a Sidney teen is now prohibited from operating any recreational vehicles. That bail condition was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 20 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 7:47 p.m., theft was reported on Hilltop Road. IN ATHENS, Monday at 11:34 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Main Street. IN BENTON, Monday at 8:43 p.m., a disturbance...
View ArticleMonths-long investigation nets dozen drug arrests Tuesday in Augusta
A dozen people were arrested Tuesday in Augusta on drug-related charges, the result of a months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in Augusta and the midcoast region, said Peter Arno, a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 20 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:26 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Shuman Avenue. 8:46 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Washington Street. 12:58 p.m., fraud was reported on Eastern Avenue. 1:01...
View ArticlePhillips man arrested on a charge of gross sexual assault of a minor
PHILLIPS — Police arrested a 53-year-old man Tuesday after investigating a complaint of a Dec. 15 sexual assault on a child, according to a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Eric...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Nov. 14-18, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Nov. 14-18, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Sharif Auston M. Abdelrihim, 21, of Anson, minor possessing liquor Aug. 13, 2016, in...
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