Morning Sentinel Jan. 11 police log
IN BENTON, Tuesday at 1:51 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Hanscom Road. 11:25 p.m., an assault was reported on Benton Avenue. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 1:44 a.m., a noise complaint...
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AUGUSTA Tuesday at 8:21 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Riverside Drive. 8:46 a.m., fraud was reported on Civic Center Drive. 8:59 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on...
View ArticleFranklin County court for Nov. 7-11, 2016
FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Nov. 7-11, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Krista Brown, 29, of Portland, criminal conspiracy July 1, 2015, in Farmington;...
View ArticlePortland police believe man jumped to death from window of his fourth-floor...
Portland police believe a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from a window in his fourth-floor apartment at the Burnham Arms Apartments Wednesday morning. The state Medical Examiner’s Officer will...
View ArticlePolice won’t reopen 1993 investigation into woman’s death in Cape Elizabeth
Maine State Police, who investigated a murder-suicide in Hebron last month, have decided not to reopen an investigation into the death of the shooter’s first wife in a fall at Two Lights State Park in...
View ArticleWinthrop couple killed in their home died of stab wounds, document shows
The Winthrop couple killed in their home in late October died of stab wounds, according to a newly released court document that describes a chilling scene inside the home of Alice and Antonio Balcer....
View ArticleFranklin County court for Nov. 14-25, 2016
FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Nov. 14-25, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Bennie T. Bowie II, 48, of Carthage, criminal attempt and elevated aggravated assault...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 12 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 6:10 p.m., theft was reported on Pine Street. IN AVON, Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Rangeley Road. IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., theft was reported...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 7:59 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Boothby Street. 10:08 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Crosby Street Place. 10:25 a.m., a traffic hazard...
View ArticleClinton man tries to rob pharmacy, claiming ‘Maine Mafia’ kidnapped family
CLINTON — A local man attempted to rob a local pharmacy Wednesday after placing the barrel of a shotgun on the store counter and claiming the mafia was involved, but the pharmacist refused to hand over...
View ArticlePolice continue to probe Clinton farm mischief
CLINTON — More than a month after hundreds of cows were released from their pens during the night, police are still seeking the people responsible for the acts of vandalism. Police Chief Rusty Bell...
View ArticleWaterville’s first ‘angels’ set to join fight against drug addiction
In Bill Lessa’s hometown, the Fire Department began hanging purple flags every time someone in town died of an overdose, to raise awareness about the opiate epidemic. When Laurie Brown’s son lived with...
View ArticlePortland mother charged with selling heroin
A Portland mother was arrested on drug trafficking charges following a raid that prompted police to close down a section of Grant Street Tuesday afternoon. A police statement issued Thursday identified...
View ArticleNorridgewock man facing animal cruelty charges allegedly contacts family victim
SKOWHEGAN — A Norridgewock man who was indicted by a grand jury in June on felony charges for allegedly crushing the skulls of two kittens during a domestic dispute in May has been indicted again by a...
View ArticleFranklin County courts for Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016
FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Christopher P. Allen, 41, of Madison, kindling fire without permission Oct. 8, 2016,...
View ArticleSomerset County grand jury indictments
SKOWHEGAN — The following people have been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury, which rose on Thursday. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a determination by the grand jury that enough...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 13 police log
IN CANAAN, Thursday at 3:47 p.m., an assault was reported on Mud Run. 3:49 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Chestnut Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 1:23 p.m., theft was reported...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 10:44 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue. 11:27 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Northern Avenue. 12:04 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Morton...
View ArticleWhitefield man returned to federal prison for eight years
A Whitefield man previously convicted of federal drug conspiracy will go back to federal prison for more than eight years for being a felon in possession of firearms — which he stole from a residence...
View ArticleCoast Guard cutter returns to Maine after $90 million cocaine seizure
KITTERY — A Coast Guard cutter based in Kittery is back from a 49-day patrol in which its crew helped confiscate $90 million worth of cocaine. The Tahoma returned Friday from a deployment to the...
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