Former Oakland woman on trial on charges of sexually abusing young boy, girl
AUGUSTA — A former Oakland man testified Tuesday that he and his then-girlfriend, Sarah B. Conway, performed sex acts in front of two small children and that Conway sexually assaulted one of them and...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 18 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 9:07 a.m., theft was reported on Crosby Street Place. 9:46 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street. 10:43 a.m., a dog bite was reported on Western Avenue. 1:30 p.m., a 22-year-old...
View ArticleJury to continue deliberations Thursday in child sex abuse case against...
AUGUSTA — A jury will return Thursday to continue deliberations in the trial of a former Oakland woman accused of sexually abusing two young children. Sarah B. Conway, 28, now of Canaan, New Hampshire,...
View ArticleWaterville brothers plead guilty to arson fire as revenge for marijuana theft
SKOWHEGAN — Two brothers from Waterville pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to arson charges in connection with the torching of a car with a Molotov cocktail as retaliation for the theft of marijuana...
View ArticleChelsea man allegedly sells heroin, crack to undercover agents in Augusta
A 51-year-old Chelsea man already incarcerated at the Kennebec County jail was charged this week with four counts of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs after he allegedly sold heroin and crack...
View ArticleRiverview patient pleads guilty to assaulting four workers
AUGUSTA — Arlene M. Edson, who is suing the state over being pepper-sprayed at the state psychiatric hospital, was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for a series of assaults on workers at that...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 18 police log
IN ALBION, Tuesday at 1:31 p.m., sex offenses were reported on China Road. IN ANSON, Tuesday at 8:42 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Buswell Street. 9:05 p.m., a bail or protection order...
View ArticleJury finds Oakland woman not guilty of 2 charges of unlawful sexual contact...
AUGUSTA — A jury on Thursday cleared a former Oakland woman of two charges of unlawful sexual contact, and a judge declared a mistrial on the third charge of gross sexual assault on a child under 12....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 19 police log
IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 7:46 p.m., a scam was reported on Browns Corner Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 5:15 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street. IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 6:32...
View ArticleAugusta man arrested for allegedly selling heroin
AUGUSTA — A local man was arrested on a drug trafficking charge Wednesday morning after he allegedly sold heroin, but police declined to provide more information about the alleged offense, including...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 19 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 10:36 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Leighton Road. 11:18 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on Anthony Avenue. 11:31 a.m., theft was reported on...
View ArticleSomerset County Jail becomes first Maine county jail to do full body scan of...
EAST MADISON — In the parlance of corrections officials in Maine, a jail inmate is said to be “packing” if he or she is attempting to traffic contraband into a correctional facility. Drugs. Weapons....
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 20 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:30 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Union Street. 9:52 a.m., a burglary was reported on Bangor Street. 11:40 a.m., lost property was reported on Stephen King Drive. 11:52...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 20 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 1:34 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Hilltop Road. 4:45 p.m., electrical fire was reported on North Main Street. 10:01 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North...
View ArticleLeroy Smith III, accused of killing father in Gardiner apartment, wants his...
AUGUSTA — Leroy Smith III, accused of murdering his father in May 2014, is adamant he wants a trial so he can tell jurors he acted in self-defense. Smith, now 27, believes his father was putting rat...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Shawn L. Arsenault, 21, of Madison, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 29,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Jan. 21 police log
IN CANAAN, Saturday at 12:20 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Main Street. IN CORNVILLE, Saturday at 12:45 a.m., a disturbance was reported on East Ridge Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 10:10...
View ArticlePolice take man into custody, secure baby after Waterville standoff
WATERVILLE — State and Waterville police are at the scene of a standoff on Front Street in Waterville where a neighbor reported he was evacuated from his house around 2:25 pm after police told him...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Jan. 22 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:01 a.m., traffic light problems were reported at Route 3 and Riverside Drive. 8:56 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Chapel Street. 9:13 a.m., suspicious activity was...
View ArticlePittsfield woman arrested for OUI after Canaan crash
A Pittsfield woman was arrested and charged with operating under the influence early Saturday when she reportedly crashed her car into a vehicle being towed on Main Street in Canaan. Melanie McGowan,...
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