Morning Sentinel Feb. 11 police log
IN CANAAN, Friday at 7:39 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Main Street. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 8:50 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Main Street. Saturday at...
View ArticlePolice, emergency personnel respond to reported drug overdose Friday night in...
SKOWHEGAN — A Warren man was arrested Friday night after police and emergency personnel were sent to West Front Street in response to a report of a drug overdose. An employee at West Front Market...
View ArticleSomerset County court for Jan. 16-20, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Jan. 16-20, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Dennis M. Almeida, 33, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, possession of marijuana, up to 1 1/4...
View ArticleKennebec Courts Feb. 2-8, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed Feb. 2-8, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville. Vastie Adams, 66, of Waterville, keeping dangerous dog Dec. 16, 2016, in Waterville; $250 fine, $1,000...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Feb. 12 police log
IN AVON, Saturday at 10 a.m., a person was reported missing on River Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 9:18 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Mountainside Road. 10:50 a.m., the first...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Feb. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 4:42 p.m., simple assault was reported on Water Street. 6 p.m., a 74-year-old Augusta man was summoned on a charge of operating after license suspension at the intersection of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Feb. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:26 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Maple Street. 10:06 a.m., a personal injury traffic accident was reported on Civic Center Drive. 10:10 a.m., disorderly conduct was...
View ArticleLimington man charged in alleged attempt to steal car in Waterville, but...
WATERVILLE — A Limington man was arrested Sunday afternoon and faces several charges after he allegedly tried to steal a car parked outside a business on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Rene Therrien, 38, of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Feb. 13 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 10:44 a.m., trespassing was reported on Sandy River Circle. 10:58 a.m., theft or fraud was reported on Main Street. Monday at 1:52 a.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticleWaterville police arrest pair for allegedly trafficking over 200 grams of drugs
WATERVILLE — About $60,000 in drugs and a handgun were seized by police during an execution of a search warrant at an apartment complex on College Avenue Friday afternoon, according to the police...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after robbing Sanford store with sword, police say
A young man was arrested by police during Monday’s snowstorm after he allegedly wielded a sword during a convenience store robbery in Sanford. Police Sgt. Matthew Jones said the suspect, Shamus Malone,...
View ArticleGorham man sues Beech Ridge speedway owner claiming sexual assault
A 26-year-old Gorham man is suing the owner of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, alleging that the older man drugged and sexually assaulted him multiple times, according to court documents. The lawsuit was...
View ArticleBerwick man accused of trafficking drugs near school
A 20-year-old Berwick man was arrested last week after police said he had been traveling every other day to Lawrence, Massachusetts, to buy the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which he then...
View ArticleFormer Rochester, N.Y. man jailed 30 months for dealing heroin
AUGUSTA — A former Rochester, New York, man was sentenced to 30 months behind bars Tuesday for dealing heroin in Augusta last November. Alex L. Brumfield, 29, also known as “Izzo,” was living in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Feb. 14 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 7:01 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Buswell Street. IN BENSON, Monday at 12:59 p.m., a structure fire was reported on River Road. IN CANAAN, Monday at 7:25 p.m., a...
View ArticleDexter man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine
A Dexter man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to distribute cocaine. Donald Vigue, 42, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Bangor. According to court records, Vigue was part of a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Feb. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:10 a.m., fraud was reported on Civic Center Drive. 10:43 a.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Spring Street. 11:41 a.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on...
View ArticleLeroy Smith III, accused of killing his father in Gardiner, has improved with...
AUGUSTA — A forensic psychiatrist testified Tuesday that Leroy Smith III’s condition has improved in some areas now that he is taking antipsychotic medication under court order, but that his delusions...
View ArticleScarborough man charged with manslaughter in hit-and-run crash
A Scarborough man was indicted Tuesday on charges including manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run accident in November that killed a bicyclist in Windham. Windham police issued a press release...
View ArticleBill in Maine Legislature would allow police to put on their red lights
Mainers long made nervous by flashing blue lights in their rear-view mirrors could have another color to worry about if a bill before the Legislature passes into law. A measure before the Legislature’s...
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