Police, Fire and Courts

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 13-17.

ROCKLAND — A Cushing man made his initial court appearance Dec. 1 in Knox County Court after he was arrested by Rockland police for aggravated trafficking in drugs.

Christopher Benner, 48…

Peter and Mary Ann Brickfield split their time between Washington, D.C., and Islesboro, an affluent island community off the coast of Maine.

By their late 60s, they had given up high-…

Waldo County Sheriff assisted Unity Ambulance and Troy FD

TROY - A man has been Life-flighted for treatment after suffering a fully severed leg due to a farming accident, according to a press release from Waldo County…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 151 calls for service for the period of Nov. 28 to Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,343 calls for service.

Summons

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Dec. 5, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on…

The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Maine, is alerting the public of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 27-Dec.1.     

Appleton

David Bruce Ray to Samuel B. Ray.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 26-30. 

William F. Atwood, 46, of…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 16-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 17-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 5-10. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Nov. 20.

Joshua M. Semprebon, 37, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 17-23. 

Caleb E.D. Peacock, 54, of Caribou…

Maine State Police have released additional information regarding the deaths of two adults at a Searsmont home Monday, Nov. 27. 

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, autopsies…

SOUTH THOMASTON — One operator attempting to make a left hand turn, and another operator attempting an improper pass of the first vehicle led to minor injuries to both drivers, Sunday evening, as…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 20-24.     

Appleton

Gustaf R W McIlhenny to Gustaf R W McIlhenny…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Nov. 4-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 18-24.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 30 - Nov. 3.

Belfast

CAMDEN — Slippery leaves, icy granite, and a narrow, steep trail did not deter a team of 22 from Camden Fire and Rescue, Camden Police…

Then and Now – Law enforcement collaboration

In 2023, Rockland officers didn’t wait for an invitation to assist a Thomaston officer when the report came of a suspicious device in the doorway of a Thomaston major retail store. In 2022, a…

ROCKLAND – “Officer Lucy” may have lost her baby fat. And she may not be as trained yet as one might expect, but the 5 and a half month old full blood Golden Retriever is easily living up to one…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Department is alerting drivers to two Main Street closures that will be in affect during the…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 7-15.  

Daniel Ames, 43, of Rockland, criminal mischief in Rockland Sept. 2, 2023, $150 fine, restitution…

CUSHING — A 19-year-old Cushing man was arrested Nov. 10 for allegedly pointing a gun while threatening two women.

Ethan Jones was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and charged…

ST GEORGE — Residents along the Kinney Woods Road, in St. George, lost power after a single vehicle car crash, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

At approximately 3:45 p.m., a 911 call was made…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 192 calls for service for the period of Nov. 14 to Nov. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,032 calls for service.

Summonses…

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Nov. 21, for their regular meeting. Agenda items on Belfast City Manager Erin Herbig’s…

THOMASTON — A small shop on Thomaston’s Main Street that happens to sell vaping products and CBD, among many other products, was broken into overnight, Friday, Nov. 17 into Nov. 18.

As of…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 13-17.      

Appleton

Barbara J. Mento to Barbara J. Mento Tr. and…

WARREN — A Warren resident has been charged with one count of Cruelty to Animals Class D crime after Knox County Sheriff's deputies obtained a video that shows a cat being abused. 

The…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 23-27. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 10-16. 

Susan M. Day, 62, of Montville,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 25 - Nov. 14. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 16.

An arrest or summons…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland resident was hospitalized Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, after a fire ignited in the basement of his home. 

Initially reported to Knox Regional Communications Center via…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.

Beth Fine, of Searsmont, and Kenneth Fine, of Boothbay Harbor, were married June 20, 2009, in Belfast and…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 16-20. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 6-10.    

Appleton

Robert L. Hall to Hannah Linstead Atkinson and…

The Maine Department of Public Safety joins with the US DOT and Governor Janet Mills to highlight national Crash Responder Safety Week (#CRSW) with a signed proclamation and the opportunity to…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,840 calls for service.

Summons

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 27 - Nov. 6. 

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 3-9. 

Joseph R. Sampson, 55, of Bangor, operating under the influence in Belfast Jan. 15, 2021, four days in…

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m. the Monroe Fire Department responded to a fire at 238 Clements Road in Monroe.

The Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted because the…

APPLETON — A Life Flight helicopter landed at the Appleton Village School early Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2023 following a motor vehicle crash on the Searsmont Road (Route 131).

At…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 23-31. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND – After several hours of searching for a missing person in Rockland, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, the body of Andrue Leach, 30, of Rockland, was found in the water near the Coast Guard base at…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 23-Nov. 6.

Brian Warrick Beggarly, 41, of Appleton, operating under the influence (alcohol) in South…

BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 9-13.

Belfast

Upper Mason Dam LLC to Cooper Cay LLC.

Lindley…