Police, Fire and Courts

ST. GEORGE — The driver of a pickup truck was in for a surprise, Monday, April 17, when he crested a hill in time to see a tri axle dump truck loaded with stones careening up the hill toward him…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 6-13. 

Patrice Massicotte, 52, of…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 10-14. 

Camden

George E. Underhill to Christopher Dawson.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity March 27 - April 8. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…

Chase began in Swanville, ended in Windsor, involved spike strips, PIT maneuver

BELFAST — A 23 year old Belfast man has been transported to Waldo County General Hospital for treatment after leading police on a chase that began in Swanville around 6:20 a.m. April 13, according…

ROCKLAND — A transformer fire in Rockland might be the cause of power outages in nearby Thomaston, Thursday, April 13. 

At 5:10 p.m., Rockland Fire Department was alerted to a transformer…

HOPE — A neighbor to 169 Bull Hill Road, in Hope, happened to see commotion rolling upwards along the one-lane rutted dirt road. He walked to the hilltop property, turned around, grabbed his…

BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 3-7. 

Belfast

Joanne and Scott O’Brien to William H. Schellein and…

AUGUSTA –Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…

DAMARISCOTTA — Game Warden K9 Koda and Game Warden Jake Voter located a missing Damariscotta girl, 11, who didn’t want to go to school April 10, and was reportedly hiding…

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

Kim L. Martin, of Swanville, and…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 31 - April 6. 

Jessica L. Kelley, 32, of…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 3-7.  

Appleton

Jenness R. Gushee Jr. to DRLO Holdings LLC.

CAMDEN –.Camden, Hope, Lincolnville Rockport and Union firefighters spent the afternoon and well in to the evening April 8 fighting a blaze that destroyed a three-story…

Additional details in the case emerge from State Police affidavit

BELFAST — A tentative date for the murder trial of Matthew Pendleton has been set for Feb. 8, 2024, by Justice Robert Murray, who is hearing the case.

KNOX COUNTY — The evening commute was slowed in a couple of areas of Knox County on the Friday before Easter due to two motor vehicle crashes. The crashes took place within seven minutes of each…

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

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…

A Vinalhaven man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release from U.S. Attorneys’ Office,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 29 - April 6. 

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

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 20-31.

William Ambrose, 49, of Woolwich, possession of a sea urchin less than minimum size in Camden Feb…

ST GEORGE — Two seemingly unrelated calls to Knox Regional Communications Center drew deputies, firefighters, and EMS to one larger incident early Thursday morning when a St. George resident…

ROCKLAND (4/5/2023 at 3 p.m.) — Rockland police have not yet closed out their investigation following a crash at the Limerock and Union streets intersection April 5.

What is known…

HOPE/ROCKPORT — A driver was able to self extricate from a pickup truck Wednesday morning, after the truck lost control and rolled over near the Hope-Rockport town line. The truck broke through an…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 223 calls for service for the period of March 28 and April 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,596 calls for service.

Summons

BELFAST — A Lincolnville man accused of the murder of his former friend pleaded not guilty in Waldo Count Unified Court April 3.

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 27-31.

Camden

Jack B. Rettig to Stella Agua LLC.

Jan Urik…

BELFAST —The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 27-31. 

Belfast

Joanne D. DeGraff Est. to John L. and Jack L.…

AUGUSTA — The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously this week in favor of a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast.

LD 588, “An Act to Promote Public Safety and…

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

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

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity March 12-30.

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

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 23-29. 

Heather L. Davis, 43, of Brooklin, four counts of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug in…

WALDOBORO —After notifying family members, the Maine Marine Patrol is identifying the individual whose body was recovered yesterday from the Medomak River as Dale Boyington, 45, a shellfish…

UNION — A Rockport woman faces charges following a March 28 motor vehicle crash just off of Heald Highway (Rte 17), in Union, that closed the highway and corresponding intersection for several…

AUGUSTA — Attorney General Aaron Frey said March 29 that Maine has filed two lawsuits against…

BELFAST — A Belfast man has been charged with drug trafficking after police located him due to outstanding warrants for arrest. 

Michael Ames, 37, was located and arrested on Crocker Road…

JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $50,000 cash

ROCKLAND — A New York man was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex online from a 13-year-old Rockland female after he was identified during an investigation lead by the Rockland Police Department…

ROCKLAND — Sometimes other law enforcement agencies ask for Officer Jordan Jandreau’s particular skill set. Yet on Tuesday, March 28, Jandreau’s employer, Rockland Police Department, kept him to…

Robert Porter escaped custody while being treated at Waldo County Hospital

BELFAST — Three people have been charged with aiding escape as a result of the…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 482 calls for service for the period of March 14 to March 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,373 calls for service.

Summonses…

WARREN — Forty thousand pounds potatoes destined for an out of state potato salad factory endured an unplanned stopover in Warren, Monday afternoon, March 27, when the trailer of the tractor…

BELFAST — The man accused of causing the death of his one-time friend in Lincolnville, Jan. 5, was indicted by a Waldo County…

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

Camden

Thomas C. Michaels Tr. and Michaels Family…

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury March 21-22.

Cameron Boobar, 19, of…

Prisoner was wearing orange jail issue pants and green hospital gown top

BELFAST (March 26, 7:15 a.m.) — A Montville man who escaped police custody in Belfast on March 25 has been returned to custody without incident.

Shortly after 9 p.m., March 25, a…

Maine leaders estimate that state courts won’t begin to address their backlog of cases until 2028, even with the anticipated hiring of four new judges. 

The outlook is the best estimate…

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

Dakota A. Moody, of Frankfort, and…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 1-20. 

Ashli Bickford, 35, of St. George, harassment by telephone in Union May 29, 2021, dismissed.…