Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 1-12.  

Holly M.  Beaupre, 39, of Warren, violating condition of release in Rockport July 4, 2024, guilty…

ROCKLAND — The homeowners at 86 Mechanic Street weren’t home Tuesday night, but fortunately, their neighbors were.

The owners had been staying in a hotel for the night while their freshly…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 4-10.

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

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 21 - July 12.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND — Two adults and a juvenile were charged July 12 with weapons violations and drug charges following a traffic stop in Rockland.

On July 12 at around 11:30 a.m., Rockland Police…

ROCKPORT – The call came in at 6 p.m., July 14, 2024. Rockport firefighters didn’t return to their station until 10:30 p.m. The call, for all intents and purposes, was a single one-vehicle…

A year-old law seems to have done little to curb a surge in violence against health care workers that began during the pandemic, despite increasing charges for assaults on nonmedical staff — such…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 8-12.  

Camden

Michael Gregston and Meredith Gregston to Shannon…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 1-10. 

Dean C. Philbrick Jr., 37, of Frankfort, operating while license suspended or revoked in Monroe July 20…

ROCKLAND — Central Maine Power worked  to replace utility poles and their electrical wires along a stretch of Bog Road, in Rockland, Sunday morning, July 14. 

After 8 a.m., a car left the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 20-24.

Belfast

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

Lacy R. Hall, of Unity, and Ryan L. Hall, of Belmont, were married Oct. 6, 2006, in Northport and…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 27 - July 5. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 28 - July 10.

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

Update July 18, 2024: Thomaston Ambulance Service announced on its Facebook page, July 17, that it is borrowing a recently retired ambulance from Rockland while Thomaston deals with its own…

PORTLAND — Eight men from Maine and one from New Hampshire – including the owner, captains and crew members of a commercial fishing vessel, the Western Sea, and owners of local Maine…

On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at approximately 10:51 a.m., the parents of a 1-year-old boy called 911 to report their son was unresponsive. First responders arrived at the…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 1-5.  

Appleton

Nicholas H. Brown and Shaunna Welch to Shaunna…

ALL vehicles must be out of Harbor Park starting Thursday night

ROCKLAND — The North Atlantic Blues Festival returns to the Rockland Public Landing this weekend, July 12, 13, 14, 2024. Main Street will be closed Saturday, July 13, from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m., for…

Summons

Cristofer Ordonez Carchi, 31, of Biddeford was issued a summons July 3 for Operate a Vehicle without a License on US Highway 1, Nobleboro by Deputy Caleb Poirier.

On June 25 in Caribou, Judge Stephen Nelson faced a constitutional dilemma. Prosecutors had charged a defendant with aggravated drug trafficking, furnishing and possession nearly three weeks prior…

ROCKPORT – The Ashwood Waldorf School on Park Street in Rockport issued the following statement July 9:

THOMASTON — In the summer, if anyone is there, the Fire and EMS station’s garage doors are open. Dirt from the street incessantly piles up on the furniture. Yet, to close the doors means to suffer…

ROCKLAND — As Rockland Police and the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office continue investigating the burning of Molotov Cocktails on the train tracks, the Pen Bay Pilot inquired with the FMO as to why…

THOMASTON — It’s a rare occurrence in EMS when CPR is successful to the point where the patient is still alive, breathing, and up walking around eight months later. So, to hear that not one, but…

The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 21-27. 

Sherry Johnson, 62, of Stockton Springs,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 25-30.

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

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 23-30.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND — Reports of speed tend to garner attention. Erratic driving tends to heighten anxiety. But, when a police officer is overheard telling dispatch in an incredulous shrill that he’s now…

ROCKPORT — Rockport Fire and Police departments, along with NorthEast Mobile Health Services, were called to 29 Porter Street, in Rockport, after a car landed on its roof in the center of the road…

Early in the morning of July 3, 2024, around 2 a.m., Rockland Police responded to Rockland’s South End for a report of three juveniles, dressed in black, wearing masks, checking vehicle doors.…

ROCKLAND — A South Thomaston woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting two people after entering their residence.

Kristina Larrondo, 32, was arrested June 27 by Rockland Police and…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 24-28.

Danielle Ames, 36, of Cushing, domestic violence reckless conduct in Rockland April 29, 2024,…

ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Main Street, at the intersection of Pleasant Street, was closed to traffic for approximately 30 minutes July 2 after a vehicle landed on its side in the middle of the roadway…

Thomaston PD has posted the following 2024 Fourth of July road closures to its Facebook page. 
 
On Thursday July 4, 2024, the following road closures will occur due to Independence Day…

Summons

Taylor Tweedy, 20, of West Gardiner was issued a summons June 29 for Minor Consuming Liquor on Hiawathia Trail, Boothbay, by Deputy Kasey Doyle.

Arrests

ROCKLAND — RSU 13’s first School Resource Officer has been selected and will begin the new role when school staff return for the 2024-2025 school year.

Rockland Police Officer John Bagley…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 17-24.

James Ball, 20, of Union, operating under the influence (alcohol) and operating without a license (…

BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 14-20.

Allan M. Hurd, 33, of Liberty, probation violation in Liberty Sept. 13, 2020, 60 days in jail, probation…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 24-28.  

Appleton

Martha P. Grant to Megan Dorien.

Philip C…

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

Belfast

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 19-28.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 7-28.

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

Thomaston Fire Department officially appointed an interim Fire Chief, June 24, 2024, to be held until a search and nomination for a new leader can be fulfilled. On the police side, 14 applicants…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 6-20.

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

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 17-21.

Camden

Whit T. Banks, Phyliss C. Banks, Avery R. Brott, Lisa…

Inside the Capitol Region Public Defender’s Office on a sunny morning in late May, five attorneys sat around a table, strategizing. Hillary Knight told her fellow public defenders that if the…

ROCKLAND — Streets around downtown Main Street, in Rockland, will be closed to traffic Saturday, June 22, from 2:30 - 8 p.m., for the annual Summer Solstice Celebration.

Main Street will…

BURNHAM — An 18 year-old was killed in an early morning crash June 19, around 5:13 a.m., according to a June 20, press release from Waldo County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant Cody Laite.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 1-14.

Michelle L. Creamer, 38, of Cushing, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Thomaston Dec. 22,…