Police, Fire and Courts

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 4-8.  

Camden

Burt H. Keenan Est. to Lucille Baker Keenan, Michael…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 1-7.

Kerston Lane, 47, of Brooks,…

ROCKLAND — Harbor Park, in Rockland, will be closed to all traffic Sunday, March 10 through Monday morning, March 11, due to forecasted rain and wind that could potentially cause flooding along…

ROCKPORT — Maine Marine Patrol Officer Alex Michaud received the 2024 Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year Award during the 2024 Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport. The award is…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 12-16. 

Belfast

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 27 - March 7.

An arrest or summons…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 8 - 27.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 26-March 1.  

Camden

Paul J. Fagan and Robin M. Fagan to Robin M.…

Sheriff is using State of Maine’s Yellow Flag Law

ISLESBORO — Law enforcement has issued a March 7 update to an initial March 6 press release regarding a March 4 incident…

CAMDEN — Just before 10 a.m., March 6, a large truck carrying a load of logs was not able to make a sharp corner and landed on its side. The driver was able to disengage from the truck, uninjured…

Man found unarmed, without ballistic gear; taken to hospital for evaluation

ISLESBORO — A man who was reported to police by a concerned Islesboro resident was located without incident March 4, according to a March 6 press release from Waldo County Sheriff Lieutenant Cody…

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

Bear T. Sprague, 22, of Pittsfield…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 19-28.

An arrest or summons does not…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 24 - Feb. 28.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 5-9. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 10-23.

Tyler Alkire, 25, of Canaan, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Union May 19, 2023, $500…

(Update: Feb. 26, 2024)  Though a small kitchen fire in South Thomaston, Sunday, Feb. 25, was extinguished relatively quickly, the responding fire departments still used approximately 250…

BELFAST — A man convicted of stabbing another man in a homeless encampment, located in the area behind Renys plaza, was…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 29 - Feb. 2.

Belfast

Robert K. and April B.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 16-22. 

Ralph E. Harriman II, 47, of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 11-23.

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

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 7-23.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 19-23.  

Appleton

Betty J. Dyment Est. to Gloria J. Withee.

THOMASTON — A high speed police pursuit that started in Thomaston on Tuesday morning was soon called off as the risk of serious injury to others became too high. 

Within hours after a head…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 22-26. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 12-16.  

Appleton

Stephen T. Barley and Danielle R. Barley to…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 9-15. 

Zachery G. Mosher, 29, of Liberty,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 27 - Feb. 15.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan 28 - Feb. 15.

An arrest or summons does…

CAMDEN — Police Chief Randy Gagne said his department is investigating the origin of antisemitic graphics that appeared during the nighttime of Feb. 15.

The graphics reportedly were…

offering residents a closer look

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department announces the first ever Rockland Police Department Citizens Police Academy. The 10-week program will begin on March 6.

“This exciting new program…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 15-19.

Belfast

BELFAST — A Lincolnville man who stood accused of causing the death of his one-time friend is facing up to 30 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter…

ROCKLAND/PORTLAND — Court cases, both on the state and federal levels, can take several months or years for a conviction or dismissal, a bench or jury trial, or to reach a settlement.

The…

ROCKLAND — No longer a first. Emergency dispatchers are becoming more accustomed to receiving emergency notifications from the personal watches worn by residents. 

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024,…

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Jan. 24 - 26. 

An indictment does not…

ROCKLAND — On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, Rockland Police took a report of a stolen vehicle from Main Street in Rockland. Officers on patrol worked diligently, locating and stopped the vehicle,…

ROCKLAND — A Knox County grand jury issued indictments against 20 people during a session that concluded Feb. 9. The charges included sexual assault, drug trafficking and aggravated assault.  …

ROCKLAND — An initial report of a multi-vehicle crash with the possibility of multiple injuries on a particular section of Route 90 drew a large emergency response Monday afternoon, Feb. 12, 2024…

The evidence room at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in Portland is bursting with firearms that were confiscated, found or otherwise turned over to the law enforcement agency.

“We…

LINCOLNVILLE — The strong smell of burning rubber lingered at the intersection of Youngtown Road and Route 52, in Lincolnville, in the wake of a car fire Sunday morning, Feb. 11, 2024. 

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 27-Feb. 9.

Donna M. Billings, 50, of Warren, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and forgery both in…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 2-8, 

Shawn Judkins, 24, of Lagrange,…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 5-9.

Camden

Mitch and Mary Conditt Revocable Trust, Mary Ann Tr.,…

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

Hazel L. Burridge, of Monroe, and Makhail K. Burridge, of Brooks, were married Nov. 16, 2016, in Houlton…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 1-6. 

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

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 24 - Feb. 6.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

“When you get your whole team safely back home after the game, you will be the night’s MVP!”

Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend and that means there will be celebrations of all kinds: parties, tailgating, gatherings at sports bars as well as family and friends getting together to cheer on…

ROCKLAND — Local fire departments responded to 91 Camden Street, The Breakwater Building, after a 7:50 a.m., Feb. 6, 9-1-1 call reporting light smoke coming from interior vents on the third floor…

A New York man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for distributing fentanyl through the U.S. Postal Service. 

U.S.…