Tenants Harbor woman identified as victim of fatal Warren crash
An 82-year-old Tenants Harbor woman died at the scene of a car crash on Route 1 Monday afternoon, April 2, when her car veered into the path of a tractor-trailer. Constance Chandler-Ward was driving a...
View ArticleWaldoboro woman arrested for robbing bank
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested a Waldoboro woman for robbery at the Damariscotta Bank and Trust in Bristol April 2. At approximately 9:30 p.m., April Blake, 46, was arrested and charged...
View ArticleCamden police blotter
The Camden Police Department reported the following activity from March 2 to March 31: March 2 Andrew Toomey, 21, of Massachusetts was arrested for operating under the influence by Officer John...
View ArticleIndictment alleges father refused to allow child, who later died, to go to...
A Knox County grand jury indicted 10 people Tuesday, April 3, including a Camden man accused of torturing his family over the past five years. Among the charges against him is that he refused to allow...
View ArticleRockport man indicted for murder of mother, grandparents, caretaker
A 22-year-old Rockport man is expected to be arraigned next week for the murder of his mother, grandparents and the grandparents' caretaker. Orion Krause was indicted March 29 by a Middlesex County...
View ArticlePolice recover crack cocaine thrown out of car during chase
Three people remain at the Knox County Jail in Rockland following their arrests Wednesday, April 4, following a drug bust and a brief car chase in which one suspect was tossing crack cocaine out a...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a total of 185 calls for the period March 27 through April 2, and reported the following local incidents: March 29 Devin Davis, 31, of Friendship, was...
View ArticlePolice say woman struck officer with car while trying to escape drug bust
A New York woman faces additional charges, including striking a police officer with a car as she tried to flee from a drug bust in Warren Wednesday, April 4. Chamara Cox, 31, of Rochester, N.Y., was...
View ArticleAutopsy planned for inmate who died at state prison
A 57-year-old inmate at the Maine State Prison died Sunday morning, April 8, but there is nothing to indicate anything suspicious, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. Gregory E. Leeman...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from April 2 through April 6 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Greer W. Smith to Denis Beaudoin and Joyce Beaudoin. Daniel S. Eaton and Leslie J....
View ArticlePolice say woman made up story of assault at bar
A Belfast woman was charged Monday, April 9, with filing a false report after police said she falsely claimed that she had been assaulted at a city pub. Misti Blair, 26, was issued a summons for...
View ArticleRockport police blotter
The Rockport Police Department reported the following activity March 24 to April 8: March 24 Jacob Bartlett, 20, of Thomaston, inspection violation. March 25 Jasmine P. Doughty, 29, of St. George,...
View ArticleAttorney for Rockport man accused of killing four says insanity defense likely
The attorney for Orion Krause, the 22-year-old Rockport man accused of using a baseball bat to kill his mother, maternal grandparents, and a home health care worker in Groton, Mass., last year, said...
View ArticleSpruce Head man, 70, gets 30 days in jail for stalking
A 70-year-old Spruce Head man will begin serving a 30-day jail sentence June 1 after being convicted of domestic violence stalking. Dana Smith Sr. was convicted April 6 following a jury trial in Knox...
View ArticleSouth Thomaston woman to serve year for causing crash that killed St. George man
A 20-year-old South Thomaston woman will serve no more than a year in jail for a crash last year that claimed the life of one of her passengers. Kelsey R. Campbell pleaded no contest Thursday, April...
View ArticleTruck driver convicted in deaths of two from Knox County files appeal
The attorney for a Virginia truck driver -- who was convicted earlier this year for causing the deaths of two Knox County residents in a March 2016 crash -- has appealed his conviction to the state's...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in the Knox County courts from March 31 through April 13. Vincent M. Kwiatkowski, 23, Camden, keeping unlicensed dog, $50 fine. Beth A. Kwiatkowski, 55, Camden,...
View ArticleBullet fired into Cushing Town Office
A bullet was fired through the town clerk's office at the municipal building in Cushing. The bullet was discovered Friday morning, April 13, but when the shooting occurred is not known. Chairman of...
View ArticleOne injured in early morning crash at the 'Keag
One of three occupants of a Jeep suffered injuries in an early morning crash April 14 when it smashed into the 'Keag Store in South Thomaston. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Knox County Sheriff's...
View ArticleHealth issue suspected in inmate's death
A health issue is the likely cause of the death Saturday, April 14, of a 48-year-old state prisoner. The Department of Corrections confirmed the death of Jeremiah F. Young at approximately 8:45 a.m.,...
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