Waldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro police officers responded to 147 calls for service between May 15 and May 20, and the following incidents were reported: May 15 Officer Justin Hills arrested Casey Hanna, 33, of Bristol, for...
View ArticleLincoln County sheriff's log
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a total of 210 calls for the period of May 15 to May 21, and reported the following local incidents: May 16 Virgil Cray, 46, of Warren, was issued a...
View ArticleJudge sets bail for man arrested second time for breaking into cars
A state judge set bail at $300 cash -- against the recommendations of the prosecution -- for a Rockland man accused of breaking into a motor vehicle for the second time in a month. Anthony W. Bates,...
View ArticlePolice probe snack shack break-ins
Police are investigating break-ins at two concession stands in the local area. The first break-in at the shed at the ballfield in Warren was reported about 9 a.m. Saturday, May 26. Knox County Sheriff...
View ArticleRockport police blotter
The Rockport Police Department reported the following activity May 11-28: May 11 Mary Mclean, 60, of Rockland, speeding 44 mph in a 35 mph zone. Diana Glover, 66, of Camden, seat belt violation....
View ArticleWarren man admits to beating toddler
A 25-year-old Warren man pleaded guilty Thursday, May 24, to assaulting an 18-month-old boy last year. Joseph K. Emerson pleaded guilty in the Knox County court to aggravated assault. He is expected...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from May 14 through 25 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Eliza Cope Nolan Tr. and Catherine Beston Barnes Trust to Andrew Staples and Lyonelle...
View ArticleVandals strike AD Gray, concession
The Waldoboro Police Department is investigating vandalism done to the former AD Gray School as well as theft from a concession stand over the holiday weekend. Chief William Labombarde said someone...
View ArticlePolice remove high-powered rifles from home of man who said voices told him...
The Rockland man whose actions led to a school lockout Tuesday, May 29, said voices in his head told him to "go shoot up a school." Police conducted a search at the man's home Tuesday afternoon and...
View ArticleRockland man who heard voices telling him to shoot up school lives across...
A 62-year-old Rockland man remains held for a mental health evaluation after he said he was hearing voices telling him to shoot up a school. Brandon Luzzi has not been charged with a crime, but was...
View ArticleHope man gets no jail time for taking naked photos of teen, assaulting her
A 54-year-old man who took photos of a young girl naked in a shower will not serve any jail time. Alan Adolphsen of Hope pleaded guilty Thursday, May 31, in Knox County Unified Court to violation of...
View ArticleMan gets six years for stabbing Rockland roommate
A 33-year-old man will serve six years in prison after admitting he repeatedly stabbed a Rockland man in the back after an argument over underwear being left on the bathroom floor that escalated into...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in Knox County courts from May 25 through June 1. Jeremy Dennison, 32, of Rockland, was given a year in prison for violating his probation on a prior arson...
View ArticleMental health evaluation continues for man who spoke of school shooting
The Rockland man taken into protective custody Tuesday, May 29, after making a threat about shooting up a school is still under evaluation at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, his mother said....
View ArticleRockland woman nabbed in drug bust
Two people were charged with aggravated drug trafficking after a drug dog sniffed out 263 grams of crack cocaine in their vehicle Friday night, June 1, in South Portland, according to Maine State...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from May 29 through June 1 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Camden Bridget V. Palmer to Catherine Palmer. Cushing Rosemary Valloti Tr., Rose Mary...
View ArticleRockland announces new police officer
Officer Ken Smith has joined the Rockland Police Department. He becomes the second Ken Smith on the force. The newer Ken Smith was hired in February. He grew up in the southern part of New York State....
View ArticleRockland police nab man for third time in five weeks after chase
A Rockland man will make his third court appearance in a little more than a month after leading police on a brief foot chase. Anthony W. Bates was arrested Tuesday night, June 5, and charged with...
View ArticleUnion man gets six months for threatening neighbor
A Union man, who is one of the few people still under the state's parole system for the 1975 beating death of a child, was sentenced Wednesday, June 6, to six months in jail for threatening a...
View ArticleCar strikes pole in Rockland
A car struck a utility pole Wednesday morning, June 6. The driver, Peter Lovett, 29, of Rockland, was wearing his seat belt and was not injured, according to Rockland Police Sgt. Kenneth Smith. Lovett...
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