Waldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro police officers responded to 133 calls for service between July 10 and July 17, and reported the following incidents: July 10 Officer John Lash investigated a crash on Washington Road at...
View ArticleJudge urges state to review cases handled by former Rockland officer
A state judge has allowed a Union man to withdraw his guilty plea in a drunk driving case from nearly five years ago and urged the District Attorney's Office to review all the cases in which a former...
View ArticlePolice seek Thomaston man following altercation, bomb squad called
Police are seeking a Thomaston man following an alleged domestic assault on Sunday, July 22. During a search of the house, police found a piece of old military ordnance. Thomaston Police Chief Tim...
View ArticleDriver from June head-on crash charged with drunk driving
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed head-on with another vehicle on Route 1 in Warren last month was arrested Friday, July 20, accused of driving drunk and causing the crash that injured two...
View ArticlePolice say Thomaston man threatened officers, couple
A 28-year-old man made his initial court appearance Monday, July 23, after being arrested Friday, accused of threatening a couple and later two officers who responded to the call. Christopher N. Snow...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from July 9 through 20 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Shantel Gibson and Isaac Grindle to Constance M. Lundy. Nicholas O. Smith, Cynthia K....
View ArticleLocal officers train to deal with school shooter
Police officers from around the region converged at the former Lura Libby School in Thomaston to receive training on dealing with a school shooter. The training began Monday, July 23, and continued...
View ArticleTwo dead after multiple weekend overdoses
Police say there were as many as eight drug overdoses over the weekend, resulting in two deaths, including one of a resident at the county's Reentry Center. Justin Henderson, 30, of Burnham died of an...
View ArticleState drops drunk-driving charge in wake of credibility issues with former...
The state has dropped a drunk-driving case against a Union man in a case in which the chief witness was a former Rockland police officer accused by a judge of dishonesty. The District Attorney's...
View ArticleFormer Camden dispatcher lawsuit lives on in federal court
The more-than-decade-old legal battle continues over Camden's failure to offer a job to a former dispatcher who was laid off when the town shifted to a county-wide communications center. Appellate...
View ArticleOverdose death leads to charge against Rockland man
Rockland police arrested a city resident Friday afternoon, July 27, following a year-long investigation into an overdose death. Cody A. Gnosini-Rubenstein, 27, was arrested and charged with Class B...
View ArticlePort Clyde lobsterman identified as man found in harbor
A 56-year-old Port Clyde lobsterman was the man found dead Saturday morning, Juy 28, in Port Clyde harbor, according to the Maine Marine Patrol. John Crane IV was found unresponsive in the water near...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from July 20 through July 27. Gina M. Glidden, 29, Washington, was sentenced to 60 months in jail for violating probation on prior drug...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from July 23 through July 27 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Ronald D. MacLeod to Jennifer Messier. Camden Deutsche Bank Trust Company N A...
View ArticleFew answers offered for frequency of serious crashes on Route 1 stretch
The 1.5-mile stretch of Route 1 in Warren from Finntown Road to Route 90 has been the site of frequent car crashes, including fatalities, during the past several years. The Maine Department of...
View ArticleState remains largely mum on death of inmate five weeks ago
The state is still releasing few details on the death more than five weeks ago of a 28-year-old man who was being held at the prison farm in Warren. Dana R. Bartlett died shortly before 6 p.m. June 24...
View ArticleSecond man pleads guilty to setting fire that destroyed boathouse, lobster boat
The second of three men charged with setting a fire in 2012 that destroyed a boathouse and lobster boat in Waldoboro pleaded guilty July 24. Frederick A. Campbell, 34, of Friendship, entered his plea...
View ArticleInmate who died at prison farm was afraid for his safety
A 28-year-old Lewiston man had asked to be moved to another room out of concern for his safety shortly before he died, according to another inmate who has since been released from the Bolduc...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from July 30 through Aug. 3 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Joshua D. Pease and Denise J. Pease to Joshua E. Colman and Hailee C. Wolph...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Carolyn L. Mank to Terry G. Mank Tr., Cindy L. Ross Tr., Jeffrey E. Mank Tr. and...
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