Rockland man accused of possessing child pornography
A 67-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, June 19, accused of possessing child pornography. Douglass G. Mills of Rockland was arrested and charged with Class C felony possession of sexually explicit...
View ArticleSix new K-9 teams to graduate from police academy
Six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners graduate from the State Police Canine School Friday, June 21. The officers and their dogs have spent the past 14 weeks training across...
View ArticleRockport man accused of throwing knife at man, trying to run down another
A local man is being held in lieu of $10,000 cash bail after police said he went on a threatening spree over two towns Wednesday night, June 19, including trying to run someone down on Bog Road in...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed from June 14 through June 21 in Knox County Court. Nickolas E. King, 28, Union, probation violation on a prior drug trafficking charge, nine months and one day in...
View ArticleMother asks court to overturn son's suspension from Camden Hills
A Hope woman has gone to court to ask a judge to overturn for her son's suspension for an alleged assault, saying the decision was not based on evidence and violated his constitutional rights. The...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from June 17 through June 21 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Patricia A. G. Walsh to Walter Read Jr. David C. Flanagan to Isabel Alexander....
View ArticleSerial indecent conduct offender charged again
A Warren man with 13 prior convictions for indecent conduct has been charged again by police. Robert R. Demmons Sr., 62, made his initial appearance Monday, June 24, in Knox County Court on a new...
View ArticleBoat operator expected to plead in connection to death of Camden woman
A Massachusetts man charged in connection to the death of a Camden woman last summer is expected to enter a plea at a hearing scheduled for next month. Details of the plea in the case of Jonathan D....
View ArticleState high court holds second hearing in double fatality crash
The state's highest court is considering whether a blood draw at the scene of a fatal car crash was constitutional, a ruling that could set a precedent for drunken-driving investigations in Maine....
View ArticleSupreme Judicial Court weighs appeal in Camden spite fence case
The state's highest court is mulling whether to let stand a lower judge's ruling that ordered a Camden woman to remove some trees and cut back others that were planted to block the view of a neighbor....
View ArticleHope man identified as drowning victim in Lincolnville
A 32-year-old Hope man died Friday, June 28, in what police say appears to be an accidental drowning at Norton Pond in Lincolnville. At 10:45 a.m. the Waldo County Dispatch Center received a report...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from June 21 through June 28. Samuel N. Lawrence, 25, South Yarmouth, Mass., criminal simulation Nov. 29, 2016, in Rockport, $1,000 fine;...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from June 24 through 2June 8 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Donald R. Bartlett and Franklin E. Bartlett to Eileen O'Neil. Eileen O'Neil to...
View ArticleLate artist Indiana's caretaker sues to have estate pay legal fees
The former caretaker of the late world-renowned artist Robert Indiana has filed a lawsuit to force the estate to pay his legal bills, which have reached $2 million. The lawsuit, filed Friday, June 28,...
View ArticleWarren man seriously injured in Camden crash
A Warren man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash June 30 on Route 1 in Camden. Richard Payson, 66, was driving north on Route 1 about a mile north of Camden Hills State Park, when his...
View ArticleCamden man accused of beating, trying to strangle woman
A Camden man made his initial court appearance Monday, July 1, on charges that he repeatedly assaulted and tried to strangle a woman. Christian G. Fisk, 21, was arrested Saturday night and charged...
View ArticleCamden police blotter
The Camden Police Department reported the following activity from June 1 to June 30. June 1 Sadie E. Samuels, 27, of Searsmont, was summoned for speeding 54 mph in a 35 mph zone by Officer Mark...
View ArticleDrug death, sex assault top grand jury indictments
The Knox County grand jury issued indictments Tuesday, July 2, against 12 people. Christopher A. Ray, 38, Lincolnville, Class A gross sexual assault, and Class B gross sexual assault, both Jan. 1 in...
View ArticleState dismisses charge against former Oceanside guidance counselor
A charge against a former Oceanside High School guidance counselor who was accused of failing to report a suspected case of abuse has been dropped. The charge of failing to report suspected abuse or...
View ArticlePair charged with sinking Friendship lobster boat
Two Friendship men have been charged with sinking a fellow lobsterman's boat late last year. Jason T. Weeks, 41, was arrested Monday afternoon July 1, and charged with Class C aggravated criminal...
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