Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine AG’s Office Rules Police Shooting in Ellsworth Justified (Ellsworth) The Maine Attorney General’s Office has ruled a police shooting last year in Ellsworth was justified. WABI-TV reports authorities were called to a home on Water Street the night of December 22nd for a harassment complaint. While responding, officers learned 68 yo Jeffrey […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Trespass Complaint Leads to Arrest of Man on Drug Charges (Brooksville) A trespassing complaint Wednesday led to the arrest of a Stockton Springs man. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office tells Star 97.7, they received a complaint of someone being on an island off the coast of Brooksville without permission. Officers responded and found […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a “Public Health Crisis” (KFF) The US Surgeon General has declared gun violence a public health crisis. Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, a physician, told KFF Health News he hoped to convey the broader toll of gun violence on the nation and the need for an urgent public health […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Milo Fatal Fire (Milo) Fire officials discovered human remains when responding to a structure fire in Milo Sunday morning. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, the fire was reported about 4:17 at a free standing garage workshop located next to a single family dwelling on Elm Street. The deceased has […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Investigate Death in Union (Union) Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead in a home on Route 17 in Union on Saturday. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss told the Courier Gazette, Knox County troopers responded to a home near the Hope town line just before 9:30 a.m.. By later that morning, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Suspects Who Fled School Bus Crash Arrested (Limington) Authorities have located two men who fled on foot after crashing their sedan into the back of a slowing school bus last Friday. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, Maine State Police developed information that brothers 33 yo Robert Hargis and 30 […]
