Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Belfast Alleged Sexual Predator (Maine) Terrifying shelter-in-place orders resulting from a gunman on the loose in Windham, an alleged sex-offender in Belfast, a search for three teens who escaped Longview, an armed gunman in Rumford, and a homicide in Waldoboro. The weekend was a busy one for law enforcement across the state. Shortly […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine Forest Service Urges Caution as Wildfire Danger Remains High (Augusta) With wildfire danger at levels considered high to very high statewide, the Maine Forest Service is urging all residents and visitors to take immediate precautions. Much of central and coastal Maine, they say, is at Very High fire danger. Just between August […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Video Gaming Leads to Trenton Well-Being Check (Trenton) Law enforcement officials never know what they’ll encounter on traffic stops, while delivering warrants, even well-being checks. Recently, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was asked to conduct a well being check in Trenton after nearby residents heard loud yelling coming from a nearby home. Officer […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Slain Police Dog Honored (Portage Lake) It was February 3rd when authorities surrounded an apartment in Portage Lake where a gunman was holed up with his infant daughter. The gunman eventually fled, shooting a deputy as well as Police K-9 Preacher, who did not survive. The residents of the small Aroostook County town […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Reveal Cause of Death of Toddler Found Dead in Milford (Milford) Authorities say the Pennsylvania toddler found dead in a car in Milford this weekend died of hyperthermia, or overheating. The Bangor Daily News reports an affidavit released yesterday shows officers arrived at a Freshies parking lot in Milford about 8 p.m. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Counties Pull Together to Help Piscataquis (Dover-Foxcroft) The state of Maine recently placed operational restrictions on the Piscataquis County Jail, after multiple failures were discovered during a mid-July inspection. Piscataquis is one of the state’s largest, but most sparsely populated counties; and that sometimes leads to limited resources, funds, and training. But Mainers, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Firefighters, Forest Rangers Battle Blaze in Castine Woods (Castine) Crews from more than a dozen local fire departments and Maine Forest Rangers from the Downeast District battled a woods fire near Route 199, 166A and Dunc’s Meadow in Castine for a second day Thursday. As of yesterday, the fire had burned three and […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Windjammer Passengers File Injury Lawsuit (Rockland) An Arizona couple who were passengers on the windjammer Mercantile in July 2023 have filed a lawsuit against the ship’s owner. The Pen Bay Pilot reports the cruise listed in the suit left from Camden Harbor in July 2023. The woman reportedly fell and fractured her foot […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine DOC Restricts Operations at Piscataquis County Jail (Augusta) The Maine Department of Corrections on Tuesday issued a memo announcing it was immediately restricting the operations of the Piscataquis County Jail, due to health and safety concerns. Failures listed include discrepancies in medical records, improper medication and sharps management, and not following infectious […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Release Additional Info on Glenburn Incident (Hermon) Authorities have released additional information related to a violent incident that occurred Sunday. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office tells Star 97.7, shortly after 3 pm, the RCC received a report of gunfire and damage to a vehicle and residence on Danforth Drive in Glenburn. Witnesses […]
