Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Stonington Man Indicted (Ellsworth) A Hancock County Grand Jury Monday indicted a Stonington man accused of assaulting a woman last December. 37 yo Derek Trundy is charged with Domestic Violence Assault and Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening. The charges stem from a 9-1-1 call on December 4th last year from a woman who said […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Tractor-Trailer Rollover (Pittsfield) Authorities say a semi driver was likely traveling too close to the shoulder in a one-lane construction zone when his tractor-trailer rolled over last night on I-95 near Pittsfield. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 150 northbound. The driver was uninjured, and there were no […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Reward Increased for Illegal Deer Wounding in Swanville (Swanville) Operation Game Thief has increased the reward to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal shooting and wounding of a deer in Swanville. The shooting happened sometime between the evening of March 3rd […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bridgton Man Accused of Threats Against Donald Trump (Bridgton) A Bridgton man is accused of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump. A criminal complaint filed in US District Court says 46 yo Kevin Bell on Saturday reportedly told a Secret Service Agent he doesn’t care for Trump and threatened, “I’ll just shoot him.” […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Identify Sugarloaf Ski Accident Victim (Carrabassett Valley) Authorities have identified the person who died in a skiing accident Saturday at Sugarloaf Mountain. 63 yo Kendall Willard of Kingfield was reportedly skiing on a closed trail Saturday morning around 9 a.m. when the incident occurred. Members of the ski patrol found him unresponsive […]
Local Politics Frey Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Funds to Maine’s Most Vulnerable (Augusta) The USDA and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are withholding funds used to feed children in schools, childcare centers, and after-school programming, as well as certain disabled adults. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey on Monday said the freeze punishes the state’s […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Suspected MDI Poaching Ring (Augusta) The Maine Warden Service recently busted a large poaching ring on Mount Desert Island. WABI reports it started when a community member suspected a deer was illegally killed and called authorities. Law enforcement officials searched three different residences and say they uncovered repeated intentional violations involving five people. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sabattus Shootings (Sabattus) Three people are dead, including the shooter, and two people were wounded Wednesday afternoon as they traveled along Middle Road in Sabattus. Maine State Police say 29 yo James Davis III shot his mother, 47 yo Christine Smith, as the two were traveling on King Road near Route 9. Smith, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Mount View Teen Arrested (Thorndike) A 16 yo from Mount View High School has been arrested in connection with threats of violence made toward the school on three separate dates – on March 13th, 2024 and, April 1st and 2nd this year. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office tells Star 97.7, the school was […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Domestic Incident Leads to Assault, Other Charges (Sullivan) An alleged domestic situation on Saturday landed a Sullivan man in jail and led to further charges when he was seen assaulting an emergency medical provider. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department reports deputies assisted Maine State Police with the domestic situation shortly after 7 p.m. […]
