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 […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Narrows Search for Police Chief (Ellsworth) Ellsworth officials hope to fill the position of police chief permanently in the coming days. The Bangor Daily News reports the city has narrowed its search to three candidates. Deputy Police Chief Troy Bires has been serving as Interim Chief since March. Six people applied for […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Police May Get First Body Cams (Ellsworth) It’s looking more like Ellsworth police will be equipped with body cams in the future – something officers say they’re all for. The Bangor Daily News reports the projected $250,000 cost would also include cameras for the department’s 11 cruisers, as current equipment becomes obsolete. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Shortage of Public Defenders May Be to Blame in Auburn Shooting (AP) Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail three days before he went to his former girlfriend’s Auburn home, where another man was killed before an hours-long standoff with police Saturday. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Auburn Domestic Incident Ends Violently (Auburn) An intense and tragic morning Saturday in Auburn. Police say they received a 9-1-1 call shortly before 1 a.m. from a woman on Russell Avenue, who reported her significant other was in a fight with someone trying to break into her residence with a gun. While on […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine State Police Awards Ceremony (Vassalboro) Two civilians whose actions helped stop and restrain a person with a knife. Dispatchers and officers who stepped up during a shooting incident on I-295 in Yarmouth. Troopers who exhibited life saving actions during the Lewiston shooting. Those are among the many heroes scheduled to be recognized […]
