Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Reports of Smoke Brings Multiple Crews to Darling’s Auto Mall (Ellsworth) Reports of smoke in a garage bay at Darling’s Auto Mall on Kingsland Crossing in Ellsworth last night had crews from multiple departments rushing to the scene. Ellsworth, Trenton, Lamoine and others responded to the dealership about 7:20 Sunday evening. Sources say […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Thomaston Voters Approve Borrowing Funds to Help Build New Fire/EMS Station (Thomaston) Thomaston voters have given the city the green light to pursue funding for construction of a new Fire and EMS station. According to the Pen Bay Pilot, pursuit of a $3.5M bond is contingent on receiving congressionally directed matching funds. The […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine Mall Shooting (Portland) South Portland Police this morning searching for a suspect involved in a shooting at Maine Mall in Portland. In what authorities say was an isolated incident, a person was shot inside the mall Wednesday evening, sending shoppers and business owners into a panic. The victim was taken to Maine […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Body Recovered from F/V Sudden Impact Identified (S. Addison) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the body recovered Sunday from the sunken fishing vessel Sudden Impact as that of Chester “Chet” Barrett of South Addison. Chester’s body was recovered after a search that began Saturday, January 18th, when he […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Portage Lake Incident (Portage Lake) A man is dead following an all-day standoff with police in the Aroostook County town of Portage Lake on Monday. Authorities say the incident began with a report of a domestic dispute between a woman and 29 yo Steven Righini. When police arrived at the home, the woman […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Dive Team Recovers Body of Missing Fisherman (Cutler) A team of divers from Connecticut and other New England states Sunday morning recovered a body from the F/V Sudden Impact, the vessel that sank with two South Addison fishermen aboard on January 18th. The family posted on FB the body is believed to be […]
