Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Camden Man Arrested for Computer Crimes (Camden) Authorities Thursday arrested a Camden man for Possession of Sexually Explicit Materials. The Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit requested a warrant for 56 yo Thomas Karod, who was taken into custody without incident, with the assistance of the Damariscotta and Camden Police Departments. Bail was […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sullivan Man Faces OUI Charges After Crash (Sullivan) A Sullivan man faces OUI charges following a single vehicle rollover crash with injuries that happened on Route One in Sullivan early Wednesday morning. The Hancock County Sheriff’s office reports to Star 97.7 the crash occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. As a result of an […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Surry Woman Faces OUI Charges (Surry) A Surry woman faces OUI charges stemming from a crash on the North Bend Road. The Hancock County Sheriff’s office reports to Star 97.7, 62 yo Melinda Asch was driving shortly after 10 p.m. last Friday when the single vehicle crash happened. Asch was taken into custody […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bangor Company Replaces Roof Damaged During Crime (Bangor) A Bangor couple whose roof was heavily damaged during a crime spree received a new roof free of charge, thanks to a local company. WABI reports last month a man climbed onto homeowner Veronica Levesque’s roof and refused to come down for several hours. While […]
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, […]
