Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Staff Members Call on Governor Mills to Replace Child Welfare Director (Augusta) Office of Child and Family Services Director Bobbi Johnson is feeling anything but the love from more than a hundred caseworkers, aides, and community care workers. The Bangor Daily News reports dozens of workers say they have no confidence in Johnson, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Criminal Justice Academy to Graduate Largest Class (Vassalboro) Tomorrow, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro will graduate its largest class yet to complete the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. The 18-week residential training program began in August with 74 cadets, 71 of whom will graduate Friday. The class represents 39 state, municipal, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Police Department Partners with AMHC (Ellsworth) Members of the Ellsworth Police Department have formed an innovative partnership with Aroostook Mental Health Center. The partnership is aimed at addressing mental health and social service needs within the community. The collaboration will bring social workers directly into the field to assist people during critical […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Black Ice Likely Cause of I-395 Crashes (Brewer) Icy road conditions, crashes, and drivers attempting a shortcut to avoid a resulting road closure caused multiple accidents on I-395 in Brewer Monday morning. Maine State Police say a Toyota Tacoma was Westbound when the driver lost control on the slippery road and ended up […]
Kids Fall Through Ice (Ellsworth) – Four young people took off from a group home near Graham Lake in Ellsworth yesterday, and three of them broke through ice. Firefighters from Ellsworth and Mariaville responded along with game wardens. They pulled one of the kids from the pond, and two others were able to get […]
Power Restoration Continues (Lamoine) – Power should be back on for Versant customers by the end of the day today. The utility reported more than 7-thousand customers spent the night without electricity after 60-plus mile an hour winds battered Eastern Maine Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A brigade of bucket trucks worked throughout the […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Oakland Man Arrested After Standoff (Oakland) Maine State Police yesterday arrested an Oakland man following an hours-long standoff. The incident began shortly after 6 a.m., when troopers received a report from a woman in Palermo who said her ex-partner, 45 yo Jason Grant, had threatened to cause harm to her and others in […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Deer Isle Domestic Dispute (Deer Isle) Another alleged domestic violence incident in Deer Isle on Sunday. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office tells Star 97.7, they responded to a residence about 3 p..m. that afternoon on report of a domestic dispute. As a result of an investigation, they arrested 62 yo Keith Klemenz. Klemenz […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MEMA to Offer Course on Cooling/Warming Centers (Augusta) If your business, municipal agency, or nonprofit is interested in opening a warming or cooling center anytime this year, the Maine Emergency Management Agency invites you to attend a free Disaster/Emergency Sheltering Course. The course has been created to provide staff and volunteers with information […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Washington County Drug Bust (Addison) Six people have been arrested on drug related charges, following a months-long investigation in the Washington County town of Addison. Maine State Police on Wednesday executed search warrants at 369 and 870 East Side Road, where they found fentanyl, cocaine, firearms and suspected drug proceeds. At least two […]
