Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Former Hancock Grammar School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges (Hancock) A former music teacher at Hancock Grammar School pleaded guilty this week to assault and disorderly conduct, as part of a plea deal in which a charge of unlawful sexual touching was dropped. The Ellsworth American reports the case stemmed from an […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Two Die in Otisfield Fire (Otisfield) Two people died in a house fire in Otisfield Sunday. Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, fourteen area fire departments, along with members of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department and Pace Ambulance Service responded to the blaze at a house at 1017 Main […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Armed Robbery Follows Long Creek Escape (Augusta) A pair of inmates escaped from Long Creek Youth Development Center Friday night. Authorities aren’t allowed to release the names of the two male fugitives, but tell Star 97.7 following the escape, authorities responded to a report of a strong-armed robbery involving the threat of a […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bar Harbor Plane Crash (Trenton) Two people died yesterday afternoon when a small plane crashed in foggy conditions on approach to the runway at the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton. Authorities say the single engine aircraft caught fire upon impact and was destroyed. The pilot and the sole passenger were killed. Multiple agencies, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sender of Political Postcard Mailing Could Be in Hot Water (St. George) The person or organization that sent a postcard mailing just prior to a May 13th town vote in St. George could find themselves in hot water. The postcard advocates a “No” vote on an article asking St. George voters if they […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs U.S. Army Releases Findings on Lewiston Shooter (Lewiston) The U.S. Army on Tuesday released a report on how Robert Card’s mental decline was documented and treated before the October 2023 shooting. Medical staff reportedly observed Card had homicidal ideations and a hit list and recommended his weapons be taken from him. The report […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Great White Shark Spotted Off Coast of Scarborough (Scarborough) Folks in Scarborough are gonna need a bigger boat. WGME reports a Great White shark that has been spotted along the Maine coast recently has been confirmed as sighted off the coast of Scarborough. Scarborough Public Safety says the predator is a juvenile great […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Former Ellsworth Attorney Back in Court (Ellsworth) Former Ellsworth attorney Christopher Whalley was in court Friday, charged with theft by misapplication. Authorities say he diverted more than half the estate of a deceased client and used the monies on personal expenses. Assistant Attorney General Charlie Boyle said the estate in question totaled $390,000 […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Family Displaced by Sewer Issue (Ellsworth) An Ellsworth family is being forced to stay in a hotel while they look for housing after a sewer issue made their duplex uninhabitable. According to a Go Fund Me page, Alonzo Bergmann’s landlord of two years let a sewer leakage progress for two days before […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Pursuit Leads to Arrest of Suspect in Cushing Death Investigation (Augusta) An incident in Augusta Tuesday that led to an hours-long closure of Route 3 was related to the Cushing death investigation, according to authorities. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, Maine State Police became involved in a pursuit on Route 32 in Windsor. They […]
