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Local News 07/17/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Cushing Crime Update (Cushing)  Knox County officials have identified the person killed last week in Cushing as Kyle MacDougall.  The Courier Gazette said the 45 yo victim’s last known address was in Waldoboro. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports detectives spent Friday and Saturday at 834 River Road processing the scene.  41 yo […]

Local News 07/16/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Missing Bar Harbor Man Found Safe (Bar Harbor)  A missing Bar Harbor man has been found safe.  The Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department reports 45 yo Adam Walton was last seen Friday morning at his Bar Harbor residence.  They say he left home in his vehicle but was later reported missing.  Walton […]

Local News 07/15/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hancock County Sheriff’s Beat (Ellsworth)  The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office had a busy end of the week.  Besides responding to reports of suspicious activity in Lamoine and Deer Isle, on Thursday, deputies assisted Maine State Police with a late night underage drinking incident at the Quarry in Sullivan.  Deputies also assisted members of […]

Local News 07/12/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MDMR Urges Swimmers and Others to be Shark Safe This Summer (Augusta)  Evidence of a Great White Shark attack off the coast of Great Cranberry Island earlier this month has prompted the Maine Department of Marine Resources to caution swimmers, paddlers and surfers to be shark safe this summer.  They say if you […]

Local News 07/11/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Woman Faces Theft Charges After Stealing Canoe (Rockland)  A woman is facing theft and other charges after authorities say she stole a canoe and damaged property in Rockland Monday night.  Police say about 10:30, 30 yo Sierra McDonald jumped into a canoe near the Rockland Public Landing.  While speaking with officers who were […]

Local News 07/10/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Augusta Fugitive Found Deceased (Augusta)  Augusta authorities say they’ve found the body of a man wanted for a domestic assault against his parents on July 5th.  Officers were called to a home on Riverside Drive last Friday; but the suspect, 40 yo Justin Larrabee had fled.  A search has been ongoing since, with […]

Local News 07/09/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Teens Likely Drowned at Sanford Recreation Area (Sanford)  A pair of teenage brothers is believed to have drowned Sunday while swimming at a local recreation area in Sanford.  Authorities began searching the area after the 17 year olds failed to return home from the Springvale Recreation/Holdsworth Park by curfew.  The teens’ bodies were […]

Local News 07/08/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Addison Man Charged with Manslaughter (Addison)  An Addison man is facing manslaughter charges in connection with an April 11th crash on Route One in Steuben that claimed the life of 51 yo David Wocester of Lamoine.  Authorities tell Star 97.7, 36 yo Nicholas Libby was driving east shortly before 1 p.m. that afternoon […]

Local News 07/05/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Rockland Police Seek July 3rd Surveillance Video (Rockland)  Rockland police responded to that town’s South End at 2 a.m. on July 3rd after receiving a report of three juveniles, dressed in black and wearing masks, checking vehicle doors.  The Pen Bay Pilot reports the officers patrolled the area on foot and located the […]

Local News 07/04/24

Happy Fourth of July!  Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Boating Safety (Maine)  Looks like it might be a perfect day to get that boat out on the water.  The Maine Marine Patrol cautions they’ll be out there with you, looking out for anyone violating Maine’s boating-under-the-influence laws and sharing safety information during National Operation Dry Water weekend, today […]