Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Police Department Hopes t0 Equip Officers with Body Cameras (Ellsworth) The Ellsworth Police Department is hoping to equip officers with body cameras. The equipment is part of the Department’s draft budget proposal presented to City Councilors last week. Captain Shawn Willey told the Ellsworth American the cameras would help enhance transparency between […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Attorneys to Ask for New Trial in Perry Murder Trial (Machias) Attorneys are expected to ask for a new trial in the case of 39 yo Kailie Brackett , who was found guilty last year in the brutal murder of 43 yo Kimberly Neptune. Neptune was reportedly stabbed close to 500 times after […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Waldoboro Drug Arrests (Waldoboro) Two people were arrested Friday in Waldoboro on drug charges. A months-long investigation and a search warrant executed at a residence on Finntown Road yielded evidence of drug trafficking, along with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, a loaded handgun, and suspected drug proceeds. 50 yo Hollis Owens of Massachusetts and 42 […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Surry/Blue Hill/Penobscot Fire Departments Collaborate for Training Burn (Surry) The Surry, Blue Hill, and Penobscot Fire Departments responded to a burn this week at the Blue Hill-Surry Transfer Station. The blaze wasn’t exactly called in, but was purposely set as a training burn to help the firefighters practice their tactics and strategies to […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Lewiston Observes Six Months Since Mass Shooting (Lewiston) Today marks six months since a gunman walked into the Just-in-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston during a youth league event, opened fire, and then shot up a Lewiston Bar and Grill, killing 18 people, injuring 13, and leaving scars on the hearts of countless […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Arrest Man in MDI Arson Case (MDI) Authorities have made an arrest in connection with this week’s arson fires in Mount Desert. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, about 2 p.m. Monday, local departments responded to reports of fires at two separate residential properties off Stanley Mountain Road. No […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Police Find Remains of Missing Windham Man (New Hampshire) Authorities say they have found the remains of a Windham man who went missing in May 2023. The remains of 34 yo Alex Jackson were found Friday in the area of Stark, New Hampshire. The cause and manner of Jackson’s death have not been […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Church Robberies (Auburn) A man from Auburn was at church Sunday – in fact, authorities say 27 yo Connor McGlone was at three churches yesterday morning – robbing people in church parking lots in Parsonsfield, then Cornish, and then entering a church in Baldwin and taking money from the collection plate before fleeing. In […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Berwick Drug Arrests (Berwick) Maine Drug Enforcement Agents yesterday arrested nine people in Berwick in connection with suspected illegal drug activity and other infractions. The nine men and women were all residents of Berwick, ranging in age from 23 to 42. Agents had been monitoring activity at a home on Katabel Lane for […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Statue Unveiled for Wildfire Prevention Awareness Week (Hampden) It’s hard to believe there would be any fire danger, with all the rain we’ve had recently, but this is Wildfire Prevention Awareness Week, and Maine Forest Rangers say 65% of the state’s wildfires ignite in the spring. In honor of the cause, a six […]
