Crime/Public Safety/Drugs April Snowmageddon (Maine) Mother Nature threw us an April curveball yesterday – make that a snowball. Much of Maine saw more snow yesterday than in all of the winter so far combined. The heavy, wet white stuff weighed down trees, keeping linemen busy working to restore power. At 4 yesterday afternoon, nearly 14,000 […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs AAA Distracted Driving Awareness Month (Undated) April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. If ever there was a day to keep your eyes on the road, it’s today with our blowing snow, sleet, and rain. Triple A New England says in 2022, more than 3300 people lost their lives due to distracted drivers, and […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Clinton Fatal Crash (Clinton) A fatal crash Monday in Clinton. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, a Ford Fusion was northbound in the passing lane on I-95, passing a Ford Escape and then quickly changed lanes in front of the Escape, causing a collision. The […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Body of Bowdoin College Student Found in Topsham Parking Lot (Topsham) The body of a 20 yo woman was found Sunday morning in a parking lot near the Frank J. Woods Bridge in Topsham. WMTW reports the woman was a student at Bowdoin College. Authorities were dispatched to the lot around 7 a.m. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Leeds Man Charged with Murder in Missing Person’s Case (Leeds) A man from Leeds has been charged with murder in the case of a missing Windham man. Authorities say the family of 34 yo Alex Jackson reported him missing on May 14th last year. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Star 97.7, multiple […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Seeks to Return Unclaimed Items (Belfast) Anyone missing a Firman generator? How about an Evinrude sportsman boat motor? A chainsaw? The Waldo County Sheriff’s office seems to have a number of those. They’re just a few of the many unclaimed, abandoned, or otherwise found property the Sheriff’s Office would […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Identify Man Shot by Brewer Police Chief (Brewer) The Maine Attorney General’s Office has released the name of the man who died after he was shot by Brewer Police Chief Jason Moffit last Thursday. Authorities say 39 yo Barry Chick, Jr., was allegedly trying to rob the Brewer WalMart and then fled […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Portland Man Rescued After Being Buried in Avalanche at Sugarloaf (Carrabassett Valley) A Portland man was back on the slopes Monday after he was buried in an avalanche while skiing at Sugarloaf the day before. The Portland Press Herald reports Nathan Sanborn was enjoying the two feet of fresh snow with his wife […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Domestic Violence Incident in Bradford (Bradford) A domestic violence incident in Bradford Monday morning caused Maine State Police to issue a shelter-in-place warning to residents on Drake Road. Public Safety Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, authorities responded to a residence about 7 a.m. and made contact with 60 yo Timothy Philpot, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine to Add Public Defenders Offices (Augusta) Maine is poised to add two new public defender offices under a bill passed by the legislature and signed last week by Governor Mills. Before 2023, Maine was the only state in the nation to rely entirely on private attorneys to represent defendants who could not […]
