Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MMR Recovers Body of Man from Kennebec River (Bath) Members of the Maine Marine Patrol Wednesday recovered the body of a man from the shore of Woods Island in the Kennebec River. They say the body of 22 Robert Stolt of Augusta was spotted by good Samaritans who called 9-1-1 about 6 p.m. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs I-95 Happy Hoofer Corralled by State Troopers (Bangor) Hold your horses! That’s what a pair of troopers had to do in the early morning hours yesterday when the Bangor RCC received a series of calls reporting a horse wandering along I-95. The steed was first spotted in the northbound breakdown lane near mile […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Trenton Volunteer Fire Department Tackles Fire at Campground (Trenton) Members of the Trenton Volunteer Fire Department were called to a possible fire in a motor home at the Narrows Too Campground shortly before midnight Monday. Once on the scene, firefighters say smoke was clearly visible coming from inside a large motor home. After […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Marine Patrol Searching Kennebec River for Missing Fisherman (Bath) Members of the Maine Marine Patrol Monday resumed a search of the Kennebec River near Bath for a missing fisherman. They say 22 yo Robert Stolt of Augusta was attempting to rescue his dog that had jumped from Stolt’s boat near Lines Island on […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Waldo County DV Incident Leads to Arrest (Waldo County) The Fourth of July weekend kept law enforcement busy, including in Waldo County. Friday morning, a woman called 9-1-1 saying her boyfriend had assaulted her and that she was barricaded in a bathroom at a home in Winterport with her 9 yo son. The […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hancock Drug Arrests (Hancock) Two people were arrested in Hancock Tuesday on drug related charges. The arrests of 38 yo Roland Potter of Hancock and 43 yo Justin Gray of Blue Hill at 1122 US Route One, was the result of a month’s long investigation by MDEA agents that included undercover purchases of […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Frey, Others Sue Trump Administration for Mental Health Funding Cuts (Augusta) Maine Attorney General Frey joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general this week in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. Following the Uvalde school shooting […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MMP Recovers Body on Isle au Haut (Isle au Haut) The Maine Marine Patrol recovered the body of a Nova Scotia man after the 40-foot sailboat the victim was on ran aground and broke apart off Isle au Haut early Monday. Authorities say 72 yo Thomas Kent Smith was sailing with Robert and […]
Local News AM 06/30/25 Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Scammers Becoming More Savvy (Maine) Banking experts say three common scams they’re seeing more often include phishing schemes with scammers using fake emails and texts that look like they’re from your bank, asking you to click a link or share personal information – they say don’t do either. Fraudsters […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Border Patrol, Homeland Security Agents Raid Bangor Restaurant (Bangor) A frightening scene Thursday at a Bangor restaurant. The Bangor Daily News reports Border Patrol agents wearing masks, helmets, bulletproof vests and sunglasses and carrying guns were spotted near Kobe Ninja House Japanese Grill on Hogan Road. Several agents were seen near a white […]
