Election Day Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Man to Serve Time for Allegedly Failing to Pay Taxes (Ellsworth) An Ellsworth man who authorities say failed to pay nearly $190K in state income taxes will serve 60 days in jail. The Bangor Daily News reports 50 yo Cary Harper was given a deferred sentence after he plead guilty […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs November is Carbon Monoxide Month (Maine) November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness month. Experts say the colorless, odorless gas can cause sickness and even death, so it’s important to understand its causes and how to protect ourselves. One source? Portable generators. According to the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association, the only safe place to use […]
Happy November! Don’t forget to set your clocks back this weekend! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Skowhegan House Fire (Skowhegan) The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a house fire in Skowhegan. The Skowhegan Fire Department was called to a home on Waterville Road shortly after 3 yesterday afternoon. They say one person was able to make it out […]
Happy Halloween! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Three Killed in Head-On Crash (Raymond) Three people died Wednesday morning when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on near the Gray-Raymond town line. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reports an initial investigation found 56 yo Gregory Logue of Windham, the driver of the pickup, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs More Details Emerge on Charges Against Republican Lawmaker (Sanford) More details have emerged about charges against a Republican lawmaker who turned himself in Monday after a warrant was issued over the weekend. The Bangor Daily News reports 45 yo Lucas Lanigan of Springvale allegedly choked his partner Friday after she confronted him about […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Firefighters Battle Blueberry Barrens Blaze (Union) Dry leaves, dry brush, dry woods – there’s no doubt about it, conditions are dry – and that means prime fuel for fires across forests and fields. The Pen Bay Pilot reports local firefighters spent hours Sunday fighting a fire behind a blueberry field off Sidelinger Road. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Thomaston Suffers Rash of Fires (Thomaston) Fire officials in Thomaston may have an arsonist on their hands. A shed fire on Dexter Street Friday morning marked the fourth fire call in less than 24 hours for that town’s fire and police departments. Another fire, which was said to be minor, occurred just before […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine Marks One Year Since Lewiston Tragedy (Lewiston) A year ago today, a gunman walked into two Lewiston businesses, killed 18, wounded 13 others, and forever shattered the sense that it couldn’t happen here – anywhere else, but not here in Maine. Governor Janet Mills has ordered flags to fly at half mast […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Computer Crimes Unit Executes Search Warrant in Hancock County (Hancock) The Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit this week executed a search warrant at 1484 Route One in Hancock. The search warrant was in reference to an ongoing investigation into Possession of Sexually Explicit Material. Authorities say 47 yo Peter Dysart was home […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Two Dead, Multiple Hospitalized Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Freedom) Two people are dead and multiple others were taken to hospitals after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in Freedom Tuesday. WABI-TV reports Freedom Fire Chief Jim Waterman says the Belfast Road residence where the incident occurred was previously known to be the site of […]
