Crime, Public Safety, Drugs April is Safe Digging Month (Maine) Can you dig it? Whether planting a tree, building a fence, or taking on a landscaping project, Summit Natural Gas of Maine says be sure you dig safely. April is National Safe Digging Month, and folks are urged to notify 8-1-1 before starting any digging […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Camden First Responders Rescue Golden Retriever (Camden) First responders from the Camden Fire and Police Departments rescued a golden retriever from the woods Monday night. The Pen Bay Pilot reports Rogue was on an evening walk with his human when he suddenly sat down on the trail, unable to walk. The owner called […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Stonington Man Indicted (Ellsworth) A Hancock County Grand Jury Monday indicted a Stonington man accused of assaulting a woman last December. 37 yo Derek Trundy is charged with Domestic Violence Assault and Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening. The charges stem from a 9-1-1 call on December 4th last year from a woman who said […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Tractor-Trailer Rollover (Pittsfield) Authorities say a semi driver was likely traveling too close to the shoulder in a one-lane construction zone when his tractor-trailer rolled over last night on I-95 near Pittsfield. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 150 northbound. The driver was uninjured, and there were no […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Reward Increased for Illegal Deer Wounding in Swanville (Swanville) Operation Game Thief has increased the reward to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal shooting and wounding of a deer in Swanville. The shooting happened sometime between the evening of March 3rd […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bridgton Man Accused of Threats Against Donald Trump (Bridgton) A Bridgton man is accused of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump. A criminal complaint filed in US District Court says 46 yo Kevin Bell on Saturday reportedly told a Secret Service Agent he doesn’t care for Trump and threatened, “I’ll just shoot him.” […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Authorities Identify Sugarloaf Ski Accident Victim (Carrabassett Valley) Authorities have identified the person who died in a skiing accident Saturday at Sugarloaf Mountain. 63 yo Kendall Willard of Kingfield was reportedly skiing on a closed trail Saturday morning around 9 a.m. when the incident occurred. Members of the ski patrol found him unresponsive […]
Local Politics Frey Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Funds to Maine’s Most Vulnerable (Augusta) The USDA and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are withholding funds used to feed children in schools, childcare centers, and after-school programming, as well as certain disabled adults. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey on Monday said the freeze punishes the state’s […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Suspected MDI Poaching Ring (Augusta) The Maine Warden Service recently busted a large poaching ring on Mount Desert Island. WABI reports it started when a community member suspected a deer was illegally killed and called authorities. Law enforcement officials searched three different residences and say they uncovered repeated intentional violations involving five people. […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sabattus Shootings (Sabattus) Three people are dead, including the shooter, and two people were wounded Wednesday afternoon as they traveled along Middle Road in Sabattus. Maine State Police say 29 yo James Davis III shot his mother, 47 yo Christine Smith, as the two were traveling on King Road near Route 9. Smith, […]
