Police, Fire and Courts

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 390 calls for service for the period of July 29 to Aug. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,647 calls for service…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 402 calls for service for the period of July 22 to July 29.…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 1-July 15:

Arrests/Summonses

June 1, Aaron D. Myers, 50, of Bath was arrested…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 433 calls for service for the period of July 15 to July 22.…

Jail

Two Bridges Regional Jail (TBRJ) Administrator James Bailey reported in May, there were 157 inmates housed at TBRJ: 53 from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, 53 from…

Former Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford at the scene of Wednesday's call to Bigelow Laboratory. Courtesy of Mark Sullivan

On July 15 at 11:29 a.m. Boothbay Fire & Rescue received a call for an active fire alarm at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay. Deputy Chief Joe Hall, who was the first on the scene,…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 505 calls for service for the period of July 7 to July 15.…

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Summonses

Dakota L. Brann, 28, of Belfast was summonsed June 28 for Assault on an Officer on…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 277 calls for service for the period of June 17 to June 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,225 calls for service.

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A high-profile Lincoln County murder case is likely heading to a new venue. On June 23, Tyler Witham-Jordan's defense attorney, along with the state attorney general's…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 242 calls for service for the period of June 10 to June 17. Year…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 235 calls for service for the period of June 3 to June 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,706 calls for service…

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For the second month in a row, Sheriff Todd Brackett told a concerned citizen his department has no interest in assisting ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) and U.S.…

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A Guatemalan national was sentenced June 4 in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally entering the U.S. after a prior removal.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 222 calls for service for the period of May 20 to May 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,237 calls for service…

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Alna selectmen on May 23 went with Treasurer Amy Stockford’s recommendation to finance the next fire truck through Bath Savings. First Selectman Nick Johnson said the interest rate is 6.17…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of May 13 and May 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,015 calls for service…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 194 calls for service for the period of May 6 to May 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,790 calls for service.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Tyler Low. Courtesy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Maine Warden Service is assisting Damariscotta Police Department in the search for a missing Damariscotta man.

Tyler Low, 34, of Damariscotta has been missing since last Monday, May 5. He…

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Steve French. Courtesy of LCSO

Three people were arrested and charged by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after an intensive investigation into several thefts of communications cable in recent weeks. Reggie French, 49, brother…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 29 and May 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,596 calls for service…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for April 1-15:

Arrests/summonses 

April 1, Nicole Darling, 39…

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As the FBI released its 2024 Internet Crime Report last week, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office shared information with the Register about the amount, types and…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 199 calls for service for the period of April 22 to April 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,371 calls for…

Wiscasset selectmen
The sun shines April 10 on Wiscasset’s Scout Hall, now a training center for the town. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

By paring parking on Hodge Street, Wiscasset selectmen April 15 hoped to up traffic safety in that in-town neighborhood.

Said Town Manager Dennis Simmons, Route One-Hodge-Washington is "…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service for the period of April 8 to April 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,008 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 1 and April 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,821 calls for…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 15-31:

 Arrests/Summonses

On March 17, Harry Pierce, 46,…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service for the period of March 25 and April 1. Year to date,…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 276 calls for service for the period of March 18 to March 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,335 calls for…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 1-15:

Arrests/Summonses

On March 1, Chad Gilley, 51, of Waterville was…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of March 11 to March 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,059 calls for…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for February: 

Arrests/Summonses

On Feb. 2, Abel Schultze, 53, of Eliot…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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On March 7, at approximately 12:40 p.m., Wiscasset Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Bath Road in Wiscasset. The operator provided a name and date of birth from a temporary Ohio…

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Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett announced in a March 4 commissioners meeting, a former county employee has re-joined the department. Kyle Canada of Boothbay previously worked 12 years for…

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I am running for school committee member of RSU 12 (Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit). The knowledge and skills that I have will be valuable in this position.

I graduated with a…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 232 calls for service for the period of Feb. 18 to Feb. 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,296 calls for service…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 248 calls for service for the period of Feb. 11 to Feb. 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,064 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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Bobbie Robinson has worked 39 years as a full-time 911 emergency dispatcher and three years part-time, but later this spring she will end her career with Lincoln County. Communications Director…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 15-31:

Arrests/Summonses

Jan. 16, Raymond E. Nobles, 28,…

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Jan. 28 at about 1:59 p.m., Sagadahoc County Communications received a call for a house fire in the area of 450 Main St. in Richmond. Richmond Fire Department arrived on scene within minutes of…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 313 calls for service for the period of Jan. 21 to Jan. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,177 calls for service…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 1-15:

Arrests/Summonses

Jan. 1, November D. Erving, 42, of Augusta was arrested on a Warrant, by…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 293 calls for service for the period of Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 864 calls for service…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 295 calls for service for the period of Jan. 7 to Jan. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 571 calls for service.…

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Around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 9, two ice fishermen in Edgecomb reportedly found a wallet belonging to William "Nate" Robinson, 34, of Austinville, Virginia.…