Police, Fire and Courts

Dawkins hearing

The 18-year-old charged with aggravated assault against a then-fellow Wiscasset Middle High School student last May has agreed to anger management and mental health counseling in a two-year deal…

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Wiscasset selectmen
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Is it time to tweak Wiscasset's ordinance review committee or end it? Selectmen Sept. 1 were set to consider sending one of those options to a November town vote. Town staff…

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Lincoln County deputies Aug. 21 continued to assist and support the NTSB and FAA with their investigation into the cause of a single engine airplane crash in Bristol.…

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Plane crash

At 1 p.m. today, the Lincoln County 911 center received calls of a small plane crash near Fort William Henry in Bristol. Units from Bristol Fire and Rescue, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and…

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UPDATE: The sheriff's office has posted the following on Facebook:

"(The) situation has been resolved safely with one subject taken into custody after extended negotiations. The road is…

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Edgecomb Fire and Rescue responded…

Fire in a trash trailer

Aug. 18, a trash trailer hooked up to Wiscasset Transfer Station's hopper that is "underneath inside the building" caught fire and the station crew "managed to get underneath and pull that trailer…

Fire scene

Sunday, Aug. 16 at about 7:30 p.m., Wiscasset Fire Department responded to a fire at a detached garage at 243 Bradford Road in Wiscasset. Investigators with the Office of State Fire Marshal…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 354 calls for service for the period of Aug. 4 to Aug. 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,180 calls for service.

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On Aug. 8, at about 1:54 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay.

A preliminary investigation…

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Saturday, Aug. 1 at 3:30.p.m.,

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Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office
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From a Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office Facebook post:

The morning of July 23, Sagadahoc County Communications Center received a 911 call from a Woolwich motorist reporting they had been…

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At about 1:41 p.m. Friday, July 24, Sagadahoc County Regional Communications Center (911) received a report of smoke in the area of Georgetown General Store.

Georgetown Fire…

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Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 27 calls in June, compared to 25 calls in May. June calls included four fires, five fire alarms, six medical emergencies (ME), 11 motor vehicle accidents (MVA),…

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Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 312 calls for service for the period of June 9 to June 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded…

Patricia Stern

UPDATE: Maine Department of Public Safety has reported, Stern has been safely located.

Original post:

Boothbay Harbor Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for 69-year-old…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 279 calls for service for the period of June 2 to June 9, 2026. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,369 calls for service.

Court

In a Wiscasset courtroom Monday afternoon, the defense, the state and Justice Daniel Billings agreed on changing D’Antae Dawkins’ bail terms from house arrest to a curfew, and still no contact…

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Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 25 calls in May, compared with 14 calls in April. May calls included three fires, 17 medical emergencies (ME), four motor vehicle accidents (MVA), and one other…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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Wiscasset Middle High School
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Wiscasset Middle High School eighth grader Gavin James had gym May 19.

There, according to police and school officials, a high schooler allegedly assaulted the 14-year-old.…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 191 calls for service for the period of May 12 to May 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,585 calls for service.

Town announcement
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Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield, Selectman William "Bill" Maloney and Town Manager Dennis Simmons recently attended the Maine Chiefs of Police Association annual awards banquet, where…

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Saturday, May 16, Wiscasset Ambulance Service will party like it's turning 50, because it is. Look for a food truck, beer garden and a band. Selectmen May 5 granted Director Erin Bean's request to…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 211 calls for service for the…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 236 calls for service for the period of April 21 to April 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,953 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 209 calls for service for the period of April 7 to April 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,482 calls for service.

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March was a busy month for Edgecomb Fire Rescue.  We responded to 34 calls, compared with 21 calls in February. March calls included 20 medical emergencies (ME), eight motor…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 221 calls for service for the period of March 31 and April 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,273 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 276 calls for service for the period of March 10 to March 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,611 calls for service.

Boothbay Harbor Police Department
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On Wednesday, March 11, the Boothbay Harbor Police Department partnered with Jeff Maguire of Mundbora Inc. to enhance…

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A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor rescued three people from the water approximately 23 miles south of Boothbay Harbor Wednesday at 9:02 a.m.

Station Boothbay Harbor crew…