Police, Fire and Courts

Wiscasset Police Department

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1-30:

Arrests/Summonses

Sept. 2, Jane Chick, 48, of Washington, D.C. was…

Lincoln County cruiser

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 326 calls for service for the period of Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,133 calls for service.

BHPD cruiser

Boothbay Harbor Police Department arrested four and summonsed two between Sept 4 and Oct. 4. On Sept. 6, Chief Doug Snyder arrested Joey Peaslee, 42, of Whitefield for operating under…

Huan Ying Li

Four Chinese marijuana defendants had their Oct. 1 docket call in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court postponed due to a lack of interpreters, according to court officials. Another docket call…

Peter Mullin's property in Boothbay with a chain across the driveway and a sign that reads "not for sale."

Landowners are generally delighted to hear their property sale is going through, but when Peter Mullin learned his lot in Boothbay was about to be sold for $100,000, he was anything but. That’s…

Intersection

Law enforcement will soon have an extra set of "eyes" on routes 1 and 27. On Oct. 1, Lincoln County commissioners approved spending $56,368.98 of federal grant money on a license plate reader.…

Sheriff's car

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 282 calls for service for the period of Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,807 calls for service.

BBH Shooter

Matthew A. Plummer, 41, of Boothbay Harbor pled guilty Sept. 24 to attempted murder and four other charges during a plea and sentencing hearing in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court. 

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

Arrests/Summonses

Aug. 17, Noah M Curtis, 20, of Waldoboro was arrested for Assault, Criminal Mischief, Disorderly…

Zhen Chen. File photo

Five of the eight Chinese Nationals charged with illegal Lincoln County marijuana operations are scheduled to appear for an Oct. 1 docket call. Hongxia Kuang will not be one of them. Kuang was…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 377 calls for service for the period of Sept. 10 to Sept. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,259 calls for service.

Summonses…

Two high-profile local cases are headed for hearings next week in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court. Matthew A. Plummer, 41, of Boothbay Harbor faces three felony charges stemming from his…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 371 calls for service for the period of Sept. 3 to Sept. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,882 calls for service.

Summons

On Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:36 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on Route 27/Gardiner Road in Dresden.

Deputies responded to the…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 418 calls for service for the period of Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,511 calls for service.

Summonses…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 412 calls for service for the period of Aug. 20 to Aug. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,093 calls for service.

Summons

Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office

At 9:08 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on collision on U.S. Route One near the intersection of Shaw Road, near Weston Road. A…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is looking to return confiscated items to their original owner or sell them in an auction.

On Aug. 20, county commissioners approved allowing the…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 415 calls for service for the period of Aug. 13 and Aug. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,681 calls for service.

Arrests

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

Arrests/summonses 

Aug. 2, Josiah James, 26, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Attaching False Plates, by Officer…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 508 calls for service for the period of Aug. 6 to Aug. 13. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 9,266 calls for service.

Summonses

Justice Daniel Billings will hear 12 motions to suppress evidence next month in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court regarding the Dec. 25, 2022 death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl. After a yearlong…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 16-31:

Arrests/Summonses

July 16, Navalcom Mighty, 34, of Bath was arrested for OUI (Drug or Combo) by Officer…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 471 calls for service for the period of July 30 to Aug. 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,758 calls for service.

Summonses

The man charged with the death of a 3-year-old Edgecomb girl killed on Christmas Day 2022 has filed motions to suppress evidence. In March, Tyler Witham-Jordan’s attorney filed seven motions…

On Tuesday, July 30 at approximately 2:20 a.m., Somerset County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 201 in West Forks Plantation. Sergeant Ritchie Putnam, Deputy Stacey…

Watch for parade floats, watch for runners

At 7:21 a.m., Aug. 3, The City of Rockland began forwarding messages to the public with the decision to delay the annual parade for one hour, due to heavy rain in the area. The parade will now…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 484 calls for service for the period of July 23 to July 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,287 calls for service.

Summons

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 462 calls for service for the period of July 16 to July 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,803 calls for service.

Summonses

UPDATE: The driver of the car in this accident was Ray Egan of Boothbay. He was treated and released from the hospital and contacted the newspaper by phone on Tuesday afternoon.

At 8:14 p.…

Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office

Update: Chief Deputy Strout told Wiscasset Newspaper Monday in response to an email request for any update, it is his understanding the four occupants of the Chrysler have all been released from…

At 5:45 a.m. Thursday, July 18, Lincoln County Communications received a 911 call for a commercial truck which had rolled over on Route 27 in Boothbay, near Knickerbocker Group.

Boothbay…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 380 calls for service for the period of July 9 to July 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,341 calls for service.

Summonsed

On July 11, three Chinese Nationals charged with illegal marijuana cultivation pled not guilty in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court during individual arraignment hearings. In January, Lincoln…

Wiscasset Police Department posted the following on its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, July 10:

On (July 10) at (about) 2:13 a.m., the Wiscasset Police responded to a residence for a…

Summons

Cristofer Ordonez Carchi, 31, of Biddeford was issued a summons July 3 for Operate a Vehicle without a License on US Highway 1, Nobleboro by Deputy Caleb Poirier.

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 15-30:

Arrests/Summonses

June 19, Ryan Buckingham, 31, of Winthrop was arrested for Violating Condition of Release and…

Summons

Taylor Tweedy, 20, of West Gardiner was issued a summons June 29 for Minor Consuming Liquor on Hiawathia Trail, Boothbay, by Deputy Kasey Doyle.

Arrests

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 370 calls for service for the period of June 18 to June 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,120 calls for service.

Summonses

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

Arrests/Summonses 

June 3, Dustin Smith, 22, of Titusville, Florida was summonsed for Motor Vehicle Speeding 30…

In January, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office led six raids in Whitefield and Chelsea leading to the arrest of seven Chinese Nationals and one person summonsed in connection with an alleged illegal…

Wiscasset Fire Department is having a car wash this Saturday, June 22 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Wiscasset fire station on Route One.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 363 calls for service for the period of June 11 to June 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,750 calls for service.

Summonses

On June 17 at 11:56 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a farm tractor accident on South Clary Road in Jefferson. Deputies responded to the area and found…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 267 calls for service for the period of June 4 to June 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,387 calls for service.

Summonses

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for May:

Arrests/Summonses

May 5, Stuart C.S. Wyman, 33, of Wiscasset was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drug,…

Two lengthy stays in the repair shop have led the county sheriff’s department to re-think using hybrid vehicles. On June 4, commissioners approved a plan to begin re-stocking the department’s…

An evening fire in Edgecomb heavily damaged a home on Abenaki Road June 3. Firefighters reported no family injuries, but said the home may be a total loss even though much of the damage is on the…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 287 calls for service for the period of…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 216 calls for service for the period of May 21 to May 28. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 4,833 calls for service.

Summonses