A Brunswick man faces a February hearing in connection with alleged area thefts and other crimes. The charges against Kristopher M. Russ, 33, were among several indictments a Lincoln County grand…
Police, Fire and Courts
Lincoln County Superior Court
A year ago Jan. 7, Wiscasset Patrol Officer Donald H. Smith Jr., Wiscasset 6 on the police radio and Donnie to those who knew him, died unexpectedly at home. Family members, some moved to tears,…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Boothbay Harbor woman has a March court date after a grand jury indicted her on two charges, including one that alleges she stole more than $1,000 from Boothbay Region High School.
The Jan…
A South Bristol man faces nine sex charges in connection with alleged crimes in Newcastle involving a 12-year-old.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 6 arrested Brian Merryman, 38,…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three people Jan. 5 and charged them with distributing heroin in Knox, Lincoln and Kennebec counties. Arrested are:
James Millay, 42, of Thomaston…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 28, 2015 to Jan 3, 2016:
Lincoln County Superior Court
A new suit in Lincoln County Superior Court attempts to blame a Bangor father and son for a Dresden man’s dog bites.
Josiah Wyman accuses David Carr Jr. and David Carr Sr. of exposing him to…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27, 2015:
Dec. 21
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A 54-year-old Wiscasset man was hurt when the ATV he was riding in Woolwich on Dec. 27 rolled over on top of him, the investigating warden said Monday.
Sunday’s accident occurred early…
A 54-year-old Edgecomb man remained at a Portland hospital following a farm equipment accident Sunday afternoon, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said.
Jim Schmal became trapped with both legs…
A 22-year-old Orono man died in Jefferson Wednesday when a large branch broke off a tree and struck him.
Crews from Jefferson Rescue, Central Lincoln County Ambulance and the Lincoln County…
Lincoln County sheriff’s detectives arrested a Bristol man following an investigation into alleged embezzlement from two Bristol businesses. Joseph Corson, 51, faces a Class B theft charge.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 14 to Dec. 20, 2015:
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Pastor Wally Staples has a message for whoever walked into the Church of the Nazarene on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road Friday and took two bags of collected toys that were going to go to families.…
Alna selectmen got a surprise Dec. 16. Wiscasset Ambulance Service sent a letter about some bad debts that Alna residents had racked up with the Wiscasset department. Board members said they had…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Dresden Fire Department responded Monday morning to the scene of a vehicle accident at Call’s Hill Road and Route 127 in Dresden. A deputy on-scene said…
A 23-year-old Boothbay man was airlifted to a Boston hospital Saturday with a head injury after a tire exploded and killed another man in Salem, New Hampshire, Salem police reported. Adam Sproul’s…
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline arrested a 30-year-old Pittston man on Monday, Dec. 14 after the man allegedly assaulted Cline and damaged a police car.…
The Damariscotta police report the following activity from Dec. 7, to Dec. 13, 2015:
Dec. 7
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On Dec 21, 2015, officers from Damariscotta Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build…
A 24-year-old Dresden man was in fair condition at Maine Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 14, following a Dec. 8, one-car accident in Dresden that seriously injured him.
An initial…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen’s sale of a fire truck had the ending they had first hoped for — to see the truck go a town that could really use one on the cheap. It just took a surprise, an understanding…
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brett Strout advises motorists to use caution, as the time of year for black ice has gotten under way. Ice on the Woolwich side of Sagadahoc Bridge caused…
A Texas man who allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile on Westport Island has pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual contact.
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Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset Police Sgt. Kathy Williams will miss her boys.
That’s what she calls the men she’s worked with for years at Wiscasset Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, where…
A Harpswell man faces multiple charges after authorities investigated a report of a gun being fired in the air in Damariscotta, then a motor vehicle crash in Nobleboro.
On Thursday Dec. 3,…
A Damariscotta man who allegedly assaulted an underaged girl has been sentenced to jail.
Randall Main, 43, of Damariscotta pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in November at the Lincoln…
Beginning Jan. 4 through June 4, Wiscasset Ambulance Service will be hosting a basic EMT course in the Wiscasset municipal building. Registration is under way now and the class size is limited to…
Delinquent parking ticket holders: The law may be coming for you.
At least if the town of Damariscotta approves hiring…
Westport Island’s selectmen and two other town officials are asking a Lincoln County Superior Court justice to pull them as defendants in a lawsuit over a road dispute. The suit challenges the…
No one was hurt in a rollover accident Sunday on Wiscasset’s Foye Road, police and fire officials said. A local man was later summonsed on a driving to endanger charge, according to a Wiscasset…
A man who allegedly had guns, heroin and stolen African coins in his possession has been arrested.
Kevin King, 53, of Waldoboro, was charged with a trio of felonies by the Waldoboro Police…
A Waldoboro man has been arrested on two sex charges. On Friday, Nov. 20, Lincoln County sheriff’s detectives arrested Adam McDonough, 48, in connection with charges of sexual abuse and unlawful…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Wiscasset man has been charged with felony theft after he allegedly stole a homeowner's key and robbed a safe.
James Ezzell, 34, of Wiscasset was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s…
A 22-year-old woman who was shot in the head Monday, Nov. 16 in Bath has died, authorities said Thursday, Nov. 19.
Chelsea Jones, 22, of Thomaston died Thursday after having spent Monday,…
Boothbay Harbor Police arrested a Boothbay Harbor couple on drug charges on Nov. 13, as a result of a search of an Atlantic Avenue apartment.
Warner Hinckley, 43, was charged with…
According to a release from the Bath Police Department, one person was sent to the hospital after a handgun was allegedly discharged in the Shaw's supermarket parking lot in Bath.
Lt. Robert…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A Wiscasset man died after the car he was driving Thursday night in Whitefield struck a tree. Cory A. Barter, 38, was not wearing a seat…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
A Boothbay Harbor woman was arrested recently and charged with felony trafficking following a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 9 arrested William Curran, 42, at his home in Whitefield, on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Since the victim was under the age of 12 at the…
A Boothbay Harbor man has been arrested and charged with felony trafficking after he allegedly brought drugs into Two Bridges Regional Jail…
“When do the State Police provide services for the county?” Commissioner Hamilton Meserve asked at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3…
When the paramedic-drama series “Emergency” aired in the 1970s, Alna’s Kathy Zuppa had an easy time remembering the emergency wagon’s call number, KMG-365. She was Kathy Gilbert of New Harbor then…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
A Dresden man has been charged with a trio of crimes after he allegedly broke a restraining order twice.
Nathan Peaslee, 25, of Dresden was arrested twice in two days for allegedly violating…
Boothbay Harbor police arrested two women on drug charges, one at a private residence and the second in a parked automobile.
On Monday, Oct. 26, Officer Devin Polizzotti arrested Heather…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
A 44-year-old Jefferson man was arrested and charged with domestic assault and aggravated assault after he allegedly punched a 14-year-old…
A Windsor man is in jail after he allegedly violated his probation and contacted a Whitefield woman who has a court order against him.…
The driver of a northbound car on Route 27 received a concussion Friday afternoon when a Maine Department of Transportation truck struck the car from behind, a Lincoln County sheriff’s official…
Local woman spearheaded two-year fundraising campaign to make it happen
Maine has just received a new powerful tool to combat child pornography and trafficking — a new mobile forensic laboratory for the state’s Computer Crimes Unit, thanks in large part to former…
A Rockland man who asked his friend's girlfriend to wash his truck in the nude has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual touching after a groping incident at a local campground this…
