A Wiscasset man died and a Boothbay teen was in critical condition at a Portland hospital…
Police, Fire and Courts
Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Close Case Report for January 1-February 4:
John Bedirian…
Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for January 1-February 5:
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A Waldoboro man who allegedly shot his black Labrador retriever more than 80…

A Wiscasset man who plead guilty to assault in 2013 has been arrested twice in the last month.
On January 29, Clifton Hannah Jr., 48,…
A Wiscasset man faces several charges after an alleged domestic dispute and police standoff at a Hodge Street, Wiscasset home, according to a press release early February 7.
“Thankfully…

A Woolwich man faces 15 counts of possessing child pornography following his arrest Monday by the State Police Computer Crimes Unit.
William Diemer, 31, of Meadow Road was arrested Monday…
Fire consumed a double-wide mobile home on Alna’s Cross Road early January 28, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said.
“When we arrived, you could basically see through the place. There was nothing…

A former Wiscasset man has been charged in connection with the gunshot wound police said his girlfriend received at her home in Gardiner on December 7, 2013.
A Kennebec County grand jury…
A reported mobile home fire in Alna January 17 turned out to be the kind of fire call Assistant Alna Fire Chief Roger Whitney said he is happy to get: the kind that turn out to be no…
A head-on, two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Wiscasset near Naked Leather sent both drivers to area hospitals January 14.
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said in a press release that,…
A wind blowing from the south helped prevent an overnight shed fire at a Wiscasset farm from spreading to a nearby barn, Assistant Wiscasset Fire Chief John…
UPDATE: As of January 14, Daniel Reed is reported to be in “fair” condition at Central Maine…
Recent summonses
On December 31, Timothy J. Peaslee, 20, of Whitefield was issued a…
Recent Summonses
On December 21, Cody J. Schooley, 19, of Edgecomb was issued a…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On December 11, Deputy Todd Chilton was dispatched to a theft complaint…
A Wiscasset man and his girlfriend have given differing accounts of how she wound up with a gunshot wound December 7, according to a police affidavit.
Sean Kingston…
Jeremy Geroux, 35, of Newcastle was charged with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, eluding an officer, driving to endanger and operating after suspension.
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Ronald Fuller was indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury with 59 charges, ranging from burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and aggravated criminal mischief.
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A 20-year-old Wiscasset man was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault and other charges by the Wiscasset Police Department on Sunday, Dec. 15.…

BELFAST — The door to New Hope for Women in downtown Belfast, near Opera House Video, is inconspicuous and easy to miss; its mission, however — to help victims of dating and domestic violence — is…

UPDATE: A Waterville District Court judge upped Sean Kingston's bail December 11, from $1,000 to $2,500, according to staff at Kennebec County…

Gardiner police have arrested a Wiscasset man on a firearms charge after…
The Wiscasset man Gardiner police want to question about a December 7 shooting in their town have a meeting scheduled with the man, Gardiner Police Chief James Toman said December 9…
Gardiner police were seeking to question a man from the Wiscasset area after his girlfriend received a gunshot wound in Gardiner on December 7, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen…
The Damariscotta Police Department is getting a new face.
Ryan Chubbuck has been picked as the new officer for the department and was…
Although there were no concrete answers, Chief Deputy Ken Mason of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office offered one reason the jail count had grown so high.
…Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Alison Cook, 18, of Boothbay was issued three summonses November 29 for…
Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for October 18-November 19:
Leigh Abbott, 68, Jefferson, eight…
Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in it Closed Case Report for Oct. 18-Nov. 18:
Tess B. Ashcroft, 23, Guilford, Conn., Operating Vehicle without…
As regular as ornaments, cold weather and ugly sweaters, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received an annual grant in time for the holidays.
…Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for October 18-November 19:
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WALDOBORO — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has charged Eric J. Buckley of Waldoboro with arson, for allegedly intentionally setting a fire inside a mobile home at 50 Union Road (Route 235) Nov.…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Deputy Matthew Day was dispatched November 12 to a report of criminal…

THOMASTON — The new Walmart in Thomaston was evacuated Friday afternoon following a phone call that ended with the caller saying there was a bomb in the store.
Thomaston Police Chief Kevin…

The Boothbay Harbor man believed responsible for a Midcoast Maine burglary spree…
A 27-year-old Jefferson man died in a late night accident near a bridge on Alna's Dock Road on November 8.
A press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office states that…
The man convicted of assaulting a former state trooper was sentenced October 30 in West Bath to a quarter of a year in jail.
William…
Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for September 12-October 18:
Lawrence Bredeau, 56, Nobleboro, Theft by…
Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Close Case Report for September 12-October 18:
Rebecca A. Ahlschlager, 21, Sayville, N.Y., Terrorizing…

WALDOBORO — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said in a news release that two men and a teenager have been charged in Waldoboro following a three-month investigation into the illegal distribution…
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On October 9, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of Criminal…
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy A. Cline reported that on October 10, Wiscasset police, along with Wiscasset Ambulance personnel, responded to Sheepscot Bay Apartments…
Occupants of a home at 122 Foye Road in Wiscasset all managed to get out safely during an upstairs bedroom fire on October 13, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.
…Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On October 5, Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a…
On September 28, Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a report of a burglary in the Edgecomb area. The…
Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its closed case report from August 6 through September. 12:
Leo W. Barter Jr., 41, Boothbay, violating condition of release, Two Bridges…