Police, Fire and Courts

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 10/27/2020 - 1:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 304 calls for service for the period of Oct. 20 to Oct. 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,901calls for service. Summonses Sara M. Parlin, 24, of Newcastle was summonsed Oct. 22 for Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, on State Route 32, in Bristol, by Deputy Eze VanBuckley. Tammy L. Richards, 56, of Waldoboro was summonsed Oct. 23 for Operating after Suspension, on Route 1, in...

• Boothbay Harbor police make four arrests

  Tue, 10/27/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 16 and Oct. 25. On Sept. 18, officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Meghan Oakes, 22, of Boothbay on Oak Street at 11:56 p.m. for operating under the influence. On Sept. 27, Chryplewicz arrested Asa Lucier, 28, of Boothbay Harbor at 7:58 a.m. on Townsend Avenue for a warrant probation revocation. On Oct. 12, Officer Doug Snyder arrested Corey Frizzell, 41, of Boothbay on Bradley Road at 11:29 p.m. for failure to appear warrant. On...

• Sheriff aims to replace department’s long barreled rifles with shorter ones

  Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Two new police cruisers have left Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett with a dilemma. Neither of the new Ford and Dodge models has enough space to mount the cases which hold rifles with 16-inch barrels. Brackett sought Lt. Brendan Kane’s advice. Kane proposed trading the rifles with 16-inch long barrels for 11-inch models. Brackett told county commissioners Oct. 20, he planned on replacing the department’s rifle stock in a “piecemeal” fashion. But the problem caused by the inability to mount...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Summonses at underage party in Boothbay

  Tue, 10/20/2020 - 10:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 360 calls for service for the period of Oct. 12 to Oct. 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,597 calls for service. Summonses Cole Friant, 34, of Nobleboro was summonsed Oct. 14 for Operating a Moped or Scooter without a license, on State Rd 129, in South Bristol, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. On Oct. 17, Deputies were dispatched to a report of an underage drinking party on Ocean Point Road, in...

• Firefighter training held in Bath

  Mon, 10/19/2020 - 10:15am

  

  Area firefighters took part in Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 training at the Bath training facility Sunday, Oct. 18. Participating were Steve Alexander, Tom Brown, Chantelle Arsenault, Jesse Peters, Madison Gaudette, Gareth Hodgdon, Adam Lowery and Taylor Lowery. Instructors were Alex Arsenault, Joe Hall, Ryan Murphy and David Steinmetz.
• Boothbay Harbor Police Department

  California man dies after falling from sailboat mast

  Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:00pm

  

  On Wednesday, Oct. 14, at approximately 3:56 p.m., Sgt. Higgins was dispatched to assist with a medical call at 125 Atlantic Avenue on the marina. Upon arrival he observed a male individual with injuries being attended to by his fiancé on the deck of a sailing vessel. Sgt. Higgins began life-saving efforts and was soon assisted by Marine Patrol Officer James Mayotte and the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service. An investigation has confirmed that the cause of death was a fall from height, and the...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Eight accidents

  Wed, 10/14/2020 - 7:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 361 calls for service for the period of Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,237 calls for service. Summonses Henry Leathers, 51, of Farmingdale was summonsed Oct. 7 for Theft by Deception, on the Vigue Road in Whitefield by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. Craig Elliott, 76, of Bristol was summonsed Oct. 9 for Criminal Mischief, on the Bristol Road in Bristol by Deputy Eze VanBuckley...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 4 OUI arrests

  Tue, 10/13/2020 - 3:15pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests from Aug. 16 to Sept. 16. On Aug 16, Officer Brent Barter arrested Heather Munroe, 53, of Rye, New Hampshire for operating under the influence. On Aug. 18, Barter arrested Brandi Foreman, 49. of North Hampton, Massachusetts for operating under the influence. On Aug. 22, Sgt. Pat Higgins arrested Barbara Cary, 62, of Boothbay Harbor for operating under the influence. On Sept. 1, Officer Doug Snyder arrested Daniel Boyle, 26, of Boothbay Harbor...

• Local landscaper injured in Southport accident, transported by Lifeflight of Maine

  Fri, 10/09/2020 - 1:45pm

  

  A local landscaper hurt while trimming brush was transported by Lifeflight of Maine Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6 to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Southport First Responders attended to a male injured at a Hendricks Hill Road home. According to Fire Chief Gerry Gamage, the victim was a Hands of Thyme employee. The injury occurred when a piece of equipment came apart. “The saw blade separated from the shaft and crawled up his leg acting like a projectile slicing his calf and shin area,” Gamage...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Wed, 10/07/2020 - 8:30am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 319 calls for service for the period of Sept. 29 to Oct. 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,876 calls for service. Summonses Dustin E. Glidden, 46, of Cushing was summonsed Oct. 3 for Motor Vehicle Speeding 30+ MPH over the speed limit, on US Route 1, Damariscotta, by Deputy Jerold Winslow Timothy A. Benner, 52, of Waldoboro was summonsed Oct. 3 for Leaving the scene of an accident, on Waldoboro...

• Updated: Minor injuries in afternoon crash

  Mon, 10/05/2020 - 2:45pm

  

  At about 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 an accident was reported on Kenney Field Drive in Boothbay Harbor. Beverly Royal, 76, of Boothbay Harbor was driving her 2011 Chevy Malibu southbound when she rear-ended a Hancock Lumber 2005 International truck, which was parked on the side of the road. Hancock Lumber driver Brian Etheridge, 59, was outside of the truck tightening the straps on his load at the time of the collision.The truck’s four-way flashers were on. According to Police Chief Bob Hasch,...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:45pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 15-30: Summonses Sept. 15, Chief Larry Hesseltine summonsed Douglas Davis, 31, of Westport Island for Operating After Suspension with One Prior. Sept. 15, Officer Jonathan Barnes summonsed Devin Alexander, 31, of Wiscasset for False Attachment of Plates. Sept. 15, Hesseltine summonsed Richard Cash, 54, of Poland for Failure to Register a Motor Vehicle. Sept. 16, Officer Cory Hubert summonsed Christopher Perkins, 37, of Dresden for...

• Wiscasset man charged in overnight incidents with flagger and police

  Thu, 10/01/2020 - 8:15am

  

  A Wiscasset man was arrested on multiple charges early Thursday, Oct. 1 and taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail after allegedly coming “extremely close to running over a flagger” working in the construction on Route 1, a Wiscasset Police Department Facebook post stated. The post said Cainin Griffin, 23, was charged with driving to endanger for that alleged incident and, for subsequent ones, was charged with eluding an officer, driving to endanger, criminal speed, violation of conditions of...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 09/29/2020 - 11:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 382 calls for service for the period of Sept. 22 to Sept. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,557 calls for service. Summonses Evelyn G. Underwood, 24, of Bath was issued a summons Sept. 27 for Operating while License Suspended/Revoked – 3 priors, on Route 1, Newcastle, by Deputy Andrew Miner. Tasha Newton, 27, of Dresden was issued summonses Sept. 28 for Operating while Suspended or Revoked;...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Deer involved in three accidents

  Tue, 09/22/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 328 calls for service for the period of Sept. 15 to Sept. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,175 calls for service. Summonses Raymond W. Lilly, 36, of Dresden was issued a summonses Sept. 17 for Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer and Violating Condition of Release, at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset, by Detective Ronald Rollins. Arrests Michael Fairservice, 67, of Whitefield...

• ‘Just one of a kind’: Wiscasset honors Ginsburg

  Mon, 09/21/2020 - 9:30am

  

  About 60 people gathered Sunday night for a vigil on Wiscasset Common in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. Organizer Deborah Morgan said similar vigils were planned around Maine. Most attendees brought their own candles. Candles were also available. Terry Heller on keyboard and Leo Egan on guitar provided patriotic music, including “America the Beautiful,” “Amazing Grace,” “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” Heller said, “I wanted...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 4 OUI arrests

  Fri, 09/18/2020 - 7:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests between Aug. 16 and Sept. 16. On Aug. 16, Officer Brian Barter arrested Heather Munroe, 53, of Rye, New Hampshire for operating under the influence. Barter made a second arrest later that day. He arrested Brandi Foreman, 49, of North Hampton, Massachusetts for operating under the influence. On Aug. 22, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Barbara Cary, 62, of Boothbay Harbor for operating under the influence. On Sept. 1, Officer Doug Snyder arrested...

• Commissioners approve 2 new SUVs

  Wed, 09/16/2020 - 8:30am

  

  Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett received approval for two budgeted new 2020 Dodge Durango SUVs during the Sept. 15 county commissioners’ meeting. Newcastle Chrysler was the low bidder in June for both cruisers, at $28,589 each. The sheriff’s department is also looking for another vehicle. Brackett was involved in a two-vehicle Aug. 28 accident in Newcastle near Mike’s Place. Brackett said he was “rear-ended” while stopped on U.S. Route 1. The county vehicle was totaled. Comissioners...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Wed, 09/16/2020 - 7:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1-14: Summonses Sept. 4, Chief Larry Hesseltine summonsed Brian Chadwick, 27, of Waldoboro for Operating After Suspension. Sept. 4, Chief Hesseltine summonsed Kasey Cromwell, 27, of Wiscasset for Operating After Suspension. Sept. 4, Chief Hesseltine summonsed Benjamin Dauphin, 33, of Wiscasset for Operating After Suspension and Failure to Register Motor Vehicle. Sept. 7, Chief Hesseltine summonsed Sean Pinkham, 32, of Wiscasset for...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five accidents

  Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 348 calls for service for the period of Sept. 8 to Sept. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,847 calls for service. Summonses John W. Oliver, 56, of Nobleboro was issued a summons Sept. 8 for Assault, on East Neck Road, Nobleboro, by Deputy Caleb Poirier. Jesse A. James, 30, of Wiscasset was issued a summons Sept. 13 for Operating while License is Suspended or Revoked – OUI, on Route 1, Edgecomb...

• 9/11: Reminders to remember

  Fri, 09/11/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Area fire departments, businesses and homeowners reminded passers-by Sept. 11 should be a day to be remembered by putting out displays, lowering flags to half mast and posting signs. Patriot Day honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 victims who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year, Americans dedicate this day to remembering those who died and to the first responders who risked their own lives to save others.

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Tue, 09/08/2020 - 2:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 233 calls for service for the period of Sept. 1 to Sept. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,499 calls for service. Summonses Michael T. Zekovitch, 41, of Bowdoinham was issued a summons Sept. 2 for Operating after Suspension, on Center Street, Nobleboro, by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. Alison R. Donovan, 18, of Rockland was issued a summons Sept. 3 for Motor Vehicle Speeding: 30+ MPH over speed limit, on...

• Deputy sheriff heading back to classroom to teach high school

  Wed, 09/02/2020 - 8:15am

  

  A Lincoln Academy school resource officer is literally heading back to school this month. Deputy Sheriff Sean Pfaler won’t be returning to the Newcastle private school as he has taken a job to teach at Wiscasset Middle High School. Sheriff Todd Brackett announced Pfaler’s departure during the Sept. 1 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting. “He has a degree in post-secondary education and has decided to teach school. He is an outstanding young man and we will miss him,” Brackett said. The sheriff...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 09/01/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 301 calls for service for the period of Aug. 25 to Sept. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,266 calls for service. Summonses Nicholas Griffin, 19, of South Bristol was issued summonses Aug. 26 for Attaching False Plates and Failing to Extinguish Fire, on Medomak Road, Bremen, by Deputy David Bellows. Daniel Krupski, 28, of Dresden was issued a summons Aug. 30 for Attaching False Plates, on...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 09/01/2020 - 10:45am

  

  Wiscasset police reported the following for Aug. 14-31: Summonses On Aug. 14 , Sgt. Hatch summonsed Kenneth Kennedy-Patterson, 74, of Wiscasset for Disorderly Conduct. On Aug. 14 , Chief Hesseltine summonsed Joshua Golden, 21, of Waldoboro for Operating without a License. On Aug. 14, Officer Barnes summonsed a juvenile for Criminal Mischief. On Aug. 21, Officer Barnes summonsed Kimberly Ha, 20, of Portland for Minor Consuming Liquor. On Aug. 21, Officer Barnes summonsed a juvenile for Minor...

• NH man sustains minor injury in West Harbor accident

  Fri, 08/28/2020 - 5:45pm

  

  A New Hampshire man complained of minor pain following a one-vehicle accident Friday morning, Aug. 28 near the West Boothbay Harbor Post Office. Peter Edwards, 74, of North Conway, New Hampshire hit a wall while backing up his Jeep around 9:30 a.m. Boothbay Harbor police officer Larry Brown reported Edwards was not transported to the hospital and his vehicle sustained only minor damage.

• Deputies investigating fatal Alna motorcycle crash

  Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:45am

  

  A Jefferson man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Alna Aug. 25. At 5:31 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the crash on Route 218/Alna Road. Deputies found the crash scene at the intersection of Cross and Alna roads. The section where the crash occurred is closed while under construction, with large traffic control barricades at intersections. The initial investigation indicates Michael Bowden, 62, was traveling north on Route 218 operating a 2020 Indian...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 08/25/2020 - 2:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 234 calls for service for the period of Aug. 18 to Aug. 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,965 calls for service. Summonses A 17-year-old male juvenile from South Bristol was issued a summons Aug. 21 for Possession of Marijuana, in Damariscotta, by Deputy David Bellows. Gardner J. Skiff, 19, of Newcastle was issued a summons Aug. 22 for Furnishing Place for Minors to Consume/Possess Liquor, on...

• UPDATE: Jefferson woman found safe, Silver Alert cancelled

  Fri, 08/21/2020 - 6:30am

  

  UPDATE: At 7:03 a.m. Friday, State Police announced “Joyce Benner has been located safely in Waterville by Waterville Police.” Original post: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for Joyce Benner, 97, of Jefferson, last seen on 6 Tackle Trail in Jefferson. She is described as 5 feet tall, 115 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. She may be driving a distinctive light green 2012 Mazda MZ2 vehicle with license plate 6576MV. Benner reportedly has memory issues and relatives...

• Boothbay Harbor police blotter

  Tue, 08/18/2020 - 12:30pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests between July 22 and Aug. 15. On July 23, Officer John Brown arrested DeAnthony Echols, 19, of Woolwich for operating under the influence. On Aug. 12, Officer Braley arrested Echols for violating conditions of release. The department responded to the following emergency calls: 911 check, 44; animal compliant, seven; alarm, hold-up, one; alarm, burglar, nine; assault, two; assist citizen, 21; assist other agency, two; attempt to locate, one;...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested twice in a week

  Tue, 08/18/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 275 calls for service for the period of Aug. 11 and Aug. 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,731 calls for service. Summonses Shane Brooks, 29, of Bowdoinham was issued summonses Aug. 11 for Violating Condition of Release and Trafficking in Prison Contraband, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. Daniel Welch, 40, of Boothbay was issued a summons Aug. 14 for...

• Run2Respond Relay rolls through Wiscasset, Woolwich

  Mon, 08/17/2020 - 7:15am

  

  Every race Danny Evarts wanted to enter this year was canceled due to the pandemic, until Sunday, when the Woolwich firefighter got to bike seven miles from Wiscasset’s fire station to Woolwich’s and then run three miles to Bath’s, in Run2Respond. The interstate relay event benefits responders’ well-being and mental health via the non-profit Firefighter Five Foundation, according to Run2Respond.com Minutes before leaving the Wiscasset station, Evarts said he was out of shape but it was fun just...

• Jefferson head-on crash kills 2 Thomaston residents, injures Damariscotta man, woman

  Sat, 08/15/2020 - 1:45pm

  

  On Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:25 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a fatal h ead-on motor vehicle collison on Route 1 7 in Jefferson . Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the scene, approximately three miles west of the Route 32 intersection. The preliminary investigation showe d that a 2004 Subaru Legacy four- door vehicle was traveling eastbound on Route 1 7 while driven by Robert E. Crowe, 55, of Thomaston . Jacob B. Stevenson, 25, of...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:45pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 237 calls for service for the period of Aug. 4 to Aug. 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,456 calls for service. Summonses Lena G. Milligan, 55, of Lisbon was issued a summons Aug. 5 for Motor Vehicle Speeding: 30+ MPH Over Speed Limit, on Route 1 Edgecomb, by Deputy Michael Godin. William C. Churchill, Jr., 55, of Somerville was issued a summons Aug. 8 for Assault, on Patricktown Road,...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 08/10/2020 - 7:45am

  ​​​​​Wiscasset Police Department reports the following activity for July 15-31: July 15, S gt. Hatch summonsed Bevin Dubrowski , 38, of Houston, Texas for speeding. July 16, Officer Hubert summonsed Cheri Bryant, 57, of Bath for speeding. Sgt. Hatch summonsed Faith Lewis, 27 of Edgecomb for speeding. July 17, Officer Hubert summonsed Timothy Cunningham, 53, of Dresden for speeding. July 18 th, Officer Barnes summonsed Nathan McDonald, 23, of Wiscasset for Operating without Registration. Officer...

• Sheriff’s department begins search for new K-9 team

  Wed, 08/05/2020 - 10:30am

  

  On Aug. 1, Duke, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department’s German shepherd patrol dog retired after seven years of service, and now the hunt is on for a new K-9 team. Duke, 8, is struggling with spinal and bone structure problems which led to the department’s decision to replace Duke and Lt. Kevin Dennison as the K-9 team. During the Aug. 4 county commissioners’ meeting, Sheriff Todd Brackett outlined the process for selecting a new crime fighting duo. Brackett reported the department is searching...

• Lincoln County honors two deputies who died in service

  Wed, 08/05/2020 - 9:45am

  

  On July 30, 1984, Det. Sgt. Don Davey was responding to an emergency call in Nobleboro. Davey was rounding a curve and collided with a tractor trailer. Both men died in the accident. On Aug. 4, Lincoln County honored Davey and another deputy, Reuben Blackman, as the department’s only officers who died in the line of duty. Blackman died on May 5, 1933 responding to a Somerville domestic dispute. A monument listing both men’s names was a concept for over five years before county officials made it...

• ‘Ultimate sacrifice’: 9/11 firefighter turned Wiscasset resident Rich Kubler remembered

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Alna Volunteer Fire Department President and longtime First Congregational Church of Wiscasset member Beth Whitney hoped she would not cry while singing the hymn “The Eternal Father” solo in Rich Kubler’s memorial service Saturday. She did not, but she said she and others did at the service’s close, when a dispatcher announced Kubler had answered his last alarm. According to Hackensack (New Jersey) Fire Department, Kubler, 53, of Wiscasset, died July 25 from cancer linked to his recovery work...

• Maine Judicial Branch releases revised COVID-19 phased management plan, issues trial court remote proceedings and public access order

  Fri, 07/31/2020 - 11:15am

  Portland, Maine. The Maine Judicial Branch released its Revised COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (“Plan”). Face coverings: The revisions include updated guidance from the CDC and requires that any person entering a courthouse must wear a cloth face covering that covers the nose and mouth. Face shields are no longer permitted as a substitute. Jury trials: Due to the anticipated inability of the Judicial Branch to effectively conduct jury trials in September while satisfying current CDC health and...

• State requests any shark sightings to be reported to Marine Patrol; include photos, coordinates

  Wed, 07/29/2020 - 3:45pm

  The Maine Marine Patrol is continuing to conduct targeted patrols in southern Maine after a fatal shark attack near Bailey Island July 27 . The patrols are being conducted to help confirm the presence, location and species of sharks, according to a news release from the Marine Patrol. The agency is encouraging anyone who sees a shark to report it to a local Marine Patrol officer. This information will be used by Marine Patrol, working with Massachusetts Department of Marine...
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  UPDATE: NYC woman identified in fatal Casco Bay great white shark attack

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 2:15pm

  

  7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed the identity of the woman killed yesterday by a shark attack near Bailey Island. "Today I have the sad duty of confirming that Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City died yesterday as a result of a shark attack while swimming near Bailey Island," said DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher, in a news release...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 10 accidents

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 11:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 311 calls for service for the period of July 21 to July 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,877 calls for service. Summonses John A. Lucas, 20, of Edgecomb was issued a summons July 22 for Minor Consuming Liquor, on Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. A 17-year-old female from Warren was issued a summons July 26 for Minor Transporting Liquor, on Brown Road, Nobleboro, by Sgt...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 3 OUI arrests

  Fri, 07/24/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between June 29 and July 20. On July 2, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Mark DiPhillippo, 53, of Biddeford for operating under the influence. On July 8, Sgt. Higgins arrested Mathew Tilton, 29, of Boothbay Harbor for operating under the influence. On July 10, Officer Larry Brown arrested Markus Russell, 19, of Boothbay Harbor for domestic violence stalking. On July 11, Officer John Braley arrested Eric Brown, 57, of Lunenburg, Massachusetts for...

• Duke retires after 7 years in sheriff’s department

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 3:30pm

  

  For seven years, Duke, a patrol and drug search dog, has taken a bite out of crime in Lincoln County. But those days are numbered. The 8-year-old German Shepherd is struggling with spinal and bone structure problems and will retire Aug. 1. Sheriff Todd Brackett honored Duke and his handler Lt. Kevin Dennison for the second time for exceptional duty during the July 21 county commissioners meeting. “As a team they have an outstanding reputation and success rate. They have seven years of devoted...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 265 calls for service for the period of July 13 to July 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,566 calls for service. Summonses A 17-year-old male juvenile from South Bristol was issued a summons July 16 for Criminal Mischief by Detective Ryan Chubbuck. James W. Oliver, 53, of Nobleboro was issued a summons July 16 for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Act – 3rd Offense, at the...

• Squeegee, club allegedly part of Wiscasset road rage incident July 8

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 10:30am

  On July 8, Wiscasset Police Department responded to a physical altercation between two men at the Clipper Mart in Wiscasset. T he men were identified as James Puterbaugh , 39, of Wiscasset and Sean Williams, 42, of Waldoboro. T he investigation Officer Jonathan Barnes conducted found the incident stemmed from a road rage incident where the two men were allegedly tailgating and passing each other prior to entering Wiscasset on Route 1 in Edgecomb . Both men pulled into the Clipper Mart, where...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Wed, 07/15/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following activity for July 1-14: Summonses On July 3 , Sgt. Perry Hatch summonsed Craig Amnott, 54, of New Windsor, New York for speeding. On July 3 , Hatch summonsed Amy James, 49, of Somerset, New Jersey, for speeding. On July 3 , Chief Larry Hesseltine summonsed Lancelot McMurrin, 37, of Lisbon for speeding. On July 3, Hesseltine summonsed Jennifer Watson, 38 of Chelsea, for speeding. On July 3 , Hesseltine summonsed Phyllis McDonald, 62, of Woolwich...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine arrests

  Mon, 07/13/2020 - 4:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of July 7 to July 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,301 calls for service. Summonses Anthony Thornton, 36, of Jefferson was issued a summons July 10 for Hindering Apprehension, on Hinks Road, Jefferson, by Detective Scott Hayden Andrew J. Nencheck, 35, of Boothbay was issued summonses July 13 for Operating under the Influence (Drugs) - 1 prior and Violating...
• Deputy to take part in national crime data analyst conference

  Wed, 07/08/2020 - 8:15am

  

  Recent national data has shown a strong correlation between greater law enforcement presence and reduction in traffic accidents and crime, Chief Deputy Rand Maker of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said. Since March, Deputy Mark Bridgham has analyzed local data, and his work has resulted in his being invited to a national conference. On July 7, Maker sought county commissioners’ approval to send Bridgham to the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Safety Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven accidents

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 697 calls for service for the period of June 23 to July 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,018 calls for service. Summonses Vincent P. Maltese, 55, of Jefferson was issued a summons July 1 for Failure to Comply Sex Offender Reg. Act. 1st offense, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Detective Terry Michaud. Robert H. Blanchard, 50, of Bristol was issued summonses July 1 for Operating under the Influence;...

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