Police, Fire and Courts

• Press release

  Sheriff focuses on addiction programs at Democrats meeting

  Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Todd Brackett, who has served as Lincoln County sheriff for more than 17 years, gave a riveting talk at the meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) on Nov. 21 at the Newcastle Fire Station’s community room. Sheriff Brackett focused on illicit drug use and the progress the county has made in addressing people’s drug problems in the area. He noted a steady change in the severity of drugs used and an evolution from drugs like marijuana to heroin and fentanyl addiction and a...
• Lincoln County Courts

  November closed cases

  Mon, 12/09/2019 - 8:45am

  The following are closed cases in the Lincoln County Courts for November. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Heather Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor, probation violated on a 2015 charge of Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs; sentenced to jail for six months, probation continued afterward. In a separate matter, guilty of Violating Conditions of Release, sentenced to jail for seven days. Adam...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Thu, 12/05/2019 - 1:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 220 calls for service between Nov. 26 and Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 15906 calls for service. Summons A 15-year-old female juvenile from Tenants Harbor was issued a summons Nov. 25 for Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs, on Academy Hill, Newcastle, by Deputy Sean Pfahler. Arrests Melissa R. Gray, 46, of Bremen was arrested Nov. 27 for Violation of a Protective Order, on Gray Road...
• Boothbay Harbor Police Department

  Officer John Braley completes training

  Wed, 12/04/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Upon this week’s announcement that John Braley of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department recently graduated from the Criminal Justice Academy on Nov. 27, BHPD Chief Bob Hasch said the following in an email to the newspaper: “Congratulations to Officer John Braley on his recent graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. This 18-week program is considered one of the best in the country. Officers live at the academy and...

• Barters Island home a total loss due to accidental electrical fire

  Mon, 12/02/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  A Barters Island home is a total loss following a pre-Thanksgiving electrical fire. Boothbay Fire Department responded to an emergency call at 7 a.m. Nov. 27 at 167 West Side Road after homeowner Gayle Pinkham called 911. Pinkham reported smoke and fire coming from the living room. The fire spread upstairs and was extinguished by Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Edgecomb firefighters about four hours later. Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford reported the house had extensive smoke, fire...

• UPDATED: Barters Island home likely ‘total loss’ in fire

  Wed, 11/27/2019 - 9:30am

  

  UPDATE: A Barters Island home is likely a total loss following a Wednesday morning, Nov. 27 fire. Boothbay Fire Department responded to a 7 a.m. structure fire at Kelo and Gayle Pinkham’s house at 167 West Side Road. Gayle Pinkham called 911 reporting smoke and fire had engulfed the home’s front room, according Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford. Boothbay received help from Southport, Boothbay Harbor and Edgecomb. The fire was extinguished around 10:45 a.m. Spofford reported the house received...

• Boothbay Harbor police make 3 arrests this month

  Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Nov. 9 and 24. Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Carol Cushing, 52, of Boothbay on Nov. 9 for failure to appear. Officer Larry Brown and Chief Bob Hasch arrested Stuart “Cody” Wyman, 28, of Wiscasset on Nov. 14 for a domestic violence and terrorizing charge. Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Victoria Brown, 49, of Southport on Nov. 14 for operating under the influence. Police also responded to the following calls: 9-1-1, two; animal, two;...
• Lincoln County commissioners

  Corrected: MDOT to review Somerville petition

  Thu, 11/21/2019 - 8:15am

  

  The citizens’ petition that came to Lincoln County commissioners two weeks ago with concerns about a gravel road in Somerville has been referred to Maine Department of Transportation to see if the road is passable, County Administrator Carrie Kipfer said at commissioners’ Nov. 20 meeting. Since the petition was presented, some things have changed in Somerville, including the hire of a new road commissioner, she said. And she expressed hope the issue can be resolved between the petitioners and...

• TBRJ nods audit, reconsiders solar

  Wed, 11/20/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Two Bridges Regional Jail’s economic model is shifting, Col. James Bailey said. For the last few years, the jail has financed itself with contracts with other counties. But as other counties seek better deals or build their own jails, the way the jail finances itself has to change, Bailey said. Part of that change is hoped to be the Medication Assisted Treatment program, which now has eight inmates enrolled, and a program for female inmates starts this month. But one of the largest of the...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 11/19/2019 - 11:15am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 343 calls for service Nov. 5 through Nov. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 15,525 calls for service. Summons Alexander V. Hibbard, 18, of Dresden was issued a summons Nov. 16 for Operating Vehicle without License, on McKay Road, Edgecomb, by Deputy First Class Brian Collamore. Arrests Jason Ladd, 35, of Wiscasset was arrested Nov. 9 on two Franklin County warrants for Unpaid Fines, on Bath Road...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Grand jury indictments

  Fri, 11/15/2019 - 8:45am

  A Lincoln County grand jury rose with indictments, or lists of charges, Nov. 13. Julian Gonzalez, 32, of El Paso, Texas, was charged with one Class A count of Gross Sexual Assault, and one Class C count of Gross Sexual Assault, for an incident in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 16. Martin Clark-Castillo, 31, of Bath was charged with one Class C count of Violations of Conditions of Release for an incident in Dresden, by allegedly contacting a victim of a crime and witness to a crime while on bail on...

• UPDATE: One passenger dies two days after Route 1, Wiscasset head-on that injured four

  Thu, 11/14/2019 - 5:15pm

  

  UPDATE: Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine said Maren Houghton, 94, of Scottsdale, Arizona died Thursday, Nov. 14 of her injuries as a passenger in the Nov. 12 accident. George Elderkin, 71, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was charged the day of the crash “with Operating Left of Center ... The accident is under investigation at this point and we are working with the Lincoln County District Attorney's Office ...,” Hesseltine wrote in an email to Wiscasset Newspaper late Thursday afternoon...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Nine accidents

  Tue, 11/12/2019 - 11:45am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following Summonses William R. Brewer, 29, of Newcastle was issued summonses Nov. 6 for Failing to Make Oral or Written Accident Report and Leaving the Scene of a PD Accident, on Hinks Road, Jefferson by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Nathaniel J. Betts, 21, of Wiscasset was issued summonses Nov. 7 for Failing to Notify of Motor Vehicle Accident and Operating after Suspension, on Bradford Road, Wiscasset, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Samuel B. Farrin, 31, of...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Commissioners hear complaint about Somerville roads

  Tue, 11/12/2019 - 9:30am

  

  Lincoln County Commissioners on Nov. 6 heard from a group of Somerville residents who alleged the town mismanaged a large, voter-approved road bond and created more problems with the town’s roads. The group, led by Claudia Fujinaga, who lives on one of the roads, petitioned the town to fix the roads, and resident John Bergen, offered the town a $30,000 bond at one percent interest to buy local gravel from a Somerville pit to repair the road. According to the residents’ petition, the town turned...
• Lincoln County Courts

  October closed cases

  Tue, 11/12/2019 - 7:45am

  The following are closed cases for October. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Heather Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor, guilty of Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs, sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections, all suspended, probation of three years, fined $400. Gary Balducci Jr., 41, of Damariscotta, probation violation for Theft by Deception for an incident in Boothbay,...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Two arrests

  Mon, 11/11/2019 - 7:30am

  Boothbay Harbor police made two arrests between Oct. 8 and Nov. 7. Officer Doug Snyder arrested Heather Manson, 36, of Boothbay Harbor Oct. 23 on Townsend Avenue. He apprehended Manson on a warrant violation. Officer Larry Brown and Chief Bob Hasch arrested Jimmy Main, 65, of Boothbay Harbor Oct. 31 at 8:38 a.m. on Paine Road. Main was wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant. Boothbay Harbor Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 8 and Nov. 7: 911, 11; animal...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 178 calls for service for the period of Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,182 calls for service. On Nov. 2, Deputy First Class Brian Collamore was dispatched to a report of a burglary/theft/criminal mischief in the Boothbay area. This case is currently under investigation. Arrests Christopher G. Chapman, 50, of Dresden was arrested Oct. 31 on a Lincoln County warrant for...

• Lights, cameras, action: State checks downtown traffic signals

  Thu, 10/31/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The traffic signals on Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset were tested Wednesday morning, Oct. 30 to make certain they were in sync with one another, communicating with Augusta, and that the pedestrian crosswalk signals were working properly. Maine Department of Transportation Project Manager Ernie Martin said once they are working with the railroad crossing signals, the lights will be active. After the testing, the lights went back to flashing yellow and red. Police were on hand to alert motorists...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Several deer/car accidents

  Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 160 calls for service for the period of Oct. 22 to Oct. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,004 calls for service. Arrests Vickie L. Chattley, 32, Dresden was arrested Oct. 23 on a Kennebec County warrant, on Common Road, Dresden, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Nicole A. Gress, 39, of South Bristol was arrested Oct. 23 for Operating under the Influence, on State Route 129, South Bristol, by Deputy...

• Boothbay Harbor police do Drug Take Back Day

  Tue, 10/29/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Local medicine cabinets have a little more room after residents returned hundreds of unused prescription medicines to the Boothbay Harbor municipal office. Boothbay Harbor Police Sgt. Pat Higgins and Patrolman Tom Chryplewicz were joined by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Alan Shea in receiving unused medications Oct. 25 during the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Police departments in Wiscasset and Waldoboro along with Sheepscot Health Center in Whitefield were also Lincoln...

• Boothbay Harbor police on front line dealing with domestic violence cases

  Wed, 10/23/2019 - 8:00am

  

  In the U.S., the Department of Justice reports 1.3 million women and 835,000 men each year are domestic violence assault victims. Boothbay Harbor Police Department responds to about 30 domestic violence assault cases resulting in about 10 arrests per year. But the statistics don’t always tell the whole story. Police Chief Bob Hasch said often times a report comes through the dispatcher as criminal threatening or some other domestic-related crime. Whether it’s three or 300 calls a year, local...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 10/22/2019 - 1:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 249 calls for service between Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,844 calls for service. Summons Daniel J. Scott, 47, of Jefferson was issued a summons Oct. 19 for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked – OUI, on Mills Road, Whitefield, by Deputy David Bellows. Arrests Christopher Donahue, 33, of Damariscotta was arrested Oct. 13 for Theft by Unauthorized Taking or...

• Scary time at Boothbay Fire Station haunted house

  Mon, 10/21/2019 - 7:45am

  

  It was barely 6 p.m. Saturday when a line of apprehensive families and friends of all ages was forming for the Haunted House tour at Boothbay Fire Station. The line already stretched beyond the welcoming spread of treats supplied by Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary, laid out on the way into the brightly lit station. Some thrill seekers were in Halloween costumes as they paced while awaiting their turn. "Firezilla," aka Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford, with a devilish grin, led each small group...

• AARP state scam alerts: Password managers

  Sun, 10/20/2019 - 8:00am

  One of the best ways to protect your online information is to use strong, unique passwords for each password-protected website you use. But keeping track of all of these passwords is not easy. One solution is to use a password manager – a software program that creates, stores and retrieves strong and unique passwords for you. Do some research to find an option that best suits your needs and budget. Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Visit the AARP Fraud Watch...

• Lincoln County releases latest roads update post nor’easter

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 6:45pm

  Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released an updated list of post-nor'easter road issues Friday evening. The list is attached.

• Post-storm roads update for Lincoln County

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 7:15pm

  Shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released the attached list on issues with roads around the county following Thursday’s nor’easter. The email from EMA Director Casey Stevens cautioned, the list “may not be 100% accurate.”

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 11 accidents

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 2:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 252 calls for service Oct. 8 through Oct. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,595 calls for service. Summonses A 15-year-old male juvenile from Alna was issued summonses Oct. 12 for Operating Vehicle without License and Theft by Unauthorized Use of Property, in Boothbay, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Elisabeth Kershaw, 64, of Rockland was arrested Oct. 9 on two warrants from Rockland District...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Sheriff: Jail funding focus of statehouse meetings

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett said Tuesday, an Oct. 22 meeting at the statehouse, preceded by a meeting with Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty, will focus on jail funding. The counties are concerned about the state’s new sentencing guideline that lets inmates be held in county jails for two consecutive nine-month sentences, plus another six months, without the state saying how it will be funded. The change is so counties have better programming than the state...

• Truck driver rescued from water off Route 1, Woolwich

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:30am

  

  A Rhode Island man has been taken to a Brunswick hospital after apparently falling sleep at the wheel of a tractor trailer early Thursday and being rescued by boat. At 5:39 a.m., Deputy Robert Mayer of Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’ s Office along with first responders from Woolwich Fire and Rescue departments responded to the crash at the dike on Route 1 in Woolwich. The driver, Steven R . Brown, 6 0, of P rovidence, Rhode Island , was traveling northbound on Route 1 . It appears he fell asleep...

• Boothbay Fire Department open house

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Free food, fun and fire safety were the top draws for the over 200 adults and children who attended Boothbay Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week open house on Tuesday, Oct. 8. BFD and Bay View Lodge members served up hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, grilled sausages and french fries, while Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary provided cakes, brownies and cookies for dessert. The Seat Belt Convincer, provided by Occupant Protection Safety Educator Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS, was a popular...

• Small fire under dock at Oceanside Golf Resort

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 10:00am

  Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded to calls about smoke at Oceanside Golf Resort, Atlantic Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Fire Chief Nick Upham said Wednesday that a fire under the deck, started by a faulty junction box, was mostly extinguished by the time firefighters were on scene. “We pulled some of the boards up to make sure any embers were out,” said Upham. “There was minimal damage.”

• Man sentenced in hit and run near Damariscotta line

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:00am

  Michael Bradley, 54, of Bristol was sentenced Monday to two consecutive terms of nine months each for Driving to Endanger Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death, stemming from an April 2018 incident. Bradley also lost his license for two years and was fined $750. According to court records and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office affidavits, Bradley struck George Stouter, 75, as Stouter walked his dog near the...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: One arrest

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:15am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 239 calls for service for the period of Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,343 calls for service. On Oct. 4, Deputy Daniel Sceviour was dispatched to a report of a Burglary/Criminal Mischief to a business in the Boothbay area. The complainant stated that unknown person(s) pried open a door to his business, however, he did not notice anything missing. Further investigation if leads...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Four arrests

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 10:30am

  Arrests On Sept. 9 at 9:44 p.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officer Beck arrested Heather Brewer, 29, Boothbay Harbor, for violation of conditions of release. On Sept. 10 at 9:32 p.m. on Commercial Street, Officers Snyder and Beck arrested Caren Levin, 56, Boothbay, for operating under the influence. On Sept. 17 at 1:06 a.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officers Brown and Chryplewicz arrested Julian Gonzales, 31, El Paso, Texas, for gross sexual assault. On Oct. 4 at 8:35 p.m. on Granary Way, Officer Beck...

• September property transfers

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 4:00pm

  The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in September: Alna: Ayers, Kenneth W. Tr. and Ayers Family Trust to Edmonston, Robert P. Tr., Edmonston, Sheri Celeste Tr., RP & SC Edmonston Trust and Edmonston, RP & SC Trust; Risser,William R. to Wick, Stanley M. III; Smith, Helen Worthing Est. and Smith, Joshua M. P R to Turcotte, Austin C. and Turcotte, Danika L.; Campbell, Rosemary to Campbell, Robert George; Al, Chokhachy...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 2:15pm

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for Sept. 16-29: Accidents On Sept. 17, police responded to an accident at Main and Washington. A 2018 Nissan driven by Anthony Petersen, 65, of Churchlands, Australia was eastbound stopped in traffic. A 2007 Chrysler driven by Caroline Davis, 57, of Wiscasset failed to stop and rear-ended him. Both vehicles had minor damage. On Sept.18, police responded to a crash on Route 1 just north of Oxhorn Road. A 1998 Volvo driven...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  CodeRED goes live

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  CodeRED, a text-based program to alert Lincoln County residents to emergencies and other critical alerts, is now live, Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens told commissioners Tuesday. Residents can sign up for texts or emails by texting Lincoln County to 99411. There is also an app for mobile phones at the Google or Apple stores. For another 99 cents, weather emergency reports can be added. Examples of alerts via CodeRED include active shooter situations, evacuations, bio-...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 203 service calls betweeen Sept. 24 and Oc t. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,104 calls for service. Arrests Lorretta S. Perkins, 38, of Richmond was arrested Sept. 26 on a Lincoln County District Court warrant for Violation of Bail, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Transport Sgt. Aaron Mortensen. Andrew Small, 43, of Bath was arrested Sept. 28on a West Bath District Court warrant...
• Lincoln County Courts

  September closed cases

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 9:45am

  The following are closed cases for the Lincoln County Courts, for September. All information was provided by the Clerk of Court. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Christopher Pressey, 25, of Lowell, Massachusetts, charges of Criminal Mischief and Reckless Conduct in Boothbay, dismissed. Sophia Swain Stark, 27, of Wiscasset, probation violated for Stealing Drugs, for which she was sentenced in 2015. On the probation violation, she was sentenced to the...

• Fish fry fundraiser at Edgecomb fire station Oct. 12

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Although Edgecomb has plenty of fishing areas, the best place to find fish Oct. 12 will be its fire station at 473 Boothbay Road. That’s when the members of the fire department auxiliary will hold their first fish fry, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The auxiliary, a nonprofit, hopes to raise funds for “Any equipment we need above and beyond the budget,” EMA Director Bill Witzell explained. For $14, guests will have fried fish, french fries, cole slaw and a drink. Those who aren’t fish fans can...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:15pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 calls for service between Sept. 17 and Sept. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,901 calls for service. Arrests Heather L. Brewer, 29, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested Sept. 17 on a Probation Violation, at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset, by Transport Deputy Aaron Mortensen. Jeremiah E. Lucas, 22, of Edgecomb was arrested Sept. 18 on two Lincoln County warrants for Failure to...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail

  MAT program to work with justice system

  Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Two Bridges Regional Jail is about seven weeks into its Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program with ENSO Recovery, as part of a grant by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, with funding from the federal government, to combat opioid abuse in jail and after inmates leave. As of Sept. 19, the MAT program had 10 inmates, all male, from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, the jail’s administrator, Col. James Bailey said. He said all have been sentenced, although pretrial inmates are...

• Deputies investigating South Bristol fatal crash; other occupants, with ‘non-life-threatening injuries,’ were from Boothbay, Warren

  Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:00am

  

  A South Bristol man died at the scene of a crash in that town Thursday night, Sept. 19. At 9:29 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident on State Route 129 in South Bristol reporting a motor vehicle crash. Deputies responded and located a single-vehicle crash on State Route 129 near its intersection with Poseidon Lane. The preliminary investigation determined Austin Eugley, 21, of South Bristol was traveling south on State Route 129 driving a 2004 Volvo S80...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Memorial planned for courthouse

  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 6:45am

  

  In a special appreciation award Sept. 17, Lincoln County commissioners honored Jeffrey Sewell and Kathy Blagden. Sewell responded to a car crash involving Deputy Donald Davey on July 30, 1984. Davey was going to an early morning call when he and a truck driver who hit him were killed, according to Commissioner William Blodgett. Blagden was the dispatcher who guided Sewell to the scene, Blodgett said. Davey was later honored with the bridge over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb...

• Lincoln County closed cases for August

  Tue, 09/17/2019 - 3:00pm

  The following are closed cases for August from information provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, all sentenced are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. William Bourget, 56, of North Truro, Massachusetts, guilty of Assault in Edgecomb, fined $300. Jenna Harris, 33, of Lisbon Falls, guilty of False Public Alarm or Report, in Westport Island, sentenced to jail for 10 days; and Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer, sentenced to jail for 10 days; and deferred disposition for...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 09/17/2019 - 11:45am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service between Sept. 10 and Sept. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,687 calls for service. Arrests David W. Seiders, 49, of Bristol was arrested Sept. 12 on a Wiscasset District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by Deputy David Bellows. Melinda S. Allen, 51, of Waldoboro was arrested Sept. 13 on a Lincoln County District Court warrant for Failure to...

• Wiscasset man pleads not guilty to assault, sexual contact, sexual touching charges

  Wed, 09/11/2019 - 4:15pm

  Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck announced Sept. 11 that on Sept. 9, a Cumberland County grand jury returned an indictment against Joshua King, 32, of Wiscasset, alleging 25 counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact, a Class B felony, five counts of Unlawful Sexual Touching, a Class D misdemeanor, and five counts of Assault, a Class D misdemeanor. Arraigned on the indictment in Cumberland County Unified Court Sept. 12, King pleaded not guilty to all the charges, Sahrbeck said. King...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 673 calls for service between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,426 calls for service. Summonses Amber St. Pierre, 24, of Boothbay was issued summonses Sept. 3 for Attaching False Plates and Operating after License Suspension or Revoked, on Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro, by Detective Scott Hayden. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Jefferson was issued a summons Sept. 7 for Minor...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Five arrests

  Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:15am

  Arrests On Aug. 1 at 11:30 p.m., on Lakeside Drive, Officer Snyder arrested Vlad Palli, 22, of Yarmouth, on a warrant for being a fugitive from justice. On Aug. 11 at 8:27 p.m. on Townsend Avenue, Officer Chryplewicz arrested James Brown, 52, of Boothbay Harbor, for operating under the influence. On Aug. 27 at 4:03 p.m. on Oak Street, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Justin Pfeifer, 32, of Southport, for violation of conditions of release and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug. On Aug. 27 at 9...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Commissioners approve Rescue Task Force

  Wed, 09/04/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the policy for the Lincoln County Rescue Task Force and authorized Emergency Management Director Casey Stevens to enter into a memo of understanding with first responders countywide to become part of the task force. The LCRTF is a group of first responders – law enforcement, ambulance services, and fire departments – who would respond to a violent situation with multiple trauma victims, such as an active shooting situation. In other mass casualty...

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