Police, Fire and Courts

• Wiscasset police log

  Tue, 04/20/2021 - 12:30pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for April 1-15: Arrests April 6, Stephen Smith, 51, of Topsham was arrested for Criminal Threatening, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. April 13, Jeremy Wyman, 41, of Wiscasset was arrested for Operating Under the Influence, Operating After License Suspension and Unlawful Possession of Schedule Drugs, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. April 14, Evelyn Underwood, 24, of Bath was arrested on a warrant out of Lincoln County for Failure to Appear. Summonses...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 04/20/2021 - 11:45am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 208 calls for service for the period of April 13 and April 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,227 calls for service. Summonses Daniel Welch, 41, of Boothbay was issued a summons April 15 for Violating Condition of Release, on Marston Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Chad Gilbert. Landon Sackett, 18, of Boothbay was issued a summons April 16 for Operating Vehicle without License, on Triple Leaf Lane, Boothbay, by Deputy Eze VanBuckley. Kierra J...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six accidents

  Tue, 04/13/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 204 calls for service for the period of April 6 to April 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,019 calls for service. Summonses Dylan K. McLaughlin, 28, of Bremen was issued a summons April 6 for Operating after License Suspension, on Mills Road, Newcastle, by Sgt. Matthew Day. Anthony S. Barnes, 61, of Wiscasset was issued summonses April 9 for Operating Vehicle with Expired License (over 90 days) and Failure to Stop at a Red Light, on...

• Police: Distracted driving causes April 8 crash

  Mon, 04/12/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  Distracted driving is the reported cause for a two-car crash April 8 at the intersection of Townsend Avenue and Union Street. John Salorio, 78, of East Boothbay was driving a 2015 Subaru Forester westbound around 4:15 p.m. along Union Street. According to Boothbay Harbor police officer John Braley, Salorio failed to stop at the intersection and struck a 2020 Hyundai Palisade broadside causing damage. The Hyundai was driven by Paul Roberts of East Boothbay who was carrying a passenger and...

• County names Tara Doe 9-1-1 communications director

  Fri, 04/09/2021 - 1:15pm

  Lincoln County Commissioners approved Tara Doe April 8 as the new 9-1-1 communications director. She replaces Tom Nelson who resigned March 2 after 2.5 years in the job. Doe has worked as an emergency communications officer since 2008, mostly recently as a supervisor. “Tara has deep roots in the community and is looking forward to her new role,” Kipfer said. Doe was one of six applicants. Her first day in her new job is April 9.

• Sheriff’s department driving toward hybrid vehicle fleet

  Wed, 04/07/2021 - 8:45am

  

  For years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been a “green” transportation option. But Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett has found another green purpose for alternative-fueled vehicles – a “green” economical use. At the April 6 county commissioners meeting, Brackett proposed buying a second hybrid vehicle as the longest term economical replacement. Brackett received three bids for a cruiser replacement. In his request for proposals, Brackett sought bids on hybrid vehicles and the standard...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 04/06/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 182 calls for service for the period of March 30 to April 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,815 calls for service. Summonses Faye A. Blair, 68, of Waldoboro was issued a summons April 1 for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked, on Main Street, Damariscotta, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison. Jonathan D. Costello, 30, of Boothbay Harbor was issued a summons April 2 for Assault, on Valley Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Andrew Miner. Christopher L...

• Wiscasset police log

  Mon, 04/05/2021 - 4:00pm

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 15-31: Arrests March 17, Lawrence Eckert, 47, of Wiscasset was arrested for OUI, Violating Conditions of Release, Operating with Suspended Registration and Operating After License Suspension, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. March 18, Audrey Carlton, 26, of Hallowell was arrested for Operating Under the Influence (One Prior) by Officer Barnes. March 24, Ray Reed, 25, of West Bath was arrested on an arrest warrant out of Lincoln County, by...

• Bricks shower sidewalk as part of historic Wawenock block collapses

  Sun, 04/04/2021 - 7:45am

  

  No injuries were reported after part of the Wawenock block collapsed Saturday afternoon showering hundreds of bricks onto the Main Street, Wiscasset sidewalk in front of the historic building. Wiscasset Fire Chief Rob Bickford said he received a call at 3:05 p.m. that the side of the three-story brick building had dangerously buckled. “I looked away for just a minute and then heard a tremendous crash, bricks and chunks of mortar were all over the sidewalk,” Bickford told Wiscasset Newspaper. No...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 03/30/2021 - 11:15am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 226 calls for service for the period of March 23 to March 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,633 calls for service. Summons Thomas P. Harris, 58, of Boothbay was issued a summons March 28 for Operating Vehicle in Violation of License Restriction, on Butler Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Michael Godin. Arrests Teresa Simpson, 48, of Dresden was arrested March 24 for Operating under the Influence, on Calls Hills Road, Dresden, by Sgt. Kevin...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 03/23/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 202 calls for service for the period of March 16 to March 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2407 calls for service. Arrests Talbot W. Campbell, 41, of Newcastle was arrested March 17 for Operating under the Influence, on Bristol Road, Bristol, by Deputy Michael Moody. Philip W. Cunningham, 53, of Nobleboro was arrested March 21 for Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drug and Violating Condition of Release, on Upper East Pond Road, Nobleboro,...

• Two Salty Dogs owners give animal chip reader to BHPD

  Tue, 03/23/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters owners Don and Lianna Kingsbury have donated an animal microchip reader to Boothbay Harbor Police Department. Officer Larry Brown accepted the $375 handheld device, a Universal WorldScan HomeAgain Scanner for Pets by Merck. Said Don Kingsbury, “Right now, animals (get scanned at) Midcoast (Humane) in Brunswick. (This device) gives (BHPD) a little more control rather than calling the sheriff down to come pick the dog up or driving the dog up to Brunswick. It's a...

• Wiscasset police log

  Thu, 03/18/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 1-15: Arrests March 5, Bonnie McAdams, 35, of Edgecomb was arrested for Operating Under the Influence, by Officer Nathan Willhoite. March 6, William Giles, 46, of Westport Island was arrested for Operating Under the Influence (Priors), by Officers Timothy Robinson and Scott Getchell. Summonses March 2, Christopher Parks, 54, of Yarmouth was summonsed for Operating with Suspended License (Priors), by Sgt. Perry Hatch. March 5,...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 03/16/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 162 calls for service for the period of March 9 to March 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,205 calls for service. Arrests Glenn M. Lewis, 65, of Waldoboro was arrested March 12 for Violating Condition of Release; Operating while License is Suspended or Revoked- priors and Attaching False Plates, on South Mountain Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Matthew Ryan. Glen P. Mealey, 53, of Westport Island was arrested March 12 for Domestic Violence...

• Rockland man arrested on multiple charges

  Mon, 03/15/2021 - 3:30pm

  

  On March 11 at 4 a.m., officer Doug Snyder received a report of burglary from a motor vehicle with a wallet stolen from a car in a downtown area, it was later reported that credit cards from the wallet were used fraudulently. Officer Tom Chryplewicz took over the investigation upon shift change and conducted an investigation with many different leads. Officers Braley and Snyder reported having noticed an individual of interest during their night shift on March 11 and reported this to Chief Bob...

• Truck hits YMCA building

  Thu, 03/11/2021 - 4:30pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Larry Brown said Thursday afternoon, Benjamin Clifford, 26, of Boothbay Harbor was traveling north on Townsend Avenue around 2 p.m. when he lost control of his pickup truck, which flipped on its side and hit the YMCA building. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department and Boothbay Region Ambulance Service also responded to the scene. Clifford was alone while operating the truck and his injuries, if any, are unknown at this time. The scene was cleared around 2:45 p.m.
• Press release

  Review team convenes in deputy-involved shooting

  Wed, 03/10/2021 - 6:45pm

  

  An Incident Review Team, convened at the request of Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, met March 10 in Wiscasset to review the deputy-involved shooting on Dec. 18, 2020 in Jefferson. The review is part of the sheriff’s analysis into the use of deadly force by a deputy sheriff that resulted in the death of a Jefferson man. The review team’s task is to evaluate the administrative aspects of this incident – to review policy, procedure, training and the circumstances surrounding the incident,...

• Boothbay Harbor police arrest 2

  Wed, 03/10/2021 - 12:30pm

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests between Feb. 10 to March 8. On Feb. 15, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Corey Frizzell, 41, of Boothbay Harbor for failure to appear. On Feb. 27, Chryplewicz arrested Shawn Pitcher, 50, of Boothbay Harbor for failure to appear. The department responded to 380 calls between Feb. 10 to March 8: 9-1-1 Check, 13; alarm, burglar, 11; assault, 1; assist citizen, 7; assist other agency, 2; burglary, 1; compliance check on inmate, 3; property...
• Town of Edgecomb

  Selectmen, fire department sparring over new labor law

  Wed, 03/10/2021 - 7:45am

  On Jan. 1, the new year resulted in a minimum wage increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour. But another new labor law is creating a rift between Edgecomb’s selectmen and volunteer fire department. On March 8, selectmen agreed to seek legal counsel for determining whether firefighters were volunteers or municipal employees. If the state law identifies members of municipal volunteer fire departments as employees, towns, like Edgecomb, are required to provide them with paid time off. Selectman Mike...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven accidents

  Tue, 03/09/2021 - 12:15pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 251 calls for service for the period of March 2 to March 9. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2043 calls for service. Summons Lacey Drew, 33, of Lovell was issued a summons March 3 for Assault on an Officer, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, by Deputy Chad Gilbert. Arrest Damion A. Hooper, 35, of Waldoboro was arrested March 5 on a Knox County warrant for Violating Condition of Release, on...

• New contact number and app for Lincoln County Anonymous Tip Line

  Mon, 03/08/2021 - 1:15pm

  

  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce a new and improved anonymous tip line, also known as “LTIP”. Anyone can use the tip line to anonymously connect with local law enforcement by texting 847411 or downloading the free app by searching for LincolnCo Sheriff in their app store. “We have been using the anonymous tip line for years, and we are excited to upgrade and expand this service to include the LincolnCo Sheriff app,” said Sheriff Todd Brackett. The tip line is intended...

• Nelson exiting as county communications director

  Thu, 03/04/2021 - 8:15am

  

  After 2.5 years in the job, Lincoln County Communications Director Tom Nelson is leaving his post. Nelson submitted his resignation to county commissioners March 2 during the bi-monthly meeting. Nelson told commissioners his decision was “difficult” and made due to personal issues. “For several reasons, I’ve made this decision which I prefer not to get into,” he said. “I’ve accepted a job with Maine Health which is more in line with my experience.” Nelson’s final day is March 19. Nelson lauded...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 03/02/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 272 calls for service for the period of Feb. 23 to March 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,792 calls for service. Arrests Stephen F. Faulcon, 62, of Thomaston was arrested Feb. 21 on Bath Road, in Wiscasset, on a warrant for Violating Conditions of Release, by Deputy Andrew Miner. Joseph M. Eaton, 31, of Wiscasset was arrested Feb. 22 at Two Bridges Regional Jail on a warrant for Probation...

• Wiscasset police log

  Tue, 03/02/2021 - 9:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reports the following for Feb. 16-28. Arrests Feb. 17, James Bergmann, 39, of Wiscasset, was arrested for Violation of Conditions of Release by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Feb. 18, Terry Couture, 36, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault with Priors, Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs, Sale and Use of Drug Paraphernalia and Violating Conditions of Release, by Officer Scott Getchell. Feb. 19, Wendy Couture, 32, of Wiscasset was arrested for Unlawful...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 02/23/2021 - 11:15am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 221 calls for service for the period of Feb. 16 to Feb. 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,520 calls for service. Arrests Robert L. Gilley, 21, of Woolwich was arrested Feb. 18 at Two Bridges Regional Jail, on a warrant for Operating Under the Influence and Operating without a License, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Glenn M. Lewis, 64, of Waldoboro was arrested Feb. 19 on US Route 1, in Damariscotta...

• Wiscasset police log

  Mon, 02/22/2021 - 8:00am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reports the following for Feb. 1-15: Arrests Feb. 2, Amber Ladd, 25, of Wiscasset was arrested for Criminal Mischief. Feb. 3, Sean Williams, 42, of Waldoboro was arrested for Driving to Endanger and Attaching False Plates. Feb. 7, Darren Pearce, 55, of Wiscasset, was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault. Summonses Feb. 5, Jenna Sullivan, 33, of Bridgton was summonsed for Failure to Register a Motor Vehicle. Feb. 6, Austin Waning, 25, of Nobleboro was summonsed for...
• Boothbay Harbor Police Department

  Emergency call ends in fatality

  Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:45pm

  On Feb. 18, at approximately 7:31 p.m. Officer Doug Snyder responded to a report of an unresponsive male on Bradley Road, Boothbay Harbor, who was not breathing. Snyder arrived on the scene at approximately 7:35 p.m. and attempted life-saving measures. He was joined very soon after at 7:37 p.m. by ambulance personnel who continued life-saving measures. At approximately 8:08 p.m. the 47-year-old male was pronounced dead. Snyder and Chief Robert Hasch secured the scene to conduct an investigation...

• Boothbay Harbor police arrest 3

  Mon, 02/15/2021 - 10:15am

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Jan. 21 and Feb. 9. On Jan. 22, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Lindsey Hook, 30, of Boothbay Harbor on a warrant for failure to appear. On Jan. 28, Officer Larry Brown arrested Courtney Brown, 48, of Boothbay Harbor for violating conditions of release. On Feb. 5, Officer Brent Barter arrested Jonathan Costello, 30, of Boothbay Harbor for criminal mischief domestic violence. BHPD responded to 320 emergency calls between Jan. 21 and...

• Arrests in Enchantments burglary

  Wed, 02/10/2021 - 8:15am

  

  At 7:23 a.m. Feb. 5, a call came into the police department reporting a burglary at Enchantments, 10 Boothbay House Hill Road. Officer Tom Chryplewicz responded. Within hours, due to Officer Doug Snyder’s alertness during his midnight shift Thursday night Feb. 4 into Friday morning, Feb. 5, the department developed a lead on two suspects. At approximately 4:21 p.m., contact was made with two suspects. A search warrant was executed at 6 p.m. at a local motel room. And shortly before 7 p.m., Jack...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests

  Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:00am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 164 calls for service for the period of Feb. 2 to Feb. 9. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,113 calls for service. Summons Jacob A. King, 21, of Chelsea was summonsed Feb. 3 for Terrorizing, by Winthrop Police Department on behalf of Deputy Caleb Poirier, for an incident which took place in Boothbay. Arrests Stephanie Knaus-Tucker, 28, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested Feb. 1 for Domestic Violence...

• Wiscasset police log

  Thu, 02/04/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 16-31: Arrests Jan. 16, Frank Atwood, 51, of Bowdoinham was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault and Obstructing Report of a Crime, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Jan. 19, David Cresse y , 39, of Woolwich was arrested on a warrant out of Lincoln County, by Chief Larry Hesseltine . Jan. 19, Christopher Ashton, 29, of Wiscasset was arrested for Violation of Conditions of Release, by Officer Scott Getchell. Jan. 27, Michael Capriole, 55,...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Wed, 02/03/2021 - 10:30am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 249 calls for service for the period of Jan. 25 and Feb. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 944 calls for service. Arrest Lucas M. Ulvila, 26, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested Jan. 29 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Route 1, Edgecomb, by Deputy Matthew Ryan, who was assisted by Sgt. Matthew Day. Accidents On Jan. 25, an accident occurred on Corey Lane in Boothbay involving Gary J. Patronek, 67, of...
• Press release

  Wiscasset woman out on bail in Maxwell’s Market robbery case crashes car into Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

  Sun, 01/31/2021 - 7:15am

  

  A Wiscasset woman was hurt and facing new charges after a crash into Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office late Saturday night. About 11:42 p.m. Saturday, Wiscasset Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported crash near the intersection of Routes 1 and 27. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata driven by Kristin Crowley, 35, was southbound on Route 27 and traveled straight through the intersection, crossing Route 1, leaving the roadway and running directly into the front door of...

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

  Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 202 calls for service for the period of Jan. 19 and Jan. 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 695 calls for service. Summons Grady R. Miller, 18, of Whitefield was summonsed Jan. 22 for Driving to Endanger, on Bog Road, Dresden, by Deputy Michael Godin, who was assisted by Sgt. Jared Mitkus. Arrests Brandon E. Amborn, 24, of Warren was arrested Jan. 18 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Medomak Road...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Fri, 01/22/2021 - 8:30am

  

  Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 1-15: Arrests Jan. 1, Dean Caton, 23, of Wiscasset was arrested for Assault, by Officer Scott Getchell . Jan. 2, Dustan Barnes, 31, of Richmond was arrested on an arrest warrant out of Cumberland County, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Jan. 12, William Dunning, 32, of Wiscasset was arrested on two counts of Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer and two counts of Violation of Conditions of Release, by Chief Larry Hesseltine. Jan. 12,...

• Boothbay Harbor police arrest 3

  Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made three arrests between Dec. 24, 2020 and Jan. 20, 2021. On Jan. 8, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Courtney Brown, 48, of Boothbay Harbor at 2:43 p.m. for violating condition of release. On Jan. 11, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Jonathan McNutt, 38, of Boothbay Harbor at 12:21 p.m. on a failure to appear warrant. On Jan. 17, Officer Doug Snyder arrested Alana Marois, 23, of Topsham at 10:22 p.m. for operating under the influence. The department responded to...

• From fire buckets to Zoom: Wiscasset’s Fire Society

  Wed, 01/20/2021 - 9:30am

  

  Wiscasset Fire Society has come a long way from patrolling the streets with leather buckets. Formed in 1801, the group’s purpose stated in its rules and articles was to “aid in the prevention and extinguishment of fire in the town of Wiscasset.” Members would patrol the streets equipped with two leather buckets, two fire bags and a bed key. The buckets, about 15 inches high and six inches wide, would have not done much to abate a fire, but the bed key was an important tool, given that, in those...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 275 calls for service for the period of Jan. 12 to Jan. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 493 calls for service. Summonses Mark W. Harrison Jr., 38, of Dresden was summonsed Jan. 11 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Cedar Grove Road, Dresden, by Detective Scott Hayden. Matthew S. Sewall, 18, of Damariscotta was summonsed Jan. 12 for Criminal Mischief and Criminal Threatening, on West Side Road,...

• Barters Island fire deemed accidental

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:15am

  Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said this week, the Dec. 31 fire in an apartment at 21 West Side Road, Barters Island, Boothbay was accidental. Spofford said the fire started around a cook stove, according to an insurance adjuster. The Maine Office of State Fire Marshal did not send an investigator, said Spofford.

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 11 accidents

  Tue, 01/12/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 139 calls for service for the period of Jan. 5 to Jan. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 218 calls for service. Arrests Stoney B. Vega, 41, of Rockland was arrested Jan. 5 on a Warrant for Probation Violation by Deputy James Read, at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset. Daniel Murphy, 47, of Edgecomb was arrested Jan. 8 for Operating Under the Influence, on Federal Street, in Wiscasset, by Sgt...

• Sheriff’s Department extends addiction recovery pact with Mid Coast Hospital

  Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:15am

  Lincoln County commissioners began the new year by renewing a contract with a Brunswick hospital. Commissioners voted 2-0 to provide $160,178 in funding for Mid Coast Hospital’s addiction recovery center. The agreement includes a small funding increase. Sheriff Todd Brackett explained the funds pay for two full-time counselors. The funding increase is due to licensure for counselors who will now provide recognition and cognitive therapies. These services will be expanded to include one-on-one...

• Local reaction to U.S. Capitol siege

  Wed, 01/06/2021 - 9:00pm

  

  Alna Third Selectman Greg Shute said he was of two minds Wednesday on whether or not the board should meet as scheduled that night, hours into a siege on the U.S. capitol building. He could see canceling the meeting, but holding it would have its own meaning. “Tonight’s a really unprecedented night in our country’s history, and I just want to highlight that. It’s something that caused me pause, and ... I don’t know what the right answer was, whether to postpone this meeting or not ... and I...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 01/05/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 138 calls for service for the period of Dec. 29 to Jan. 5. Summonses Martin D. Hisler, 51, of Somerville was summonsed Dec. 29 for Failing to Notify of Motor Vehicle Accident, on Valley Road, in Somerville, by Deputy Chad Gilbert. James L. Littlefield, 21, of Boothbay was summonsed Jan. 2 for Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident and Violating Conditions of Release, on Hardwick Road, in...

• TBRJ has two COVID-19 cases

  Mon, 01/04/2021 - 3:00pm

  As of Monday Jan. 4, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset was reporting two confirmed positive cases of COVID-19: One staff member and one inmate, the jail’s administrator, Col. James Bailey announced in a press release. “TBRJ, in response and following our pandemic plan, is closing the facility to the public and all non-essential personnel to limit exposures. We are conducting further (testing) of staff and inmates at this time. The length of our facility closure to the public is unknown at...

• Wiscasset police blotter

  Mon, 01/04/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  Wiscasset police reported the following for Dec. 15-31: Arrests Dec. 20, Matthew Sampson, 53, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening with Priors, by Officer Jonathan Barnes. Dec. 26, Lawrence Eckert, 47, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, by Officer Scott Getchell. Dec. 31, Dean Caton, 23, of Wiscasset was arrested for Assault, by Officer Getchell. Summonses Dec. 22, Alton Lane, 21, of Bar Mills was summonsed for Theft by Unauthorized Taking...

• Update: Apartment fire extinguished on Barters Island, Boothbay; cause unkown

  Thu, 12/31/2020 - 2:15pm

  

  UPDATE: Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said Thursday afternoon that the cause of the fire at 21 West Side Road, Barters Island, Boothbay was still unknown and that a State Fire Marshal will investigate on Monday, Jan. 4. According to Spofford, occupants Stan Sr. and Loriann Barter were in the lower part of the two-story apartment/garage when they smelled smoke. When Stan went to the apartment, he found fire around the stove and the kitchen cabinets had caught on fire. Spofford, one of the...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Tue, 12/29/2020 - 10:45am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 359 calls for service for the period of Dec. 14 to Dec. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 13,337 calls for service. Summonses Helen M. Morrow, 71, of Jefferson was summonsed Dec. 22 for Operating under the Influence, on South Clary Road, in Jefferson, by Deputy Jerold Winslow. Stacey A. Miller, 48, of Waldoboro was summonsed Dec. 22 for Theft by Deception, on Friendship Road, in Waldoboro, by...

• Crime in Maine shows a continued decline

  Mon, 12/28/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Crime continues to decrease in Maine for the eighth consecutive year, dropping -6.6% during 2019, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. The total decline during the past eight years is -56.1%. Crime dropped -9.3 in 2018, -8.2% in 2017, -8.7% in 2016, -7.1% in 2015, -13% in 2014, -8.3% in 2013, and -1.5% in 2012. The 18,468 crimes reported in 2019 represent a crime rate of 14 offenses per 1,000 people in Maine. That number compares to the national crime rate of 25 offenses per 1,...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Department arrests two on domestic violence charges

  Fri, 12/25/2020 - 1:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Nov. 16 and Dec. 23. On Nov. 16, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Thomas Hourihan, 31, of Wiscasset at 8:04 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear. On Nov. 18, Sgt. Pat Higgins arrested Donna Desjardins, 51, of Boothbay Harbor at 7:58 p.m. for domestic violence assault. On Nov. 30, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Courtney Brown, 48, of Boothbay Harbor at 1:08 p.m. for domestic violence assault. On Dec. 11, Officer Doug Snyder arrested...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 12/22/2020 - 9:30am

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: Summons Suzanne M. Leathers, 56, of Farmingdale was summonsed Dec. 15 for Theft by Deception, Violating Condition of Release and Making Material Misstatement of Fact. Mrs. Leathers was summonsed in Augusta, by Detective Scott Hayden, for an incident, which took place in Whitefield, in September. Arrests Jeffery H. Dorr, 39 of South Thomaston was arrested Dec. 16 on a warrant on High St in Wiscasset by Detective Scott Hayden. Vincent A. Hilt, 26, of...

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