Police, Fire and Courts

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 194 calls for service for the period of May 6 to May 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,790 calls for service.

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Tyler Low. Courtesy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Maine Warden Service is assisting Damariscotta Police Department in the search for a missing Damariscotta man.

Tyler Low, 34, of Damariscotta has been missing since last Monday, May 5. He…

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Steve French. Courtesy of LCSO

Three people were arrested and charged by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after an intensive investigation into several thefts of communications cable in recent weeks. Reggie French, 49, brother…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 29 and May 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,596 calls for service.

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests and issued one summons between March 12 and April 28. 

April 16, Chief Doug Snyder arrested…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for April 1-15:

Arrests/summonses 

April 1, Nicole Darling, 39, of…

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As the FBI released its 2024 Internet Crime Report last week, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office shared information with the Register about the amount, types and potential losses from fraudulent…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 199 calls for service for the period of April 22 to April 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,371 calls for service.

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Two construction trucks had an accident April 25 on Route 27, near Adams Pond. Boothbay Fire Department were alerted at 9:15 a.m. According to Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Hall, one of the trucks…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service for the period of April 8 to April 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,008 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 1 and April 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,821 calls for service.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 261 calls for service for the period of March 25 and April 1. Year to date, LCSO has…

 Boothbay Firefighter Alex Arsenault talks career opportunities after passing Fire Officer III course. Courtesy of Alex Arsenault.

There’s more to being a firefighter than entering burning buildings or using the “jaws of life," as longtime Boothbay firefighter Alex Arsenault can attest. Arsenault recently took the next step…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 276 calls for service for the period of March 18 to March 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,335 calls for service.

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 1-15:

Arrests/Summonses

On March 1, Chad Gilley, 51, of Waterville was…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of March 11 to March 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,059 calls for service.

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for February: 

Arrests/Summonses

On Feb. 2, Abel Schultze, 53, of Eliot

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made no arrests between Feb. 11 and March 10. The department responded to 382 emergency calls between Feb. 11 and March 10: 911 check, 5; abandoned motor vehicle…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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On March 7, at approximately 12:40 p.m., Wiscasset Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Bath Road in Wiscasset. The operator provided a name and date of birth from a temporary Ohio…

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Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett announced in a March 4 commissioners meeting, a former county employee has re-joined the department. Kyle Canada of Boothbay previously worked 12 years for…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 232 calls for service for the period of Feb. 18 to Feb. 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,296 calls for service.

15 West Side Road, on Barters Island in Trevett.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 10:23 p.m., Lincoln County Emergency communications received a 911 call for a structure fire at the Brooks residence located 15 West Side Road, on Barters Island in…

Boothbay Harbor Sewer District

During a Feb. 18 trustees meeting, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Superintendent David Pratt deemed the facility's garage a “total loss” following the Feb. 10 fire. The damage extends to the tools…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 248 calls for service for the period of Feb. 11 to Feb. 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,064 calls for service.

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On Feb. 12 at 7:20 p.m., Lincoln County Emergency Communications received a 911 call from a resident at 238 West Side Road on Barters Island in Boothbay. The caller said she…

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between Jan. 4 and Feb. 7. On Jan. 4, officer Makenzi Strout arrested Brandon Cookson, 35, of Boothbay on a warrant.

BHPD responded to 525…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

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On Monday, Feb. 10 at 1:50 p.m.,…

Fire at the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register

Area fire departments are on the scene of a fire in a garage at the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District on Sea Street. Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb, Southport and Boothbay Region Ambulance…

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Bobbie Robinson has worked 39 years as a full-time 911 emergency dispatcher and three years part-time, but later this spring she will end her career with Lincoln County. Communications Director…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 325 calls for service for the period of Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 1,502 calls for service.

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 15-31:

Arrests/Summonses

Jan. 16, Raymond E. Nobles, 28,…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 313 calls for service for the period of Jan. 21 to Jan. 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Jan. 1-15:

Arrests/Summonses

Jan. 1, November D. Erving, 42, of Augusta was arrested on a Warrant, by…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 293 calls for service for the period of Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 864 calls for service.

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New court action around Eastside Waterfront Park continues into 2025. Jan. 13, Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BBHWP) filed an opposition with Lincoln County Superior Court against…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 295 calls for service for the period of Jan. 7 to Jan. 14. Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 571 calls for service.

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Around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 9, two ice fishermen in Edgecomb reportedly found a wallet belonging to William "Nate" Robinson, 34, of Austinville, Virginia. Robinson is a murder…

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Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for December:

Arrests, Summonses

Dec. 2, Lily Schutte, 18, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Failing to Notify of Motor…

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A Lincoln County Superior Court justice has denied plaintiffs' request in a…

Maine State Police

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 34-year-old William “Nate” Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, whose body was discovered…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 295 calls for service for the period of Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 295 calls for service.

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests from Dec. 7, 2024 to Jan. 4, 2025.

On Dec.…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 179 calls for service for the period of Dec. 23 to Dec. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 15,046 calls for service.

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Five Chinese defendants charged separately with operating illegal marijuana processing operations have a tentative docket call Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court in…

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On Christmas Eve, Boothbay Fire & Rescue crews responded to a call from Lincoln Country Communications for an accident on River Road, near the Edgecomb town line. Upon arriving at the scene,…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 205 calls for service for the period of Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 14,867 calls for service.

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 On Dec. 21 at 3:44 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision on Bristol Road in Bristol at the intersection with Walpole Meeting House Road…

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 247 calls for service for the period of Dec. 10 to Dec. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 14,662 calls for service.