The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 18 to April 24, 2016
Police, Fire and Courts
Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, April 11
Officers Benjamin Kolko and Nadine Crossley and Sergeant Alfred Simmons issued warnings for speed.
Crossley spoke to a…
During the afternoon hours on Friday, April 22, Lincoln County Deputies conducted 30 alcohol compliance checks throughout Lincoln County. The checks were funded by state of Maine grant money…
Woolwich was among neighboring towns that helped Bath stop a fire that was deep into the woods at Hyde School, Bath and Woolwich fire officials said Monday.
Woolwich, Phippsburg and West…
Saturday, April 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have unused, expired, or unwanted prescription medicines in your home,…
Tyler S. Plourde of Woolwich is among Maine’s fourteen newest state troopers to receive his badge in a recent ceremony at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. He’s one of three newly…
It was a very small perk that had been going on, according to firefighters, for the last 50 years or more.
It’s a small thing that other fire departments across Maine, volunteer or not,…
Lincoln County Superior, District courts
Christopher Gilley, 31, of Topsham, was found guilty of one count of Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs. He was sentenced to 2 years probation and a fine of $400.
Shane Rines, 42, of…
Lincoln County District Court
Rachel E. Anderson, 35, of East Boothbay, was found guilty on four of six charges of Possession of Sexually Explicit Material of a Minor under the age of 12 on April 11.
Anderson had…
A woods fire near Chopps Cross and Middle roads Saturday afternoon came within about 10 feet of one home and about 20 feet of another, but a successful firefighting effort protected both, Woolwich…
At about 12:27 a.m. Thursday, Lincoln County Communication Center received a report from Wiscasset Police Sergeant Alfred Simmons that he had been involved in a crash while driving a Wiscasset…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Todd Brackett honored four of his employees during the April 4 County Commissioners’ meeting.
Each of the four was identified as having performed meritorious service during the…
On April 7, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge James F. Merow released his decision that awards Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Yankee Atomic Electric Company, and Maine Yankee Atomic…
Lincoln County District Court
Nancie Atwell, the teacher who won a million-dollar prize for her work at Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, was recently summonsed for the theft of a blouse…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 4 to April 10.
April 4
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A fire that tore through a home on Damariscotta’s Lessner Lane near Biscay Pond is considered accidental, according to Chief John Roberts of the Damariscotta Fire…
Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, March 28
Officer Benjamin Kolko responded to a call about a domestic disturbance on Beechnut Road. Both parties were issued a warning for…
Lincoln County would probably not charge Alna extra to enforce fireworks rules, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett told planning board members and selectmen April 6.
“You guys pay your…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was directing Biscay Road traffic away from Lessner Lane in Damariscotta at midday Thursday as fire crews from multiple towns worked at the scene of a structure…
No one was hurt in an overnight house fire at 307 Hollwood Boulevard in Whitefield, Whitefield Fire Chief Scott Higgins said early Thursday morning.
Owner Tina Golden and all other occupants…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 28 to April 3, 2016.
March 28
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Woolwich Fire Department responded along with Bath Fire and Police, West Bath Fire, and the Sagadahoc and Lincoln County sheriff’s offices, to a horrific accident at about 3 p.m. Monday, on the…
A total of 1,398 Lincoln County customers and 138 in Woolwich were among the 13,277 out of power across 13 counties as of 3:36 p.m. Sunday, Central Maine Power’s website at www.cmpco.com reported…
Wiscasset has hired two men to carry out the duties of interim police chief.
Town Manager Marian Anderson said Michael W. Pardue and Jerry A. Hinton, a retired Brunswick police chief, were…
Six Boothbay Region Elementary and High School students were injured March 31 in a two-vehicle accident involving a 2003 International school bus and 2003 Oldsmobile Bravado on Back Narrows Road…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Today at 2:49 p.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a traffic crash involving a school bus in the area of 364 Back Narrows Road in Boothbay. Lincoln…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
On March 28, the Senate passed LD 1614, an emergency bill to approve an additional $2.4 million to support the county jail system.
The…
Monday, March 21
Chief Troy Cline investigated a case of two trucks tearing up the yard in back of Miss Wiscasset Diner. The drivers of the pickups left the scene, then one returned. Cline…
Lincoln County Superior and District courts
The following are final dispositions in the Lincoln County Courts from March 7 to March 25.Unless otherwise noted, all jail sentences are to be served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Hiram…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Lincoln County Superior Court justice has dismissed a Newcastle man’s court filing that had named Sheriff Todd Brackett and Deputy Mark Bridgham as defendants.
The court does not currently…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 21 to March 27, 2016
March 21
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Two Bridges Regional Jail
Imagine that you are visiting Two Bridges Regional Jail to pay bail for your brother. You’ve never been there before. When you walk in, you are in a room full of two-way mirrors, and there is not…
Wiscasset Police Department
There were a total of three operating under the influence (OUI) arrests in Wiscasset from Friday, March 18 to Sunday March 20, including one that involved a crash.
We would like to remind…
On March 5, three members of the Westport Volunteer Fire Department spent the day at the Westbrook Firehouse and the Wassamki Springs Campground in…
Lincoln County Superior Court
The following people were indicted when the grand jury rose on March 15 and 16 at Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset. A grand jury is a panel of citizens that…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 14 to March 20:
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State police are investigating the death of Kimberly Hill, 33, of Wiscasset. Hill died along Route 201 in The Forks early Sunday morning.
Detectives are looking into whether she may have…
Wiscasset Police Department
During the rainstorm on Thursday, March 17, Wiscasset police responded to a rollover crash on West Alna Road, near 300 West Alna Road.
The driver and two passengers were trapped in the car,…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service took one person to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick Friday night with apparent minor injuries after a two-car crash on Wiscasset’s Route One, officials said at the scene…
The criminal case against Heather O’Brien was almost resolved on St. Patrick’s Day.
The former Boothbay Harbor woman and Boothbay Region High School alumna was…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett and Communications Director Tod Hartung, at the commissioners’ request, parsed out the reason for the increase in calls for…
Lincoln County Superior Court
The Lincoln County Superior Court rose on March 14 to dispose of a number of criminal cases.
Among them was the case of Michelle Heald, 38, of Jefferson, who had been indicted last March on…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail employee Matthew Atwood received the Colonel’s Commendation for saving a fellow jail employee from choking. He was publicly recognized at the Jail Authority’s meeting on…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Casey S. Kleykamp, 28, of Boothbay Harbor accepted a guilty plea for Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs (heroin), a Class A felony, and Importation of Scheduled Drugs (heroin), a Class C…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from March 7 to March 13:
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Wiscasset will be advertising for a new police chief following the resignation of Troy Cline. Town Manager Marian Anderson announced Cline’s departure in an email Tuesday morning, March 8.…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from Feb. 29 to March 6, 2016
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Wiscasset has announced the resignations of its police chief, Troy Cline, and school resource officer, Tom Hoepner. More coverage to follow.
“It is with sincere regret and best wishes to…
Wiscasset Police Department
When Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline used the department’s new cruiser under snowy conditions last month, the 2015 Ford Interceptor sport utility vehicle, with all-wheel drive, drove like it was…
