Police, Fire and Courts

Wiscasset’s police and fire departments responded Thursday afternoon, July 27 when a vehicle rolled into Back River, Wiscasset Police Sgt. Perry Hatch said. No one was in Zachari Dalton’s 2003…

Brian McNamee, 39, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania and Skagway, Alaska is missing and was last last seen July 1 at Southport General Store where he is employed.

McNamee reported to his boss…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 239 calls for service for the period of July 18 to July 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,182 calls for service.

Summonses

Today, July 23, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Maine State Police Tactical Team and the Crisis Negotiation Team in tracking and…

“Helping and meeting people, that’s really the best part of being an EMT (emergency medical technician), that, and being able to do something positive for my community,” said Danny Evarts,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 722 calls for service for the period of June 27 to July 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,943 calls for service.

Summonses

A July 24 disposition hearing has been scheduled for a Boothbay Harbor man facing three felony charges stemming from a March 19 shooting incident. Matthew A…

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

Arrests/Summonses

July 1, Brooke Stratton, 43, of Wiscasset was arrested for OUI (alcohol) and Violating…

Arrests

Paul Hreha, 46, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico was arrested July 6 for Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault on Commercial Street in Boothbay Harbor by Deputy Kasey Doyle who was…

June 1: 8:21 a.m., Route 27, one vehicle MVA, car vs deer. Minor damage.

June 2: 5:59 p.m., Mutual aid to Boothbay for structure fire.

June 3 9:02 p.m., Route 27 at Town Hall Road…

A South Bristol man apparently “fell asleep at the wheel” July 5 in a single-vehicle accident at the Hardwick and Wiscasset road intersection in Boothbay. According to Lincoln County Sheriff’s…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for June 1-30:

Arrests/summonses 

June 2, Caleb Fitzgerald, 31, of Wiscasset was arrested for OUI (alcohol), by Chief Lawrence…

Summonses

Cody A. Brown, 35, of Boothbay was issued a summons June 28 for Attaching False Plates on River Road in Boothbay by Deputy Samuel Alexander.

Halie M. Wise, 28, of…

Wiscasset police are investigating the destruction of two flags on a Federal Street home, Officer Jonathan Barnes said. In a phone interview June 29, Barnes said the poles were snapped and the…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 184 calls for service for the period of June 20 to June 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,221 calls for service.

Summons

On Monday, June 19 at 5:39 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on River Road in Boothbay.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 237 calls for service for the period of June 13 to June 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,037 calls for service.

Summonses

Boothbay’s fire chief, Richard Spofford, is retiring from the job effective July 1 after 22 years as chief, 45 years and counting with the department. “It’s time for the others to move up,” he…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 217 calls for service for the period of June 6 to June 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,800 calls for service.

Summonses

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for May 15-31:

Arrests/Summonses

May 20, Gabriella L Laurelez, 25, of Augusta was summonsed for Operate While License Suspended…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 217 calls for service for the period of May 30 to June 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,583 calls for service.

Summonses

The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to 13 calls for the month; three storm related, four MVAs, one structure fire, four other fires/alarms, and one medical.

May 1, 5:58 a.m., Dodge Road…

Route 1 in Wiscasset was closed for roughly six hours Wednesday morning, May 31, after a traffic crash in the vicinity of 342 Bath Road.

According to Wiscasset Police Chief Larry…

UPDATE: At 11:17 a.m., Wiscasset reported via TextMyGov, that Route One has reopened.

Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Shannon Moss said its commercial vehicle unit assisted.…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 253 calls for service for the period of May 23 to May 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,366 calls for service.

Summonses

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 197 calls for service for the period of May 16 to May 23. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,113 calls for service.

The Sheriff’ s…

First National Bank recently announced it has made donations totaling $2,800 to 14 emergency medical service organizations in the bank’s market area in response to National EMS Week.

In…

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

Arrests/summonses

May 1, Thomas Ring, 72, of Harpswell was arrested for Warrant Arrest, by Chief Lawrence…

On May 16, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett began his report to commissioners with an apology. Brackett forgot to seek commissioners’ approval for out-of-state travel for his department…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 217 calls for service for the period of May 9 to May 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,916 calls for service.

Summons

A…

The next court appearance for a Boothbay Harbor man facing three felony charges stemming…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 270 calls for service for the period of May 2 to May 9. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,699 calls for service.

Summonses

Press release

Update: LCSO reported the following via email Wednesday morning: Cameron Brown has been located this morning at a hotel in Auburn by a family member safe and sound.  Mr. Brown apparently left…

Woolwich will begin advertising for an emergency medical services (EMS)/ambulance director following the resignation of Brian Carlton effective no later than July 1, the start of the town’s 2023-…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 250 calls for service for the period of April 25 to May 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,429 calls for service.

Summonses

Alna selectmen and resident Jeff Spinney continue to square off over his boat ramp off Golden Ridge Road. Friday night, April 28, the board voted to authorize the town’s attorney to “file and…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for April 15-30:

Arrests/summonses

April 17, Megan Decrescente, 27, of Edgecomb was arrested for OUI…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 188 calls for service for the period of April 18 to April 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,179 calls for service.

Summonses…

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

Arrests/Summonses

March 16, Dennis Jones, 34, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Operating After License…

Woolwich selectmen on April 20 finalized the warrant for the May 17 annual town meeting. Voters will have a choice of ambulance providers, and consider an article for providing broadband services…

Lincoln County is adding two new police cruisers to its fleet by buying them right off the lot. On April 18, Chief Deputy Rand Maker told commissioners the department is still waiting on delivery…

Suspect held at Wiscasset jail; State Police continue investigation of multiple shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth

Update, 3:30 p.m., April 19: In a 3:30 p.m. news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety, the identities of the murder victims and those injured by gunshot on I-295 were provided,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 199 calls for service for the period of April 11 to April 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,991 calls for service.

Summonses…

Two members of the Lincoln County Search and Rescue team hope their current mission is not their last. Capt. Don Gleason of Dresden and Lt. Dan MacWalters of Damariscotta told…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 196 calls for service for the period of April 4 to April 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2792 calls for service.

Arrests

DAMARISCOTTA — Game Warden K9 Koda and Game Warden Jake Voter located a missing Damariscotta girl, 11, who didn’t want to go to school April 10, and was reportedly hiding…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 223 calls for service for the period of March 28 and April 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,596 calls for service.

Summons

March 1: 10:32 a.m., River Road, 1 vehicle MVA, no injuries.

March 2: 9:24 a.m., Eddy Road, 1 vehicle MVA, car slid off road into guard rail. Controlled traffic until wrecker arrived, then…

Woolwich voters will decide whether to continue funding the town’s 24/7 ambulance service, or have the City of Bath take on the job. Selectmen discussed a proposal with Bath Fire & Rescue…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 482 calls for service for the period of March 14 to March 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 2,373 calls for service.

Summonses…