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New police officers graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
VASSALBORO, Maine — A group of new police officers earned their badges Friday upon graduating from Maine’s Criminal Justice Academy. Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said the 42 new officers completed 18 weeks of study and training. Criminal law, traffic law, first aid, firearms and emergency vehicle operation ...
Father charged after 2-year-old son wanders outside in Fairfield, police say
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A 2-year-old boy was found wandering around his Fairfield neighborhood in the rain early Friday, and his father is facing a charge as a result, police said. A resident of Crane Drive in Fairfield contacted police shortly after 8:30 a.m. after seeing the boy outside in the ...
Bath man gets 21 months in prison on child porn charge
PORTLAND, Maine — A Bath man will spend the next 21 months in prison after he was sentenced on a child pornography charge. Joseph Finocchiaro, 62, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland Friday, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II. Finocchiaro had pleaded guilty to the charge of ...
Bangor police seeking suspect in assault that left man face-down in road
BANGOR, Maine — Police are investigating an assault that occurred on Tuesday evening shortly after 7:30, Sgt. Paul Edwards said Friday. Officer Wade Betters responded to the corner of Hammond and Cedar streets after it was reported a 55-year-old man was lying face-down in the middle of the road. The ...
Clinton man arrested after allegedly speeding in Fairfield on suspended license
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A Clinton man is facing charges after he was clocked going nearly triple the speed limit early Thursday, police said. Fairfield police Officer Casey Dugas observed Derek Ames, 32, going 60 miles per hour on Main Street, according to Charles Rumsey, acting Deputy Chief. Dugas clocked Ames ...
Kittery man accused of requesting nude images of Tennessee girl facing charges
KITTERY, Maine — A Kittery man is facing federal charges after requesting nude images of a juvenile girl from Tennessee, according to police. Jermany Scott Claus, 39, is accused of enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The TBI procured federal ...
Sheriff’s deputies investigate Orrington car burglaries
ORRINGTON, Maine — Penobscot County sheriff’s deputies are investigating four car burglaries that occurred overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. Sgt. James Kennedy said the burglaries took place on River Road spanning from the Cookson Road to the Brewer town line. All the vehicles that were broken into were left unlocked, ...
Downtown streets in Bangor to close for Memorial Day parade
BANGOR, Maine — Multiple roads in the downtown area will be closed Monday morning for the Memorial Day Parade. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m., with parade staging getting under way at 9:30 a.m. on Exchange Street, Sgt. Paul Edwards said. Exchange Street, Main and Central streets will close at ...
Man arrested after refusing to leave Hope House in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — A local transient who lists his address as the Hope House was arrested Wednesday afternoon when he refused to leave the center at the request of staff, police said. Russell Johnsen, 46, who spent five days in jail on a criminal trespass charge earlier this year, according ...
Bangor man accused of kicking man in face during altercation at Diamond’s
BANGOR, Maine — A 31-year-old Bangor man was charged with assault early Thursday morning after an argument at a strip club got out of control, according to police. Joshua Pinto and a 39-year-old man had an apparent verbal exchange inside Diamond’s on Harlow Street, according to Bangor police Sgt. Paul ...
Waterville man arrested, accused of threatening ex-wife
WATERVILLE, Maine — A local man was arrested Tuesday after threatening to harm his ex-wife, police said. Christopher Levesque, 36, of Waterville is accused of domestic violence criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, said Waterville Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey. The woman had ...
New Hampshire man to spend 4 years in prison for robberies in Biddeford, Saco
SACO, Maine — A New Hampshire man will spend the next four years behind bars after he was sentenced Monday on robbery charges, police said. Wayne Thompson, 27, of Derry, N.H. was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but four years suspended and three years probation, according to ...
Limington man accused of choking girlfriend facing domestic assault charge
LIMINGTON, Maine — A 911 hang-up led to multiple charges filed against a 37-year-old Limington man accused of assaulting his girlfriend, according to police. York County sheriff’s deputies responding to the 911 call met with Joseph Caroto and a female caller on Tuesday. Caroto gave police a false name and ...
State police stepping up patrols for holiday weekend
AUGUSTA, Maine — With the summer tourist season officially kicking off this weekend, state police will be beefing up patrols along the state’s highways during Memorial Day Weekend. Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said troopers will have additional patrols on the roadways. In addition to speeders, drunk drivers ...
Saco man found in car with lights off at intersection facing multiple drug charges
SACO, Maine — A local man who was sitting in his car at a Saco intersection for no apparent reason early Sunday is facing multiple drug charges, according to police. Josh Poissant, 25, of Saco had been sitting in his car with the lights off at the intersection of Cumberland ...
Three teenagers face drug, alcohol charges after traffic stop in China
CHINA, Maine — Three teenagers are facing charges after drugs and alcohol were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday, police said. Trooper James MacDonald of the State Police had stopped the vehicle on Route 3 after it failed to come to a stop while making a ...
Sewer line replacement detours Webster Avenue traffic in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — Replacement of a sewer line has begun and will hinder traffic on Webster Avenue over the next couple of weeks, Bangor Public Works announced Wednesday. Eastbound traffic coming from Bangor Municipal Golf Course will be detoured down Silver Road across West Broadway to Buck Street, and back ...
Shirtless Bangor man accused of assaulting pair at Court Street park
BANGOR, Maine — A 21-year old transient accused of assaulting a man and a woman for no apparent reason Tuesday night remained behind bars Wednesday, police said. Officers were sent to Court Street near the park around 10 p.m. when it was reported Tyler Poole was running around with no ...
Carmel man charged with marijuana possession while at court to pay fines for previous drug charge
BANGOR, Maine — A Carmel man who was heading to court to pay fines Tuesday afternoon wound up with another charge after he was caught with marijuana, police said. Aaron Knight, 21, was going through security at the entrance of Penobscot Judicial Center when the drugs were found, according to ...
Waterville man wanted in high-speed pursuit in central Maine awaits extradition from Conn.
WATERVILLE, Maine — A local man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed pursuit on May 16, according to police. Ernest Almeida, 31, faces up to five years behind bars on a Class C felony charge of eluding a police officer, according to Waterville Deputy Chief Charles ...
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