Cops and Courts

Trial tentatively set for Rockport man accused of killing ...

By Stephen Betts - Oct 28
A trial for a 25-year-old Rockport man accused of the September 2017 murders of his mother, her parents and their caretaker has tentatively been ...
Island gun threat suspect ordered held without bail

By Stephen Betts - Oct 25
A judge ordered a Vinalhaven man held without bail after police said he pulled out a gun during a fight Oct. 25 following a car crash. Christopher ...
Knox County court news

Oct 25
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Oct. 16 through Oct. 23. Eric Overlock, 46. domestic violence assault, dismissed; ...
Court records show ties between suspect, victim in standoff

By Stephen Betts - Oct 24
A judge set bail Oct. 23 at $100,000 for a man who police say barricaded himself inside an apartment at the Rankin Center, threatened to kill the ...
Former student teacher sentenced to time served

By Stephen Betts - Oct 22
A former student teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School was sentenced to no additional jail time for a sexual relationship he had with an ...
Driver arrested for driving impaired with children in car

By Stephen Betts - Oct 19
A Waterville woman was sentenced after admitting to driving under the influence Oct. 16 with two children in her car. Summer N. Whidden. 25, was ...
Woman sentenced to three years for providing drugs that led ...

By Stephen Betts - Oct 17
A 30-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison for selling fentanyl to a Thomaston man who later died from an overdose of the drug. Mir...
Police say Warren man shot two dogs

By Stephen Betts - Oct 15
A Warren man was charged after police say he shot two dogs Oct. 14 in Warren. James Batty, 58, was charged with cruelty to animals, according to ...
Police say woman faked report after alleged assault

By Stephen Betts - Oct 15
Rockland public safety crews responded Oct. 13 during a torrential rainstorm to a report that a woman was assaulted and thrown or fallen into a ...
Correction

Oct 12
An Aug. 27 article incorrectly stated that Eric Waite, 51, of St. George, was found not criminally responsible on domestic violence terrorizing ...