Joseph Carter, 52, of Augusta, was allegedly caught on camera stealing items, including a baby stroller.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
New Augusta Police station could cost as much as $21.5 million
Putting the proposed new station on a run-down downtown site would be the most costly, but mayor says that location could bring the most benefits.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Hearing weighs competency of accused child rapist
Testimony, including in-depth discussion about how difficult it is to play the card game pinochle, wraps up in a new competency hearing for Eric Bard, a Sidney man convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
New York man again gets 30 years for felony murder of Augusta man
Aubrey N. Armstrong, whose conviction and sentencing on two charges involving the same crime was deemed unconstitutional, was resentenced on Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Court hearings underway for Sidney man convicted of child rape, but granted new trial
Eric Bard, 29, convicted of gross sexual assault and sentenced to 50 years in prison, won a new trial after the state’s highest court threw out his conviction because a judge discussed the case with the district attorney without the defense present.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Manchester to leave longstanding, six-town mutual aid pact
Manchester officials to seek new mutual aid agreements, with mostly new towns, to help fight fires, as the town quits its 45-year membership in the Lakes Region Mutual Aid group.
Posted inMaine Crime
Kennebec Journal September 28 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 7:39 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Boothby Street. 10:51 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street. 12:48 p.m. a disturbance was reported on Bangor Street. 12:58 p.m., theft was reported on Community Drive. 1:47 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Jeff Gagnon Way. 2:29 p.m., theft was reported on Western […]
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Monmouth Applefest celebrates fresh fruit, old times
Annual event helps raise funds to operate the Monmouth Museum.
Posted inMaine
Fire guts Hallowell apartment building
Tenants of a Maple Street fire were able to escape unharmed, but Hallowell’s fire chief was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
No jail time for Augusta woman who cut ex-boyfriend with knife
Kiana Green, convicted of aggravated assault, a felony, to serve three years probation and perform community service.