Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
Maine State Police
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Manchester asks law enforcement to not enter the fire station over coronavirus concerns
Area fire departments often allow troopers and sheriff’s deputies to access their facilities for various reasons, including using bathrooms, decontaminating their cars and internet use.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Police investigate apparent accidental death of Oakland man
Robert Wade, 25, was found dead Tuesday night in his apartment on Heath Street in Oakland, police say.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police plan education, measured enforcement of statewide stay-at-home order
Police around southern Maine say they don’t plan checkpoints or other aggressive enforcement of the order that takes effect Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
State police investigate ‘suspicious’ Stonington death
A man’s body was found inside a home on Weed Field Road on Monday afternoon, according to Maine State Police.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Sidney man seriously injured in motorcycle crash on I-95
Patrick Andrews, 44, of Sidney, lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a median on I-95 on Sunday evening.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Athens man charged with arson after footprints tracked in snow
Dwayne Weese, 52, was charged by state fire marshals after authorities tracked a trail of footprints in the snow from where a house fire started Athens.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Girl injured in Waterville drive-by shooting leaves hospital
Emahleeah Frost, 7, headed back to Waterville after spending nearly a week at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was treated after being struck by a bullet in her home by a drive-by shooter.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Mount Vernon man accused of fleeing traffic stop held without bail
Caleb Hupper, 30, who is accused of fleeing a traffic stop in Wednesday in Mount Vernon, was arrested on charges of eluding an officer, failure to submit to arrest or detention and violation conditions of release. He was already wanted on two warrants citing multiple charges.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage
Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.