Police, Fire and Courts

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Oct. 1-31:

Arrests/Summonses 

Oct. 4, Brendon Mclellan, 37, of Edgecomb was summonsed for False Identification of…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 calls for service for the period of Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,401 calls for service.

Summonses

Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Sept. 27 and Oct. 27. Officer Zach Barry made all four arrests.

On Oct. 3, Barry arrested…

Just out of a briefing with Wiscasset Police Chief Lawrence Hesseltine Thursday morning in connection with last night’s mass shootings in Lewiston, Town Manager Dennis Simmons, a paramedic and…

Wiscasset Police Department posted the following on its Facebook page shortly before midnight Wednesday night:

“The Wiscasset Police Department is closely monitoring the ongoing situation…

he Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 172 calls for service for the period of Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,172 calls for service.

Summonses

Woolwich first responders observed Fire Prevention Month by holding an open house at the fire house Wednesday, Oct. 18; meanwhile upstairs the selectboard was holding a brief business meeting.…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 10 to Oct. 17. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,000 calls for service.

Summonses

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 15-30:

Arrests/summonses

Sept. 17, Jeffrey Beckwith, 43, of Wiscasset was arrested on a warrant, by Officer Hunter…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 228 calls for service for the period of Oct. 3 to Oct. 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,775 calls for service.

Summonses

On Friday morning, Oct. 6, detectives with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central arrested 29-year-old Tyler Witham-Jordan of Edgecomb, charging him with murder in connection with the…

Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen came out of an executive session Oct. 5 and announced they would like to have the town attorney “engage in further settlement discussions of the town’s enforcement action against…
Wiscasset selectmen

Citing some costs that are climbing and others that might climb, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons got selectmen’s OK Oct. 3 to carry forward hundreds of thousands of unspent dollars from…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 238 calls for service for the period of Sept. 26 to Oct. 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,547 calls for service.

Summons

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Sept. 1- 15:

Arrests, summonses

Sept. 1, Katie Rackliff, 63, of Wiscasset was arrested for Driving to Endanger, by Officer…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 186 calls for service for the period of Sept. 19 to Sept. 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,309 calls for service.

Summonses

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 15-31:

Arrests/summonses 

Aug. 16, Aimee Harrison, 43, of Phippsburg was arrested for Violation Conditions of Release,…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 calls for service for the period of Sept. 12 to Sept. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,123 calls for service.

Summonses

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 calls for service for the period of Sept. 5 to Sept. 12. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,935 calls for service.

Summonses

Aug. 2: 10:39 p.m., Route 27, two vehicle accident. Car on side. CLCA handled patient care, EFD controlled traffic, assisted with removal of car, cleared debris. Both vehicles towed.

Aug.…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 296 calls for service for the period of Aug. 29 to Sept. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,721 calls for service.

Summonses

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 264 calls for service for the period of Aug. 22 to Aug. 29. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,425 calls for service.

Summonses

Wiscasset Newspaper heard Saturday that a truck struck Red’s Eats deck early that morning. Deb Gagnon, co-owner of the famous business at the corner of Wiscasset’s Water Street and…

It was anything but a typical day on the job for county emergency dispatcher Mike Johnson. In July, he received a 911 call from Nobleboro with a frantic caller seeking assistance for his…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 189 calls for service for the period of Aug. 15 to Aug. 22. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,161 calls for service.

Summons

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for Aug. 1-15:

Arrests/summonses 

Aug. 2, Hannah Puskar, 24, of Brunswick was summonsed for Operating Vehicle without License, by…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 251 calls for service for the period of Aug. 1 to Aug. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,695 calls for service.

Summons

A July 15 lightning strike temporarily impacted Boothbay region emergency communications. The lightning struck a Central Maine Power transformer located near Lincoln County’s tower in Boothbay.…

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

Arrests/Summonses

July 16, Dakota Parker, 22, of Maine, was arrested for Domestic Violence Terrorizing, by…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 262 calls for service for the period of July 25 to Aug. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,444 calls for service.

Summons

A…

Westport Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) has been picked to benefit from Shaw’s Give Back Bag Program, which makes it easy for customers to contribute to their local communities. In August,…

The U.S. Marshals Service in Maine recently issued a warning to residents about scammers who are calling the public, pretending to be officials of the federal government. The scam calls appear to…

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…

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