Ellsworth police blotter

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Oct. 19 Wayne Willigar, 54, of Ellsworth was arrested for operating under the...

Marine Patrol seeks suspects in police boat vandalism case

The Maine Marine Patrol has identified suspects who were potentially involved in a late September vandalism incident in which red paint was used to deface a Bar Harbor Police boat. According to Marine Patrol Officer Thomas Reardon Jr., some time during the night of...

A close call in Tremont

A motorist avoided injury late in the afternoon on Oct. 21 when the pickup truck he was driving wound up on its roof in a ditch along Kellytown Road in the village of Bernard. According to Tremont Fire Chief Wayne Patton, the vehicle rolled over gently enough so that...

Sheriff’s Office, DEA to hold prescription drug disposal Oct. 29

On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and the state Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted...

Notice: Park rangers to conduct anti-poaching checkpoints

In an effort to reduce the amount of illegal hunting of wildlife within the boundaries of Acadia National Park, park rangers announced Monday in a press release they will be periodically establishing firearms/poaching checkpoints. At the checkpoints, rangers said they...
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