Category: News
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Friday, 10/02/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Preventative Measures Underway at Site of Roque Bluffs Tragedies (Roque Bluffs) Officials are taking steps to provide protective infrastructure at a public boat ramp in Roque Bluffs, where a 61 year old woman and her two grandchildren died inside a submerged vehicle on September 19th. NewsCenter Maine reports the vehicle was inadvertently driven…
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Thursday, 10/01/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Cruise Ship Member Arrested (Bar Harbor) A crew member who served aboard a cruise ship that visited Maine this week is one of dozens arrested in a sweeping federal operation targeting people in possession of child sex abuse materials. According to the Bangor Daily News, 35 yo Bobby Prieto was arrested Monday on…
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Wednesday, 9/30/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine State Library Gathers Feedback on AI (Augusta) Concerned about Artificial Intelligence? Recent alarms sounded by tech giants and others in the know seem to indicate we should be – or at least that AI needs to be regulated. The Maine State Library hopes to create a Maine Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework as…
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Friday, 9/25/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Attorney Speaks to Congress on Murder of Biddeford Man by ICE (Washington, DC) A month after Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, a legal immigrant with no criminal record, was shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, an attorney for the family testified before Congress this week. According to the Portland Press Herald, Attorney…
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Thursday, 09/24/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Deputy Luke Gross Honored (Trenton) First responders gathered along Route 3 in Trenton early yesterday to pay respects and remember Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross on the fifth anniversary of his End of Watch. Deputy Gross was responding to a motor vehicle crash on Route 3 when he was struck by another…
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Wednesday, 09/23/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bar Harbor PD Offers Narcan Training (Bar Harbor) The Bar Harbor Fire Department is once again offering Narcan training to the public. Learn how to recognize an opioid overdose, administer narcan, and make a difference in your community. You’ll also hear information on understanding opioid use and overdose, recognizing the signs of an…
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Tuesday, 09/22/26
Crime/Public Safety Deceased Katahdin Hiker Still Alive When 9-1-1 Call Made (Baxter State Park) A hiker who died and who was found September 14th on Mt. Katahdin was still alive when the first 9-1-1 call came in. Baxter State Park staff told the Bangor Daily News another hiker came across 64 yo Bert Peter Goris…
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Monday, 09/21/26
Crime/Public Safety Woman, Children Found Dead in Submerged Vehicle (Roque Bluffs) The bodies of a Mount Desert woman and her two grandchildren were discovered yesterday in a submerged vehicle in Pond Cove in Roque Bluffs. Officials tell Downeast Digest 61 yo Sharon Bukulmez was last seen about 8:30 Saturday evening after leaving a family get…
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Friday, 09/18/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs TVFD Member Completes Certification (Trenton) When it comes to leadership, Lieutenant Rachel Malcolm of the Trenton Volunteer Fire Department is – dare we say it? – on fire! Lt. Malcolm recently completed the requirements for her Pro Board Fire Officer IV certification, the highest level in the certification series. TVFD says the program…
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Thursday, 09/17/26
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Hancock County Law Enforcement Activates License Plate Reading Cameras (Ellsworth) While a growing number of municipalities are removing them due to privacy concerns, Hancock County law enforcement agencies have officially activated thirteen new stationary license plate reader cameras across six strategic locations. Sources report the program has been in development by local police…
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