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12/19/25
Crime/Public Safety NTSB to Investigate Standish Crash That Claimed Life of Student (Standish) The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation into the Tuesday morning crash that involved a school bus and claimed the life of a Standish Kindergarten student. That’s according to the Maine Senate Republican Office. Five year old Simon Gonzalez was…
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12/18/25
Crime/Public Safety Palermo Fire Victims Identified (Palermo) Authorities have released the names of the two victims of Monday’s house fire in Palermo. 45 yo Gary Crane was found outside the house with severe burns when firefighters arrived. He remains in critical condition. The body of his father, 64 yo Gary Crane, Sr., was recovered Wednesday…
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12/17/25
Crime/Public Safety MCJA to Graduate 78 Cadets (Vassalboro) Seventy-eight cadets will get a well-earned gift Friday, as they graduate from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. The intensive, 18-week residential program prepares new officers for careers in law enforcement. Local graduates include Justine Wyman of the Ellsworth Police Department, Trevor Luna…
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12/16/25
Crime/Public Safety Firefighters Battle Bucksport Structure Fire (Bucksport) Orland firefighters spent five hours Sunday night into Monday morning battling a fully involved structure fire on Foss Farm Drive in Bucksport. First responders were called to the scene shortly before midnight and tackled the blaze amid freezing temperatures. According to a social media post, other challenges…
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12/15/25
Crime/Public Safety MSP to Take Over Capitol Police Duties (Augusta) Officers with the Maine Capitol Police are feeling anxious after being told by state officials last week the agency will be taken over by the Maine State Police. The Portland Press Herald says about a dozen officers who protect state lawmakers and visitors make up…
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12/12/25
Crime/Public Safety Union Woman Charged in Knox County Stabbing (Union) A 27 yo Union woman remains in the Knox County Jail following a December 7th stabbing. The Pen Bay Pilot reports authorities responded to an incident around 4 a.m. that morning and found a man sitting in a locked truck with a laceration to his…
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12/11/25
Crime/Public Safety Maine Search & Rescue Crews Get New Resource – A Horse (Benton) When it comes to search-and-rescue, Maine isn’t “horsing around”. NewsCenter Maine reports law enforcement now has a new resource – a horse named Kodak. Authorities tell Downeast Digest when a person goes missing in the woods, time is of the essence. …
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12/10/25
Crime/Public Safety MSP Investigate Fatal Turnpike Crash (York) Maine State Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday on the turnpike in York. A preliminary report indicates a tractor-trailer was stopped in the breakdown lane due to a mechanical malfunction. The operator had reflective triangles in place, but a Toyota sedan driven by 81…
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12/09/25
Crime/Public Safety Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Van Buren (Van Buren) A structure fire in Van Buren destroyed two buildings on that town’s Main Street Saturday. Public Information Office Shannon Moss tells Downeast Digest, the owner of a structure at 58 Main Street heard crackling and discovered a fire that involved his pellet store. Although…
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12/08/25
Crime/Public Safety Crews Battle Fires (Randolph) Staying warm is high on everyone’s minds these days, but a series of recent house fires has fire officials reminding folks about safety. A Lincoln Street home in Randolph was partially damaged Friday after a space heater sparked a fire there. A working smoke detector helped alert the homeowner,…
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