Milford Robbery
(Milford) – Investigators say two Milford men held up a convenience store during the weekend. One demanded money from the clerk while the other waited at the door at the Milford On The Run store early Saturday morning. Surveillance cameras captured the entire robbery and it didn’t take long for deputies from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department to identify the pair. They searched a home and questioned 40-year old Franklin Sale and 39-year old Michael Stratton before charging them with the robbery.
Home Depot Thief Sentenced
(Rockland) – A Waldo County man who stole about $20-thousand dollars worth of goods from the Home Depot Store where he worked in Rockland will spend 60-days in jail and has to pay back the rest of the amount he swiped. The Pen Bay Pilot reports a judge sentenced Kenneth Cox of Searsmont to 5-years in prison, suspending all but 60-days. Cox has paid back all but $82-hundred dollars since his arrest in 2015. He would use credit cards to purchase goods from the store then execute returns on the card account without actually returning the goods.
Burton Sentence
(Bangor) A judge sentenced convicted killer Robert Burton to 55-years in prison for the 2015 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend. Jurors convicted Burton in October for killing Stephanie Gebo at her home in Parkman. Burton then hid from police for 68 days before turning himself in to police. When he gets out of prison Burton will be about 86 years old.
Holiday Pet Tips
(Augusta) The holiday season can be an exciting, active time for Maine families and their pets. Before bringing a new pet into your home for the holidays Animal Welfare Director Liam Hughes recommends doing basic research ahead of time because pets are a long-term emotional and financial commitment. First determine if your lifestyle allows time for a pet and the costs associated with the type of animal you’re considering. Hughes says work with a licensed humane society or breeder. Meet with the pet before adopting to ensure compatibility. Mainers can contact the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Animal Welfare Program for more information on which animal rescue and breeding organizations are appropriately registered.
Ugly Sweater Conclusion
(Ellsworth) Folks around Ellsworth donned their ugliest Christmas sweaters on Friday. If you weren’t in on the joke, the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce coordinated the effort to coincide with National Ugly Sweater Day. Executive director Gretchen Wilson says the first city-wide Ugly Sweater Day was a success. Group photos with the number of participants should be emailed to the Ellsworth Chamber. Wilson says they won’t hear back about their application to the Guinness Book of World Records until sometime next year.
Cathance Fatal
(Cathance Twnshp) An 11-year-old girl from Roque Bluffs died when her father’s car went off the roadway late at night and struck a tree. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to Route 191 in Cathance Township around 11:15 last Thursday night. The driver, 45-year-old Christopher Stevenson was operating with a suspended license. Police say his daughter was a passenger in the vehicle and died at the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Scam Call
(Surry) They say if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. A red flag went up for a Surry man who received a mysterious call last Wednesday saying he’d won a new Ford truck, and all he needed to do was deposit $25-hundred dollars into a bank account provided by the caller to take possession of the truck. The man did not take the caller up on the offer and reported the scam to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.
Police Academy Graduates
(Vassalboro) Maine welcomed 52 new police officers who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The officers spent 18 weeks studying and training, and most will begin working in time for Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement efforts. Among the graduates destined to local departments are Christopher Dickens with Bar Harbor Police, Jeff Hall to the Ellsworth PD, Marcus Downes with Old Town Police, Kenneth York heading to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Taylor with Rockport Police, and Ryan Jackson working for the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
Planned Outage
(Bar Harbor) Emera Maine crews are scheduled to perform maintenance to the electrical system in Bar Harbor tomorrow morning. Work will tentatively begin at 8 and will take about 3 hours to complete. Customers will be affected on Schooner Head Road, Sol’s Cliff Road, Lily Lane, Linden Lane, Seely Road, Windstar Lane, Paluga Lane, Compass Harbor Lane and Old Farm Road. Customers may experience interrupted service during that time.
Sports
- New England Patriots 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 (Pats survive a replay that called back a late Pittsburgh touchdown, then intercept a pass in the end zone)
- College Men’s Basketball: St. Joseph’s (Philadelphia) 72 U-Maine 59
- Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi St. 83 U-Maine 43
- Celtics play at Indiana tonight
- Bruins host Columbus tonight
High School Basketball Tonight
Boys
Machias at Schenck
Bangor Christian @ Greenville
Girls
Washington Academy @ MDI
Bucksport @ George Stevens
Shead at Narraguagus
Dexter @ Central
