From Maine State Police: "12/20/2017 Troopers from Troop J responded to a single motor vehicle crash on the Byards Point Road in Sedgwick. All three occupants in the vehicle had non life threatening injuries. In the vehicle were Alec Peasley, 24 of Deer Isle, Tyler Bartlett, 22 of Stonington and Lucas Oliver, 21 also of Deer Isle. Alec was determined to be the driver. Lucas … [Read more...] about – Sedgwick crash still under investigation
– D.A.R.E. Graduation at EEMS
(Ellsworth) Fifth graders at Ellsworth Elementary Middle School graduated from the D.A.R.E. Program on Wednesday morning. Officer Shawn Merchant has been guiding these 85 students for the past 10 weeks. Merchant tells Star 97-7 the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program teaches kids about real life scenarios they may face and how to stop and think before reacting to a … [Read more...] about – D.A.R.E. Graduation at EEMS
Raccoon bites woman on Main St in Ellsworth
(Ellsworth) It's unusual to see a raccoon during the daytime and that's usually a good sign it's not healthy. Ellsworth police responded to Main Street on Thursday afternoon where a woman called in to report a raccoon acting strangely. Before police arrived another woman tried to pick up the animal and was bitten. The policeman, who's also the city's Animal Control … [Read more...] about Raccoon bites woman on Main St in Ellsworth
Drug bust in Vassalboro
From Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland: "Maine Drug Enforcement Agents assigned to MDEA’s South Central Task Force in Augusta arrested a Bronx, New York man and a Vassalboro woman on cocaine and heroin charges Wednesday as a result of a joint investigation with Augusta Police into the sale of the drugs in Kennebec County. Late yesterday afternoon, drug agents and … [Read more...] about Drug bust in Vassalboro
Woman with gun causes Penobscot Narrows Bridge closure
From Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland: "State Police say a middle aged woman has been taken into protective custody after she was on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge this morning with a loaded shotgun. Motorists began calling police about 10:30 to report that the woman had walked across the bridge from the Prospect side and was sitting on the bridge railing, with the … [Read more...] about Woman with gun causes Penobscot Narrows Bridge closure
