ELLSWORTH — Police stopped a car for a burned-out headlight on Dec. 17 and subsequently charged an Ellsworth man with possession of crack cocaine, according to a police report. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Cobb was arrested on charges of operating after suspension and possession of crack cocaine. Another Ellsworth man, 22-year-old Jonas Mitchell, was summoned on a …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine State Police arrested an Amherst man after he reportedly tried to strangle a woman at an Amherst residence on Saturday. Cpl. Chris Smith arrested Jeffrey Layne, 45, on a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault “strangulation,” police reported. Smith said the alleged assault occurred after Layne and the woman argued. Layne …
ELLSWORTH — A Surry man was arrested Dec. 19 after multiple Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Surry residence to handle a domestic dispute. Police arrested Dwight Geel, 29, on a charge of domestic violence assault. Agency assist Detective Franklin Jennings assisted the Maine Marine Patrol with an investigation in Castine Dec. 19. …
ELLSWORTH — Police were called to separate feuding exes last week. Sgt. Shawn Willey said he issued trespass and harassment warnings to a couple who “split up and can’t seem to stay separated without arguing.” Arrests Officer Jeffrey Hall arrested Adam Grasso, 48, of Surry on a charge of violating conditions of his release Dec. …
ELLSWORTH — A traffic stop on Route 1A Sunday night yielded heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, Ritalin, a narcotic pain reliever called Subutex and Suboxone, said Lt. Rod Charette, commander of Maine State Police Troop J. Charette said troopers Dana Austin and Gavin Endre arrested the driver of the vehicle, Melissa Morse, 50, of Sullivan, on a …
BLUE HILL — The cause of death for a Blue Hill woman whose remains were found in the woods off Grindleville Road Nov. 7 is unknown, according to the Office of the Maine Medical Examiner. Jessica Grindle, 37, had been missing since August, according to the Maine State Police. “The cause and manner of death …
The following cases were adjudicated, reviewed or continued in Hancock County Court, according to official records: Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 Jesse L. Rideout, 34, Sedgwick. Operating vehicle without license at Deer Isle, Sept. 21, 2013. $150. John Larochelle, 29, Brunswick. Cultivation of marijuana at Bucksport, Aug. 22, 2015. Dismissed. James W. Innes, 24, Ellsworth. …
ELLSWORTH — A man wanted for allegedly robbing two banks in Bangor on Dec. 21 was arrested in Ellsworth on Wednesday night and charged with theft and forgery. Timothy Myers, 27, who is homeless, was arrested on Dec. 26 at 10 p.m. in Ellsworth, according to a press release from the Bangor Police Department. Police …
The following were arrested or booked into Hancock County Jail between Dec. 17 and 20: Nicholas O. Stanley, 32, Ellsworth, failure to appear. Christopher C. Butler, 35, Bangor, two counts failure to appear. Calandra A. Fitzgerald, 37, Blue Hill, failure to appear. Steven L. Farrington, 43, Ellsworth, default in payment of fines. Timothy C. Cluney, …
GOULDSBORO — A man and a woman died after a head-on collision involving a car and a pickup truck on Route 1 near the Chicken Mill Pond Road Christmas morning, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported. The 9:43 a.m. collision also resulted in injuries to a third accident victim. Chief Deputy Pat Kane said the …
