2 days ago
A 79-year-old Caribou woman is missing
Chatman was last seen shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Bennett Drive Dunkin’ drive-thru.
Police/Crime/Courts
2 days ago
Police rule Aroostook pedestrian death accidental
Police determined the driver was not impaired and was not speeding, and there were no adverse weather, traffic or road conditions.
3 days ago
Residents vote to keep Ashland Police Department
The special town meeting started 23 minutes late due to the large crowd registering.
3 days ago
Two Aroostook residents arrested on stolen truck charges
Surveillance footage led Aroostook deputies to two suspects who allegedly stole a pickup from behind the Irving in Sherman, according to Aroostook County Sheriff Peter Johnson. Video footage was obtained from several nearby businesses which allowed [the deputy] to identify two suspects in the case,” Sheriff Peter Johnson said. The 1994 green short-bed GMC was […]
3 days ago
Ashland residents support police but still want lower taxes
Nearly 200 people attended the more than two-hour session, a precursor to a Thursday night town vote.
1 week ago
Another Aroostook town weighs closing its police department
Should Ashland’s department close, it would shift policing duties for yet another town to the Maine State Police and Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.
2 weeks ago
Man dies after Aroostook crash
A Mapleton man died after a Saturday night crash. Christopher Putnam, 53, was driving on Main Street in Mapleton about 8 p.m. when he crashed and was ejected, according to CBS affiliate WABI. Putnam later succumbed to his injuries, the TV station reported. The crash remains under investigation.
3 weeks ago
Masardis woman accused of trying to burn 2 homes with a lighter
The woman set fires at the home of her ex-partner and at a vacant building, according to an affidavit filed Thursday.
4 weeks ago
Policing in Maine is more centralized than ever. Here’s why.
Maine has lost 15 local police departments since the turn of the century. That’s changed the face of rural policing. A Bangor Daily News analysis of 25 years of law enforcement employment data found that 15 police departments in the state have disbanded or merged with another since 2000. The trend dates back at least […]
4 weeks ago
As small police departments in rural Maine disappear, one town is hanging on
Forty-nine of Maine’s 101 municipal police departments operated with 10 or fewer full time officers in 2024. That includes Ashland.
