Police/Crime/Courts
Man charged with armed robbery in downtown Houlton
A Linneus man and an unidentified juvenile were arrested on Franklin Avenue on Tuesday after an alleged robbery last month.
Aroostook man sentenced to 55 years for murdering girlfriend
The Monticello man convicted in the 2023 murder of his live-in girlfriend was sentenced on Monday.
Maine’s international border agents are using drones to make more arrests
Apprehensions by the Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection through the first five months of this fiscal year are up by 14 percent.
Aroostook woman sues trucker over crash that killed husband
The widow of a Caribou firefighter killed in a vehicle crash is suing the driver and owners of the truck that allegedly struck his car.
Madawaska woman arrested on drug trafficking charges
A woman was arrested Wednesday on drug trafficking charges, according to Madawaska Police Chief Jamie Pelletier.
Border Patrol offers $20,000 bonus to new Maine hires
There are available duty assignments in Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley or Van Buren.
Madawaska purchases police cruiser
Madawaska’s Select Board voted on March 4 to finance a 2023 police cruiser and to purchase a repeater.
Teen dies after tractor strikes him in St. Agatha
The crash happened on Chasse Road at roughly 12:41 pm on Sunday, March 9.
AG office releases video of deputy being shot during Portage standoff
A police body camera video obtained by the Bangor Daily News/The County captures the moment when Aroostook County Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Campbell was shot in the shoulder during a Feb. 3 standoff in Portage Lake. The Maine attorney general’s office provided the video from Campbell’s body camera late Thursday afternoon, in response to a Feb. […]