State finds police justified in fatally shooting Portage man in February standoff
The officers acted in self-defense, Maine Attorney General Andrew Frey said Friday.
Maine State Police
A Patten man is missing
A Patten man is missing.
Woman wanted in multi-state fraud spree nabbed by Canadian police, jailed in Houlton
Kennedy attempted to use a fake passport to commit theft at Katahdin Trust Bank in Houlton.
Teen allegedly steals car in Mars Hill and crashes in Oakfield
State police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver, a juvenile, refused to stop
Penobscot County woman in critical condition after ATV crash
STACYVILLE, Maine — A Stacyville woman is in critical condition after the ATV she was driving crashed early Monday morning, according to Maine State Police. Joyce Cummings, 70, suffered severe injuries in the 6:12 a.m. crash on Kelly Road and was taken by LifeFlight to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, police said. […]
Fears intensify as the list of missing Aroostook County women grows
For those residents who are following the cases of the missing women, the desolation often intensifies the fear.
Stefanie Damron’s parents hold onto hope a year after she disappeared
Stefanie Damron, whose 15th birthday is on Oct. 6, remains missing despite exhaustive searches over thousands of miles of rugged terrain.
Aroostook town builds memorial to police dog killed in fatal standoff
“After K-9 Preacher lost his life, we decided that the small town of Portage needed to have some recognition of the sacrifice [he] gave,” organizer Sarah Brooks said.
Former Maine town clerk to be sentenced for embezzling $111,000
Leta F. Lee worked for Danforth as town clerk for four years, from 2012 to 2016. She was indicted in 2022 on a felony theft charge.
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. […]