2021
Three arrested after Pembroke home invasion
Three suspects were arrested for robbery following a high-speed chase after they tied up and assaulted a Pembroke man in his home early Sunday morning, April 18.
Crime & Public Safety
2021
Former Calais police officer charged with drug trafficking
A former officer with the Calais Police Department has been arrested after allegedly providing drugs to a student at Narraguagus High School. Jeffrey Bishop, 53, of Cherryfield left the Calais department less than a week before he was arrested on the drug-trafficking charges.
2020
Homicide suspect in Machias put money on bar for cremation
The man who allegedly killed three people and wounded another during a shooting spree in the Machias area last February reportedly stated shortly afterward to those at the Machias American Legion hall...
2020
Bookkeeper now faces charges
A former Eastport property owner, Patricia Lindau, who recently lost two of the city's historic downtown buildings to a foreclosure auction after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, pleaded not guilty to charges of larceny and embezzlement at her arraignment in Massachusetts on July 21.
2020
St. Andrews man’s body found on Robbinston beach
The body of a deceased St. Andrews man was found on a beach in Robbinston on July 7. Richard Warnell, 64, had been the subject of a missing person investigation by the RCMP since July 3.
2020
Stolen lobster boat found and returned
A Grand Manan man has been charged in the theft of a lobster boat from the island on May 25. Grampa's Legacy, a 45 foot lobster boat belonging to Special K Fisheries, was taken from the North Head wharf shortly after midnight and recovered in Maine later that day.
2020
Questions still remain after area shootings
Schools went in lockdown mode throughout Machias on February 3 as law enforcement responded to reports of multiple shootings in Jonesboro and Machias.