2 months ago
Drug, assault and theft charges top grand jury’s June indictments
The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 47 indictments for June, including of a man wanted by Caribou police on multiple new charges.
Police/Crime/Courts
2 months ago
Aroostook woman gets 12 months for embezzling $111K while a town clerk
She quit as Danforth’s town clerk after town officials confronted her over money that had gone missing.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
Caribou police seek man who disappeared after high-speed chase
Caribou police are asking for the public’s help to locate a man wanted on multiple charges.
2 months ago
Rihanna’s Mainer bodyguard works with Amish saddler to make bulletproof bags
With the help of a local Amish saddler, he came up with his initial body shield backpack in 2019.
3 months ago
Consultants share potential Aroostook County jail needs
The multiyear process is still in early days, but soon commissioners will have to decide whether to hire designers to project what a new jail would look like.
3 months ago
Houlton man goes back to court for town’s surveillance camera records
A Houlton resident again alleges the town failed to supply requested public documents about facial recognition technology in its townwide camera system.
3 months ago
Caribou police arrest Maine man on drug and gun charges
Caribou police have arrested a man on drug and firearm charges following a traffic stop.
3 months ago
‘I am an innocent man’: Houlton man challenges murder conviction
Reginald J. Dobbins, 28, contends that several legal missteps leading to his 2017 murder conviction in the 2015 bludgeoning death of Keith Suitter violated his constitutional rights.
3 months ago
Grand jury indicts Madawaska woman accused of trafficking
The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 41 indictments for May.
