5 months ago
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.
Police/Crime/Courts
5 months ago
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.
5 months ago
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.
6 months ago
Madawaska woman arrested on drug trafficking charges
A woman was arrested Wednesday on drug trafficking charges, according to Madawaska Police Chief Jamie Pelletier.
6 months ago
Border Patrol offers $20,000 bonus to new Maine hires
There are available duty assignments in Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley or Van Buren.
6 months ago
Madawaska purchases police cruiser
Madawaska’s Select Board voted on March 4 to finance a 2023 police cruiser and to purchase a repeater.
6 months ago
Teen dies after tractor strikes him in St. Agatha
The crash happened on Chasse Road at roughly 12:41 pm on Sunday, March 9.
6 months ago
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. […]
6 months ago
Maine border officials are already arresting more people under Trump
Changes ar happening since President Donald Trump has followed through on his campaign promise to step up border enforcement policy.
6 months ago
Why more Romanians may be crossing Maine’s international border
Romanians now make up one of the largest groups that’s encountered by the Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, second only to Mexicans.
