An Eden Street business reported a rabid racoon at 3:35 p.m. on Feb. 16. The racoon was acting aggressively. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was contacted to provide further assistance.
Maine Drug Enforcement Agents have arrested a Tremont man allegedly in possession of $100,000 worth of fentanyl, a synthetic form of heroin, on Monday in Newport.
The Hancock County Commissioners will not ask Sheriff Scott Kane to resign in the wake of public outcry over Kane’s cancellation of Healthy Acadia’s recovery coaching services for inmates at the jail. Kane ended the relationship with Healthy Acadia last June after the nonprofit issued a statement supporting Black Lives Matter.
On Monday around 11:39 a.m., an officer took a call from a Hancock County resident who had seen a large volume of paperwork scattered on the roadside in Ellsworth that had ties to the Bar Harbor area.
Law enforcement coverage may increase in Tremont by 15 hours a week in response to what some see as more criminal activity in town.
Police received a report of a person shoveling snow from their driveway onto Main Street around 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 2. When an officer arrived and informed the shoveler that their actions were illegal, they stopped.
Police say alcohol and excessive speed likely factored in a triple fatal accident Saturday just after 7 p.m. on the West Bay Road.
Island Police: A woman reported suspicious activity on her home security cameras around 6 a.m. on Jan. 28. After looking more closely at the footage, it was believed to be an animal.
A high-speed chase that took place during the morning commute on Jan. 21 began on Route 3 and ended at the intersection of Oak and Church streets in Ellsworth.
Island Police: Officers respond to report of wily coyote on Main Street.
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