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Drug charges dominate grand jury indictments in County

A former Biddeford man who spent five years in prison for dealing heroin and cocaine has been indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury for more alleged drug crimes.

Fire hits home of former Madawaska town manager on Pelletier Island

Firefighters responded to a fire on Pelletier Island, Sunday afternoon, at the residence of former Madawaska Town Manager Ryan Pelletier.

Fort Kent police charge local man with aggravated forgery

Local police arrested and charged a Fort Kent man for allegedly passing a counterfeit $100 bill at a shop in town.

Police agencies report over 500 saves using Narcan provided by Attorney General’s Office

Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills has announced that police agencies receiving Narcan, the opioid overdose reversing drug, have utilized it 504 times since the Attorney General’s Office began making it available at no cost to the agencies.

Madawaska Police Blotter – July 2018

Madawaska Police Blotter - July 2018

Police charge Caribou man with burglary

Caribou police arrested Jonathan Emmert-Keenan, 21, of Caribou Sunday and charged him with burglary, criminal trespass, and refusal to submit to arrest or detention.

Madawaska officers arrest Fort Kent man after getting call from Van Buren police

Madawaska police arrested a Fort Kent man July 12 after Van Buren officers called the department to alert them he was violating a protection order by being in a car with a prohibited person.

Fort Kent police charge five men for allegedly trying to steal Bee-Jays sign

A group of friends may have made a little too much noise this weekend when they allegedly attempted to steal as a souvenir a sign from atop the now defunct Bee-Jays Tavern in Fort Kent.

Police arrest two Madawaska men following traffic stop, alleged altercation

Local police arrested two Madawaska men Sunday evening during a traffic stop on Main Street in St. David after one man allegedly struggled with officers.

Houlton Sector Border Patrol arrests illegal alien in Calais

On Tuesday, July 10, Houlton Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calais Station in Washington County arrested a Mexican national after he illegally entered the United States from Canada.

Police arrest, charge Fort Kent man with terrorizing

Police arrested a Fort Kent man after responding to a report of a disturbance at a home on Brookside Drive Thursday afternoon.

63-year-old man wanted by police since 2012 turns himself in at Madawaska station

A 63-year-old local man who had been wanted on an arrest warrant for six years turned himself into Madawaska police on July 3.

Haze from Quebec fires prompting calls to Fort Kent police, fire departments

More than 200 firefighters from across Canada and the northeastern United States have been sent to Quebec this month to help fight multiple forest fires fueled by lightning strikes and dry weather.

Canadian inmate who escaped from prison near St. John Valley border apprehended

An inmate who escaped from a correctional facility on the Canadian side of the St. John River across from Frenchville Saturday morning has been apprehended and is back in custody

Fort Kent Police Blotter — July 2018

The following incident report has been filed at the Fort Kent Police Station for July 2018.

Fort Kent man killed in single-vehicle crash

A Fort Kent man died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Cross Lake Township, according to Maine State Police.

Madawaska Police Blotter – July 2018

Madawaska Police Blotter - July 2018

Some officers see on-site drug testing as major risk

A proposal by the Presque Isle police chief, urging cops to field test potentially lethal drugs with a chemical pouch, has stirred debate inside the department, after two high-ranking officers cited safety concerns over the widely discouraged practice.

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