The new budget totals $11.9 million, largely due to incentives that Police Chief Michael Gahagan and City Manager Penny Thompson proposed offering to the city’s police officers.
Jose Verdugo, 40, of Monrovia, California was arrested and faces several felony drug charges, according to police.
Madawaska Police Chief Jamie Pelletier recognized the heroic efforts of four individuals who helped save a woman’s life during a fire last month.
Aroostook County is closer to getting a drug treatment court with a bill signed by Gov. Janet Mills. Aroostook is the only county without one.
The three people who crossed into the U.S. illegally on foot were arrested and taken to Fort Fairfield for processing. The stranded driver was also arrested.
Police helped extricate the driver from the Chevrolet. He refused to give his name, but police later identified him as Cory McBreairty, 43, of Caribou.
With the help of a grant from Maine Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security, the Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency recently purchased 46 automatic external defibrillators for approximately $47,000.
Three Chinese citizens were arrested before sunrise on Wednesday after allegedly trying to cross the northern U.S.-Canada border illegally near Fort Fairfield.
Two police dogs have joined the Presque Isle Police Department.
Two Fort Fairfield police officers have received commendations for saving lives, rescuing animals and keeping impaired drivers off the roads.
