2 months ago
Heat pump company’s buildings damaged by vandalism
A suspect was arrested Sunday in connection with multiple acts of vandalism, the Presque Isle Police Department said on social media.
Police/Crime/Courts
2 months ago
Presque Isle police arrest suspect in vandalism spree
Several businesses reported broken windows and numerous flower pots were damaged, according to a statement issued by Presque Isle police via social media.
2 months ago
Linneus man pleads guilty to role in drug ring
James Valiante, 42, described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a drug dealer based in Aroostook County, allegedly regularly got drugs from a source in Bangor as part of a trafficking operation in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere.
2 months ago
Aroostook man convicted of murder seeks chance to appeal, blames attorneys
James Paul Peaslee, 44, testified for nearly two hours in Aroostook County Superior Court, detailing how his former attorneys, Stephen Smith of Bangor and John Tebbetts of Presque Isle, did not represent his best interests.
2 months ago
Parents of Erik Foote want review of his autopsy
Brenda and Allan Foote want answers to the questions they still have about their son’s disappearance and death.
2 months ago
Fort Kent police arrest man on child pornography charges
Logan Lusardi, 23, who lives in the Fort Kent area, was arrested on Friday evening and charged with two counts of possession of sexually explicit material.
2 months ago
Fort Kent mother and child escape as car bursts into flames after deer crash
Troopers say Candyce Marsh, 43, of Fort Kent, was driving a 2024 Subaru Forester southbound in Dyer Brook and struck a deer.
3 months ago
Propane leak caused Aroostook explosion that destroyed 2 homes
The blast happened about 7 p.m. Saturday on Shore Road.
3 months ago
Medical examiner says Washburn man’s cause of death is undetermined
The cause of death of a Washburn man whose body was found in April near the Aroostook River remains a mystery, according to state officials. Erik Foote, 39, of Washburn went missing on Jan. 30. Exhaustive search efforts turned up nothing. His body was found April 23 on the banks of the Aroostook River in […]
3 months ago
Aroostook man charged in infant’s death jailed after bail bond terminated
Stanley Hazell, 24, appeared in Aroostook County Superior Court for what was scheduled as a bail revocation hearing, but he was no longer eligible for bail.
