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Trend continues with another illegal marajuana operation bust in rural Maine
CANAAN, Maine — The Somerset County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday said it broke up yet another illegal marijuana growing operation in a rural part of Maine. Officers seized more than 30 pounds of processed marijuana and 859 plants from a residence in Canaan on Hinckley Road, the sheriff's office said, adding no people were found.
Authorities bust another illegal cannabis operation in Somerset County
HARMONY, Maine (WABI) - Authorities say they seized hundreds of marijuana plants at yet another illegal grow operation here in Maine. Hundreds of plants were seized at a home on South Road in Harmony Friday morning, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. It was the culmination of a...
Remembering Somerset County Cpl. Cole on 6th anniversary of death
Thursday marks 6 years since a Maine corporal was killed in the line of duty. On April 25, 2018, Somerset County Sheriff's Corporal Eugene Cole was shot and killed in Norridgewock. His killer is serving a life sentence. April 25 is now known as "Corporal Eugene Cole Day" in Norridgewock.
Six years on, Maine community remembers corporal killed in the line of duty
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Thursday marks six years since Somerset County Sheriff’s Corporal Eugene Cole was shot and killed in the line of duty. April 25 is Corporal Cole Day in Norridgewock, where he was killed. To honor Cole and his service, the community is urged to volunteer, give...
Dog shot, buried by owner, prompting hours-long standoff in central Maine
NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — The Somerset County Sheriff's Office says a man is being held in county jail on several charges after an hours-long standoff in Norridgewock on Monday. Witnesses reportedly called law enforcement to Red Barn Road just before 9 a.m. for an armed man "screaming and hollering" outside his home. The man, later determined to be 32-year-old Nicholas Eckert, was also allegedly threatening anyone who called the police.
Central Maine law enforcement agencies uncover three more large-scale illegal marijuana grows
Central Maine law enforcement uncovered three more large-scale illegal marijuana grows this week in Franklin and Somerset Counties. They are the latest in a string of similar operations. A team led by the Somerset County Sheriff's department seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants from a residence in the town of...
Jackson man hospitalized with serious injuries following single-vehicle crash
WEST FORKS, Maine (WABI) - A Jackman man was seriously injured after a car crash yesterday in West Forks. According to Central Maine dot com, 76-year old Roland West was driving when his vehicle crossed the center line of Route 201, went off the road before crashing into a large rock.
Another illegal pot operation busted on Madison property
MADISON, Maine — A drug bust in Madison led to the discovery of hundreds of illegal marijuana plants and 10 pounds of processed pot, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. On Tuesday morning, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Division executed a search warrant at a home...
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