Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
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PublishedJune 14, 2024
Jay man arrested after late-night car chase through central Maine towns
Zacheriah Adams, 33, of Jay, was arrested after police laid down spike mats, causing the pickup truck he was driving to stop.
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PublishedJune 7, 2024
Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says
Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because 'those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.'
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PublishedJune 4, 2024
Federal lawsuit alleges wrongful death of Somerset County Jail inmate who died from drug exposure
The lawsuit, filed four days before a similar complaint regarding a jail inmate who died by suicide, alleges that Mitchell Watson of Dexter was exposed to lethal drugs inside the Madison jail and was not given proper medical attention.
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PublishedMay 30, 2024
Mother of Somerset County Jail inmate who died by suicide files lawsuit over ‘reckless and conscious disregard’
The mother of a Somerset County Jail inmate who died by suicide in the Madison jail two years ago has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the county, sheriff and jail officials failed to provide adequate mental and physical health care to inmate Virgil White, of Athens, who was suffering from mental illness.
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PublishedApril 30, 2024
Illegal cannabis growing operation busted at Madison home filled with black mold
Police seized 1,854 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of processed marijuana, and other drug-related items from the home, which had the worst case of black mold observed by police during 14 similar busts in Somerset County, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Brother of Skowhegan murder victim could face charges after courtroom attack, authorities say
The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Solar eclipse expected to trigger another rare event: Traffic jams in rural Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
Palmyra woman, 45, dies while crossing Route 2 near Walmart, police say
Heather Corey was crossing U.S. Route 2 on Saturday evening when she was hit by a Dodge minivan driven by a Palmyra man, 80, according to officials.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Madison residents, officials raise concerns as Sheriff’s Office staffing shortages continue
At a lightly attended public hearing Monday night, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said his office continues to struggle with staffing as it works to cover every law enforcement shift required by Madison’s contract with the Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Sheriff: Thousands of illegally grown marijuana plants seized during search of Norridgewock home
The bust of the illegal marijuana growing operation is part a larger investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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