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The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, with courthouses in Portland and Bangor, posts court calendars and trial lists. Its federal case files are searched through PACER.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Waldo County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across Waldo County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Waldo County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Waldo County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Belfast Police Department, Searsport Police Department, and Winterport Police Department. Each municipal department is responsible for law enforcement within its city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas and coordinates with local departments on major crimes.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Waldo County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 19 Crosby Road in Belfast, Maine 04915, provides primary law enforcement services to unincorporated areas and municipalities without dedicated police departments. §§ 401-410), which establishes the public's right to inspect and copy government records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Waldo County are maintained by Waldo County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Waldo County are taken and retained by Waldo County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by direct request.
Waldo County Court (207-338-3106) manages misdemeanor criminal cases, small claims (up to $6,000), civil cases under $30,000, family matters including divorce and child custody, protection from abuse orders, and traffic violations. The courthouse houses both the Superior Court and the District Court for Waldo County. The Superior Court (207-338-3107) handles felony criminal cases, civil matters exceeding $30,000, and appeals from District Court. While there is no centralized Waldo County elections office, the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (phone: 207-624-7650, website: maine.gov) provides oversight, guidance, and statewide election data.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 39 mine sites inside the county: 22 past producers, now closed, 4 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 10 sites producing when the record was made, 3 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 177 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Granite; crushed stone; construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Maine abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 26 investigations in Waldo County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $40,033 in back wages agreed for 98 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young's Lobster Pound LLC | Belfast | 1 | $10,054 | 14 |
| ARL Northport Management LLC | Lincolnville | 2 | $8,094 | 3 |
| Don Foshay's Discount Tire & Alignment | Belfast | 1 | $6,611 | 31 |
| Whale's Tooth Pub, Ltd. | Lincolnville | 1 | $4,100 | 4 |
| Alva Philbrook III | Belfast | 1 | $3,190 | 18 |
| The Otis Group Incorporated | Belfast | 1 | $2,956 | 12 |
| Grill Concepts of Searsport | Searsport | 1 | $1,680 | 1 |
| Lafayette Belfast, LLC | Belfast | 1 | $1,553 | 2 |
| Delvino LLC | Belfast | 2 | $280 | 5 |
| Tammy McCue | Knox | 1 | $117 | 1 |
| Pinchy, Inc. | Belfast | 1 | $92 | 2 |
| The Crusty Crab, LLC | Belfast | 1 | $59 | 2 |
| Andre Joseph | Montville | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Harbor Hill, LLC | Belfast | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Coastal Blueberry, Inc. | Searsmont | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cold Mountain Builders, Inc. | Belfast | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Dickel Floor Corp | Winterport | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Viking, Inc. | Belfast | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Maine Maritime Products, Inc. | Belfast | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| United States Post Office | Belfast | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Waldo County record, by back wages agreed; 3 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Maine wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Waldo County Sheriff or a city police department in Waldo County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Maine criminal history record comes from the Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification. Name based search online through the Maine Criminal History Record and Juvenile Crime Information Request service; fingerprint based checks need fingerprints sent straight to the State Bureau of Identification. Fee: $31.00 ($21.00 for InforME subscribers in Maine).
Search the Maine Sex Offender Registry (Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the municipal registrar of voters (the town or city clerk's office) or through the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. You can also register online with the state online registration. Same day registration: yes, in person at your municipality up to and including Election Day; online registration closes 21 days before a state or federal election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Waldo County are kept by the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessors, and tax bills come from the municipal tax collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Maine come from the Maine CDC, Data, Research and Vital Statistics (DRVS). Maine's vital records are housed at DRVS and at most municipal offices statewide; records created before 1892 come from the municipality where the event took place or from the Maine State Archives. In person at DRVS, 220 Capitol Street, Augusta (walk ins 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), by mail with the application, identification and fee, or online through VitalChek, the independent company DRVS has partnered with. Fee: $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 for each additional copy ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. General licenses to operate a business are managed at the town or city level in Maine; contact your town office.
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