Death of longtime Maine State Prison inmate not deemed suspicious
WARREN — A longtime Maine State Prison inmate who had complained publicly about prison conditions years ago died Saturday morning at the facility in Warren. Deane Brown, 53, died about 7:51 a.m., the...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 29 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:39 a.m., a person was charged after a traffic accident on Senator Way. 9:57 a.m., a caller from Capitol Street reported an unattended death. There were no indications on the police...
View ArticleIn battle against meth labs, Maine may require a prescription for certain...
Less than a week after a meth lab explosion in Old Town killed a man and resulted in the arrest of four others, the Maine Legislature will consider a bill that would require a prescription to buy...
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In Maine, thousands have four or more OUIs
When Mark Burson got behind the wheel of his pickup truck last August and headed north on Interstate 295, he had already been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol eight times and was...
View ArticleSomerset County court for March 20-24, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for March 20-24, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Ryan Bacheller, 25, of Skowhegan, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures Feb. 13,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel April 30 police log
IN BENTON, Saturday at 12:21 p.m., a woods, brush or grass fire was reported on Trask Road. IN CLINTON, Saturday at 12:02 p.m., a theft was reported on Canaan Road. 8:47 p.m., an assault was reported...
View ArticleKennebec Courts April 20-26, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed April 20-26, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Jacob J. Bizier, 26, of Winslow, unlawful possession of scheduled drug March 6, 2017, in Winslow; $400...
View ArticleKennebec Journal April 30 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 12:08 p.m., one person was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center by Augusta Rescue following a motor vehicle accident on Memorial Circle. One person was charged as a result of the...
View ArticleVisualizing Maine’s serial drunken-driving offenders
Since 1980, 7,267 motorists have been convicted five or more times for drunken driving in Maine. That’s roughly as many people as the entire population of Rockland. In the charts below, each emoji...
View ArticleStandoff in Lewiston ends when police find body inside motel room
A daylong standoff at the Motel 6 in Lewiston ended late Sunday afternoon when police discovered the body of a person with whom they had tried to communicate after hearing a gunshot in the morning....
View ArticleSouth Freeport residents want to slow the town down
A group of South Freeport residents who have named themselves the “Slow the Town Down Gang” have asked local officials to increase enforcement of speed limits on South Freeport Road and Pine Street,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 1 police log
IN ALBION, Friday at 2:40 p.m., vandalism of a mailbox was reported on Winslow Road. IN ANSON, Monday at 2:04 a.m., loud noise or music was reported on Valley Road. IN BENTON, Saturday at 8:24 a.m.,...
View ArticleMan found dead after Old Town meth lab blast is identified
OLD TOWN – Law enforcement officials in Maine say a man found dead after an explosion in a meth lab had been involved in two previous meth labs. State officials identified the man Monday as Jeffrey...
View ArticleSkowhegan man claiming he was racially taunted indicted for assault
SKOWHEGAN — A local man who allegedly used a doctor’s scalpel to slash another man he said had used racial slurs against him has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury. Charles Adam Fairley, 33,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 1 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:18 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Stephen King Drive. 10:48 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Whitten Road. 11:25 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Lincoln...
View ArticleWilton man charged with three counts of aggravated assault in stabbings
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man faces felony aggravated assault charges following a confrontation Friday night that ended in the stabbings of a father and his adult son. Ryan Brann, 38, is charged with one...
View ArticleWaterville man arrested on a warrant in connection with theft last summer in...
WATERVILLE — Maine State Police on Monday night arrested a man on Oakdale Street in connection with the burglary and theft last summer of several thousands of dollars worth of firearms and World War...
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Investigator turns over Sanborn murder case files that he kept in his attic
One of the now-retired Portland police detectives who investigated the 1989 murder of Jessica L. Briggs has turned over two boxes of case files he has kept in his attic, including material never before...
View ArticleWinthrop woman who killed 67-year-old in crash tells judge, ‘I’m not a lost...
AUGUSTA — A Winthrop woman convicted of causing the death of another in a 2014 car crash was ordered Monday to serve six months in jail after she violated the terms of her probation by drinking, using...
View ArticleLebanon man wanted in domestic violence assault is still missing
A Lebanon man wanted for alleged domestic violence assault remains missing and is being sought by Maine State Police. Dale Godfrey, 52, has been missing since April 26. Godfrey fled his Champion Street...
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