Kennebec Journal May 4 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:41 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue. 9:16 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Riverside Drive. 9:52 a.m., a 35-year-old Liberty man was issued a...
View ArticleWestbrook brothers plead not guilty to welfare fraud
Two brothers from Westbrook accused of defrauding the federal government of welfare benefits in an alleged cash-back scheme perpetrated at a Portland market have pleaded not guilty in U.S. District...
View ArticleLewiston sweep nets 14 on drug, various other charges
Lewiston police arrested 14 people during a targeted sweep in the downtown Wednesday, confiscating three firearms and seizing thousands of dollars in drugs and suspected drug proceeds. More than 20...
View ArticleBuxton teenager charged in crash that injured 3 people
A teenager from Buxton faces several charges in connection with a crash on Route 112 last weekend. Three people were injured in the two-car crash, including two passengers who were thrown out of the...
View ArticleMaine woman accused of killing her dog will appear in court this month
An Army veteran from Maine who is accused of shooting her emotional support dog last month and posting a video on her Facebook page is due in court in North Carolina later this month to answer the...
View ArticlePortland taxi driver recounts knife attack by passenger
The taxicab driver who was nearly slashed to death early Friday outside a Portland strip club said the customer who attacked him had been chatting with him normally moments before the man grabbed him...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 5 police log
IN ATHENS, Friday at 2:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chapman Ridge Road. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 10:13 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. IN CANAAN, Thursday at 3:22 p.m.,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 5 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9:08 a.m., theft was reported on Water Street. 9:17 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Cony Road. 10:07 a.m., theft was reported on Green Street. 10:59 a.m., a mental health...
View ArticleMaine police arrest Massachusetts man after multiple car chases
A 22-year-old man from Massachusetts is under arrest after he led state troopers and Portland police on multiple car chases over two weeks, Maine State Police say. Tyler Keating of West Harwich,...
View ArticleSomerset County Jail inmate who overdosed saved by opioid antidote Narcan
EAST MADISON — The overdose antidote drug Naloxone, also called Narcan, might have saved the life of an inmate at the Somerset County Jail on Tuesday after the inmate overdosed on what authorities...
View ArticleBangor man sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug conspiracy
A Bangor man was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin. Mario Lee, also known as “Moe,” 42, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor by Chief Judge Nancy...
View ArticleHollis man shot sons with BB gun as ‘rite of passage,’ state police say
A Hollis man who told authorities he intentionally shot his 11-year-old and 9-year-old sons with a BB gun “as a rite of passage” is being held without bail in the York County Jail, according to Maine...
View ArticleMaine’s highest court to hear Viles, Hoover cases this week in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Claudia Viles’ embezzlement conviction, Wade Hoover’s child sexual abuse conviction and Donald Beauchene’s efforts to get out of the Riverview Psychiatric Center are among the appeals set for...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 6 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:05 a.m., traffic complaints were reported on Civic Center Drive. 7:06 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Winthrop Street. 7:42 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 6 police log
IN ATHENS, Friday at 2:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chapman Ridge Road. IN CLINTON, Friday at 8:14 a.m., a theft report was taken from Wyman Road. IN CORNVILLE, Friday at 9:37 a.m.,...
View ArticleMissing Lewiston man is wanted on sexual assault charges
UNION — A Lewiston man who was reported missing April 29 and whose car was found in Union three days later is being sought on sexual assault charges. Knox County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tim...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 7 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 4:26 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Buswell Street. IN ATHENS, Saturday at 5:19 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Road. IN BALD MOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP, Saturday at 1:24...
View ArticleKennebec Courts April 27-May 3, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed April 27-May 3, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Jaci Beane, 23, of Augusta, use of drug paraphernalia March 12, 2017, in Waterville; $300 fine....
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 7 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street. 9:04 a.m., a person was taken to the hospital from Glenridge Drive. 9:22 a.m., lost property was reported on Cony Road....
View ArticleProsecutors ask judge in Sanborn murder case to recuse herself
The Maine Attorney General’s Office has asked the judge assigned to the murder case of Anthony Sanborn Jr. to recuse herself based on comments she made at Sanborn’s bail hearing in April. In a...
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