Two Skowhegan men driving antique pickup truck charged with metal theft
Two Skowhegan men were charged Wednesday morning in connection with the alleged theft of metal from a home on Beans Corner Road in Hartland. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Chad Demo, 32,...
View ArticleClinton police car damaged in hit-and-run in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — A Clinton police car was damaged May 2 when it was hit by another car that apparently fled the scene. Fairfield police Chief Tom Gould said the Clinton cruiser was in town on Clinton...
View ArticleSex offender from Portland goes to prison for failing to register
A Portland man has been sentenced to six months in jail for failing to register as a sex offender. Pablo Martinez, 40, will also have five years of supervised released under the sentence issued...
View ArticleNearly a dozen car burglaries reported in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — Police are investigating nearly a dozen car burglaries that were discovered early Thursday morning. The overnight burglaries occurred mostly in the Savage Street area near the Waterville...
View ArticleAugusta man appeals ‘de facto life sentence’ for sexually assaulting 2 young...
AUGUSTA — The state’s highest court on Thursday heard arguments in the case of an Augusta man who sexually assaulted two boys and videotaped the acts and who says his 60-year sentence is too long and...
View ArticleBiddeford police officer accused of sexual abuse in new lawsuit
A former Biddeford resident filed a lawsuit this week alleging a city police officer sexually abused him when he was a teenager nearly 30 years ago and that the abuse was ignored by the city’s police...
View ArticleAugusta man’s 2016 murder conviction upheld in woman’s stabbing
AUGUSTA — Justin Pillsbury’s March 2016 conviction for murdering Jillian Jones will stand. Pillsbury, now 42, had appealed the conviction to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which heard oral arguments...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 11 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 10:35 a.m., theft was reported on Madison Street. 8:36 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Embden Pond Road. IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 9:08 a.m., theft was reported on Main...
View ArticleNew Hampshire police say motorcyclist fled into Maine at 130 mph
CARROLL, N.H. – New Hampshire police say they have identified a man who led authorities on a motorcycle pursuit into Maine. Arrest warrants will be forthcoming, according to a post on the Facebook page...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 11 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 9:13 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Crossing Way and Western Avenue. 9:16 a.m., a well-being check was performed on York Street. 9:21 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported...
View ArticleMurder trial of Robert Burton, of Abbot, set for late September in Bangor
Jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 21 in the murder trial of Robert Burton, of Abbot, charged with killing his former girlfriend in June 2015 and leading police on one of the longest manhunts in...
View ArticleSympathy turned to suspicion for friends of Sebago woman accused of faking...
BRIDGTON — A Sebago woman accused of constructing an elaborate lie about having breast cancer, leading businesses and friends to rally behind her and raise money to pay for her expenses, has been...
View ArticleTopless cleaner charged with shoplifting ‘naughty underthings’ in Bangor
A woman who runs a topless cleaning business is accused of shoplifting “naughty underthings” from a local store, according to Bangor police. Sgt. Tim Cotton, the officer behind the Bangor Police...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 12 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 12:20 p.m., debris was reported on Miller Road. Friday at 6:01 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 10:10 p.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticlePolice charge Thorndike woman with manslaughter in ‘bizarre’ Burnham death
Maine State Police have charged a Thorndike woman with manslaughter in connection with the death last month of 72-year-old Joyce Wood of Burnham under what police at the time called “bizarre...
View ArticleFour people charged with dealing crack in Biddeford
Biddeford police and Maine drug agents announced the arrest of four people in Biddeford for alleged trafficking of crack cocaine. Shanna Pepin, 37, and Kelvin Rodgers, 35, both of Biddeford, were...
View ArticleThree arrested in Jay on drug possession, prostitution charges
JAY — Three people were arrested on various charges related to drugs and prostitution after a Jay police officer stopped their car around 10 p.m. Wednesday for a broken exhaust system. Jesse Gaudette,...
View ArticleRockport woman charged with manslaughter in stabbing death
ROCKPORT – A 24-year-old Rockport woman was arrested Thursday afternoon on a charge of manslaughter for allegedly stabbing a man in Waldo. Victoria Scott was arrested at her home at 61 Vinal St. after...
View ArticleHaitian orphanage founder asks courts to reconsider defamation suit against...
The founder of a Haitian orphanage is appealing a court ruling that affirmed a decision to toss out his defamation suit against a Freeport man. Michael Geilenfeld, the orphanage founder, had sued Paul...
View ArticleSkowhegan pair with three children charged with trafficking in heroin, other...
A Skowhegan couple facing drug trafficking charges will head to court in July after authorities searched their Chestnut Street home Tuesday, seizing heroin, oxycodone and other drugs. Jose Burgos, 39,...
View Article