Readfield woman allegedly used 12-gauge shotgun to shoot her husband, 81, in...
AUGUSTA — A retired Readfield veterinarian faces a charge of elevated aggravated assault — which can carry up to 30 years’ imprisonment — for allegedly shooting her husband in the back with a 12-gauge...
View ArticleWhitefield woman indicted in firewood, poker attack on dad in Randolph
AUGUSTA — A Whitefield woman jailed since March 8 on charges she attacked her father with a fire poker and a piece of wood was indicted Thursday by a Kennebec County grand jury. Briana L. Rideout, 19,...
View ArticleSomerset County court for April 3-7, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for April 3-7, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Johnathan P. Avery, 36, of Fairfield, violating condition of release April 2, 2017, in...
View ArticleSubstitute teacher charged with smuggling drugs into Maine
A substitute teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico was arrested this week along with two other local men and charged with smuggling heroin and cocaine into Maine. Matthew Duka, 25, of the...
View ArticlePolice: Man killed, another person injured in officer-involved shooting in...
BELGRADE — One man was killed and another person was injured during a police officer-involved shooting on Oakland Road in Belgrade Friday night, Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason said. No police or...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 20 police log
IN CLINTON, Friday at 8:16 a.m., harassment was reported on Park Avenue. 1:59 p.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Morrison Avenue. IN BELGRADE, Friday at 9:41 p.m., a shots fired...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 20 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:03 a.m., needles were recovered on Gannett Street. 9:24 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Front Street. 10:10 a.m., needles were recovered on North Pearl Street. 10:44 a.m., a...
View ArticleRockland woman in wheelchair hurt in hit-and-run
A 53-year-old Rockland woman was injured in a hit-and-run in Rockland early Sunday. The woman, whose name was withheld by Rockland police, was hit from behind by a dark sedan as she was operating a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 21 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 1:18 p.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Four Mile Square Road. IN ATHENS, Saturday at 3:49 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Harmony Road. IN CLINTON,...
View ArticleKennebec Courts May 11-17, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed May 11-17, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Patrick Charles Allen, 30, of Livermore Falls, domestic violence assault Aug. 18, 2016, in Augusta;...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 21 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:41 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Bangor and Willow streets. 9:05 a.m., harassment was reported on Meadow Road. 10:53 a.m., property was recovered on Hospital Street....
View ArticleSuspect in Bangor fatal shooting arrested in Ohio
A suspect in a killing that took place in Bangor on Easter has been arrested, WCSH reports. Antoinne Bethea, a suspect in the Ohio Street shooting, has been arrested after a traffic stop in Euclid,...
View ArticleFormer UMaine football player gets life sentence for Florida murder
A former University of Maine football player was sentenced last week to life in prison for murdering a man and attacking his former girlfriend. Zedric Joseph, 26, was issued a life sentence on Thursday...
View ArticleBelgrade father killed, son injured in officer-involved shooting, Maine AG says
A father was killed and his son was injured during an exchange of gunfire with police in Belgrade late Friday and early Saturday morning, the Maine Office of the Attorney General confirmed Monday. The...
View ArticleNew York man will serve 10 years for 2014 shooting deaths of 2 men in Biddeford
ALFRED — A New York City man will spend at least 10 years in prison for his role in the 2014 shooting deaths of two men who confronted and attacked him in an attempted drug robbery in Biddeford. The...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 22 police log
IN CANAAN, Sunday at 2:07 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Easy Street. IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 4:54 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Street. 6:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 22 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 7:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Quimby Street. 9:25 a.m., an overdose rescue was performed on State Street. 9:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Noyes Court....
View ArticleMan banned from driving for life after fatal Skowhegan crash can apply for...
A Superior Court judge has ruled that a former Skowhegan man convicted in a drunken driving crash in 1996 that killed three people and severely injured two others should be allowed to apply for...
View ArticleMaine developer will face jail time, fines for illegal political donations
Federal prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence former Maine developer Michael Liberty to six months – possibly to be served in home confinement – and a fine between $67,500 and $250,000 for illegal...
View ArticleAugusta man succeeds in veterans court program
AUGUSTA — A former Winthrop man on Monday successfully completed a special court program in Augusta and was sentenced on “the best-case scenario” for committing a series of burglaries, including at one...
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