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Saco River rescue leads to jail for Old Orchard Beach woman
Kimberly Hayford Photo courtesy of the York County Sheriff’s Office An Old Orchard Beach woman who embarked on a rafting adventure Saturday on the Saco River ended up in jail after her inflatable raft...
View ArticleAugusta police investigate stabbing of woman
Victim treated, released from hospital AUGUSTA — City police are looking for a man suspected of stabbing a woman shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday on Stewart Lane. Augusta Police Sgt. Vicente Morris said...
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Trial delayed for Sanford man accused of scaring woman to death
Carlton Young ALFRED — A man stands accused of causing a Maine woman’s fatal heart attack by frightening her during a 2015 attempted burglary. Jury selection was due to begin Monday for Carlton Young,...
View ArticleWoman charged with child endangerment after video shows unbuckled toddler in...
Skowhegan police have charged a woman with endangering the welfare of a child after video surfaced last week on social media showing her driving and talking on her cellphone even as an unbuckled...
View ArticleSix people charged Friday in Skowhegan drug raid
SKOWHEGAN — Police made three arrests and charged three others Friday morning last week, seizing heroin, crack cocaine and cash in a drug raid at a Summer Street apartment near downtown. The Somerset...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 12 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:40 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street. 8:46 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Kelton Road. 9:50 a.m., theft was reported on Front Street. 10:08 a.m.,...
View ArticleSuspected arson of cars investigated in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating a rash of apparent arson fires Monday morning in which five cars reportedly were set on fire and five more vandalized. The first calls...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 12 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 6:58 p.m., trespassing was reported on Willow Street. 7:25 p.m., threatening was reported on Willow Street. 11:43 p.m., trespassing was reported on Willow Street. IN BELGRADE,...
View ArticlePeaceful resolution as Brunswick man smashes, shoots up his home
Brunswick police peacefully resolved the situation Monday when a man who police say suffers from dementia trashed his home and started firing a weapon while his wife was in the house. Mark M. Waltz,...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of woman found in burned car in Orrington
ORRINGTON — Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a burned out car in Orrington. Police say the body was found early Sunday morning. The car was fully engulfed in...
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State denies wrongdoing in Sanborn murder case, seeks dismissal of claims
The Maine Attorney General’s Office has asked a judge to dismiss allegations brought by Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. that police and prosecutors acted improperly during the investigation and trial that led...
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Suspect tried to stash drug bag in woods after Shapleigh crash, police say
SHAPLEIGH — Maine State Police say they have arrested a man who fled a crash scene and tried to stash a bag full of drugs in the woods. Police told WCSH that 30-year-old Brandon Gilpatrick of West...
View Article‘48 Hours’ to air episode tonight on murder of Belfast’s Sonny Grotton
CBS will air a “48 Hours” episode at 10 p.m. tonight about the investigation into the December 1983 murder of Belfast’s Mervin “Sonny” Grotton, a U.S. Navy chief petty officer. “The Sting” focuses on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 13 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:03 a.m., officers responded to a fire alarm on Lamson Road. 8:41 a.m., fraud was reported on Armory Street. 9:02 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street. 9:35 a.m.,...
View ArticleAccidental shooting of officer probed at Maine police academy
A county corrections officer was shot and wounded Monday night by another officer in a vehicle parked outside the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, authorities said. Maine State Police are...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 13 police log
IN ALBION, Monday at 10:26 a.m., a woods, grass or brush fire was reported on Main Street. IN BELGRADE, Monday at 5:45 p.m., an assault was reported on Castle Island Road. A woman was arrested and...
View ArticleThree men arrested in Augusta motel on drug trafficking charges
Three men were arrested Monday in an Augusta motel and charged with drug trafficking, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement...
View ArticleDresden man pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking charge
A Dresden man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine base, according to a news release from the office of acting U.S. Attorney Richard W. Murphy, of the...
View Article2 in Augusta Walmart parking lot gunfire flurry indicted on federal drug charges
Two of the people involved in a gunfire incident in the Augusta Walmart parking lot almost a year ago have been indicted on federal narcotics conspiracy charges. Diana Davis, also known as “Little C”...
View ArticleLaw enforcement to pay tribute to fallen Fryeburg police officer
Hundreds of law enforcement officers from Maine and across the nation are expected to gather Friday in Augusta to pay tribute to the Fryeburg police officer who died from the injuries he suffered...
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