Death of woman found along Route 193 in Cherryfield being treated as a homicide
Maine State Police say the death of a woman whose body was found along Route 193 in Cherryfield on Wednesday morning is being treated as a homicide. The body of the unidentified woman was taken to the...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 19 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:13 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Calumet Bridge. 9:39 a.m., needles were reported to have been found on Water Street. 11:55 a.m., there was a traffic accident on...
View ArticleBangor area man who blinded himself heading to South Carolina treatment center
AUGUSTA — A 66-year-old Bangor area man who blinded himself at the Maine State Prison is en route to Columbia, South Carolina, where he will be treated for an underlying psychosis that continues to...
View ArticleMan involved in Old Port shootings gets 10 years on gun charge
A man involved in two shootings in Portland’s Old Port was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a gun that he used in the shootings...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 19 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 10:58 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Union Street. 12:02 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Quincy Wood Road. IN AVON, Tuesday at 9:05 a.m., a burglary was reported...
View ArticleSkowhegan woman thought to be ‘pet flipping’ pleads guilty to theft
A Skowhegan woman arrested for deceiving people into buying dogs without vaccines was sentenced to three years in jail Wednesday, with all but 30 days suspended. Nicole Bizier, 32, received her...
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Sanford driver who killed jogger sentenced to 15 years in prison
William George A Sanford man who drove onto a Limerick sidewalk, striking and killing a jogger in July 2016 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but seven years suspended. William...
View ArticleAroostook County man pleads guilty in 2015 shootings that killed 2, wounded 3
ROCKLAND — A 37-year-old man from Aroostook County pleaded guilty Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court to the murder of two men and the shootings of three other people two years ago. Anthony Lord of...
View ArticleNew Yorker in Maine to face Augusta murder charge from 2015
AUGUSTA — A Queens, New York, man indicted on a charges of murder and robbery in connection with the November 2015 beating death of Joseph Marceau is expected to be in court this week to answer to...
View ArticleTwo from Farmington arrested in Phillips burglary case
Two Farmington residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with a burglary reported earlier this month in Phillips, where several electronics and drug-related items were stolen, according to a news...
View ArticleMassachusetts man gets 8-year prison sentence for illegal gun possession
A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Melson Jacques, 35, of Braintree, Massachusetts, was also sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District...
View ArticlePolice: Man led trooper in Waterville on chase using stolen motorcycle,...
WATERVILLE — A man is wanted by Maine State Police for reportedly leading a trooper on a chase while driving a stolen motorcycle, crashing, and then getting away because he lied to an officer about...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 20 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:17 a.m., officers responded to a report of an overdose on Gage Street. 9:19 a.m., there was a traffic accident on North Belfast Avenue. 10:02 a.m., a disabled vehicle was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 20 police log
IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 11:38 a.m., a smoke investigation was conducted on Mahoney Hill Road. 10:23 p.m., theft was reported on Preble Street. IN CAMBRIDGE, Thursday at 1:07 a.m., a domestic...
View ArticleWaterville area dealer accused of illegally exporting firearms, money laundering
A firearms dealer from the Waterville area faces federal charges that say he illegally exported firearms to people in Romania and engaged in money laundering and smuggling. Iulian Petre, 49, of...
View ArticleManslaughter, attempted murder, aggravated assault indictments returned in...
AUGUSTA — Manslaughter, attempted murder and aggravated assault charges involving injuries are among the charges listed in indictments handed up Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County. An...
View ArticlePolice still trying to identify woman found dead in Cherryfield
Maine State Police still are unable to identify the woman whose body was found Wednesday morning on Route 193 in Cherryfield. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety,...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after June theft of safe containing $40,000 in Wiscasset
Two Augusta men have been arrested after an investigation involving six law enforcement agencies that began with the report of a theft of a safe containing $40,000 from a Wiscasset home on June 25. In...
View ArticleDon McLean pays $3,660 fine to end domestic violence case
ROCKLAND — Singer-songwriter Don McLean of “American Pie” fame paid a $3,660 fine Thursday to end a 2016 domestic violence case involving his former wife at their home in Camden. McLean was convicted...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 21 police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 6:27 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Ken Taylor Street. IN AVON, Thursday at 3:44 p.m., trespassing was reported on Hare Street. IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 5:21 p.m., a...
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