Waterville man to serve 20 months for cocaine possession
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man will spend 20 months behind bars for unlawful possession of cocaine in Waterville on Nov. 9, 2016. Ruben D. Rincon, 33, pleaded guilty to that charge Thursday at the Capital...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 21 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:49 a.m., a Bangor Street caller reported criminal mischief. 10:31 a.m., a Sunset Avenue caller reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct. 12:30 p.m., a caller from New England...
View ArticleMaine man charged with killing 2 cats agrees to fine, counseling
LEWISTON – A Maine man who police say strangled two cats will avoid jail time if he pays a fine, completes community service, and attends mental health counseling. The Lewiston Sun Journal reported...
View ArticleJudge hears request to legally declare Ayla Reynolds dead
A Maine State Police lieutenant testified in Cumberland County probate court Thursday that the investigation into the 2011 disappearance of toddler Ayla Reynolds has not yielded any information...
View ArticleLewiston man gets 5 years in prison for credit union robbery
A federal judge has sentenced a 33-year-old Lewiston man to five years in prison for robbing a credit union this year. U.S. District Judge Jon Levy sentenced Brent Roaix on Wednesday. Roaix pleaded...
View ArticleState seeks more time to reply to filings in Sanborn murder case
The Maine Attorney General’s Office has asked for more time to respond to recent filings by attorneys for Anthony H. Sanborn Jr., who last week submitted new allegations and information in advance of...
View ArticleStandish man sentenced to more than 5 years on drug charges
A Standish man was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison for possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Judge...
View Article‘I freed them,’ Orion Krause said after telling police he’d killed 4 people...
Shortly after he confessed to police that he killed four people with a baseball bat, Orion Krause sang quietly to himself and said, “I freed them,” according to court documents unsealed Friday. A...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 22 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 2:28 p.m., an assault was reported on North Main Street. IN CANAAN, Thursday at 6:36 p.m., fraud was reported on Notch Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 12:25 a.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 22 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 8:05 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Green Street. 9:11 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Western Avenue. 9:49 a.m., needles were found on Cony Road. 10:06 a.m.,...
View ArticleJury picked for Robert Burton’s murder trial, due to start Monday in Bangor
A jury has been selected for the Sept. 25 trial of Robert Burton, a man charged with killing his former girlfriend in June 2015 and leading police on one of the longest manhunts in state history. The...
View ArticlePhone scammer posing as York County deputy
A phone scammer posing as a York County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been calling Mainers and demanding money, the sheriff’s office said Friday. The scammer refers to himself by various names including...
View ArticleDeputies acted in self-defense in fatal Naples shooting, attorney general says
AUGUSTA – Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says sheriff’s deputies acted in self-defense when they fatally shot an armed man who’d killed his roommate and critically injured another man. Mills said...
View ArticleInvestigation underway in shots fired incident in Chelsea
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that took place early Tuesday in Chelsea. Deputies were called about 3:45 a.m. to 32 Ricky Road to investigate a report of guns...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 23 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:19 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Northern Avenue. 7:28 a.m., a complaint about an agricultural animal was reported on Leighton Road. 8:16 a.m., a burglary from a vehicle...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 23 police log
IN CHESTERVILLE, Friday at 11:33 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Zions Hill Road. IN EUSTIS, Friday at 1:56 p.m., harassment was reported on Wing Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Sept. 14-20, 2017
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Sept. 14-20, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. American Landstar Logistics Corp., of Staten Island, New York, commercial vehicle rule violation:...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 24 police log
IN CANAAN, Sunday at 5:43 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Mud Run. IN CHINA, Saturday at 11:17 p.m., a caller from Pleasant View Ridge Road reported shots were fired. IN CORNVILLE, Sunday...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 24 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:14 a.m., a person was taken to the hospital from Ridge Road. 8:30 a.m., theft was reported on Boothby Street. 8:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eight Rod Road. 10:42...
View ArticleParkman slaying: Accused called obsessed; defense counters girlfriend shot first
BANGOR — Robert Burton was a man jealous to the point of obsession when he murdered his former girlfriend in Parkman in June 2015. That was the picture painted by Assistant Attorney General Donald...
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