Ayla Reynolds’ mother awaits judge’s decision on whether to declare toddler dead
Trista Reynolds said Monday she’s hopeful a probate judge will officially issue a declaration of death for her daughter, paving the way for a civil lawsuit she thinks could help solve the case of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 25 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:44 a.m., harassment was reported on Fowler Street. 9:29 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street. 11:23 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue. 12:19 p.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 25 police log
IN CANAAN, Sunday at 7:30 p.m., harassment was reported on Chestnut Street. IN CHINA, Saturday at 11:48 a.m., a car-motorcycle accident was reported on Route 3. 11:19 p.m., a caller from Pleasant View...
View ArticleBerwick man gets 7 years for firearms possession
A Berwick man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. Adam Brake, 29, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal to two years of...
View ArticleOld Orchard Beach police investigate stabbing
Old Orchard Beach police are investigating an incident in which a 22-year-old man was stabbed in a leg. The stabbing was reported to police around 11:36 p.m. Sunday. The man, who is from Old Orchard...
View ArticleWayne man indicted on manslaughter, drunken driving charges from May crash
AUGUSTA — A Wayne man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in connection with an alleged drunken driving crash on May 12 that killed 19-year-old Ethan J. Russell and left a second man injured....
View ArticleWrong-way turnpike driver charged with drunken driving
A 21-year-old Hollis woman has been charged with drunken driving after she allegedly drove the wrong way on the Maine Turnpike and struck several parked construction vehicles about 12:30 a.m. Monday....
View ArticleBelgrade man indicted on charge of attempting to murder sheriff’s deputy
AUGUSTA — The son of a man killed during a May shootout with police in Belgrade has been indicted on charges of attempting to murder a sheriff’s deputy and reckless conduct with a firearm. A grand jury...
View ArticleFour charged with burglarizing Carrabec High School concession
NORTH ANSON — Four youths were summonsed in connection with a burglary of the concession stand at Carrabec High School and damage to it last month. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office received a...
View ArticleFormer Cumberland corrections officer charged with aggravated assault in...
A grand jury on Friday indicted a former Cumberland County corrections officer in connection with the shooting of a fellow trainee in a vehicle in the parking lot of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy...
View ArticleMexican citizen sentenced for smuggling other immigrants into Maine
A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to time served – slightly more than two months – and is subject to possible deportation for smuggling immigrants across the U.S. border illegally. Silvino...
View ArticlePolice say charges not expected against Lewiston mother who struck, killed...
The woman who struck and killed her 17-month-old in a parking lot near her apartment is not likely to face charges, Lewiston police said Monday. Taneisha Thomas, 27, of 50 Fairmount St. was backing her...
View ArticleMarijuana, ‘war of texts’ sparked Wilton killing, prosecutor says
FARMINGTON — A bag of marijuana and a “war of texts” began a chain of events that led to the shooting death of a New Sharon man June 1, 2016. The murder trial of Timothy Danforth, 25, of Farmington,...
View ArticleWaterville man accused of selling cocaine near school, park
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man remained behind bars Tuesday at the Kennebec County jail on two charges of aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine. Ernest Green, 40, is accused of selling crack cocaine to a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 26 police log
IN BELGRADE, Monday at 10:06 a.m., trespassing was reported on Chandler Road. IN CANAAN, Monday at 3:30 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street. 5:13 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Stoney...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 26 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:41 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bridge Street. 11:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Melville Street. 1:21 p.m., theft was reported on Whitten Road. 1:28...
View ArticleAt murder trial, friend testifies Burton thought girlfriend was cheating on him
BANGOR — Robert Burton was “frustrated and aggravated” when he visited lifelong friend George Miles in Abbot, two days before Stephanie Gebo died of gunshot wounds at her home in Parkman. Miles offered...
View ArticleSt. Albans woman charged with possessing, trafficking heroin
Somerset County sheriff’s officers recently arrested a St. Albans woman on multiple drug charges, including possession and trafficking of heroin. On Sept. 18, police executed a search warrant at 233...
View ArticleSpeed, alcohol believed to be factors in Madison crash
MADISON — Speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in a midday crash that sent one person to the hospital. Carl Perkins, 52, of Pleasant Ridge, was driving north at 2 p.m. Tuesday on...
View ArticleFormer Oakland woman imprisoned for 8 years for sexual assault on 3-year-old boy
AUGUSTA — A former Oakland woman will serve eight years behind bars and spend 18 years on supervised release for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy who was asleep at the time. A jury on May 31 found...
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