Truck driver who caused fatal accident gets 6 years for manslaughter
Joshua McNally, the truck driver who crossed over a centerline 18 months ago, causing a fatal crash that killed a middle school teacher, will serve six years in prison for manslaughter, a judge decided...
View ArticleTwo-time robber will serve 6 years in prison
AUGUSTA — A 22-year-old man cried in court Monday as he read aloud his written apologies to an older woman from Augusta and a hotel clerk in Waterville — both victims in two separate robberies he...
View ArticleBrunswick man arraigned on charge of attempting to murder a deputy
AUGUSTA — A Brunswick man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of aggravated attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy and reckless conduct with a firearm during a May 19 shootout with police in Belgrade....
View ArticleDefendant Robert Burton testifies in Parkman murder
BANGOR — Robert Burton testified in his own defense in court Monday that he would write love notes to Stephanie Gebo, the woman who prosecutors say he murdered with three shots to the back with her own...
View ArticleAutopsy results withheld in Saco shooting
An autopsy on the body of Michael Burns, 53, of Rochester, New Hampshire, who was shot and killed at a home in Saco over the weekend, was completed Monday, but the state medical examiner’s office...
View ArticleWilton murder trial ends with deadlocked jury
FARMINGTON — Justice William Stokes declared a mistrial Monday in the murder trial of Timothy Danforth of Farmington after jurors stated they were deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous verdict....
View ArticleDriver, witness accounts in Westbrook hit-and-run conflict on whether light...
The driver charged in a fatal hit-and-run in Westbrook last week told police she had a green light immediately before the crash, but a witness told officers that her SUV sped toward a yellow light that...
View ArticleMan dies after police standoff in Lebanon
A man is dead following a police standoff that dragged on for hours Monday in the York County town of Lebanon. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said state troopers...
View ArticleAccused acts out shooting in Parkman murder trial
BANGOR — In a dramatic moment Tuesday in Robert Burton’s murder trial in the death of Stephanie Gebo at her Parkman home, which the couple had shared for more than two years, Justice Robert Mullen...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 3 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:34 a.m., there was a traffic vehicle accident on Bond and State streets. 7:43 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on North Belfast Avenue. 7:44 a.m., suspicious activity was...
View ArticleFederal panel denies new trial bid by veteran arrested at Augusta homeless...
A formerly homeless veteran who accused Augusta police of false arrest and excessive use of force over a 2010 incident at the Bread of Life Shelter lost an appeal for a new trial. Michael J. Albert...
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UMaine police searching for man in alleged sexual assault
University of Maine Police are searching for a man who reportedly sexually assaulted someone in a public restroom on campus, according to a report from WCSH.com. Mark Tenneson WCSH photo University...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 3 police log
IN BINGHAM, Monday at 5:36 p.m., threatening was reported on Owens Street. IN CANAAN, Monday at 9:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. IN CLINTON, Monday at 8:35 a.m., criminal mischief...
View ArticleLyman man flees police, rams cruiser
Police have charged a Lyman man with driving under the influence, refusing to stop for law enforcement and criminal mischief as he fled police before ramming a state police cruiser with his truck....
View ArticleSt. Albans man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting female relative
A St. Albans man has been arrested by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a juvenile female family member. On Sept. 27, Detective Jeremy...
View ArticleMadison Area High School evacuated Monday after fake bomb threat
MADISON — Students at Madison Area Memorial High School were evacuated Monday afternoon after school officials discovered the word “bomb” had been etched into a dispenser in a bathroom. Somerset...
View ArticleAugusta man sentenced for forgery, stealing metal roofing
AUGUSTA — A city man with a history of metal theft was sentenced Tuesday to nine months and a day in prison for forging a check to get cash and stealing metal roofing in two separate incidents earlier...
View ArticleMaine dealer pleads guilty to trafficking in baby eels caught by poachers
A key player in Maine’s lucrative baby eel fishery has decided to plead guilty to violating federal laws by trafficking in poached eels. The Bangor Daily News reported that William Sheldon and federal...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 4 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 4:57 p.m., theft was reported on Nault Road. IN BENTON, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Bangor Road. IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 11:08 p.m., a bail violation was...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening Bangor High School soccer team
BANGOR – Police have charged a man who they say threatened a Maine high school soccer team with a weapon. Officials say Bangor police responded to a call Tuesday afternoon at the Union Street Athletic...
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