Dozens gather for Skowhegan vigil against domestic violence
SKOWHEGAN — Martin Hainer spoke up Thursday night against domestic violence. “We all know it’s out there, but you never know how bad it is out there until it happens to you, to someone you love,”...
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‘Armed and dangerous’: Police search for suspects in Auburn home robbery
AUBURN — A Park Avenue woman was tied up in her home at gunpoint Thursday afternoon by a pair of masked men who made off with her SUV and motorcycle. Police said the armed men tied up the woman when...
View ArticleMadison truck driver charged with OUI, possession of narcotics
A Madison truck driver was charged with operating under the influence Thursday night after he crashed his flatbed truck in a ditch and snapped a Madison Electric utility pole, according to police....
View ArticleMaine high court weighs fate of two ‘dangerous’ dogs
RUMFORD — The fate of two dogs that killed another dog and injured its owner in Winslow now rests with the justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Their owner, Danielle Jones, appealed a district...
View ArticleAuburn man arrested in connection with Lewiston shooting
LEWISTON — An Auburn man was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a shooting last month on Holland Street. Zachery Paradis, 35, was found at 30 Northern Ave. and arrested on charges of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9:06 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Glenridge Drive. 9:08 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Riverside Drive. 10:02 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 13 police log
IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 5:45 p.m., theft was reported on River Street. IN CANAAN, Thursday at 4:42 p.m., trespassing was reported on Salisbury Road. IN CLINTON, Thursday at 1:38 p.m., harassment was...
View ArticleWaterville baseball bat attack brings four-year sentence
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to an aggravated assault charge in which he hit a woman with a metal baseball bat. Tyheen Shakee Walker, 33,...
View ArticleSanborn’s attorney casts doubt on detectives’ work in 1989 murder case
The attorney for convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn continued Friday to pick away at the police work of Portland detectives as they built a case against Sanborn 27 years ago. Amy Fairfield suggested in...
View ArticleNew York man arrested in Windham after fraudulent withdrawals from TD Bank...
A New York man was arrested on multiple counts of aggravated forgery and other charges after making nearly $20,000 in fraudulent withdrawals from TD Bank branches in Greater Portland on Thursday,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel October 14 police log
IN ATHENS, Friday at 3:56 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Main Street. IN BELGRADE, Saturday at 6:51 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Manchester Road. IN BENTON, Friday at 5:59 p.m., a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 10:12 a.m., an unidentified person was charged following a report of a disturbance or disorderly conduct from a caller on Noyes Court. 10:32 a.m., one person was summoned following a...
View ArticleYork County corrections officer accused of dealing drugs at Alfred jail
The York County Jail corrections officer who was arrested on drug charges Saturday night and who subsequently resigned his post had not been dealing drugs there for very long, Sheriff William L. King...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Oct. 5-11, 2017
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Oct. 5-11, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Ariana A. Ahearn, 18, of Vassalboro, minor transporting liquor May 11, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 15 police log
IN CANAAN, Saturday at 7:32 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Chestnut Street. Sunday at 12:26 a.m., a caller from Walker Hill Road complained of fireworks. 12:41 a.m., fireworks were reported on...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 15 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 2:18 p.m., two people were reported arrested following a report of shoplifting from a Cony Street caller. 3:33 p.m., a caller from Memorial Circle reported an assault. 4:06 p.m., a...
View ArticleLimerick teen accused of stealing women’s underwear; police recover 70 pair
A Limerick teenager was charged with three counts of burglary after admitting to stealing women’s undergarments from local homes, York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. said Sunday. King said a woman...
View ArticleLawyers spar over phone recording in review of Sanborn murder conviction
An attorney for Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. said Portland police did not turn over to the defense during Sanborn’s 1992 murder trial audio recordings between Jessica L. Briggs and a man believed to have...
View ArticleLobsterman accused of manslaughter in boat sinking asks court to throw out...
The Cushing captain accused of causing the deaths of two crew members when his lobster boat sank during a gale says his client didn’t consent to a blood test that showed he was under the influence of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 16 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:03 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Willow Street. 10:28 a.m., needles were recovered on Myrtle Street. 11:33 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on...
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