State takes 44 animals from Maine farmer, citing inhumane conditions
SORRENTO — Maine animal welfare investigators say they’ve removed dozens of animals from a farmer’s home where they allegedly lived in inhumane conditions. A state spokesman said Thursday that...
View ArticleTruck driver from New York is charged with manslaughter in Saco turnpike crash
A New York man who was driving a tractor-trailer has been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in connection with a crash on the Maine Turnpike in Saco this summer that killed a Texas man....
View ArticleSomerset County court for Sept. 4-8, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Sept. 4-8, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Eric J. Baker, 36, of Embden, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit July...
View ArticleLewiston stabbing victim says estranged wife ‘set me up’
LEWISTON — A man who sustained severe stab wounds at a downtown barbershop this week said his estranged wife knew he was there and that she “set me up.” Rashad Robinson, 35, told a paramedic that...
View ArticleCentral Maine Sunday Dec. 9 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 7:17 a.m., a disturbance was reported on North Belfast Avenue. 7:38 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Route 3 and Riverside Drive. 9:42 a.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2017
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Marcus T. Allen, 40, of Oakland, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 17, 2017, in...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 10 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 10:33 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Cony Circle. 10:34 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Gage Street. 11:55 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Edison Circle....
View ArticleSomerset County court for Sept. 18-22, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Sept. 18-22, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Ryan F. Cartier, 29, of Bellingham, Massachusetts, operating ATV on land of another...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 10 police log
IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 3:52 p.m., a burglary was reported on West Street. 6:03 p.m., police investigated a report of a burglary on Murray Street. IN CLINTON, Saturday at 3:57 p.m., police responded to...
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Drunk South Portland woman crashed car into house, tried to flee, police say
Veronica Brown A South Portland woman was charged with drunk driving after she allegedly crashed her car into a house and fled the scene Sunday night. South Portland police say 31-year-old Veronica...
View ArticleWaterville suspect in armed standoff was being evicted from apartment
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who holed up for 13 hours in his apartment over the weekend after allegedly firing a gun into the apartment below was being evicted by the landlord prior to the outburst and...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 11 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:48 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Crossing Way. 9:49 a.m., terrorizing was reported on Eastern Avenue. 2:40 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Arsenal Street. 3:03...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 11 police log
IN CORNVILLE, Sunday at 10:39 a.m., an abandoned vehicle was reported on Oxbow Road. IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 5:06 a.m., police conducted a fire and smoke investigation on Farmington Falls Road. IN...
View ArticleGrand jury indictments show hard drugs in Somerset County
The epidemic of hard drugs making its way through the state of Maine is showing itself in overdose deaths, addiction, child endangerment, criminal forfeiture of cash and arrests. In 2016 the death toll...
View ArticleVienna man accused of shooting at pickup truck with woman, child inside
AUGUSTA — A Vienna man is charged with reckless conduct with a weapon for allegedly firing birdshot at a pickup truck in which his girlfriend was riding with another man and with her 7-year-old son....
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Family ‘confused,’‘upset’ following apparent murder-suicide of married couple...
A relative of the Manchester man accused of fatally shooting himself and his wife on Saturday said that the married couple “adored each other” and that she was not aware of any domestic abuse taking...
View ArticleMaine AG investigating shooting of man and woman by Marine Patrol officer
The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Saturday night in the Washington County town of Machiasport. Andrew Roth-Wells, a spokesman for the...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 12 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 9:47 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Leavitt Road. 10:59 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Pleasant Hill Road and Eastern Avenue. 11:17 a.m., shoplifting was reported...
View ArticleProsecutors seek life sentence for Robert Burton in slaying of girlfriend
State prosecutors will seek a sentence of life in prison Friday for Robert Burton, the Abbot man convicted of murder in October in the shooting death of his former girlfriend Stephanie Gebo in June...
View ArticleMaine Supreme Judicial Court rules in favor of Waterville sex offender in...
Maine’s high court says the state failed to prove a sex offender was on probation at the time he was accused of violating it by walking in front of a school in Waterville and not reporting to his...
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