Somerset County grand jury hands up indictment in arson case
SKOWHEGAN — A Solon man arrested in November on an arson charge in what police said was the result of an escalating feud between two men has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury. Randy Ruest...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 12 police log
IN CLINTON, Monday at 2:05 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on River Road. 4:03 p.m., police investigated a report of a disturbance at Galusha’s, Inc. on Main Street. IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 2:37...
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Standish man breaks into burly jail officer’s home – a move he likely regrets
Anthony Jones York County Sheriff’s Office photo A corrections officer restrained a Standish man who entered his home in what appeared to be drug-induced state of delirium Tuesday afternoon,...
View ArticleTroy woman sentenced to 13 years in prison in death of baby
BELFAST — Miranda Hopkins was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison in connection with the death of her 7-week-old son, Jaxson, in January. The sentence — 18 years in prison with all but 13 years...
View ArticleSidney man convicted of raping child seeks new trial
A Sidney man serving a 50-year prison sentence for repeated sexual assaults on a 4-year-old that he recorded on his cellphone wants a new trial. Eric L. Bard’s attorneys argued Wednesday in front of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 13 police log
IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 9:51 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from James Street. Wednesday at 4:47 a.m., wires were reported down on Main Street. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 8:14 a.m., a theft was...
View ArticlePedestrian struck, seriously injured in Portland parking lot
A person was struck in the Pratt Abbott parking lot on Forest Avenue and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon, according to the Portland police and fire departments. The crash took place about 3:30...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 13 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 11:10 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street. 12:02 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on North Street. 12:53 p.m., harassment was reported on Windsor...
View ArticleInmate revived after apparent overdose at Cumberland County Courthouse
An inmate at the Cumberland County Jail suffered a drug overdose but police officers revived her with the overdose-reversing drug Narcan on Wednesday afternoon at the Cumberland County Courthouse in...
View ArticleAuburn man convicted of illegally possessing a gun
An Auburn man was convicted of illegally possessing a gun Wednesday following a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland. United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank in a statement said that...
View ArticleArundel man charged with attempting to strangle woman
An Arundel man was arrested Wednesday night following a domestic violence assault in which he allegedly tried to strangle a woman, policy say. Deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office were called...
View ArticlePortland driver, 82, who hit pedestrian in parking lot had suspended license
An 82-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he hit a pedestrian as he entered the parking lot of Pratt Abbott in Portland. Robert Carson of Portland, whose license was suspended, was driving an...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:47 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue. 9:17 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue. 9:46 a.m., harassment was reported on Gage Street. 11:37 a.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 14 police log
IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Wednesday at 11:53 a.m., a theft was reported on Brighton Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 8:14 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. 4:56 p.m., a disturbance was reported on...
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Three New Hampshire fugitives caught in York County
Top: Sarah Quint, 29. Bottom left: Michael Francis, 28. Bottom right: Ricard Marino. Three fugitives from New Hampshire were arrested this week in Lebanon, according to Maine State Police. State...
View ArticleWiscasset woman charged with murder in death of 4-year-old
State police arrested a Wiscasset woman and charged her with murder in the death of a four-year-old girl. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested by detectives just before 6 p.m. Thursday at the home she shared...
View ArticleWindham man sentenced for lying about Old Port shooting in 2016
A 36-year-old Windham man was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for lying to federal agents about a shooting in Old Port in November 2016. Jason McGoldrick was involved in an altercation in Old...
View ArticlePortland elver trafficker caught in sting gets jail, another Mainer pleads...
Operation Broken Glass, an interagency sting of a national elver trafficking ring based in Maine, has yielded two more jail sentences and a guilty plea this week. Yarann Im, a 35-year-old Portland...
View ArticleRobert Burton sentenced to 55 years in prison for murder of Stephanie Gebo
BANGOR — Robert Burton was sentenced Friday to serve 55 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in a house they once shared in Parkman. Burton sat...
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Wiscasset woman held without bail on charge of murdering 4-year-old
The 43-year-old woman charged with the death of a four-year-old in Wiscasset was ordered held without bail Friday, court and jail authorities said. Shawna Gatto faces one count of murder for the death...
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