Woman appeals 6-year sentence for 1985 death of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ in Frenchville
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that an Aroostook County judge violated her due process rights because of the way he questioned her remorse at her sentencing last summer.
View ArticleWells man sentenced to 27 years for attacking NYPD officers with machete
Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder and other charges for attacking police at Times Square with a machete.
View ArticleInvestigation continues into $2 million worth of misdelivered drugs in Winslow
Winslow Deputy Police Chief Randy Wing said Thursday that no further packages containing fentanyl pills have been received, and the investigation into who sent an estimated $2 million worth of...
View ArticleOregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
U.S. Marshals said they apprehended Robert Clerk, 36, following investigative tips that led to Maine.
View Article‘RoboCop’ security systems pop up in Maine as concerns over retail theft rise
The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
View ArticleCentral Maine arrest log: May 3-10, 2024
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for May 3-10, 2024.
View ArticlePolice warrant provides glimpse of Jay marijuana grow operation
Police had been watching the home at 864 Franklin Road after learning that it might be the scene of a large marijuana grow operation similar to a grow investigated in New Sharon in March.
View Article‘David was very loved’: Sister of Portland shooting victim pleads for new...
After a longtime suspect was acquitted last month, Portland police have closed the investigation into the 2016 killing of David Anderson. His family is still seeking closure.
View ArticleMaine woman sentenced to 55 years for death of friend stabbed nearly 500 times
Kailie A. Brackett said that she was not responsible for the gruesome killing in Washington County and that the real killer or killers could be at large.
View ArticleWindham man’s manslaughter trial underway in crash that killed Fayette woman
Prosecutors say, in December 2022, Curtis Fogg was chasing another pickup truck when it crashed into a car driven by a woman from Fayette, killing her.
View ArticleRobert Card’s family to testify in front of Lewiston commission
Family members of Robert Card and an official from the Army Reserve's Psychological Health Program will testify before the commission investigating the Lewiston shooting on Thursday morning.
View ArticleWindham man acquitted on manslaughter in crash that killed a Fayette woman
A jury also finds Curtis Randy Fogg not guilty on another felony charge.
View ArticleFormer Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
Travis McCutcheon, 54, was working in a special education program at Portland schools until February 2023.
View ArticleSheriff: Man arrested as investigation into rural illegal cannabis grows...
Jian Ji Wu, 63, was arrested after authorities raided a Canaan residence earlier this week and found nearly 900 cannabis plants inside.
View ArticleLive updates: Lewiston shooter’s family testifies before commission...
Robert Card's ex-wife and sister are speaking Thursday morning about how they tried to get him help for months before he killed 18 people in October.
View ArticleFederal prosecutors announce arrest of three Massachusetts men after Saco...
Prosecutors said Thursday they believe the shooting involved two rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the area.
View Article‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective...
Members of Robert Card's family broke their public silence Thursday to make emotional pleas for improvements to the Army, law enforcement, and mental health systems that they say failed to help them in...
View ArticleMaine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of...
Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
View ArticleMaine supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for woman who abandoned...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the 6-year sentence given to Lee Ann Daigle, who left her infant daughter in a gravel pit after giving birth in 1985.
View ArticlePolice: Vienna man, already under arrest, smashes out cruiser window,...
Police say Robert J. Locke managed to work his handcuffed hands to his front while sitting in the back a police cruiser and smash out a window Thursday after they responded to his home on neighbors'...
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