Augusta man indicted on attempted murder charges in Belgrade shooting
Police say Samuel Bell had told his mother he was coming to her home to repay a loan and instead shot her.
View ArticlePittsfield man arrested after an attempted armed robbery Sunday
Thomas Allen, 18, of Pittsfield was arrested following the incident at a convenience store Sunday.
View ArticleNorridgewock man arrested in murder investigation
Daniel Markey, 59, of Norridgewock is charged with the murder of Christopher Nickerson, 38.
View ArticleSidney woman says she killed her son on orders from God
A police affidavit on the December murder of 14-year-old Quincy McDonald in Sidney was unsealed Monday.
View ArticleGarland man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse material in Somerset...
Clancy Trenton Scott, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of possession of sexually explicit materials.
View ArticleFairfield home busted for suspected illegal marijuana grow
No arrests were made during the execution of the search warrant Tuesday morning, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleMaine lawmakers once again weigh creating trial deadlines in criminal cases
This is the 3rd time lawmakers are considering a 'speedy trial' bill that would force courts to dismiss cases if a defendant waits too long for trial.
View ArticleSearch warrant nets drugs, arrest of Augusta man
Marshall Mercer, 44, was arrested on drug charges following a search of a Carlisle Street home on Tuesday.
View ArticleMan sentenced for attacking woman with chair in Waterville
Justice Daniel Mitchell said prison time for Kevin W. Henderson could increase the chance he'll commit new crimes, and agrees to suspend most of his three-year sentence.
View ArticleSkowhegan murderer appeals sentence
Jason Servil is appealing his 45-year sentence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on the grounds that the judge who sentenced him made several mistakes during a tense hearing last year.
View ArticleA New York man and Connecticut woman charged with trafficking cocaine in Jay
Tymeek Johnson, 25, of New York, New York, and Malaysha Randolph, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, were each arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine powder and crack cocaine.
View ArticleIllegal grow houses have been entering Maine’s medical weed market for years,...
Four years ago, state officials first investigated a ‘prohibited collective’ of medical caregivers and illegal grow houses identical to the ones later raided by police. Now, 1 in 10 Maine caregivers...
View ArticleDeadly police shooting of Belfast man who threatened arson ruled self-defense
Daniel Ryan was shot and killed by Waldo County Sgt. Nicholas Oettinger last year after police said he swung a burning can of gas at them.
View ArticleMaine to drop charges, release people from jail in April over public defense...
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy is giving Maine's public defense agency a month to find lawyers for criminal defendants who cannot afford their own attorney.
View ArticleGardiner man arrested on sex trafficking charges faces deportation
Tian Tao, 54, allegedly involved in massage businesses in Rockland, Randolph and Fairfield.
View ArticleKey details in forensic evaluation of Lewiston shooter redacted from public...
A long-awaited review of the Lewiston mass shooter conducted by Water Reed National Military Center may contain a second opinion on what led to his violent behavior — but heavy redactions make it...
View ArticleHonduras man arrested after evading Wiscasset police for 8 hours
Police say the man gave a fake name and date of birth, then ran from officers after admitting he is in the country illegally.
View ArticlePolice investigating incident in Palmyra
Maine State Police detectives were investigating Wednesday morning at 531 Madawaska Road.
View ArticleSon, brother of slain Farmington women found responsible in 2023 homicides
If William N. Cumming Jr., 56, of Bar Harbor, had not killed himself, he would have been charged with murdering Jean Robinson and Allison “Joy” Cumming, police said Wednesday.
View ArticlePalmyra shooting: Massachusetts man, 28, dead from gunshot wound
The Maine State Police say the investigation is ongoing, while no arrests have been made.
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