Monmouth man indicted on charges following chase, crash of stolen U-Haul
Ronald R. Hinkley Jr., 25, was indicted on charges stemming from a high-speed police chase ending in a crash Feb. 19 in Winthrop.
View ArticleLimerick man pleads not guilty in fatal Augusta crash
Robin C. Carter allegedly drove his pickup truck into the back of an SUV stopped in a construction zone on Interstate 95 in 2024, killing a passenger and dog in the SUV.
View ArticleGuns taken through Maine’s yellow flag law? It might depend on where you live.
Use of the state's law to intervene in gun violence varies greatly between counties and their police departments. But it's unclear why.
View ArticleData shows wide geographic disparity of yellow flag usage across Maine
Maine's extreme risk protection order is barely ever used in certain corners of the state, but police say it's not because they're reluctant to confiscate guns from dangerous people.
View ArticleFormer state prosecutor released after child sex abuse material sentence
James M. Cameron, who had been Maine's former top drug prosecutor, also fled the state while on bail, prompting an 18-day manhunt.
View ArticleClinton man sentenced in domestic violence incident involving guns, wrecked...
John W. Disney II's defense attorney says his client's post-traumatic stress disorder was triggered by a gunshot during confrontation.
View ArticleBenton man tries to withdraw guilty pleas, fire lawyer at sentencing in Augusta
Christopher S. Groves, who argued he was forced into a plea, was sentenced Thursday to serve at least seven months on a domestic violence charge.
View ArticleNorridgewock murder suspect deemed incompetent to stand trial
Kendall Purnell, alleged to have killed Harold Burgess and injured Shawn Higgins on Feb. 7 in Norridgewock, was ordered by the court Friday to be treated in an institutional residential setting.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 25 years for sexual assaults in Augusta
Kenneth D. Marin, convicted of seven counts of sex crimes against a child, continued to claim innocence at sentencing.
View ArticleAugusta man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 27 years
Andrew Redmond, 36, previously pleaded not guilty to murdering Tyler Robinson in Augusta in 2023.
View ArticleHow straw purchases put Maine guns into criminal hands
Several Maine cases involve people purchasing weapons for others who are prohibited from having them raises the risk of gun violence.
View ArticleHomeland Security accuses Portland, Hancock and Cumberland counties of...
A list compiled by the federal agency specifically calls out the three law enforcement jurisdictions 'as endangering American communities.'
View ArticleSkowhegan Eagles club’s former secretary accused of stealing thousands
Heather D. Kennedy, 45, of Madison, was indicted on one Class B count of theft, alleging she stole more than $10,000 from the club; police said the figure exceeds $100,000.
View ArticleHomeland Security takes down list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ that included...
Portland, as well as Hancock and Cumberland counties, appeared on the list of areas that the department last week accused of defying federal immigration law.
View ArticleMassachusetts man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in Skowhegan
John Scott Gray was arrested recently on a warrant Skowhegan police obtained in 2023 for charges alleging he coerced a teenage girl to send him sexually explicit photos via Snapchat.
View ArticleFairfield apartment fire that displaced 4 was arson, officials say
The Office of State Fire Marshal continues to investigate a blaze at a Summit Street, Fairfield, apartment building early Sunday morning, after finding it was intentionally set.
View ArticleIllinois man pleads guilty to threatening public officials in Maine
According to court documents, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent 7 emails to public officials in Maine, each with the subject line: 'You're going to die.'
View ArticleHallowell man charged with spying on ex with hidden cameras
Augusta woman alleges a man hid in her apartment and recorded her, and also placed disguised audio and video devices in her apartment.
View ArticleHow a former lawmaker grew weed with alleged Chinese crime groups in rural Maine
A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central...
View ArticleMold, arsenic, chemicals found in weed from Maine’s illegal grow houses
The amount of mold in some cannabis samples from illegal Chinese operations maxed out the laboratory's equipment while others contained lead, pesticides and banned chemicals.
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