Richmond man charged with manslaughter in father’s death
A Richmond man has been charged with manslaughter in the beating death of his father, a retired teacher from Gardiner Community Middle School. Kurt M. Linton, 54, of 29 Sharmac Lane, originally was...
View ArticleState police looking for clues in Belmont man’s stabbing death
Maine State Police say the death of a Belmont man whose body was found Feb. 8 was a homicide, and they are still investigating the circumstances of his death. Investigators determined that Edwin...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Feb. 28 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 10:16 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Green Street. 10:26 a.m., theft was reported on Child Street. 11:09 a.m., fraud was reported on Fourth Avenue. 12:15 p.m., there was a...
View ArticleChesterville woman arrested on OUI charge after car rollover
A Franklin County woman was arrested Monday for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana after losing control of her car, with a juvenile passenger in the vehicle, and rolling...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Feb. 28 police log
IN CANAAN, Monday at 4 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Hartland Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 6:44 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Campbell Field Road. IN CARTHAGE,...
View ArticlePortland homicide victim was convicted sex offender
Portland police have identified the homicide victim who was found slumped over in his car on a West End street as Bryan K. Garcia, a registered sex offender who also had convictions for drug and...
View ArticleHarrison man charged with arson in barn fire
A Harrison man has been charged with two counts of arson, a Class A felony, in connection with a fire that damaged a barn in the Cumberland County town last Friday evening. Steve McCausland, spokesman...
View ArticleNew Hampshire man arrested in Wells, charged with drug trafficking in jail
A New Hampshire man arrested Tuesday afternoon in Wells is facing multiple drug charges after police say they found cocaine, oxycodone and Suboxone in his possession at the York County Jail. Anthony...
View ArticleMadison man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with hatchet
A Madison man was arrested Monday morning after a woman called police to allege that he had threatened to kill her with a weapon that turned out to be hatchet. Roger Vitalone, 32, was arrested at 9:30...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 1 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 8 a.m., theft was reported on State Street. 9:23 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Western Avenue. 10:46 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Western Avenue. 11:31 a.m., fraud was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 1 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 11:40 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on River Road. IN AVON, Tuesday at 3:29 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Avon Valley Road. 7:29 p.m., harassment was...
View ArticleFormer Mount View High teacher sentenced for sex crime against student
A former teacher who admitted to committing a sex crime against a student at Mount View High School in Thorndike will be on probation for a year. Aaron Clark, 37, of Etna, was sentenced at Waldo County...
View ArticleMaine considers automatic life sentence for domestic violence murder
AUGUSTA – Family members of a murder victim want the state to impose an automatic life sentence for domestic abuse resulting in murder. Amy Theriault died in 2014 after her ex-boyfriend stabbed and...
View ArticleWest End homicide victim sold marijuana, showed cash on social media, friend...
SCARBOROUGH — Bryan K. Garcia, 35, the Scarborough man who died Monday in Portland’s West End, sold marijuana for a living and was known to flash large amounts of cash, his roommate said. Tommy D....
View ArticleProsecutor drops domestic violence, assault charges against Winthrop man
The Kennebec County district attorney has declined to prosecute a Winthrop man who was arrested two weeks ago on charges of domestic violence assault and assault, because the man was reportedly...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 2 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 10:04 a.m., harassment was reported on Wilderness Way. 11:45 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Chestnut Street. 12:36 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water...
View ArticleMan arrested in Waterville after allegedly staying in closed Tim Horton’s
WATERVILLE — A man was arrested on a charge of burglary Thursday after police said they found that he had been staying inside the closed Tim Horton’s eatery on Main Street and taking items that were...
View ArticleBrunswick man freed after year in jail in Augusta
A Brunswick man was freed from jail Thursday after being held for more than a year on charges of robbery and aggravated assault as well as a series of probation violation allegations. Carl Langston,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 2 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 12:28 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on River Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 7:58 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Salisbury Road. IN CHESTERVILLE,...
View ArticleLawsuit against Maine State Police over deadly rampage gets reprieve
BOSTON — A federal appeals court has overturned a decision to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Maine State Police of failing to protect a woman whose former boyfriend allegedly went on a shooting rampage...
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