Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
View ArticleTwo arrested, drugs seized in Belgrade following investigation
Matthew Lyons, 27, of Belgrade and Maryellen Remington, 34, also of Belgrade, were arrested at their 151 Knowles Road home on Thursday following an investigation.
View ArticleAugusta man pleads guilty to firearm charge after AR-15 found in tent
The man was living in a tent in Augusta's Mill Park when police found the gun and drugs.
View ArticleNorridgewock man indicted for murder in death of girlfriend’s son
Daniel V. Markey is accused of killing his girlfriend's 39-year-old son outside a home in Norridgewock.
View ArticleUS Border Patrol arrests 39 people over 10-day operation in Maine
The agency says most were undocumented immigrants from Central America.
View ArticleFairfield woman indicted for stealing thousands from truck stop
Izabella Hartsfield, 22, is accused of taking the money while employed at the Irving and Circle K truck stop in Fairfield.
View ArticleAugusta sex offender sentenced on child sexual abuse material charges
Dexter G. Newbury, 63, previously convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and was sentenced Monday.
View ArticleWaterville police arrest six on drug trafficking charges
Police executed five search warrants over two days last week, finding hundreds of grams of cocaine and cocaine base.
View ArticleSaturday morning 6-hour standoff in Waterville ends in arrest
Police received a call Saturday morning from two Chaplin Street residents that an armed roommate had threatened and assaulted them, leading to a six-hour standoff.
View ArticleMadison man to serve 9 1/2 years for 2023 death of Anson man
Roland Flood, 63, was sentenced as part of a plea deal for the 2023 killing of Mark Trabue, with whom he had lived.
View ArticlePittston man found guilty of stalking Kennebec County sheriff
In a case that raised First Amendment issues, a judge found that threatening messages Nicholas Worthing sent to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page were sufficient evidence of stalking.
View ArticleAugusta man sentenced for ‘brutal’ attack on woman
Travon I. Vargas, 23, beat and strangled his girlfriend leaving her so badly bruised that her injuries looked like those seen in homicide cases, the prosecutor said.
View ArticleNorridgewock man charged in the murder of girlfriend’s son pleads not guilty
Daniel V. Markey, accused in the March killing of Christopher Nickerson in Norridgewock, entered the plea during a brief arraignment Wednesday.
View ArticleFairfield drug bust leads to 2 drug trafficking arrests
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said it seized more than 200 grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, along with other items.
View ArticleFarmington man tried to kill woman who was ending their relationship, police say
James D. Oakes, 44, of Farmington is charged with attempted murder, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence assault.
View ArticleLawmakers want to combat illegal Chinese weed grows
But industry advocates testify against 4 bills that would target illicit cannabis operations allegedly associated with Chinese organized crime that have obtained licenses to grow and sell in Maine's...
View ArticleDrug arrests made in Norridgewock after second search of home
Investigators said they found crack cocaine, fentanyl, a firearm, possible stolen property and other items during the Friday morning bust at a home that was also searched in February.
View ArticleTrio arrested for alleged string of wire thefts, suspected of causing $230K...
Suspects allegedly used a ladder, shepherd's hook and grinder to steal communications cables from roadside utility poles.
View ArticleMan sentenced for stealing from postal workers, post office in central Maine
Lance Funderburk and his accomplice targeted post offices in Paris and Monmouth, and postal carriers in Lewiston.
View ArticlePolice search for Bowdoinham man allegedly involved in chase, assault
Police tried unsuccessfully to find the suspect Sunday using a K9 unit and a Maine Forest Service helicopter.
View ArticleMonmouth man crashes stolen U-Haul into FedEx van while fleeing police
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.
View ArticleHartland man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor in Canaan
Christopher Todd, 36, is to serve at least three years in prison as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors.
View ArticleBangor man sentenced on drug charges related to Madison woman’s death
Andrew L. Blais, 38, is to serve eight years in state prison for drug trafficking and furnishing charges, before serving a sentence in a separate federal case.
View ArticleMaine schools warning of ‘nihilistic violence’ at state’s urging
Administrators are acting on information from the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, which was alerted to the groups' existence by the FBI about a week ago.
View ArticleClinton man indicted on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting girl
Clinton police Sgt. Roger Smith wrote in an affidavit the girl told him the incidents started when she was 15.
View ArticleState warns of widespread text scam
The message claimed to be from the 'Department of Motor Vehicles,' which doesn't exist in Maine, and prompted recipients to provide payment information.
View ArticleGarland woman arrested in connection with April killing in Hartland
Bonnie Coombs, 69, of Garland, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of her sister two months ago in Hartland.
View ArticleJuvenile arrested after two men found dead in Chelsea home
Christopher Hunnewell and his son, Tyler, were killed Wednesday by a juvenile, according to the Maine State Police.
View ArticlePittston man convicted of stalking county sheriff misses sentencing
A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Worthing, 37, after he failed to appear in court for his sentencing Friday.
View ArticleGarland woman linked to Hartland shooting by DNA evidence
Bonnie Coombs, 69, who is charged with the murder of her sister, Velma Withee, 78, made an initial court appearance Friday afternoon.
View ArticleVictims’ relatives say teen accused of Chelsea slayings had mental and...
While Maine State Police evidence technicians continued to process the scene of the double killing, family members spoke out about the men who were killed and the 16-year-old who has been arrested and...
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