Inmate revived after apparent overdose at Cumberland County Courthouse
An inmate at the Cumberland County Jail suffered a drug overdose but police officers revived her with the overdose-reversing drug Narcan on Wednesday afternoon at the Cumberland County Courthouse in...
View ArticleAuburn man convicted of illegally possessing a gun
An Auburn man was convicted of illegally possessing a gun Wednesday following a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland. United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank in a statement said that...
View ArticleArundel man charged with attempting to strangle woman
An Arundel man was arrested Wednesday night following a domestic violence assault in which he allegedly tried to strangle a woman, policy say. Deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office were called...
View ArticlePortland driver, 82, who hit pedestrian in parking lot had suspended license
An 82-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he hit a pedestrian as he entered the parking lot of Pratt Abbott in Portland. Robert Carson of Portland, whose license was suspended, was driving an...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 14 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:47 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue. 9:17 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue. 9:46 a.m., harassment was reported on Gage Street. 11:37 a.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 14 police log
IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Wednesday at 11:53 a.m., a theft was reported on Brighton Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 8:14 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street. 4:56 p.m., a disturbance was reported on...
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Three New Hampshire fugitives caught in York County
Top: Sarah Quint, 29. Bottom left: Michael Francis, 28. Bottom right: Ricard Marino. Three fugitives from New Hampshire were arrested this week in Lebanon, according to Maine State Police. State...
View ArticleWiscasset woman charged with murder in death of 4-year-old
State police arrested a Wiscasset woman and charged her with murder in the death of a four-year-old girl. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested by detectives just before 6 p.m. Thursday at the home she shared...
View ArticleWindham man sentenced for lying about Old Port shooting in 2016
A 36-year-old Windham man was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for lying to federal agents about a shooting in Old Port in November 2016. Jason McGoldrick was involved in an altercation in Old...
View ArticlePortland elver trafficker caught in sting gets jail, another Mainer pleads...
Operation Broken Glass, an interagency sting of a national elver trafficking ring based in Maine, has yielded two more jail sentences and a guilty plea this week. Yarann Im, a 35-year-old Portland...
View ArticleRobert Burton sentenced to 55 years in prison for murder of Stephanie Gebo
BANGOR — Robert Burton was sentenced Friday to serve 55 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in a house they once shared in Parkman, a small town in...
View ArticleMultiple severe injuries led to murder charge in death of Wiscasset 4-year-old
WISCASSET — The 4-year-old girl allegedly murdered last week by a 43-year-old Wiscasset woman had shown signs of trauma in the past, and suffered multiple severe injuries that included a fatal blow to...
View ArticleDaughter of driver with suspended license dies in crash
A car driven by a Roque Bluffs man who had a suspeneded license veered off the road and hit a tree in Washington County around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, killing his 11-year-old daughter, according to the...
View ArticleAuburn middle school assistant principal convicted of OUI
AUBURN — The assistant principal at the city’s middle school was convicted Wednesday of operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident. A jury of eight men and four women...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 15 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 10:29 a.m., a disturbance was reported on East Chestnut Street. 11:39 a.m., a disturbance was reported on East Chestnut Street. 11:39 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Senator...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 15 police log
IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Thursday at 9:40 a.m., a case involving theft or fraud was reported on Rogers Circle. IN CARTHAGE, Friday at 12:35 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on West Side Road....
View ArticleWaterville man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend, turns himself in
WATERVILLE — A man arrested by police and charged with domestic violence assault after he reportedly grabbed and pushed and struck his ex-girlfriend will head to court next month, according to...
View ArticleWaterville man heads to court next month after allegedly assaulting...
WATERVILLE — A Waterville man was arrested Thursday after reportedly striking his ex-girlfriend, grabbing her by the neck and banging her head off a counter, according to Waterville police Chief Joseph...
View ArticleNew York City man allegedly sold crack cocaine in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A man from New York City who was arrested by Waterville police Thursday and charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs will head to court next month to answer to the charges. Elwood...
View ArticleEx-priest facing sex assault charge goes back to Missouri after posting bail
A former Jesuit priest and teacher at Cheverus High School who was charged last month with child sexual assault dating to 1998 has posted bail and returned to Missouri, where he’s been living for the...
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