Two teenagers from Skowhegan facing charges stemming from string of...
Janathian M. Viles, 19, of Waterville told investigators that he and another 15-year-old suspect broke into the vehicles following instructions from viral internet videos that show how to steal Kia and...
View ArticleAttorney General says South Portland police were justified in shooting man...
South Portland Officer Anthony Verville acted reasonably when he shot and killed Christafer Dodge, 47, on August 25, 2023, according to the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
View ArticleCentral Maine arrest log: Feb. 16-23, 2024
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Feb. 16-23, 2024.
View ArticleMan arrested in Litchfield after crashing into cruiser, lashing at trooper...
Police chase that prompted police to draw their weapons ends with New Gloucester man being hit by stun gun and arrested.
View ArticleMore than 100 Mainers are in jail awaiting lawyers. The fix remains elusive.
The state's failing to recruit enough attorneys, some say; others blame prosecutors for filing too many cases. Everyone agrees it's a crisis.
View ArticleWindsor man on trial for sexual assault allegations involving girl
Defense attorney of Peter P. Cayouette says the girl resented him because she thought he was racist after she became interested in the Black Lives Matter movement.
View ArticleArmy gave Lewiston gunman glowing review 6 months before massacre
Personnel records released Monday show that Robert Card continued to get stellar evaluations from his superiors – even after his family began noticing paranoid behavior.
View ArticleSuspect in Fairfield murder pleads not guilty
At an arraignment Tuesday in Somerset County Superior Court, Raheem Goodwin, 22, of Benton, pled not guilty to a charge of murdering Edwin Weeks, 62, of Fairfield.
View ArticleMistrial declared in sexual assault case of Windsor man after jury deadlocks
A jury could not reach a unanimous verdict at the conclusion of two-day trial on charges that man sexually assaulted girl
View ArticleCamp Kieve says it should have cut ties with former counselor accused in sex...
Three men now are suing William McCook Jr., 83, who was a counselor at the Nobleboro camp from the 1950s to 1976 and volunteered with the organization until 2007.
View ArticleLivermore Falls man accused of shooting gun on Church Street in Jay
Police found six .40-caliber shell casings in the area Feb. 8.
View ArticleLivermore Falls, Norway teens charged with attempted home burglary in Jay
Police followed the boys' footprints and chased them down.
View ArticleLivermore Falls man charged with beating, kidnapping man in Farmington home...
Convicted felon Jeromy C. Merchant, 43, was arrested Monday and remains in jail.
View ArticleParents and grandmother are charged in the death of a 10-year-old Bangor boy
Joshua Smith, Jem Bean and Mistie Latourette were charged with depraved indifference murder in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy in Bangor last week.
View ArticleSomerset County man sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges
Cody Mosher, arrested in January 2023 following a high-speed chase through Norridgewock and Madison, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison on federal drug trafficking charges.
View ArticleFather alleges former Maine DHHS caseworker sexually assaulted him
The federal lawsuit names Morgan Polky, who admitted to sexual misconduct with the father when the state revoked her social worker license in 2018.
View ArticleCentral Maine arrest log: Feb. 23-March 1
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Feb. 23-March 1, 2024.
View ArticleSheriff: Three arrested in bust of illegal cannabis grow in Skowhegan
Ying Xia Liao, 54; Xi Qiang Zhao, 56; and Yao Bin Cheng, 41, all of Brooklyn, New York, were arrested Friday when a search of a residence on Waterville Road was uncovered a 'substantial' amount of...
View ArticlePolice say South Portland teen accused of planning school attack glorified...
A judge is considering if the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult after his friend told police he was plotting a school shooting and had racist beliefs.
View ArticleSecond Livermore Falls man charged in Farmington home invasion
Joshua Soucy, 43, is charged with robbery, kidnapping, theft and transfer and violating bail conditions.
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