Security footage shows suspect dragging body of Bar Harbor teenager
Mikaela Conley A Bar Harbor man told investigators he had consensual sex with the woman he’s accused of killing, but security camera footage captured him hoisting her over his shoulder while she...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 15 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 5:19 a.m., a disturbance was reported on North Belfast Avenue. 5:57 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Spaulding Street. 7:02 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Green...
View ArticleFormer operator of sober house withdraws complaint against Biddeford
The former operator of a sober house in Biddeford has withdrawn a federal discriminatory housing complaint filed against the city alleging it was forced to leave a downtown apartment that it used as a...
View ArticleLewiston police shut down streets after report of gunfire
LEWISTON — Police were shutting down streets in the neighborhoods behind Central Maine Medical Center late Friday after gunfire was reported in the area. All available police units swarmed on the area...
View ArticleCentral Maine Sunday June 16 police log
IN ALBION, Saturday at 7:54 a.m., a complaint was taken from Drake Hill Road. IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 8:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Noyes Court. 8:32 a.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 17 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 3:38 p.m., an all-terrain vehicle problem was reported on Four Mile Square Road. IN BENTON, Saturday at 8:47 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Unity Road. IN...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 17 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 9:20 a.m., harassment was reported on Water Street. 9:49 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street. 11:12 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Bangor Street....
View ArticleKennebec County courts June 7-13, 2018
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed June 7-13, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville. Jonathan E. Ayer, 21, of Fairfield, criminal threatening with dangerous weapon and assault March 21,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 18 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 7 a.m., harassment was reported on Lancaster Lane. 8:29 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Pleasant Street. 10:35 a.m., a well-being check was done on Manley Street. 11:37...
View ArticleWaterboro man charged with biting one officer, head-butting another
WATERBORO — A York County grand jury has indicted a Waterboro man on felony charges for allegedly biting one York County Sheriff’s Office deputy and head-butting another when they tried to arrest him...
View ArticleBrothers sent to prison for $1.4 million food stamp scheme at halal market in...
Ali Ratib Daham, who ran the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue in Portland, and his brother Abdulkareem Daham, who worked at the store, were sent to prison for trading food stamp benefits for cash....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 18 police log
IN ATHENS, Sunday at 11:39 p.m., a disturbance was investigated on Corson Road. IN CHINA, Sunday at 2:55 p.m., a complaint was taken on Hannaford Drive. IN CORNVILLE, Sunday at 4:35 p.m., a vehicle...
View ArticleSaco police cruiser crashes in pursuit of assault suspects
A Saco police cruiser collided with another vehicle Saturday evening while the officer was responding to a suspected aggravated assault on Flag Pond Road near the Maine Turnpike overpass, police said....
View ArticleMaine man convicted in Kansas man’s killing
MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. — A man from Maine will be sentenced in August after being found guilty of killing a Kansas man while on a cross-country trip. The Salina Journal reported that Robert Colson, 35, of...
View ArticleMassachusetts man sentenced to 4 years for burning bulldozer
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a bulldozer in November 2017 while it was parked in Sandy River Plantation. Michael Mark...
View ArticleCharges could be dropped against former Portland police officer
Criminal charges against a former Portland police officer who was arrested in Massachusetts in January will be dismissed in three months if she stays out of trouble, a Worcester judge ruled Tuesday....
View ArticleLewiston man charged in weekend shooting
LEWISTON — Lewiston police have charged a man in connection with a shooting early Saturday morning on the corner of Bartlett and Pine streets. On Tuesday, Jordan Waterman, 26, of Lewiston, was charged...
View ArticleKennebec Journal June 19 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 5:44 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Medical Center Parkway. 9:37 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Water Street. 10:15 a.m., a well-being check...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel June 19 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 5:46 p.m., a trespass complaint was taken from Church Street. Tuesday at 9:13 a.m., vandalism was reported on Summer Street. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 9:49 p.m., threatening was...
View ArticleIn wake of death of man beaten in a brawl, Lewiston police urge patience
LEWISTON — Police Chief Brian O’Malley asked people for patience and support Tuesday as state police continued to investigate a city man’s beating death last week during a brawl on Knox Street. Donald...
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