Kennebec Journal police log for Sept. 18
IN AUGUSTA, on Monday at 5:13 a.m., police investigated a past burglary on Jefferson Street. 6:35 a.m., a burglar alarm sounded on Marketplace Drive for an unknown reason. 7:19 a.m., a burglar alarm...
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IN ANSON, Monday at 2:32 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital after a report of a traffic accident. No location was given. IN CANAAN, Monday at 9:09 a.m., trespassing was reported on Main Street....
View ArticleTestimony at Brunswick man’s attempted cop-killing trial involves shotgun...
AUGUSTA — A judge this week heard testimony about shotgun shells, pellets, broken glass, DNA and other evidence collected from the scene of a May 2017 shootout in Belgrade. The nonjury trial of Scott...
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Man who obtained woman’s deleted nude photos from her phone gets 90-day sentence
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Pennsylvania man to 90 days in jail Tuesday for accessing a car buyer’s deleted photo album and sending nude photos of her to himself on March 19. Kevin...
View ArticleGreene man found not guilty of sexually abusing girl, 9
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County Superior Court jury acquitted a Greene man of 15 counts of sexual abuse Tuesday, apparently believing the testimony of the 46-year-old Roger Hamel Jr. over the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 19 police log
IN BENTON, Tuesday at 7:04 p.m., an intoxicated male was reported on Bridge Street. IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 6:10 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Bellsqueeze Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 7:46...
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Winthrop teen pleads guilty to murdering parents on Halloween morning 2016
AUGUSTA — In front of a courtroom packed with news media personnel, Andrew Balcer, 19, pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering parents Antonio and Alice on Halloween morning 2016. A month shy of turning...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 19 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 5:21 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony Street. 8:15 a.m., a traffic accident with injury was reported on Sewall Street. 9:09 a.m., a well-being check was done on...
View ArticleOne of 2 suspects in Washington County slaying accepts plea deal
A New York City woman has accepted a plea deal and will testify against another suspect in a Washington County killing. Quaneysha Greeley was one of two people charged with murder in the slaying of...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s investigation of Portland man’s death from stab wound...
The state Medical Examiner’s Office says it is nearing the end of its investigation into the death of Patrick Lobor, a 22-year-old Portland man who died of a stab wound to the chest after crashing his...
View ArticleConnecticut ‘gang enforcer’ who oversaw drug trafficking in Maine gets 18 years
A Connecticut man described by prosecutors as a “gang enforcer” who traveled to Maine to oversee the organization’s drug trafficking operations was sentenced Wednesday in Connecticut to 18 years in...
View ArticleFormer bus driver charged with assaulting autistic student
A former bus driver for Maine School Administrative District 15 is charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly hitting an autistic student. Raymond Files, 58, is no longer an employee of the...
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Former Bethel police officer found guilty of rape
Shayne White PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court jury found a former Bethel police lieutenant guilty Tuesday of felony gross sexual assault against a woman in Bethel in 2017. Shayne White, 51, of...
View ArticleMaine man accused of setting his house on fire is found not guilty by reason...
CORINTH – A man charged with arson and attempted murder for setting his home on fire has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. The Bangor Daily News reports the judge signed an order to commit...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening to shoot up community college was arrested for...
TOPSHAM — A Bowdoinham man who was free on bail after being accused of threatening to “shoot up” Central Maine Community College was arrested again for violating bail conditions, according to Two...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 20 police log
IN AUGUSTA, on Wednesday at 5:41 a.m., police investigated reported suspicious activity on Union Street. 7:46 a.m., police investigated a reported theft on Eastern Avenue. 8:12 a.m., a wild animal...
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IN BENTON, Wednesday at 1:23 p.m., fire units were sent to a call at Averill Mobile Home Park. IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Thursday at 9:09 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Brighton...
View ArticleFive arrested in drug raid on North Road residence in Detroit
Five people were arrested Thursday, two of them from New York City, in an early morning drug raid on North Road in the town of Detroit. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said search warrants were...
View ArticleProsecutor says Scott Bubar placed shotgun, keys under dead dad after...
AUGUSTA — The prosecution maintains Scott Bubar placed a shotgun and car keys under his father’s dead body after a shootout with police May 19, 2017, in Belgrade. But defense attorney Lisa Whittier...
View ArticleWaterville sex offender sentenced on new sexual assault charge
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man already listed as a lifetime registrant on the state sex offender registry pleaded guilty Thursday to a new charge of gross sexual assault. David Louis Woodard, 55, was...
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