Maine State Police continue to look into leads on the case.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Line workers in Augusta helping restore power have gear stolen from trucks
Even as the theft was reported, Mainers came together to feed hundreds of linemen who are away from their homes working on restoring electricity in the aftermath of this week’s storm.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News
East Dixfield man charged with drug trafficking in Farmington
Farmington Police Department seized 75 grams of cocaine and cocaine base, along with $3,260 in cash and a 9 mm pistol.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police footage details unsuccessful check-in on Lewiston shooter
A pair of videos obtained by the Press Herald this week show that a Sagadahoc deputy and Robert Card’s Army Reserve commander were concerned that confronting him could escalate a potentially dangerous and put police officers’ lives at risk.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
DNA evidence connects West Newfield man to death of Freeport woman
Newly released documents show that police found Gary Mariner’s blood on Danielle Goodwin’s body. Her blood was also found on several objects in his home.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man sentenced to 12 years for burglary of 22 guns
Federal prosecutors say Tomas Johnson smashed the window of an Auburn gun shop to steal the guns in 2021.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
West Newfield man pleads not guilty to murder charge
Gary Mariner, 65, is accused of killing Danielle Goodwin, 52, of Freeport, in September.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Defendant in Portland murder trial pleads guilty at last minute
Damion Butterfield chose not to hear the jury’s verdict Tuesday, opting instead to plead guilty to killing Derald Coffin in April 2022 and agreeing to serve 35 years in prison.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Dec. 19, 2023
• Joseph L. Farrar, 47, of 18 McWain Hill Road, Waterford, on three charges of violation of condition of release, 3:03 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Lewis E. Herrick, 61, of 5 Moose Pond Road, West Paris, on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, 7:32 p.m. […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man gets more than 5 years for fatal 2022 crash in Turner
The judge presiding over the sentencing says the crash, captured on video, looked like an ‘explosion.’