The South Portland 17-year-old appeared in Cumberland County Juvenile Court on Thursday on several felony level charges, including arson and solicitation for murder.
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State failing to prevent repeat cases of child abuse, review finds
The recurring rate of child abuse in Maine is twice the national standard and getting worse, and caseworkers fail to adequately identify risks half the time, according to an internal review of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Illinois man charged in Lewiston sex assault, strangulation
In the days prior to the attack for which Williams is charged, he had been arrested three times in Lewiston but released from jail.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston police arrest 3 suspects, confiscate drugs, cash and a gun
One suspect arrested Friday was recently released from prison after being convicted in a body-dumping case in Brooklyn, New York.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Oct. 13, 2023
• Jesse A. Bell, 29, of 77 Coldwater Brook Road, Oxford, on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at that address, by Oxford Police Department. • Lindsay E. Clark, 43, transient, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in South […]
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Norway man denies murder of estranged wife
Andrew J. St. George pleads not guilty to murder charge, but doesn’t argue for bail.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston felon gets more than 7 years for having ammo
Shaiquan Moran-Stenson fired a dozen shots “wildly” on Bartlett Street in Lewiston, hitting buildings and trees, police say.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Hebron man convicted on gun charge during second trial
Prosecutors say hundreds of firearms had been found in his home.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Oct. 10, 2023
• Douglass C. Aikens, 53, of 24 Brags Bay Road, Errol, New Hampshire, on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, burglary and criminal trespass, 4:14 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, on Mayville Road, Bethel, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Robert C. Allen, 52, of 133 King St., Oxford, on a charge of operating […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, River Valley
Rumford, Dixfield women identified as victims of deadly crash in Albion
Kandi L. Carrier, 38, of Rumford, died Friday after the van she was riding in collided with a pickup truck. The van’s driver, Mandy L. Thibodeau, 46, of Dixfield, was injured and is in fair condition at a Bangor hospital.