Amber Smith was driving under the influence of narcotics when the SUV she was driving struck a woman walking along a road in Turner last summer, prosecutors say.
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Sabattus man to serve nearly five years for killing woman in crash
Ryan Curran was charged with 20 crimes stemming from the June 8, 2022 crash in Lewiston.
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Lewiston: Police to focus on quality of life issues
Police on Friday announced the launch of what they’re calling Neighborhood First, an initiative aimed at lowering the number of quality of life service calls received by the department.
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Federal employee from Waterville pleads guilty to accessing child pornography at work
Terrence Talbot, who was employee with a U.S. Geological Survey office in Augusta, faces up to 20 years in prison.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: March 10, 2023
• Anthony Avanzato, 32, of 55 Porterfield Road, Porter, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 12:43 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, on Porterfield Road in Porter, by Maine State Police. • Brendan J. Durant, 31, of 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, on charges of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drug, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, […]
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Attorney general rules deadly Waterboro police shooting was justified
Deputy Levi Johnson shot 30-year-old Tyler Woodburn during a fight outside a house in Waterboro on Sept. 7, 2022.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
State police detail allegations against Knox County detective
Reginald Walker, 58, of Thomaston, was charged on March 1 after state police say he helped his son, who is facing domestic violence charges, hide from investigators.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man arrested by FBI agents in alleged $50,000 murder-for-hire scheme
Hyunkook Korsiak, 41, was arrested in New York this week after planning to kill a man in exchange for $50,000.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Poland murder suspect returns to Maine
Aaron Aldrich of Lewiston is expected to appear in court Monday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Porter man charged with manslaughter in 2021 Brownfield crash
The crash killed a 73-year-old woman from Fryeburg.