I’ve been covering crime in the Lewiston-Auburn area for nearly 30 years now, but I’ll tell you this. There have been very few stories so shocking and so downright ugly over those years that they’ve kept me up at night. But this one did. The killing at a quiet little trailer park in Poland stuck […]
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Former Brunswick town councilor facing child pornography charges
Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Poland man to seek insanity defense in brother’s Thanksgiving Day murder
Judge Tammy Ham-Thompson ordered a mental evaluation to determine whether Justin Butterfield, 34, is competent to stand trial on the murder charge.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta police cruiser was unlocked and running, with AR-15 rifle inside, when stolen, according to court documents
Kyle King, 27, who reportedly took the cruiser from the Augusta police station, contacted a dispatcher from the Shaw’s Plaza, where a Farmington family said it had a confrontation with him. There is no indication King attempted to use the rifle, which was secured with a gun lock.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Uncategorized
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 28, 2022
• Norman F. Alleano, 27, transient, on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violation of condition of release and failure to appear after bailed, 1:28 a.m. Sunday, in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Robert E. Arris Jr., 44, of 1168 State Highway 232, Milton Township, on a charge of failure to […]
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Police: Whitefield couple charged in separate cases involving market burglary, gun threat
Rylie Cowette and Casey D’Orio, both 19, were arrested Friday after deputies searched their home on Beech Lane, officials say.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Sanford man arrested, charged with manslaughter, OUI in August crash
Police say Ann Sinclair, 32, died after her car was struck head-on by Cody Michaud’s Jeep Wrangler on Country Club Road in Sanford.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Retired trooper who claimed whistleblower retaliation goes to trial Monday
George Loder of Scarborough says the Maine State Police retaliated against him for reporting alleged illegal activity by the agency.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Otisfield man dies in Naples crash after hit and run
Police say Ethan Gardner, 19, of Otisfield rear-ended a vehicle, drove off, crashed into a tree and was found dead.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Portland cannabis store burglars make off with fake gummies
Police say display cases were broken and emptied at Sweet Dirt, but nothing that was stolen contained marijuana compounds.