The cruiser, reportedly stolen from the police station parking lot, was used by man during an incident at Shaw’s Plaza.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they’re seeing can’t keep up with the systemic problems.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police: Armed robbery at Waterville Goodwill, ongoing search for suspect
The Waterville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, a white male, roughly 5 feet, 9 inches tall, wearing dark clothing.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime
A tale of two Justins: Poland murder suspect described as a loving father, brother whom the mental health system failed
Friends of Justin Butterfield say he was in and out of mental health facilities for years prior to the Poland man being charged with killing his oldest brother Thursday morning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Woman charged with arson after baby stroller set ablaze
The stroller was sitting on a porch when it was set on fire. The police officers at the scene quickly doused the flames before they could spread to the rest of the home.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime
Man charged with murder after body found at Poland trailer home, police say
Justin Butterfield, 34, of 14 Poplar Drive in Poland charged after body was discovered Thursday morning at trailer where he lived, police say. Family and friends say they have been trying for years to get help for Butterfield. Killed Thursday morning was 38-year-old Gabe Damour.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 23, 2022
• Chester L. Beauchesne, 44, of Proctor Heights Dr., Waterford, on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening, violation of condition of release, domestic violence assault and possession of a firearm when prohibited, 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Waterford, by Maine State Police. • Kori T. Doyle, 29, of 1290 Pequawket Trail, Brownfield, on a […]
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Windham man charged with supplying drugs in fellow jail inmate’s overdose death
Peter Curtis, 35, is accused of smuggling in the drugs that killed James Mannion, 30, inside the Cumberland County Jail.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced on hit-and-run charges
Brad Johnson pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2019 collision with a pedestrian on Lisbon Street in Lewiston.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Jay woman, Wilton man indicted in connection to robbery at Big Apple convenience store in Wilton
Logan Welch, 26, of Wilton and Journey Williams, 30, of Jay were indicted on robbery charge. Michael Marble, 25, of Rumford pleaded guilty on June 22 to robbing store.