A truck driver who left his car in a parking area early Tuesday had his car stolen and the catalytic converter removed.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Eye witness testifies at Lewiston man’s murder trial
Liza Morgan, the mother of Natasha Morgan, says she saw Jaquille J. Coleman pointing a gun out of the window of his car in the direction of her daughter as he fired it.
Police still searching for Sabattus man who fled Friday
Maine State Police and other law enforcement agencies are looking for Diego Martinez, 31, after he fled authorities.
Jay, Chesterville men accused of cutting trees, utility pole in Chesterville
The utility pole belonged to Central Maine Power Co. and was hanging by one wire when it was found. The trees blocked Dutch Gap Road.
Maine AG says new DNA tests insufficient to overturn 34-year-old murder case
Attorney General Aaron Frey says the results do not shake his confidence in the state’s conviction of Dennis Dechaine in Sarah Cherry’s 1988 killing.
Search continues for 2 men following I-95 traffic stop in Clinton
A passenger fled from a vehicle that was stopped by a state trooper Wednesday, and then a second person later helped that man elude authorities, Maine State Police said.
Hundreds of patients searching for help as Kennebunk doctor faces opioid charges
Dr. Merideth Norris is unable to prescribe opioids while facing federal charges. She was treating hundreds of patients with substance use disorder and chronic pain who now don’t know where to get their medications.
Man dies, woman wounded in Waterboro shooting
The domestic disturbance Sunday closed New Dam Road to traffic Sunday night as police investigated.
Multiple police agencies still searching for man deemed ‘armed and dangerous’
Diego Martinez, 31, was involved in a police standoff and series of high-speed chases Friday, police say, and still remains at large.
Portland man charged with reckless driving after clocking 137 mph on I-95
The 20-year-old was pulled over near Portsmouth with an open bottle of alcohol, New Hampshire police said.