Maine Crime Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Police investigate burglaries of two occupied Portland homes

by Gillian Graham October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Police believe the same suspect broke into houses on Dirigo Street and Brighton Avenue early Sunday morning while residents were sleeping.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Man awaiting trial for 2019 murder dies after repeated COVID infections lead to cancer discovery

by Matt Byrne October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Police charged Everett Meserve with murder for the beating death of his neighbor, but his health declined in jail and he died in April, court records show.

Maine, Maine Crime, Uncategorized

Death of Hancock County man ruled a homicide

by Bonnie Washuk October 9, 2022October 10, 2022

Police say he was found by a friend Oct. 3, but they’re still working to confirm his identity.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Auburn police investigate Friday morning shooting

by Mark LaFlamme October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Police said they also learned that the second floor was intentionally targeted by the shooting. The building is a three-story apartment house, across from the intersection at Reed Street.

Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News

Auburn man pleads guilty to federal drug charges from 2018 pot raids

by Mark LaFlamme October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Brian Bilodeau, 38, entered his plea in what agents referred to as a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of marijuana under the guise of Maine’s medical marijuana program.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Police investigate overnight shooting in Lewiston

by Mark LaFlamme October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

A man was shot Friday morning near the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, but police say he has been uncooperative with their investigation.

Maine Crime

Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana

by ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of ‘simple possession’ of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color

Androscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills

High court hears appeals in Paris double-murder case

by Christopher Williams October 5, 2022October 10, 2022

Lawyers for Mark Penley argue evidence admitted in trial should have been rejected by the judge, while prosecutors say that evidence showed Penley was ‘more likely to be the killer.’