• Alan M. Dyer, 31, of 51 Stuart St., Fryeburg, on charges of domestic violence aggravated assault, violation of condition of release and obstructing report of a crime, 7:04 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, in Fryeburg, by Fryeburg Police Department. • Tiffiny M. Fitzpatrick, 35, of 273 Bisbee Town Road, Waterford, on charges of refusing to […]
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Dennis Dechaine seeks advanced DNA testing in 1988 Maine murder
Dechaine was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in 1989 for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Minot man denies sexual assault charges involving children
A judge set the highest bail she can remember — at $200,00 — saying defendant posed a ‘very high risk’ to society.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Dec. 10, 2021
• Russell C. Allen, 61, of 82 Pine St., South Paris, on charges of domestic violence terrorizing, refusing to submit to arrest or detention and aggravated assault, 11:53 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at that address, by Paris Police Department. • Ashley L. Barker, 29, 98 Eddie Kahkonen Road, Norway, on a charge of failure to […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Defense lawyers warn of crisis with poorly paying court-appointed cases
Criminal defense lawyers say they are underpaid and overworked when representing indigent defendants.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge denies Auburn man’s motion to suppress evidence in Halloween murder case
Abdikadir Nur, 21, is charged with fatally shooting Hassan Hassan, 18, last year in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Three weapon-related incidents reported in Cumberland schools in past week
The incidents involved either a student bringing a weapon to school or threatening to do so, said Jeffrey Porter, superintendent for MSAD 51.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Dec. 8, 2021
• Vincent P. Carbone, 39, of 8 Tall Pines Lane, Brownfield, on a charge of criminal trespass, 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Brownfield, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Chelsey M. Edmonds, 32, of 25 Maine Ave., Rumford, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 12:51 p.m. Tuesday, in Mexico, by Office […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton man accused of trafficking suspected heroin and fentanyl
Shawn Lord was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic infraction late Dec. 2 in Wilton
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her
Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.