Colleen Holt-Thompson worked with an unnamed co-conspirator in Maine to falsify hundreds of visa applications for Ukrainian children.
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Wilton woman arrested again on drug charges
Lisa Miniutti, 50, of Wilton was on bail for drug-related charges when a search of her residence yielded drugs and trafficking-related items.
Details emerge in manslaughter case involving death of Owls Head toddler
In a hearing to reconsider Aziayh Scott’s bail, prosecutors said Scott made numerous calls to his girlfriend from jail, asking her to tell police that he didn’t kill her 2-year-old son.
Dixfield man charged with possessing methamphetamine, crack cocaine
Antone Morris, 37, was charged after Franklin County deputies conducted a bail check on another person at a home in Washington Township.
GoFundMe page set up for girls killed in Mechanic Falls
The bodies of the two sisters were discovered Saturday in their apartment following a welfare check.
Woman killed, 3 injured in Portland shooting. Police scant on details.
Police say Susan McHugh, 54, of Gray, was killed, but they do not release details about the other people hurt in the shooting near Morrill’s Corner late Tuesday and say they will ‘provide updates to the public as the case allows.’
Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support
William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
Oxford County arrest log: July 30, 2024
• Cory S. Allen, 38, of 1230 Main St., Lovell, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in Fryeburg, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Elijah W. Cowper, 22, of 699 Arnold Trail Road, Stratton, on two probation revocations, 11:08 a.m. Sunday, July 28, at Franklin County Jail, […]
See a map of how Maine law enforcement responded to the Lewiston mass shooting
More than 750 officers responded to dozens of locations during the 48-hour manhunt for the gunman. Police narratives released this summer show their movements during the key first hours after the shooting.
Former Gray finance director pays back $53,000 after pleading guilty to theft
Katy Jewell pleaded guilty to misappropriating town funds between 2020 and 2022.