Four women and 2 men were arrested and face aggravated kidnapping charges after allegedly holding the woman captive for a week, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said.
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Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland County judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler search warrant
The action relates to a March 23 search of former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s Portland home for child pornography.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says
A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man’s roommate says Downs had gun at time of 1993 murder
College roommate of Steven H. Downs testifies Downs owned two guns at school in Fairbanks, Alaska, when a woman was murdered on campus.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Minot native inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riot: ‘Free men don’t ask for permission!’
Mitch Simon admits he confronted police in bid to show Congress ‘who the f***ing boss really is.’
Posted inMaine
Police arrest Bridgton man on assault and robbery charges
Jon Mitchell, 21, of Bridgton was arrested with the help of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Dispute over car given as gift leads to Detroit shooting, authorities say
A dispute led to a Hartland man demanding a Cadillac car he had gifted be returned and firing shots at the car when he spotted it Monday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Portland police charge man in stabbing near Deering Oaks
The stabbing occurred during a dispute between 2 men, police say.
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More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect conditions for homicide spike in 2020
FBI statistics recorded a 30% rise in homicides in 2020. A criminologist helps break down what was behind the spike.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Naples man charged with arson, assault, terrorizing
Police say Conley had set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s clothes in a driveway on Crowley Road in Lewiston.