A Newfield man was in serious condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland late Monday night after he was shot by his older sister during an altercation at her home in Newfield that morning. York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. said deputies were sent to a home at 28 Coolidge Road around 9:30 a.m. […]
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Former UMF police officer pleads guilty to OUI
FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington police officer pleaded guilty Monday to driving drunk Oct. 15 on Center Bridge in Farmington. Christopher Chase, 43, of Wilton entered a plea to a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence of alcohol at the Franklin County Courthouse. A conviction on the charge carries a […]
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For courts and police, case of missing Ayla Reynolds still simmers
Six years after the toddler disappeared from a Waterville home, the search for whoever’s responsible has intensified. WATERVILLE — Trista Reynolds is thinking a lot about her daughter, Ayla, on the sixth anniversary of the child’s mysterious disappearance. But she’s doing more than thinking. Now – for the first time since the early days […]
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Man barred from having firearm arrested after off-duty cop sees him at Augusta gun show
A New Hampshire man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly was seen with a shotgun at an Augusta gun show one day earlier, despite a protection order from his home state that barred him from possessing firearms. The man, Ignazio Falcone, 27, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested after an off-duty Hallowell police officer reportedly […]
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Trundy facing new felony charge in Wrentzel shooting
PARIS — Robert Trundy was indicted Friday on two felony charges in the shooting death of Karen Wrentzel on Oct. 28, including manslaughter, after investigators concluded he failed to identify his target while hunting. He was also indicted on a charge of failing to provide aid to a person and report a hunting accident. Wrentzel […]
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Portland driver, 82, who hit pedestrian in parking lot had suspended license
[media-credit id=266 align=”alignnone” width=”1024″][/media-credit] An 82-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he hit a pedestrian as he entered the parking lot of Pratt Abbott in Portland. Robert Carson of Portland, whose license was suspended, was driving an unregistered and uninspected car Wednesday afternoon when he was involved in an accident at 1055 Forest Ave., police said. […]
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Robert Burton who led police on long manhunt gets 55 years for murder
Burton was found guilty in a jury trial that ended Oct. 9 of murder in the shooting death of his former girlfriend in the Parkman home they had once shared. BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A man who slipped into his ex-girlfriend’s home and killed her before leading police on the longest manhunt in state history […]
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Abbott man who led police on long manhunt gets 55 years for murder
BANGOR — Robert Burton was sentenced Friday to serve 55 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in a house they once shared in Parkman. Burton sat motionless staring directly ahead as justice Robert Mullen imposed the sentence. Mullen said he was tempted to impose the life […]
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Wiscasset woman held without bail on charge of murdering 4-year-old
WISCASSET — The 43-year-old woman charged with the death of a four-year-old in Wiscasset was ordered held without bail Friday, court and jail authorities said. Shawna Gatto faces one count of murder for the death of four-year-old girl Kendall Chick. Gatto is the fiancée of Chick’s grandfather, Stephen Hood, 53. The child had been living […]
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Independent review finds Long Creek youth center understaffed, ill-equipped
The Long Creek center in South Portland houses youths arrested in all 16 Maine counties. The ACLU of Maine says the distance from home and community support hampers treatment for some residents. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) An independent review of Maine’s only youth correctional facility has found that too many young people with serious, unmet […]