Brian Smith, 37, resigned his position over the summer after facing discipline for parking for ‘extended periods of time’ while on duty.
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Sidney slaying suspect’s initial court appearance delayed
Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.
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Trial to begin for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate
Roland Flood, 62, is charged with the murder of Mark Trabue, 57, of Anson, who was found with multiple stab wounds in July 2023 at a Madison cemetery.
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Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
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6-year-old boy kidnapped in California in 1951 found alive more than 70 years later
An online ancestry test helped locate Luis Armando Albino, who was 6 in 1951 when a woman kidnapped him, flying him to the East Coast where he ended up with a couple who raised him as their own son.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two shootings reported Friday night in Lewiston; police question 3 juveniles
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
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Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man admits to having gun illegally
Authorities found a gun in the motor vehicle Bret Binette was driving.
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Reaction to how criminal cases are being handled prompts public forum in Rumford
Rumford police have been publicizing the final results of criminal cases on Facebook, causing some to question why so many cases are dropped in court system.
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Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Lowelltown at a former Canada border crossing
Larry Wayne Cole III is wanted in Tennessee in connection with the stabbing of his husband in a Walmart in Gallatin, Tennessee.