A nurse from Auburn appeared in court Tuesday to say he will contest efforts to take him to Alaska where he is accused of raping and murdering a student in Fairbanks more than two decades ago.
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New York considers preventing police from sharing suspects’ mug shots
New York’s governor doesn’t want state police to routinely release mug shots of criminal suspects, or booking records about exactly what they’re being arrested for.
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Posted inMaine
Low-speed chase through 3 towns ends with Smithfield man’s arrest
Adrian Silva, 64, was arrested by Augusta police on a charge of failing to stop for officers after leading them from Augusta to the Winthrop line and back to Mulligan’s in Manchester.
Posted inMaine
Police arrest Portland man after Westbrook store robbery and 2 cars stolen
Police say they found a stolen vehicle near the scene of a robbery and a second stolen vehicle was reported after the robbery.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man charged in Alaska murder was fired for making women uncomfortable
The Auburn man was fired in 2016 from a Livermore Falls residential facility and received a warning from the state nursing board — in part because two female co-workers complained he’d made them feel uncomfortable.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
How Alaska State Troopers tracked down murder suspect in Auburn
More than a quarter-century after a Native Alaskan woman was brutally slain in Fairbanks, authorities say they used the latest in DNA technology to identify her killer in Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Cold case: Suspect in 1993 Alaska slaying arrested in Auburn
Police say DNA evidence linked Steven H. Downs to a college student’s murder.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Dallas Plantation man pleads guilty in sex, domestic violence assault case
A Dallas Plantation man’s sentencing is delayed for one year.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton woman pleads guilty to setting fire to boyfriend’s house
Angie Clark, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced March 7.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge ends Windham man’s murder trial because key witness changed his mind
Maine’s medical examiner changed his conclusion about the angle of the gunshot that killed Alicia Gaston, evidence defense attorneys said was significant to how they approached the case.