Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Several people arrested after raids of 7 illegal marijuana grows in central Maine
Over 6,000 plants were seized from residences in Whitefield, Jefferson and Chelsea in the last month, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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State assistant attorney general pleads guilty to driving under the influence last year in Wilton
‘Paul (Suitter) took full and complete responsibility for what happened, and is looking forward to putting this matter behind him,’ attorney Walter McKee wrote in an email to the Sun Journal.
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State reaches plea deal with suspect in Washington County slaying
Donnell Dana pleaded guilty to hindering apprehension in connection with the 2022 killing of Kimberly Neptune. Prosecutors are dropping a murder charge against him.
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Readfield man who said God asked him to burn down home arrested for arson
Joseph McLaughlin, 38, was charged with arson and aggravated cruelty to animals, after he allegedly set three structures on fire and locked his dog in one of them.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation renews call for crackdown on illegal pot-growing operations
They ask in a letter to the federal Department of Justice what federal agencies are doing to support Maine law enforcement shut down the illegal grows.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Prosecutors and advocates push Legislature for rape kit reform
Forensic evaluations are an important piece of investigating sexual assaults. But there are several reasons – some valid, others problematic – why rape kits might not immediately be tested, experts say.
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Connecticut woman sentenced to 18 months for drug-related crime in northern Franklin County
Chrissie LaForge, 43, of Winsted, was also sentenced to three years supervised released.
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Eustis man sentenced for driving getaway car in 2016 Rangeley home invasion
John Raymond, 36, will serve four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Bomb threat forces closure of Skowhegan Walmart Supercenter for more than an hour
Police responded Saturday night after a note was found inside a men’s restroom claiming a bomb would go off at 10 p.m., but a search of the store found no threat.