Tyler Quirion, 20, is charged in connection with the killing Feb. 19 of Justin Iraola, 22, in Waterville.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways.
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented its final report to the Legislature last week. Lawmakers wanted to know: What could the child welfare office have done differently?
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Police investigating hit-and-run that damaged Waterville restaurant, owner says
A car hit Mezza at 34 Temple St. on Friday morning, causing substantial damage. The vehicle then left the scene, according to Tom Nale Sr., the restaurant’s owner.
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Police arrest local man they say caused up to $90,000 in damage to Rowe Auburn cars
Skyler Henson, 25, of Auburn was arrested Saturday afternoon when police arrived at the 699 Center St. Rowe Auburn cars lots and found him smashing the windows of several vehicles with a backpack.
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Oakland woman charged with manslaughter in connection with 2023 death of infant
Following a yearlong investigation into the death of a 4-month-old child, Lisa Barney, 54, of Oakland was arrested Friday on a charge of manslaughter.
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Man charged with murder in Waterville shooting death
Tyler Quirion, 20, of Waterville, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in the Feb. 19 killing of Justin Iraola on South Grove Street.
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Sixth grader arrested after Gray-New Gloucester school bus evacuated
Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
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Somerset County Commissioners OK contract for AI technology that helps write police reports
The AI technology takes audio from body camera recordings and generates a draft template of a police report to be reviewed and edited, which proponents say can free up law enforcement officers to do other police work.
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Missing phone logs, conflicting accounts hinder investigation into death of month-old in Milo
Maine’s watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn’t determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin’s killing in 2021.
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Sheriff: 2 arrested for drug trafficking after Palmyra home searched a second time
A search warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking at the Madawaska Road property.