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Cops & CourtsIn first press interview, Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
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Remains of missing Windham man found in New Hampshire
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Maine high court upholds longest such sentence ever in truck crash that killed 2
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Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
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Man arrested after shots fired Sunday evening in Bayside
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Man arrested in Norridgewock standoff killed dog, shot at neighbor’s house, sheriff says
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Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
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Auburn man charged after string of robberies at Maine churches
More in Maine crime
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The Daily Grind's owner said the perpetrator appears to have pushed in an air-conditioning unit to get inside.
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Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry's 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the 2 officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others.
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An attorney for Joseph Chute says prosecutors lack evidence that a crime was committed.
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Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
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The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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The postal worker's ex-wife called police in May 2023 to report she found opened mail in his bedroom and turned them over to police, according to court documents.
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While the three homes were unoccupied, one was being renovated, with a family of four planning to move in soon.
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Amid biting criticism for the department's failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.
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James Ferrar, 30, was arrested Thursday and charged with 3 counts of unlawful trafficking.
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An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state's court system.
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In court Friday, the brother of victim Alice Abbott surged from his seat in the gallery to try to attack convicted killer Jason Servil and was stopped by a county corrections officer with a stun gun.
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The jury reached its verdict in Aristotle Stilley's murder trial after more than a week of testimony and 9 hours of deliberation.
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The Portland man will likely have to return to prison after the Supreme Judicial Court rules that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction is incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.
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A dozen jurors started deliberating Wednesday afternoon about whether Aristotle Stilley shot David Anderson and Abdirahman Abdullahi.
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The horse and the operator of the carriage were both injured in the crash, which happened when Brittany Guerette, 34, attempted to pass them in her vehicle.
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The records are a crucial part of the state's case against Aristotle Stilley; prosecutors have few other pieces of physical evidence directly tying him to the death of 36-year-old David Anderson in 2016.
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Johnny D. Briggs Jr. also is charged with causing a fire at one of the oldest buildings in Auburn.
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Portlanders say they are noticing more frequent bike thefts. Police think those bikes are being resold for money or used for transportation.
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Aristotle Stilley, the man accused of killing David Anderson and wounding Abdirahman Abdullah barely came up in detective Jeffrey Tully's three hours of testimony on Friday.
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Experts who reviewed a copy of the report shared with the Press Herald say estimating Robert Card's time of death with any confidence is difficult or impossible.
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Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
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Aristotle Stilley, 27, has been charged with the 2016 murder of David Anderson and the aggravated assault of Abdirahman Abdullahi.
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Spridal Hubiak, 21, who is charged in the death of Angela Bragg, 52, of Waterville, on Dec. 27, 2023, is seen in video footage stabbing the victim, according to a police affidavit.
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One of the most important prosecution witnesses in the murder trial against Aristotle Stilley recanted statements the state has built its case on.
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Aristotle Stilley is facing murder and aggravated assault charges in connection with David Anderson's fatal shooting on Gilman Street more than 8 years ago.
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Joseph Chute is charged with the intentional or knowing murder of Alex Jackson of Windham, whose body hasn't been recovered.
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Aristotle Stilley was extradited from California in 2020 for allegedly killing David Anderson and wounding another man at an apartment on Gilman Street in 2016. But Stilley says the state has the wrong man.
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The proposal would allow convictions for marijuana cultivation and possession crimes committed prior to legalization to be eligible for sealing by a judge.
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The software's surprisingly lifelike simulations offer a cutting-edge tool in facing life-or-death situations.
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Police have been searching for nearly a year for Alex Jackson, 34, who was reported missing on May 12.
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The boy told investigators the bus driver used a story about a group of criminals he called 'The Team' who would kill his family, kidnap him and torture him if he did not comply with his demands.
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The original proposal sought to treat substance use as a public health issue and would have set up receiving centers to help people dealing with a crisis.
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An Augusta man says Melvin 'Mickey' Boutilier, who died in 2012, starting abusing him when he was a child in the 1960s.
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Darren Laney Jr. was found dead at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday. The medical examiner's office said it is still investigating his cause of death.
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Jeffrey Buchannan, 36, pleaded guilty to murder this month for killing his longtime partner, 35-year-old Rhonda Pattelena, on March 26, 2021.
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What began as an investigation into a reported shooting near Woodfords Corner turns up evidence of a drug trafficking network involving teenagers in Portland, Gray and New Gloucester.
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Authorities say each of the operations was similar to other illegal growing sites in Maine; homes had been nearly entirely hollowed out to make room for industrial-scale marijuana cultivation.
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Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
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A bill proposing to end Maine’s 3 strikes law for thefts, which allows for felony charges on a third offense, cleared the House of Representatives on Monday.
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The lawyer for Benjamin Brown, 45, said he is concerned Brown might not be competent to undergo initial proceedings, stand trial or assist in his defense.
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A compilation of data by The Maine Monitor found that the county has filed just a single yellow flag order since the law passed nearly 4 years ago.
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The defense team says the state 'brought God into the courtroom' when he was convicted of murder for the 1988 death of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, stripping him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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Rayevon Deschambault, 28, was convicted on 2 counts of sexually exploiting a child after he recorded himself abusing a 14-year-old in 2019, according to court records.