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Man arrested in Winslow standoff initiated similar incident in 2011
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‘Massive’ marijuana grow operation discovered in Jay farmhouse, authorities say
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Dennis Dechaine appears in court for 2-day hearing for new trial request
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Killer who says he channels spirits seeks discharge from state custody
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Brother of Skowhegan murder victim could face charges after courtroom attack, authorities say
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Man arrested, 3,400 pot plants seized at illegal growing operation in Harmony
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Former mail carrier pleads guilty to theft of cash and gift cards on postal routes in South Berwick, Eliot
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Local & State
Four arrested on arson charges after fires at 3 vacant homes in Dresden, Woolwich
More in Maine crime
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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.
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Charles Allen Barnes, 46, pleads guilty to sending a racially charged death threat via social media in August 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Benjamin Brown, 45, was arrested March 11 by the FBI over online threats to gun down President Biden, other politicians and immigrants and is being held pending further appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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Police say they were able to identify Jeremy Proctor 'in part due to his unique tattoos.'
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State police charge a man and his girlfriend after two troopers are injured while responding to a domestic violence report on Saturday.
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Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
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Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
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Benjamin Martineau, 34, of Portland, faces several charges, including criminal restraint, domestic violence assault and terrorizing.
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The interim report, which also faults the Army, calls a Sagadahoc County deputy's failure to take Robert Card into custody in mid-September 'an abdication of law enforcement's responsibility.'
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City councilors agreed and said the city must crack down on illegal activities before the downtown that many have worked hard the last several years to revitalize will gain a reputation as being unsafe.
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A state police tactical team member shot Shay McKenna in September after he got out of his van with an AR-15-style rifle and body armor.
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South Portland police say Taylor Graffam was impaired when he crashed into several vehicles, light poles and a bus stop on Main Street.
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Corey Adams was sentenced to pay more than $18,000 in restitution for damage to airport gate, police cruiser window he damaged at the time of his arrest December 2022 arrest.