Robert Lancaster, 49, is accused of killing David Hannauer at the Portland YMCA. He appeared in court Tuesday but police records detailing his arrest are still sealed.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
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Man accused of killing girlfriend’s toddler on Christmas morning 2022 pleads not guilty
At his brief arraignment Thursday, Tyler Witham-Jordan, 29, denied killing 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan, whom first responders found badly beaten in the family’s Edgecomb home.
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‘Do not open that door for nobody’: Dozens called 911 in first minutes after Lewiston shootings began
The Maine State Police have released copies of 51 calls made to 3 communication centers on the night of the Oct. 25 shootings.
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Maine law enforcement agencies struggle to get new recruits in the door
While some police department leaders report moderate improvements, everyone agrees it has gotten far more challenging to get to full staff.
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Videos show moments when Portland police shoot, kill armed man on interstate
Kyle Desmarais, 42, raised a gun and took several steps toward an officer before police killed him in a shootout on Dec. 17, the footage from police body and dashcams shows.
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Grieving husband struggles with an ‘impossible’ loss
Paula McAuliffe, 71, of South Portland, was killed by a car while walking home from Mass on Christmas Eve. John McAuliffe says his wife was a Renaissance woman with a thirst for life.
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Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
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Police footage details unsuccessful check-in on Lewiston shooter
A pair of videos obtained by the Press Herald this week show that a Sagadahoc deputy and Robert Card’s Army Reserve commander were concerned that confronting him could escalate a potentially dangerous and put police officers’ lives at risk.
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Dozens of Maine roads remain closed 3 days after storm
Nearly 1,000 workers from the Maine DOT spent Thursday assessing and repairing damage from Monday’s storm, but officials say it’s too soon to accurately estimate cleanup costs.