There have been 23 reports of gunfire in Portland so far this year and two people were shot, authorities say. But they can’t provide data on how many teenagers were involved.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Lawyers for Lewiston shooting victims, survivors seek investigation by Pentagon
They call on Maine’s congressional delegation to push for a Department of Defense probe, arguing that the Army’s investigation and a review by the Army’s inspector general had a ‘narrow scope’ and offered ‘conflicting conclusions.’
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Pittston man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for accessing child pornography
Robert Brandt, 39, was sentenced in federal court to serve 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release and pay $18,000 in restitution as a result of his conviction for accessing child sexual assault material.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Fatal Hancock County fire ruled a murder-suicide
Two bodies were found at the residence after the fire in May, who authorities identified as Marie Robbins, 35, of Great Pond and Ryan Devisme, 38 of Aurora.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Former Maine gubernatorial candidate, lawyer Eliot Cutler disbarred
Eliot Cutler pleaded guilty in 2023 to child pornography charges and was released from a 90-day jail sentence earlier this year.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man pleads guilty to robbery of postal carriers, burglaries of central Maine post offices
A traffic stop leads to the arrest of Winston O. McLeod and his co-defendant in the case.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Army disciplines commanders but blames police, hospital for mishandling Lewiston gunman
An internal investigation finds Army Reserve officials made mistakes in Robert Card’s care but were not responsible for his release from a psychiatric hospital.
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Man accused of manslaughter in death of Owls Head toddler appears in court
Aziayh Scott, 23, joined his initial hearing on Zoom from Knox County Jail.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Sanford man charged in burglaries graduates from drug court
Shain R. Johnson, 42, formerly of Lewiston, has been ordered to pay more than $7,000 to those whose items he stole.
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Officer injured after third collision involving state police cruisers in 2 days
Both the trooper and the driver were injured in Saturday night’s wreck.