The bodies of Jean Robinson and her daughter, Allison “Joy” Cumming were found dead on Dec. 27, 2023 within Pawsitive Dog Kennel at Red Schoolhouse Road in Farmington.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Suspect in St. John Street shooting held without bail
Abdirahman Mahmoud is accused of killing Raoul Tshiyuka in Portland early Saturday morning but police have not revealed the evidence they have connecting him to the shooting.
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Authorities searching for 2 people of interest in large jewelry theft in Arundel
The York County Sheriff’s Office says warrants have been issued for Pardelian Muntean, 21, and Liana Moldovan, 34.
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Portland man charged with murder after shooting early Saturday
Abdirahman Mahmoud, 36, is charged in the death of Raoul Mapendo Tshiyka, 30, police said Sunday.
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A police chase in Fryeburg landed 5 in the hospital. Who’s investigating remains a mystery.
On Jan. 30, authorities in Maine ultimately shot and killed a driver after a high-speed pursuit had been abandoned by New Hampshire police. Why did Fryeburg and Oxford County law enforcement make a different calculation?
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Bangor 10-year-old suffered months of abuse before his death, police say
Braxtyn Smith was zip tied, injured and denied food, court records state. His mother, father and grandmother are charged with depraved indifference murder in the Feb. 18 killing.
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Police say South Portland teen accused of planning school attack glorified Columbine shooters
A judge is considering if the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult after his friend told police he was plotting a school shooting and had racist beliefs.
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Sheriff: Three arrested in bust of illegal cannabis grow in Skowhegan
Ying Xia Liao, 54; Xi Qiang Zhao, 56; and Yao Bin Cheng, 41, all of New York City, were arrested Friday when a search of a residence on Waterville Road uncovered a ‘substantial’ amount of cannabis, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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Father alleges former Maine DHHS caseworker sexually assaulted him
The federal lawsuit names Morgan Polky, who admitted to sexual misconduct with the father when the state revoked her social worker license in 2018.
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Parents and grandmother charged in the death of Bangor 10-year-old
Joshua Smith, Jem Bean and Mistie Latourette were charged with depraved indifference murder in connection with the death of a boy in Bangor last week.