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.
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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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Portland man charged with murder in death of man near YMCA
A 60-year-old man died Saturday after being assaulted Friday night, police said.
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Former Brunswick town councilor accused of child porn possession reaches plea deal, could avoid jail
Christopher Watkinson was accused of possessing sexual images of a girl under the age of 12.
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Former director of 2 Skowhegan nonprofit groups sentenced on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from them
Jason Gayne agreed to a deal that includes prison time, probation and the payment of restitution in connection with charges that he stole money from the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County while working as their director.
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Sanford man sentenced to 2 years probation in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
David Ball, who was spotted wearing a sweatshirt with his company’s logo, pleaded guilty to one charge for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Deaths of Farmington mother and daughter ruled a homicide
Jean Robinson, 76, and Allison ‘Joy’ Cumming, 53, were found dead Dec. 27 at Pawsitive Dog Kennel on Red Schoolhouse Road.
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Wells man pleads guilty to attempted murder, other charges in attack on NYPD officers
Trevor Bickford, 20, was charged one year ago with attacking 3 New York City police officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022.
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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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In first interview, friend who warned of Lewiston shooter says ‘I literally spelled it out’
For 17 years, Sean Hodgson was best friends with the man who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting.