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Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Judge allows defendant to view arrest affidavit in Biddeford shooting
Lorenze Labonte, 25, was charged last week with murder in the death of Ahmed Sharif, but he wasn’t allowed to see the affidavit supporting his arrest until Tuesday.
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Shootings by Maine police officers in 2 separate cases found to be justified
Somerset County Deputy Michael Lyman ‘reasonably believed’ that Trevor A. Caouette posed an imminent threat before the officer shot and wounded the man, the Attorney General’s office found.
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Lisbon man flees police, arrested in Topsham
Thomas Coffill, 51, rammed a cruiser with his vehicle before submitting to arrest.
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Arrest made in connection with Westbrook homicide
Portland police arrested 36-year-old Deng Malual on Monday afternoon. He is charged with murder in the death of Clarence James Pearson.
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Police arrest second suspect in South Portland home invasion
Authorities say John Nguyen and Tyrone Brown, who was arrested earlier this week, broke into a house on Sawyer Street on Nov. 22, armed with firearms and demanding money.
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Biddeford woman charged in shooting at Saco house where murder suspect was arrested
Ariana Tito, of Biddeford, is charged with attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault. She was arrested in New York.
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Jailhouse calls, safety concerns focus of chaotic pre-trial hearing in Portland killing
Damion Butterfield’s trial on a murder charge is scheduled to begin Wednesday. He’s accused of killing Derald Coffin during a robbery in April 2022.
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Police investigate shooting in downtown Sanford
Police say that a man who witnesses said been walking in the roadway, yelling at vehicles and carrying a knife, was shot in a confrontation with a food truck owner.
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Police: Fairfield death ruled a homicide, suspect arrested after lighting car on fire following chase
Edwin Weeks, 62, of Fairfield, was found dead in his home from “sharp force trauma” and Raheem Shamar Goodwin was charged with murder in the case, Maine State Police said. The homicide capped one of the deadliest months in Maine’s history.