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Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man denies federal gun charges
Anthony Jones is accused of making three so-called “strawman” purchases of guns from licensed dealers on behalf of other people.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Nation & World
School shooting hoaxes have terrorized kids across U.S., including Maine. Who’s behind it?
Over the past year, more than 500 schools have faced active shooter hoaxes, a campaign of fear exploiting the all-too-real American danger of school shootings.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Tears still come easily for Texas family grieving loss of Westbrook couple killed in June shooting
It’s been a little more than 3 months since Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter were shot to death in the downtown parking lot.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Cumberland man arrested after stabbing on Portland Street
Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Antonio Henriques, 25, was charged with elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Judge denies motion to dismiss witness tampering charge in Richmond murder case
Tyon K. Shuron, 46, of Augusta is set for jury trial next month on charges he murdered Andrew Sherman in 2019 and then tried to get a jailed witness to change her story about what had happened.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Two men arrested in Sanford stabbing
Derrick Roberts-Poulin and Jordan Roberge, both 21, have been charged with robbery and elevated aggravated assault.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Portland man shot in Old Port last year now suing bar and bouncer
The bouncer at The Drink Exchange in February 2022 says he was acting in self-defense when he shot Thomas Landry, who was wielding a baseball bat.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Politics
Former Maine candidate pleads guilty in clean elections fraud case
A judge approved a 10-day jail sentence for Matthew Toth, but said the penalty can be satisfied through an alternative sentencing program.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville driver who caused wrong-way crash on I-295 charged with operating under influence, police say
Marina Kinney, 30, was driving south in the northbound lane of Interstate 295, near Brunswick, when she became involved in a crash that injured two, according to officials.