Police identified the couple Friday as Jyoti and William Hawley, who were found on Mount Desert Island on Tuesday morning.
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Retired Kennebunk police officer pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
Cumberland County prosecutors dropped felony charges against Andrew Belisle, who had been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
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Indictment dismissed against Bridgton man accused of threatening president
A trial had been scheduled to begin Tuesday but the jury was dismissed the same day, according to court records.
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Windham high schooler, 14, under house arrest over alleged threats
Police say the student had compiled a list of people to target and was researching how to acquire weapons.
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Maine parents heartbroken after 2 students killed by school buses in a month
Following the deaths of students in Rockland and Standish, parents across the state said they’re devastated by the news but not necessarily more wary of putting their kids on the bus.
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Eliot Cutler denies violating probation in court
Cutler is on probation for possessing sexually exploitative images and videos of children, which he admitted to in 2023. He was accused in October of violating probation and his internet monitoring conditions.
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Maine Capitol Police officers concerned about state troopers taking over, union says
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck informed officers this week that the Maine State Police will effectively absorb Capitol Police in the coming years.
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Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds not forgotten 14 years after she went missing
The girl was reported missing from her Waterville home Dec. 17, 2011, and has not been found nor has anyone been arrested in the case.
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Maine Capitol Police being absorbed into state police
The transition will happen over several years and comes after the former Capitol Police chief was accused of a drunken assault and resigned.
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NY man admits buying Maine marijuana grow house through mortgage fraud
Ken Yiu, of New York City, pleaded guilty to using his St. Albans property to grow illegal cannabis in bulk and transport it out of state.