Scott Bubar is charged with aggravated attempted murder of a police officer.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Sentencing delayed for 2015 double murder in Manchester
A judge in Portland will hear arguments Friday over whether David Marble Jr. should get a new trial.
Vandals damage hayfield with vehicle at Shaker farm
Repairs will need to be done by hand at the last remaining Shaker community.
Biddeford police investigating report of man’s assault
The victim was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland, police say.
Two Mainers arrested on I-295 in Portland, charged with trafficking fentanyl
The drug had been bought in Massachusetts, Maine State Police say .
Lawsuit settlement will allow Maine prison inmate to get medication for opioid addiction
‘Withholding needed treatment actually undermines our chances of keeping people off of opiates,’ says Zachary Heiden, legal director for the ACLU of Maine.
N.H. sheriff warns of phone scammers posing as law enforcement
Strafford County Sheriff David Dubois says the scammer is using fake phone numbers that make it seem like the calls are coming from the department.
Freeport school had concerns about teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Officials at Pine Tree Academy noticed earlier this year that the math teacher was spending too much time alone with a female student.
Suspended Brunswick lawyer pleads not guilty to theft charges
James Whittemore allegedly took money that belonged to three clients, including the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust.
Farmington man sentenced to 20 years for raping two girls in Skowhegan
Joseph L. Magee pleaded guilty to four counts of gross sexual assault on two girls — one when she was under 14, the other when she was under 18.