Robert Burton led police on the longest manhunt in state history after killing a former girlfriend who was sleeping with a gun to protect herself from him.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Walgreens robbery suspect sought oxycodone after failing to get heroin, police say
Dylan Karczewski, 26, of Augusta said he wanted to avoid becoming sick, police say.
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
‘Quite a gift’: Hearing on estate of Robert Indiana elicits gasps
Testimony reveals that his caretaker was paid nearly $500,000 in the last two years of the artist’s life, received 118 pieces of art and made cash withdrawals totaling $615,000 from Indiana’s bank accounts.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Biddeford school board member who faces assault charges takes leave of absence
Dennis Anglea issues a written statement that denies the charges but says he will step aside until he clears his name.
Posted inCops & Courts
Brunswick man faces charges after Topsham wreck
Police say Kaleb Brooks, 22, left the scene of the crash.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Bath says it’s investigating firefighter suspected of driving drunk
James Perry has been placed on administrative leave by the city and Mid Coast Hospital, where he also works as a paramedic.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Assault charges against Biddeford school board member prompt policy review
Superintendent Jeremy Ray declines to comment on the charges against Dennis Anglea, a member of the board.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Augusta police charge man with robbing Walgreens pharmacy
Dylan Karczewski, 25, of Augusta, previously served prison time for robbing an Augusta Rite Aid in October 2012.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Two registered sex offenders in Old Town plead guilty to possessing, distributing child porn
One of the men also pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation for posing as a teenager online and persuading two different minors to send sexually explicit videos.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
New Hampshire man appeals conviction for shooting his wife in Saco
Gregory Owens is serving a life sentence but is now asking to have evidence that was used against him thrown out.