The dog will be trained in apprehension and drug detection.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Canaan couple indicted for allegedly taking child
Emily Hartley and Justin Baker allegedly broke into a home, assaulted a couple and took their 4-year-old child.
Wielding knife and bleach, Freeport man tried to kill his parents, police say
Garrett White assaulted his parents after breaking down their bedroom door in the home they share, according to court records.
Man arrested on kidnapping charges after incident in Old Orchard Beach
David Glenn of Auburn is accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman at a motel early Sunday morning.
Police say suspect in Maine corporal’s killing got black eye during his arrest
A booking photo, as well as one taken when John D. Williams was on the ground, generate some backlash on social media.
Wells man sentenced to life in prison for child sex assaults
William Gaudet is already serving time for sexual assault of a minor in New Hampshire.
Media coverage prompts port-a-potty arson suspect to give up, police say
Old Orchard Beach police say the teenager from Saco was in town to visit someone and was intoxicated when he started the fires.
Two Maine men plead not guilty to federal health care fraud charges
Abdirashid Ahmed, 38, of Lewiston and Garat Osman, 32, of Auburn, who served as Somali interpreters, stand accused of accepting kickbacks for directing patients to a certain provider.
Minot man arrested and charged with domestic violence
Police say Benjamin Farwell, 31, faces a Class B domestic assault charge after he tried to strangle his wife.
Judge suspends law license of district attorney candidate accused of sexual misconduct
The judge finds credible evidence of sexual misconduct and assault by Seth Carey involving a former client.