James Bowker, 34, is accused of severely beating his mother and stabbing the man.
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Woman found dead in her Portland home after neighbors hear gunshots
Police release few details about the ‘suspicious death’ of Sokha Khuon, 36, whose body was found Sunday night in her home in the city’s Riverton neighborhood.
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Phippsburg man beat his mother, stabbed her companion, police say
James Bowker, 34, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault.
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Driver in Congress Street crash still hospitalized
Portland police say they will not release his name until the conclusion of their investigation.
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Deer hunter pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Hebron woman
Robert Trundy 38, of Hebron is charged with manslaughter and two other offenses in the Oct. 28 death of Karen Wrentzel.
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For third straight year, police across U.S. killed nearly 1,000 people in 2017
Experts are uncertain why the annual total shows little fluctuation, even with public scrutiny of officers’ use of fatal force.
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Floridians face federal prison for credit card fraud in Maine
Two unrelated cases involving seven people produce a sentence and guilty pleas in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Lewiston police arrest man after dramatic chase
Luke Blair, who was wanted on a domestic violence charge, smashed his way into a pair of apartments, sending the occupants fleeing.
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Florida man gets 34 months for credit card fraud in Maine
Juan Carlos Febles pled guilty to charges he used a stolen credit card to make purchases at Walgreens and Home Depot.
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Wiscasset woman indicted on murder charge in 4-year-old’s death
Shawna Gatto is formally charged with depraved indifference murder in the death of Kendall Chick on Dec. 8.