Brandon H. Lasante, 19, is charged with attempted murder after a Hollis man was wounded with shotgun pellets.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Anson woman tried to bite sheriff’s deputy, rammed head against cruiser cage, police say
Heather Haley, 30, was arrested Monday night after Somerset County sheriff’s deputies were sent to a noise complaint on Valley Road in Anson.
State police looking for eastern Maine man missing since February
Russell Burnett, 48, was last seen walking about a half mile from his home in Franklin.
A 19-year-old Buxton man is charged with attempted murder
State police say that Brandon Lasante shot Lincoln T. Kimball, 28, of Hollis at a home on Old Orchard Road during the early morning hours of Aug. 6.
Pygmy goats bust out again, have another kiss fest with Belfast cop
Louis and Mowgli, of viral Facebook fame, were found wandering the rail trail by Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick.
Burnham woman who found intruder in her bed died of heart attack
The fright, or shock, of the April 2 incident was great enough to cause a fatal event, the state medical examiner concludes.
Grand jury to weigh charges against Maine man in crash that killed 19-year-old passenger
Tyler Goucher is accused of driving 85 mph with a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit at the time of the crash.
Trooper’s cruiser collides with 2 vehicles in Casco, injuring him and 1 other
The cruiser bounced off a pickup truck, struck a utility pole, and continued on to hit a tractor-trailer.
Saco woman sentenced for stealing checks, credit card from mail
Norma Duhamel stole bank checks and a credit card from Cumberland mailboxes and cashed the stolen checks.
Suspect in July stabbing in Waterboro arrested again after police chase
Vincent Cole, 26, was arrested Sunday after a brief car chase and a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies at his home.