Kayla Stewart’s parents want a permanent right to see Kayla’s 3-year-old daughter, who lives with her father.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Casco man accused of assaulting woman, challenging deputy to shoot him
Police say Ernesto Nieves was eventually arrested after a police dog tracked him more than 8 miles through the woods.
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Understaffed and underpaid, Cumberland County corrections staff vent to county officials
Vacancies for corrections staff have pushed inmate-to-officer ratios higher in the jail’s housing units, which the officers believe poses a safety threat.
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Auburn man gets more than 5 years in prison for cocaine trafficking
Derrick Favreau, 33, is also fined $5,000 at his sentencing by a federal judge in Portland.
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State denies newspaper request for court video of deputy’s ethical lapse
The record, which may show a marshal taking a cellphone photo of a defense attorney’s notes, is confidential under a previous judicial order, an official says.
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Former Windham man facing financial exploitation charges fails to show up for trial
The judge increases bail and plans to issue an arrest warrant for Theodore Thomes, who is in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Man shoots intruder at his mother’s Sidney home, suffers head injury
It’s the second time in less than a week that a central Maine resident with a gun has thwarted a home invasion.
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FBI offers $5,000 reward for ‘silent bandit’ linked to central Maine bank robberies
The FBI is was working with police in Skowhegan, Waterville and Pittsfield to identify the person responsible for 4 bank robberies.
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Lewiston man charged with setting fire to apartment building
Police say Christopher Violette started a fire inside his Lisbon Street apartment.
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Social media threat made against Yarmouth High
Police were able to identify a suspect from out of state and school is in session Monday, the superintendent says.