Police say it’s the ninth methamphetamine lab discovered in Maine this year.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Second midcoast man accused in lobster boat sinking is sentenced
Vincent Hilt of St. George gets 2 years after pleading guilty to charges of criminal mischief and theft.
Freeport police search for woman who stole car
They say she abandoned the vehicle near the Desert Road exit of I-295 and then took off on foot.
Probe of Kennebec County security officer’s breach ongoing
The county sheriff’s office hasn’t announced policy changes since a member of court staff snapped a photo of an attorney’s notes.
Details on cause of Madison apartment fire expected within days
Authorities are closing in on a probe of the Saturday blaze that destroyed four of the building’s seven units.
Man who pleaded guilty in recording studio murder is prime suspect in 2014 bar shooting
Cumberland County authorities are pursuing a plea agreement with Gang Majok in the wounding of a patron outside Sangillo’s Tavern.
Maine woman sentenced in drug distribution ring she ran with her father
Kelli Mujo, 31, will serve 14 years in federal prison, while another man in the ring, Mark Tasker, 49, of Dexter, will serve 10 years.
Augusta woman appeals 63-month sentence for tax fraud and identity theft
Joann C. Rittall’s case will be heard by a three-judge panel Wednesday in Boston.
Augusta woman to serve 4 years behind bars for stabbing husband twice, once while driving him to the hospital
Tracy L. Fleischer, 35, was sentenced Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Accused arsonist left apparent trail of harassment
A man whose car was set ablaze says the incident is the culmination of the suspect’s pattern of abuse.