The roommate of Bryan K. Garcia, 35, who died Monday, said he and others warned Garcia not to show off his money. ‘If you have $20,000, why are you showing people?’
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Former Mount View High School teacher sentenced for sex crime against student
Aaron Clark, 37, was sentenced to 364 days; but all of the time was suspended under a plea deal reached with the prosecution.
Maine considers automatic life sentence for domestic violence murder
A legislative committee is working on the bill.
Madison man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with hatchet
Roger Vitalone, 32, was arrested on three charges Monday after the victim called police, who allegedly found a camping hatchet hidden on a porch.
New Hampshire man arrested in Wells, charged with drug trafficking in jail
Police say Anthony Soto had cocaine, oxycodone and Suboxone on him following his arrest Tuesday afternoon.
Harrison man charged with arson in barn fire
Dathan Wakefield, 44, has been engaged in a long-runnng dispute with the barn’s owner, says a spokesman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Portland homicide victim was convicted sex offender
Bryan K. Garcia of Scarborough, who was found unresponsive Monday in his car on a West End street, also had convictions for drug and weapons offenses.
State police looking for clues in Belmont man’s stabbing death
The body of Edwin Littlefield was found outside a house in Waldo on Feb. 8.
Richmond man charged with manslaughter in father’s death
Kurt Linton was accused of assaulting his father Feb. 9, but the charges were upgraded when his father, Malcolm Linton, died last week.
Sex assault case latest in turbulent legal drama
Glenn Reed of Searsmont has a criminal history marked by mistrials and appeals to higher courts.