Jaedyn Smith, 14, was last seen by her mother Thursday night at 11:30 p.m., but was gone the next morning, police say.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Thieves steal catalytic converters from students’ cars on UMaine campus
The parts were sawed off from under at least nine older-model vehicles parked in campus lots.
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Progress, but no arrests, in Gilman Street shooting
Portland police say they are still investigating, but some people involved are not cooperating.
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Driver in fatal Strong crash wanted to show off truck’s speed, passenger told police
Mark Garner, 24, of Rangeley, told police he’d been drinking and was driving too fast, a court document shows.
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Augusta man tells high court he shouldn’t be punished if others deal drugs at his house
The man’s attorney argues that such a conviction poses a dilemma, say, for parents who provide shelter to an addicted adult child.
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Ellsworth police arrest shooting suspect after search that lasted over 24 hours, closed schools
Aaron Wagner, 41, is suspected of firing a gun at a car carrying several people and shattering the rear window.
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Two Massachusetts men arrested, face murder charges in Aroostook County killing
Douglas Morin of Oakfield was found dead in his car Oct. 16 in Sherman.
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Ellsworth police hunt for man suspected of shooting at vehicle
Aaron Wagner, 41, of Ellsworth, is wanted for reckless conduct with a firearm and aggravated criminal mischief after the car’s rear window is shattered with several people inside.
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Tree impersonator arrested in busy Portland intersection
Police say Asher Woodworth, covered in branches, did not respond to officers who warned him to stay out of the intersection at Congress and High streets.
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Saco candidate for Maine House charged with aggravated assault
Mark Bedell, a Republican, was arrested Sunday, and Republican leaders say he should end his candidacy.