Wade R. Hoover will contest his 60-year prison term for raping two boys and recording the attacks.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Wilton man pleads not guilty to murder in June shooting
Timothy Danforth is ordered held without bail during a Franklin County Superior Court appearance.
Ex-roommate charged with murder in death of man at Falmouth Wal-Mart
Kenneth Briggs, who is homeless, is accused of fatally stabbing Roger Nelsen.
Standoff at Palmyra Wal-Mart ends with man’s arrest
A 28-year-old Corinna man, whom police say was suicidal, had a gun and was parked at the end of the lot, prompting a lockdown at the store.
Man huffed stolen aerosol duster and crashed into Biddeford Wal-Mart, police say
The driver is charged with driving to endanger, and his passenger is charged with shoplifting.
Hollis man arrested after crashing ATV in Waterboro
Police say Max Morganstern sped off after being pulled over by a deputy.
Wilton man charged with murder in June shooting
Timothy Danforth, 24, is indicted on multiple charges in connection with the death of Michael Reis at Danforth’s father’s house.
Woman says Lewiston police broke into her home, assaulted her
Tanisha Solomon said police officers forcibly entered her apartment, creating “pandemonium” at her daughter’s fifth birthday party.
Ten more arrested in July protest in Portland enter pleas of not guilty
None has yet appeared in court in person to face a charge of obstructing a public way, but rather their attorneys entered pleas for them.
Westbrook police offer reassurance after anonymous threats against Muslims
Threatening notes with echoes of violence from their homelands leave an immigrant community feeling ‘truly traumatized.’