Augusta Police are investigating whether the 4 scares could be related.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Former Portland ed tech convicted of abusing student dies in prison
Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn’t give a cause of death.
Lewiston man in Washington D.C. court on Jan. 6 charges
Andre Maurice Bonneau is charged with felonies and misdemeanors in connection with the Capitol siege.
As the Supreme Court considers federal ghost gun rules, legal experts say Maine should get on board
Maine law enforcement and legal experts agree that sellers of untraceable firearms should be federally licensed – a topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lewiston woman admits to Social Security fraud
Prosecutors said Donna D. Desrosiers collected more than $90,000 she wasn’t entitled to.
Saco man accused of arson after fire damages Biddeford home
The residents were home at the time of the fire but made it out uninjured, police said.
Clinton man arrested after 74-year-old woman is shot in neck
Andrew Fertig, 69, is charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault, a Class A offense.
Feds successful in taking Cornville home investigated for illegal marijuana grow
A home in Corinna that housed another suspected illegal growing operation was also ordered by a judge to be taken by federal authorities earlier this month.
Peru man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Thomas Bordeau Sr. is charged with four crimes in connection to the siege.
Federal appeals court upholds prosecution of couple in Franklin County marijuana, money laundering case
Eleven people are under indictment in the case, five have pleaded guilty; in addition, a former assistant district attorney pleaded guilty and sentenced, and a Strong businessman has pleaded guilty for his involvement.