Joshua Phifer allegedly punched the victim in the abdomen and strangled her.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
South Portland man sentenced to 16½ years for taking sexually explicit photos of child
Wayne Niski, 29, took pictures of an 8-year-old girl that police discovered after receiving a notification from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Maine’s top judge calls for new tactics in battling addiction
In her annual State of the Judiciary address, Leigh Saufley urges an array of reforms to tackle a problem ‘eating at the heart of our beautiful state.’
Revenge cited as possible motive for Christmas Day slayings in Manchester
A Maine State Police affidavit says murder suspect David W. Marble Jr. believed one of the victims had stolen drugs, a gun and other items from his Augusta apartment.
Two Portland men arrested after phone tap investigation of cocaine distribution
Nelson Calderon, 44, and Mustafa Hassan, 33, are ordered held after appearing in U.S. District Court on Monday.
Augusta woman stabbed husband at home, again while she drove him to hospital, police say
Tracy Fleischer is being held on $75,000 cash bail, facing assault charges.
Bridgton man accused of Sebago murder ordered held without bail
David Pinkham, 67, allegedly shot his former brother-in-law, 66-year-old Charlie Cross, on Saturday in Sebago.
After cold case arrest, a new ordeal for families, community
The mother of an East Millinocket slaying victim braces for a murder trial 35 years later, along with the parents of the suspect.
Suspect in fatal shooting of Sebago man due in court Monday
Police say David Pinkham, 67, of Bridgton shot Charlie Cross, 66, outside his Sebago home.
Augusta man hospitalized, woman charged in stabbing
Tracy L. Fleischer, 34, is being held without bail on a charge of elevated aggravated assault.