Arthur Lefebvre, 57, faces felony-level charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

Brandon Libby, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on a murder charge.

The AG said the trooper fired once at the man, whose gun appeared to be a real pistol.

An agency leader said some of the top earners could be trying to earn a higher pension, which is generally calculated by taking the average of their highest 3 years of pay.

Brian Smith, 37, resigned his position over the summer after facing discipline for parking for 'extended periods of time' while on duty.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu's request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check.

An 82-year-old driver was charged after police say he left the scene Wednesday afternoon.

Buxton and South Portland police officers arrested Jonathan Hanson, 21, at a home along Haines Meadow Road Tuesday night.

Kaleb Halsey, 20, of Bowdoinham, lost control of his Hyundai Sonata while traveling south on Route 128, the sheriff's office said.

Police have charged the alleged shooter, 41-year-old John Williams, of South Portland, with several assault charges.

A Corinna man allegedly stole a front-end loader and attempted to drive it through a home before being shot by its residents.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple loud bangs in the area late Monday night.

Payton Hamilton, 20, is charged with stealing a blue Ford F-150 from a residence on West Minot Road at around 5 a.m., local officials said.

Portland police said a man stole the 53-foot sailboat from the Fore Points Marina and caused $25,000 worth of damage.

Agency leaders say the costs are 'inevitable' as staffing issues and demands on the agency force troopers to work long hours, with some accruing 6 figures in OT in addition to their regular pay.

Rep. Lucas Lanigan, R-Sanford, was accused of assaulting his wife weeks before he was reelected.

One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.

Maine State Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Luke Krott, of Edgecomb.

Cote Noonan, 33, was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $108,000 in restitution to his victims.

The 5 suspects pleaded not guilty last month to elevated aggravated assault charges related to the July shooting that killed 54-year-old Susan McHugh, of Gray.

All told, 3 false alarms cost the agency more than $28,000 over the course of 3 searches that stretched more than 80 miles and involved numerous agencies.

Investigators say Dustin Fontaine of Biddeford conspired to buy guns through straw purchases, then sell them in Massachusetts, despite not being allowed to buy firearms.

The 20-year-old was charged with arson after the explosion on Swan Lake Avenue.

Two men were injured in a shooting, and a third in a stabbing, at 45 Smith St. early Saturday morning.

A dispatcher confirmed that the incident happened at 16 Clifford St., a few blocks from the city's downtown strip, but declined to identify the agencies involved.

Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy will hold a hearing this month to determine how the state should remedy what she says is a violation of the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The attorney general’s office says it is not releasing the name of a 14-year-old boy found dead due to privacy concerns, but some lawyers and experts say they don’t buy that argument.

The 37-year-old man was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

America First Legal referred to Hancock and Cumberland counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions,' but Cumberland County's sheriff says the group is wrong and he follows the law.

James Fowler told his girlfriend there was 'a good chance that I'll be in trouble' after Robert Seger was taken to the hospital last month, according to court documents.

A shooting at the Redbank Village apartment complex left holes in the front door and bullets lodged in a living room wall.

No injuries were reported, police say. The car had several bullet holes and 2 shattered windows, and shell casings were found nearby.

Megan McDonald has been charged with knowing or intentional murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy found at her Sidney home.

Tristin Chamberlain, 23, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the November 2022 death of Tyler Flexon.

The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.

Portland police say no one was injured after more than a dozen rounds were fired into a building on Cumberland Avenue.

Dusty O'Brien is out on bail for a separate domestic violence arrest, according to police.

Police say they are expecting more arrests stemming from the afternoon exchange of gunfire last week.

Police have charged Ayden Foley Jordan, 21, of Portland, with elevated aggravated assault.

A 56-year-old man is facing 5 charges stemming from the break-in and vandalism that has temporarily closed the center.

Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.

Police arrested a 39-year-old woman Friday in connection with what was ruled a homicide but have yet to release the name of the 14-year-old victim.

Police are investigating after several high school students were named in 'threatening messages written by another student.'

Marcel LaGrange has entered an insanity plea in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter and has asked to be tried by a judge instead of a jury of his peers.

Police say the body of a 14-year-old was discovered outside a Sidney home, after a woman reported in Androscoggin County that an incident had taken place at her home.

The incident began with an altercation between two groups inside Kobe Steakhouse and spilled out into the parking lot.

The 82-year-old victim already paid the 3 alleged scammers $50,000 before they were arrested, according to the York County Sheriff's Office.

Brian Smith, 37, was indicted this month on 2 felony charges for allegedly taking more than $10,000 worth of property.

The attorney general's office said it is investigating a state prison in Newark where David Silva died after an encounter with corrections officers.

The number of reported rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were all down last year, but there were increases in drug and animal cruelty crimes.