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Last suspect in Morrill’s Corner fight turns himself in to New Hampshire authorities
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More in Maine crime
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The federal agency issued a warrant for the arrest of 46-year-old Kristofer Haken on Tuesday. One man has been sentenced to prison for his role in the attack, while five other suspects are awaiting trial.
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Ariana Tito, 19, pleaded guilty to shooting Kayla Grant, of Saco, in November 2023, a day after her brother was accused of shooting her boyfriend.
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Three juveniles were arrested on robbery, theft and weapons charges Sunday after the incident on Lake Street.
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The agency says most were undocumented immigrants from Central America.
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Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
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Carl Williams is accused in the fatal assault of his cellmate at the Maine Correctional Center.
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The unidentified man was described as white, balding and aged 60-70, police said.
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Doug Grant, 36, died in a house fire at 11 Olympia St. on March 6.
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Portland police say she threatened to shoot a resident at an apartment building if they did not answer the door.
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Officers arrested the Portland men during coordinated searches on Washington Avenue, Harris Avenue and 'at a local college,' officials said.
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Calls to police have more than doubled over the past 2 months compared to prior years, prompting city officials to look for ways to implement more routine patrols.
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State police say they are investigating the death of Robert Bruso, 56, earlier this month as a homicide, and they are also looking for Bruso’s golden retriever.
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Douglas Grant, 36, of Portland, died in the March 6 blaze at 11 Olympia St.
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The Gardiner store was locked down and closed for about 2 hours Friday because of the threat, local police said.
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The state fire marshal's office is still investigating the cause of the Thursday morning fire.
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One day after police announced that the owner of Garden of Via had been arrested for drug trafficking, Sami-Luqman Muhammad spoke from his shop at 260 Lisbon St.
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Police said undercover drug agents have made several buys directly from Sami-Luqman Muhammad, including some from the store itself.
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The proposal, intended to keep more children out of Maine's only youth prison and instead address their needs elsewhere, was presented to the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee last week.
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An Oakland woman claimed Maeghan Maloney inappropriately shared information about her case.
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Two of the men charged in the 2022 shooting that left bullet holes in a child's bedroom were given jail time and probation this month.
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A park official said there is no threat to the public and no one had been reported missing.
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Two adults died after the SUV they were in went off the road and into a tree on Main Street.
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The 36-year-old woman was brought to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police said they found the vehicle blocking traffic on Elm and Lancaster streets and arrested the man, who faces several charges, after a two-hour standoff.
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Maine State Police responded to reports of shots fired near a home on Prokey Drive on Saturday afternoon.
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Police say the pursuit, from Paris to Mechanic Falls, began when the driver refused to stop for officers investigating a report of shots fired.
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The new law, which will take effect 90 days after adjournment, will expand what protections Maine judges can offer victims of domestic violence and stalking.
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A review of chase policies shows the large-scale response violated some departments' own rules, though leaders say breaking them was a necessary choice because of the circumstances.
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Company president Kevin Webb said no sensitive personal information was compromised during the hack, which forced the business to shut its website down for nearly a month.
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Major crimes detectives are investigating the death of a woman Saturday at a residence on the Canaan Road in Hartland.
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Christopher Harriman, 38, of Limerick, died from a single gunshot on July 9, 2024, in the parking lot of the Landry’s Shop ‘n Save.
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A psychologist testifies that Megan McDonald believes she directly communicates with God, who told her to kill her son before Christmas.
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The University of Maine School of Law is trying to reestablish a criminal justice legal clinic for student attorneys, but funding it could be a roadblock in a tight budget year.
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A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.
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The U.S. Marshals Service investigation led to the arrests of three people Friday night in Biddeford.
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Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.
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The driver was taken into custody on the railroad tracks at the end of Commercial Street in Portland.
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Aaron Karp, who had been charged with murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Susan McHugh, of Gray, last summer.
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The man allegedly told an undercover Secret Service agent that he planned to kill the president.
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Wells officers will aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a 'task force model' in which local law enforcement officers are extended 'limited immigration authority with ICE oversight' during routine duties.
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A judge in Kennebec County was unable to hold a hearing Monday to move forward on her plans to release people without lawyers from jail because an attorney for the state wants Maine's highest court to weigh in.
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'The gunfire was so loud I thought he was shooting right next to me,' said John Childs.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey hasn't been shy about taking on the White House, filing one lawsuit and joining numerous multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration related to immigration, privacy rights and federal funding.
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A gunman shot and killed his mother Wednesday on Route 9 in Sabattus before exiting the vehicle, shooting at passing cars and killing another person. He then turned the gun on himself.
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Police say one man attempted to stab another person and then stole their car and slashed two tires. In a separate incident, another man threw a brick at someone.
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In addition to a charge of killing his wife, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted Samuel Whittemore, 34, of aggravated attempted murder for the attack on his mother.
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Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.
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The group urges city officials to help create a year-round homeless shelter and hire a worker to coordinate housing services.
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Police say a 45-year-old man was stabbed multiple times Sunday morning.
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The Oxford County Sheriff's Office says two deputies shot a Hartford man Saturday night after his stepfather reported a domestic assault.