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Bruce Akers has been in state custody for nearly six years, since his arrest in 2016 in connection with the death of his neighbor.

Police say a Bowdoin man who struck a motorcycle and injured its riders before speeding away from the scene was later captured and held by Madison residents until police could arrive.

A judge suspended nine years and three months of Spencer W. Dowd's sentence in a plea agreement reached by his attorney and prosecutors.

Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.

Annabelle Hartnett, 27, was wounded April 26 in a shooting on Woodford Street that killed her friend Darry Coffin. She said police were rude and callous toward her and she has since refused their requests for another interview.

Randall Howard of Lewiston was operating an unregistered bike after his license had been suspended, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said.

Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross was investigating a crash when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Trenton on Sept. 23, 2021, and he is now among the names on the memorial.

Lucas Sirois pleaded not guilty to a 15-count indictment in November in an alleged illicit marijuana operation.

The Maine State Police have provided little information about the fatal shooting in Brooks.

Traffic was backed up in both directions along I-95 Thursday morning as police talked down a New Hampshire man who had threatened to jump from the Piscataqua River Bridge.

The man was not taken into custody and was experiencing emotional difficulties, police said.

Nicholas P. Lovejoy admitted to the murder of Melissa Sousa in Waterville in 2019. His sentence will be capped at 45 years.

Joshua Colgan told FBI agents he went to the Capitol Building following President Donald Trump's speech, but said he didn't enter.

When officers went to search his home in March, police say that Cutler admitted they would find images depicting child sexual abuse. Analysts discovered thousands of videos, court records show.

The Osborn man was taken into custody while at work by the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.

Augusta police to sell some guns in evidence locker, destroy those used in crimes

Ashley Malloy's 14-month-old, Karson, died in November 2021 from complications due to the combined effects of fentanyl and tramadol, officials said.

Nicole Kumiega and Ethan Wyman sue Ethan Rioux-Poulios, who was supposed to be unlicensed, a step their lawyer says might help spur an insurance payout needed to cover medical expenses.

The family of Derald “Darry” Coffin, 43, said they expected him to move back to the Midcoast this weekend to try to get clean and make a fresh start.

Derald Coffin, 43, was found shot outside 107 Woodford St. following an argument early Tuesday morning, police said.

Derik Broox Wight, who remains hospitalized a week after the incident, is charged with assaulting a federal officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.

Jonathan Burt of Lisbon will serve 4½ years of a 15-year suspended sentence for killing Celestin Muhizi, 76, in 2020.

Police were called to Woodford Street on reports of an argument and the sound of gunshots.

Tribal officials meet with Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to coordinate an investigation into the slaying of Kim Neptune.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Kimberly Neptune, 43, whose body was found in her apartment Thursday night.

The judge writing the opinion for the court said the trial judge had "erred" but that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had correctly upheld the conviction of the Lewiston man, though the case was 'troubling.'

Derik Broox Wight, 41, is charged with assaulting federal officer.

Wayne O. Shaw, of Ridge Road Express Inc., said the employee who crashed a tractor-trailer into three parked cars and a building in Portland has not returned his calls and police are looking for him.

Calling the case 'a mess,' Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings said the district attorney's office did not follow rules for disclosing evidence to defendant Joseph Richards.

Abdikadir Nur will spend 7 years in prison after admitting to manslaughter of 18-year-old Lewison man.

Officials say man with knife assaulted a guard at the building and was then shot and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.

Portland police have not released any more information about their progress in identifying the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck cars and a building last Friday but kept on trucking.

The driver was treated for injuries and the crash damaged the 9-unit apartment building.

A South Dakota man, 47-year-old Mark J. Ryder, was taken into custody Friday following the attempted robbery of Skowhegan Savings Bank on Main Street in Fairfield, according to police.

Initially charged with three counts of gross sexual assault, James Saucier, 60, of Belgrade pleads no contest to lesser charges related to incidents involving a female inmate he supervised.

Recently unsealed court records show Abdallah Salim Al Siraj, 22, and his father, Salim Al Siraj, 50, both suffered from mental health problems in recent years. Police say the son stabbed his father to death inside a West End apartment.

Lucas Sirois of Rangeley wants to use medical marijuana or an alternative for health reasons.

The revocations end a bizarre, decade-long chapter that began when the daughter of a police officer complained that personal items were missing from the limo she had taken to a concert.

A total of 12 thefts have occurred or been attempted over the past two months, police say.

Abdallah Salim Al Siraj, 22, is being held at the intensive mental health unit of the Maine State Prison in Warren and does not comprehend the court proceeding he faces, his attorneys say.

Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 29, appeared before a judge Monday in Augusta, during which prosecutors say he fired at least a dozen shots during a domestic dispute.

Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 29, faces numerous charges, including attempted murder and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, after the alleged conflict at a residence on Pleasant Street.

A 42-year-old man was injured early Saturday morning in a Randolph home where police later found cocaine and fentanyl.

Abdallah Salim Al Siraj, 22, was indicted on a murder charge Tuesday and is slated for arraignment in District Court in Portland.

David P. Hunt will be on supervised release for life after his release from prison.

Michael Corson entered his plea Tuesday in Somerset County Superior Court in response to allegations by authorities that he illegally sold old water mains to a scrap metal dealer.

Charges against David A. Veinott II, 38, likely will be dismissed.

A Maine man charged with killing his sister and brother-in-law has been sentenced to life in prison.

Ahmed Duale, 27, of Lewiston was arrested after his vehicle collided with a Maine State Police cruiser in Greenland, N.H.

The state's criminal caseload has increased by more than half, taking priority over thousands more civil cases that have been on hold.