The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.

The Maine State Police tactical team was called in Sunday after Jason Mulligan allegedly shot and seriously wounded a man in a Millinocket home.

Shaw's on Payne Road was evacuated Monday afternoon after managers received a telephoned bomb threat.

The sentencing of Gregory Vance, who pleaded guilty to the strangulation death of his girlfriend last year, is postponed because of the state court system's response to the new coronavirus

Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney is asking law enforcement to whenever possible summon people to appear in court, rather than arrest them on a crime, as the spread of coronavirus results in delays of court trials.

Danielle Larochelle, 32, will serve eight months of a five-year sentence.

Jonathan W. Hines, 32, of Portland faces counts of robbery and theft, among other charges.

Androscoggin County is restricting inmates' exposure to people coming from outside the jail.

Police say the unidentified suspect robbed a convenience store Wednesday night and credit union Thursday morning before stealing a car and crashing it near Cash Corner.

Chanda Lilly, 30, is charged with felony murder in the death of Andrew Sherman, who was found dead in his Richmond home in October.

Luis Angel Naranjo Rodriguez attached the credit-card scanning devices at pumps in Portland and other cities, prosecutors say.

While police and the district attorney are holding details close to the vest about who allegedly shot 7-year-old Emahleeah Frost in a drive-by shooting Feb. 28, they say they are confident those responsible will be brought to justice.

Chanda Lilly, 30, of Augusta, was arrested Tuesday by Maine State Police on charges of felony murder in connection with the death of Andrew Sherman last September.

Investigators believe Dominic Sylvester, 18, beat his grandmother to death with a stick or club in the mobile home they shared.

Maurice Diggins faces as much as 10 years in prison for each of 3 hate crimes, in the first federal prosecution in Maine since the government adopted a new hate crime law in 2009.

Despite violations, judge keeps bail conditions the same.

Gavin T. Loabe faced an aggravated assault charge in court Monday, as testimony alleged that Loabe and an unnamed accomplice were involved in a shooting that mistakenly injured a 7-year-old girl inside a Summer Street home.

Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Maurice Diggins, who is charged in racially motivated attacks on two black men in Biddeford.

Dominic Sylvester was 16 when his grandmother and guardian, Beulah 'Marie' Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious in the mobile home they shared.

Danny Bridges, 49, was arrested and charged with arson, police say.

“I probably would have lost my life that night,” Daimon McCollum says of the night in 2018 when he fled men accused of attacking him and breaking his jaw.

Steven Primavera is charged in the death of motorcyclist Reginal Clement of Starks in 2017.

Police say a 63-year-old man who was being extorted by people living at the same apartment building was taken to the hospital Tuesday after being beaten and robbed of his wallet.

Emahleeah Frost, 7, headed back to Waterville after spending nearly a week at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was treated after being struck by a bullet in her home by a drive-by shooter.

Maurice Diggins is accused of assaulting two black men in 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo, has pleaded guilty to charges in the case, which stems from assaults in Portland and Biddeford.

Francis R. Wozniak, 38, who is known as Frank, was arrested Feb. 23 on a charge of OUI following a traffic stop in Portland. Police said they stopped Wozniak's car because he was driving without his lights on at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.

Police say officers chased Fakhareldin Adam through several yards off Ocean Avenue. He is charged with kidnapping, criminal threatening, robbery and domestic violence assault.

Frederick Allen, 40, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murdering his wife, Anielka Allen, 37, on Jan. 9 after her body was found on the bathroom floor of their Newport home.

Maurice Diggins is accused of assaulting two black men in 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo, has pleaded guilty to charges in the case that stems from assaults in Portland and Biddeford.

Jeffrey Tilton will serve six months in jail on assault and unlawful sexual touching charges and will receive probation on witness tampering charge.

David Johnson, of Clinton, was arrested on Monday and charged with manslaughter and operating under the influence.

The trial of Maurice Diggins, charged with hate crimes in connection with two assaults in 2018, has been postponed until Wednesday.

Maurice Diggins is accused of attacking black men and breaking their jaws outside a Portland bar and at a Biddeford gas station in April 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo of Biddeford, pleaded guilty in the assaults.

The woman had to be carefully removed from the wreck after her SUV became entangled in utility pole wires.

Emahleeah Frost, 7, remained at a Portland hospital Sunday, where her father, Charles Frost Jr., said he wants to know who shot her and why.

Emahleeah Frost is recovering in the pediatric intensive care unit of Maine Medical Center in Portland.

The 15-year-old driver is taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center for an unrelated warrant.

Joshua L. Vandine, 39, also could be ordered to pay restitution for burglaries at more than 200 storage units, homes and businesses.

Gage Dalphonse is accused of murder in the death of Jean Fournier of Turner.

A 7-year-old girl is taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center. Waterville police block off Summer Street between Gray and Gold streets and go door-to-door asking residents if they have cameras.

Police say the trailer was stolen Feb. 14 from Southern Maine Remodeling on Mussey Road.

The 15-year-old is charged with terrorizing after school officials are forced to evacuate the school.

After the employee was fired, the USAA Bank alerted the church about possible fraudulent activity in its account.

Tyler Garnett, 22, faces a sentence of no less than 5 years and up to 20 years in prison.

The measure would also prohibit courts from detaining juveniles solely because they can't be sent home, but critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Ashraf Eldeknawey pleaded guilty last year to helping prepare and file 11 false tax returns.

Nicholas Shurtleff, 25, of Strong died in the crash in July 2018.

State police assisted in the investigation Monday morning of the shooting at Auburn Plaza, which sent a 19-year old man to the hospital and resulted in the arrest of an 18-year old Auburn man.

Brandon Saucier faces charges of criminal restraint and terrorizing in connection with incidents that took place in the Aroostook County town of Masardis.