Cops & Courts - Portland Press Herald

Police search for at least 4 suspects who fled after Saco shooting and crash

by Ray Routhier, Gillian Graham and John Terhune February 9, 2024February 10, 2024

Area schools were locked down in the afternoon, and a shelter-in-place order remained in effect until early Friday night.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Man who set up deadly Woodford Street robbery to serve 8 years in prison

by Emily Allen February 9, 2024February 9, 2024

Prosecutors described Anthony Osborne as the ‘catalyst’ in the shooting that killed Derald Coffin in April 2022.

Cops & Courts, Maine, Politics

Lewiston, Lisbon police face tough questions about mass shooting response

by John Terhune February 8, 2024February 9, 2024

The fourth hearing by the commission investigating the shooting focuses largely on the struggle to quickly organize a unified search for the killer in the face of dozens of false tips and red herrings.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Sheriff: Thousands of illegally grown marijuana plants seized during search of Norridgewock home

by Jake Freudberg February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

The bust of the illegal marijuana growing operation is part a larger investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Lewiston man asks high court for new trial and sentence in murder of Lewiston woman

by Christopher Williams February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Jaquille J. Coleman’s attorney argues before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court that the judge erred in the 2020 fatal shooting case of his ex-girlfriend.

Cops & Courts, Health, Maine

Kennebunkport doctor accused of overprescribing opioids challenges FBI investigation

by Emily Allen February 7, 2024February 8, 2024

Dr. Merideth Norris is scheduled for trial in April. Her attorneys have said an FBI agent wrote a misleading affidavit to a federal judge.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Portland police investigating drive-by shooting off Brighton Avenue

by Staff Report February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Police said a black Lexus pulled up to a small sedan Tuesday night when the two cars exchanged gunfire.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Prosecutors say man who pleaded guilty to Woodford Street shooting has no right to a new trial

by Emily Allen February 7, 2024February 8, 2024

Newly released jail calls show that Damion Butterfield, who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder, made several confessions after his last-minute plea deal in December.