Olaf Nordmann, 53, pleaded guilty to manslaughter this month in the death of his girlfriend, Marisa Standley, in 2021.
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Waterville man indicted on 9 charges after drug-fueled joyride in stolen heating oil truck
Court records reveal new details about the police chase of Paul M. Hatch III through Cumberland, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties in September.
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Illinois man faces domestic violence charge in Farmington after chase through 7 towns
Farmington police arrested Cesar J. Vergaro, 28, of Illinois on charges of felony domestic violence aggravated assault and misdemeanor obstructing report of crime.
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Alone in the woods: The strange chain of events that led police to kill Shay McKenna
Nine months after Shay McKenna was accused of killing his brother Drew during a fight, a state police trooper shot and killed Shay at a makeshift camp in Rangeley Plantation. Those who knew Shay say he didn’t need to die.
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Federal judge dismisses charges against former Wilton police officer and former Oxford County deputy in illicit marijuana operation
Kevin Lemay of Farmington and James McLamb of Auburn were each charged by the federal government on Nov. 9, 2021, with tampering with documents. They previously pleaded not guilty.
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South Portland teen accused in scheme to kill members of school community pleads not guilty
The South Portland 17-year-old appeared in Cumberland County Juvenile Court on Thursday on several felony level charges, including arson and solicitation for murder.
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Portland police take Kennedy Park shooting suspect into custody
Officers and members of the Special Reaction Team executed a search warrant that led to the apprehension of a male youth Wednesday afternoon.
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Mistrial declared after jury cannot reach verdict in Augusta man’s child sexual abuse trial
Jurors could not agree on whether or not Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, was guilty of two counts of unlawful sexual contact.
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State failing to prevent repeat cases of child abuse, review finds
The recurring rate of child abuse in Maine is twice the national standard and getting worse, and caseworkers fail to adequately identify risks half the time, according to an internal review of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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DHHS raised suspicions of abuse months before girl’s killing on Christmas Day 2022
An unsealed Maine State Police affidavit shows state officials had visited the Edgecomb home of Makinzlee Handrahan months before she was killed.