Zachary Phach, 33, is scheduled to be tried beginning July 17 on a murder charge in the death of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Two accused of burglarizing Bowdoin home that was site of quadruple homicide
Michael J. Hall, 40, of Brunswick, and Jeanne I. Doughty, 43, of Bowdoin, have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of guns and money from the home where 4 people were shot and killed in April.
Four arrested in Skowhegan during third drug bust this month, police say
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has executed three drug-related search warrants in Skowhegan this month alone, the latest on Thursday on Parlin Street.
Auburn police investigate case of German woman missing since 2021
Celeste Doghmi, 29, was last seen in the Auburn area at the end of July 2021.
Portland police arrest man accused of threatening to shoot law officers
Ryan Ramsey, 31, of Portland, turned himself in, police say.
South Portland mail carrier pleads guilty to lesser charge in drug trafficking case
Katie Montgomery faces up to a year in prison after admitting she offered advice to FireBunny USA as it illegally shipped drugs through the postal service.
‘People are no longer walking this earth because of me’
Staff writer John Terhune spent hours on the phone with the man who confessed to killing his parents and their friends before a shooting spree on I-295.
Arraignment delayed for man accused of killing 4 in Bowdoin, wounding 3 in Yarmouth
It’s not clear when Joseph Eaton, who is facing 4 murder charges in the mass shooting in April shooting, will next appear in court.
Maine AG files complaint against Florida woman accused of making racist threats in Kennebunkport
Police say Vicki Lush, 66, called a Korean woman from Massachusetts a ‘foreigner,’ and told her to go back to ‘your country’ before threatening to hit her with a van.
Sanford man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
Joseph Zoll, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday and faces up to 50 years in prison.