Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Poland man to seek insanity defense in brother’s Thanksgiving Day murder
Judge Tammy Ham-Thompson ordered a mental evaluation to determine whether Justin Butterfield, 34, is competent to stand trial on the murder charge.
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Augusta police cruiser was unlocked and running, with AR-15 rifle inside, when stolen, according to court documents
Kyle King, 27, who reportedly took the cruiser from the Augusta police station, contacted a dispatcher from the Shaw’s Plaza, where a Farmington family said it had a confrontation with him. There is no indication King attempted to use the rifle, which was secured with a gun lock.
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Sanford man arrested, charged with manslaughter, OUI in August crash
Police say Ann Sinclair, 32, died after her car was struck head-on by Cody Michaud’s Jeep Wrangler on Country Club Road in Sanford.
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Retired trooper who claimed whistleblower retaliation goes to trial Monday
George Loder of Scarborough says the Maine State Police retaliated against him for reporting alleged illegal activity by the agency.
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Teen dies in Naples crash after alleged hit and run
Police say an Otisfield man who rear-ended a vehicle and drove off was later found dead after crashing into a tree.
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Portland cannabis store burglars make off with fake gummies
Police say display cases were broken and emptied at Sweet Dirt, but nothing that was stolen contained marijuana compounds.
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Man arrested by Augusta police after allegedly stealing police car, harassing family at Shaw’s
A Farmington couple was reportedly terrorized by a man Saturday at the Shaw’s Plaza when he followed them into a store and in the parking lot before police arrested him.
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Augusta police cruiser stolen, suspect arrested following confrontation at parking lot, officials say
The cruiser, reportedly stolen from the police station parking lot, was used by man during an incident at Shaw’s Plaza.
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System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they’re seeing can’t keep up with the systemic problems.