Emmanuel Nkurunziza agrees to serve nine months of a 10-year sentence.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Two 14-year-old boys charged in connection to theft, vandalism at UMF
A camera, production equipment and an SUV were stolen, and damage was done to classrooms and offices late in the weekend, campus police said.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Schools and Education
Police investigate threat at St. Michael School in Augusta, say there is no danger
A student allegedly posted a video containing threats against the Catholic school’s staff, and city police responded around 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Maine Med official facing new charges in fraud case
Joshua Frances, who impersonated a Homeland Security employee in order to buy 2 boats, faces new charges of submitting falsified testimonial letters to the court before his sentencing.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
At least one suspect in custody after a man was shot Monday in Auburn
According to witnesses, the shooting took place at a small home near the corner of Washington Park Road and Washington Street.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Two people shot, seriously wounded in Old Port
The early morning shootings are the latest in a series of violent crimes that are challenging Portland police and concerning community leaders.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Girlfriend of man killed by York County sheriff’s deputy says he was tasered, shot twice
Tyler Woodburn was tasered several times and shot twice following an altercation with the deputy that apparently stemmed from a burnout while Woodburn was driving home, according to his fiancée.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Portland police ramp up patrols amid spike in violent crime
Shootings in Portland have more than doubled compared to 2021, while staffing problems persist at the police department and the county jail.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
York County deputy fatally shoots New Hampshire man
Sheriff William King said Tyler Woodburn was shot when he struggled with deputies who were trying to take him into custody.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Portland police say man shot and wounded in Deering Oaks
The shooting victim, whose name has not been released, was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland.