Lorenze Labonte is facing charges in the shooting death of Ahmed Sharif in 2023.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland unveils plans to revitalize Congress Street amid growing safety concerns
Residents and businesses have been calling for changes to the busy downtown corridor amid reports of drug use and public disturbances. The city is responding with several new projects.
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Shots fired at Bartlett Street mosque Friday in Lewiston
It was the third time in a week the downtown has been rattled by gunfire and the second shooting at the mosque since the start of the year.
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Man charged with murder in Biddeford shooting pleads not guilty
Garret Labonte, 45, was charged with murder, felony murder and robbery in connection with the death of 46-year-old Gene Dares.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Man arrested after downtown Lewiston shooting, 5-hour standoff
Whali Ahamed Henry was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm after he surrendered to police at about 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Stepfather charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old shot in head
Police say that the bullet that killed Jasper Smith in May was fired from Robert McCoy’s 9 mm handgun.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
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Cumberland County Jail officer detained by ICE had applied for asylum
Gratien Milandou-Wamba was detained by ICE officers while driving to work on April 19. He is being held in a New Hampshire jail awaiting court proceedings.
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Cumberland County corrections officer detained by ICE, officials confirm
The sheriff’s office said it has seen an increase in immigrants applying to be corrections officers after the state waived an English language requirement.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, New England, News
South Paris man pleads guilty to 2020 Boston hotel killing
Aaron Parsons, 47, was sentenced to up to 16 years in Massachusetts state prison for the death of 29-year-old Sarah Dorany, prosecutors said.