Rep. Lucas Lanigan, R-Sanford, was accused of assaulting his wife weeks before he was reelected.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston
One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Suspect in Edgecomb homicide arrested on sailboat in San Diego
Maine State Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Luke Krott, of Edgecomb.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Windham man sentenced to 15 years for child porn, abuse
Cote Noonan, 33, was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $108,000 in restitution to his victims.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Suspects in fatal Morrill’s Corner attack ask judge to lift no-contact orders
The 5 suspects pleaded not guilty last month to elevated aggravated assault charges related to the July shooting that killed 54-year-old Susan McHugh, of Gray.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Coast Guard seeking people who shot flares at Willard Beach
All told, 3 false alarms cost the agency more than $28,000 over the course of 3 searches that stretched more than 80 miles and involved numerous agencies.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man accused of illegally selling guns to out-of-state drug dealers
Investigators say Dustin Fontaine of Biddeford conspired to buy guns through straw purchases, then sell them in Massachusetts, despite not being allowed to buy firearms.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Topsham man accused of causing pickup truck explosion in Swanville
The 20-year-old was charged with arson after the explosion on Swan Lake Avenue.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
3 injured in shooting, stabbing incident Saturday in Auburn
Two men were injured in a shooting, and a third in a stabbing, at 45 Smith St. early Saturday morning.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Biddeford police assist in Friday morning raid
A dispatcher confirmed that the incident happened at 16 Clifford St., a few blocks from the city’s downtown strip, but declined to identify the agencies involved.