Police arrested a 39-year-old woman Friday in connection with what was ruled a homicide but have yet to release the name of the 14-year-old victim.
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Westbrook student accused of making threats taken into protective custody
Police are investigating after several high school students were named in ‘threatening messages written by another student.’
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Man accused of killing Westbrook couple waives right to jury
Marcel LaGrange has entered an insanity plea in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter and has asked to be tried by a judge instead of a jury of his peers.
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Central Maine woman charged with murder of teen
Police say the body of a 14-year-old was discovered outside a Sidney home, after a woman reported in Androscoggin County that an incident had taken place at her home.
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Police searching for 2 men after shots fired near Maine Mall
The incident began with an altercation between two groups inside Kobe Steakhouse and spilled out into the parking lot.
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Trio arrested for attempting to defraud Alfred man of $100,000
The 82-year-old victim already paid the 3 alleged scammers $50,000 before they were arrested, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.
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Former Cumberland County deputy faces theft, burglary charges
Brian Smith, 37, was indicted this month on 2 felony charges for allegedly taking more than $10,000 worth of property.
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Man serving 43 years for Readfield murder dies in New Jersey prison
The attorney general’s office said it is investigating a state prison in Newark where David Silva died after an encounter with corrections officers.
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Maine crime rates fell again in 2023, continuing a downward trend
The number of reported rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were all down last year, but there were increases in drug and animal cruelty crimes.
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At least one seriously hurt in downtown Lewiston shooting
Police said a victim with a gunshot wound was found fleeing down Pierce Street toward Pine.