Democratic leaders are calling for state Rep. Lucas Lanigan to resign and withdraw from the election. Republican leaders say that’s premature.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Two arrested in connection with deadly Biddeford shooting
Garret Labonte and Linda Lambert were charged with murder in connection with the September shooting of Gene Dares.
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Police identify suspect, victim in downtown Portland shooting
The victim, Edgar Cando, 31, of Portland, was taken to Maine Medical Center about 5:30 p.m., where he later died.
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Trial to begin for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate
Roland Flood, 62, is charged with the murder of Mark Trabue, 57, of Anson, who was found with multiple stab wounds in July 2023 at a Madison cemetery.
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Maine’s yellow flag law has been used much more often in year since Lewiston mass shooting
Meanwhile, gun reform advocates are collecting signatures to force a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve a stronger red flag law.
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Sanford lawmaker turns himself in after alleged domestic violence assault
A warrant had been issued for the arrest of state Rep. Lucas Lanigan and police were searching for him through the weekend, officials said.
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Update: Several people, including juveniles, arrested by U.S. Marshals on gun charges in Skowhegan
Two juveniles and one 18-year-old were arrested in connection to violent weapons offenses out of Massachusetts, officials said.
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Boston man sentenced to 10 years in deadly Deering Oaks shooting
Amin Awies Mohamed, 40, accepted an Alford plea to manslaughter for the 2022 shooting death of Walter Omal.
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Augusta Walmart evacuated after another bomb threat – the 4th this year
Augusta Police are investigating whether the 4 scares could be related.
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Former Portland ed tech convicted of abusing student dies in prison
Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn’t give a cause of death.