Cops & Courts - Portland Press Herald

Man killed in Falmouth hit-and-run remembered as loving father, generous friend

by Morgan Womack October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

Jedidiah Watson, 44, was killed on Aug. 6. The suspect in the crash, Colin Guimont, 40, of New Gloucester, was arrested Friday.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Defense lawyers ask to introduce new suspects in Deering Oaks murder case

by Emily Allen October 17, 2024March 12, 2025

Amin Awies Mohamed has denied killing Walter Omal on Sept. 7, 2022. His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 28.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education

Former Portland teacher sentenced to prison for storing videos of child sex abuse

by Morgan Womack October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

Travis McCutcheon, 54, appeared in Portland’s federal courthouse on Tuesday morning.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Victims’ families say their lives were ripped apart by the Lewiston mass shooting

by Christopher Williams October 15, 2024October 16, 2024

Notice of intent to file federal lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Defense and a U.S. Army hospital in New York were announced Tuesday afternoon in Lewiston.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Teen shot in Portland early Tuesday in stable condition

by Daniel Kool and Gillian Graham October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

Police did not identify the 17-year-old victim or release details about the circumstances of the shooting.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Clinton man charged with murder in Waterville shooting

by Amy Calder and Dylan Tusinski October 15, 2024October 16, 2024

Authorities investigated a shooting on Highwood Street that prompted school officials in Waterville, Oakland and Fairfield to take lockout precautions Tuesday morning. On a video from a nearby porch camera, below, what appears to be gunshots can be heard.