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Published
September 23, 2024

6-year-old boy kidnapped in California in 1951 found alive more than 70 years later

An online ancestry test helped locate Luis Armando Albino, who was 6 in 1951 when a woman kidnapped him, flying him to the East Coast where he ended up with a couple who raised him as their own son.
Published
September 21, 2024

Police seek motive for sheriff accused of shooting Kentucky judge

The judge's chambers were allegedly where a deputy raped and abused a woman who had been convicted of a crime, but it's not known whether that case is related to the killing.
Published
September 12, 2024

Jurors foil escape attempt of convicted man fleeing Skowhegan courthouse

Nicholas Carter, 31, ran out of the Somerset County Courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, officials said.
Published
September 6, 2024

Somerset County Sheriff’s Office considers AI-powered cameras to generate police reports

New artificial intelligence technology may help deputies write reports quicker, leaving them with more time for other police work and helping to keep them from leaving for other agencies, the sheriff and other proponents of the cameras say.
Published
August 23, 2024

2 shootings reported in Lewiston; 3 juveniles being questioned

The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.

Published
August 23, 2024

Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial

A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.
Published
August 22, 2024

Stories from Maine: Brunswick’s red scarf murder
Published
August 17, 2024

‘Law and Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of real-life rape cases

In recent years, she's also played a critical role in helping to eliminate the national rape kit backlog.
Published
August 6, 2024

Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Mercer man’s child porn convictions

In 2023, Steven Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 18 counts of possession of sexually explicit material.
Published
July 29, 2024

Two children dead, 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at dance class in England

Two wounded adults who tried to shield the pupils were in critical condition, police said.

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