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Does Maine have the lowest violent crime rate in America? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

Maine saw 100 violent offenses per 100,000 people in 2024, according to the most recent FBI data.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Man arrested after crash that killed dog in Westbrook

by Salomé Cloteaux February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Man charged with aggravated driving to endanger, eluding an officer, aggravated cruelty to animals, violation of conditions of release, violating probation.

Nation & World, New England

Feds investigate shooting at New Hampshire-Canada border crossing; suspect hospitalized

by KATHY McCORMACK and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

The incident occurred early Sunday in the town of Pittsburg, which also borders Maine and Vermont.

Nation & World, News

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

by MICHELE L. PRICE Associated Press February 22, 2026February 22, 2026

The man was carrying “what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can” and was shot by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff deputy.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Westbrook civic leader jailed again following domestic violence arrest

by Reuben M. Schafir February 8, 2026February 9, 2026

Philip Spiller Jr. is charged with violating a protection order.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Murder conviction vacated in Pleasant Point stabbing death

by Reuben M. Schafir February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed the case back to lower courts after deciding sock-clad footprint evidence was faulty.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Former Westbrook mayoral candidate arrested on domestic violence charge

by Salomé Cloteaux February 2, 2026February 3, 2026

Spiller was also charged with obstructing the report of a crime.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Man accused of assault arrested by Portland police after scooter chase

by Morgan Womack February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Officials say the Falmouth man kicked in the front door of a Munjoy Hill home and hit a resident with a gun; he was later apprehended after crashing an electric scooter into a police car.