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Officials seek public’s help to find escaped convicted murderer

by Eric Russell September 17, 2018September 18, 2018

Maine’s top corrections official says there were no warning signs that Arnold Nash would flee a minimum security unit in Charleston last Thursday.

Cops & Courts, News

Judge finds Bridgton man not criminally responsible for killing former brother-in-law

by Megan Gray September 12, 2018December 27, 2018

David Pinkham, who fatally shot Charles Cross outside his Sebago home in 2016, has been committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center.

Cops & Courts

Aroostook County man appeals 2 life sentences for double murders, rampage

by Megan Gray September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Anthony Lord’s lawyer argues that the sentence is too severe.

Cops & Courts

Killer who was arrested after massive manhunt appeals his conviction

by Megan Gray September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Robert Burton led police on the longest manhunt in state history after killing a former girlfriend who was sleeping with a gun to protect herself from him.

Cops & Courts

Brunswick man faces charges after Topsham wreck

by Gillian Graham September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Police say Kaleb Brooks, 22, left the scene of the crash.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Practices for compensating the wrongly convicted are unfair, insufficient

by Radley Balko The Washington Post September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

Of the 2,265 exonerees who spent over 20,000 years in prison, more than half have not received any reparation.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Two registered sex offenders in Old Town plead guilty to possessing, distributing child porn

by Eric Russell September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

One of the men also pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation for posing as a teenager online and persuading two different minors to send sexually explicit videos.