Maine Attorney General’s Office
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PublishedMarch 4, 2022
Parents of Pittsfield man killed in standoff had earlier expressed alarm over his behavior
The night before the Feb. 25 standoff with officers, the parents of Gregory Lasselle had called Pittsfield police concerned about his 'state of mind.'
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Martha Hallisey-Swift, 53, a devoted mother and champion of Maine’s children
The assistant attorney general was diagnosed less than a year ago with a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
No easy answers in a police officer’s 2007 fatal shooting of a Waldoboro 18-year-old
Natalie Jackson's 18-year-old son, Gregori, was shot to death in 2007. The attorney general is close to releasing a report on his reexamination of the case.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Mexico man suing Lewiston police and estate of former officer for ‘illegal arrest’
Nicholas Meserve, the late Lewiston police officer involved in Norman "Bo" Thompson's arrest, later died from an apparent drug overdose.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2021
Rumford man killed during confrontation with police in Dixfield
Matthew A. Marston, 29, was shot by a Mexico police officer but died after shooting himself Friday night on Route 2, the Maine Attorney General's Office says.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Two teenage girls charged with violating Maine Civil Rights Act in racist spray-painting incident
The girls, both from Bangor, are suspected of painting racial slurs on the car of a Pakistani-American and person of color.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Federal judge hears arguments over Maine’s residency requirement for medical cannabis sellers
Wellness Connection of Maine sued the state in December to overturn a requirement that all medical marijuana dispensaries be owned by Mainers.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Suspected killer in 1987 Waterville area cold case held without bail after pleading not guilty
Gerald Goodale, who was indicted in May in the 1987 murder of Janet Brochu of Winslow, remains in prison without bail as he serves a 75-year sentence for murdering Geraldine Finn of Skowhegan in 1988.
