Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife

maine crime

Published
May 24, 2019

Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife

Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
Published
May 24, 2019

Bar Harbor man found guilty of raping and murdering former classmate

Jalique Keene, 22, testified in his own defense Friday and acknowledged that a security camera showed him carrying the lifeless body of 19-year-old Mikaela Conley in the early morning of June 1, 2018.
Published
May 21, 2019

Windsor man sentenced to 3 years in prison for chase that ended in Whitefield

Wesley A. Glidden, 35, told a judge he hopes to get treatment for his addiction to drugs.
Published
May 21, 2019

State police looking for 2 suspects in Hollis car chase

Police say Kyle Needham and Amanda Merryfield were in a Nissan Altima that was driven recklessly Tuesday morning.
Published
May 20, 2019

Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge

Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
Published
May 17, 2019

Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home

A judge says he'll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
Published
May 15, 2019

Driver convicted of manslaughter after striking, killing Augusta man, seeks new trial

Andrew P. Bilodeau was convicted of manslaughter last year for driving into and killing Emile Morin as he walked, in a crosswalk, across Northern Avenue in Augusta after a church supper.
Published
May 15, 2019

Massachusetts man arrested in connection with shooting in York

Police say 27-year-old Nathaniel Rivera turned himself in Tuesday following the home invasion and attempted robbery Saturday.
Published
May 13, 2019

Former Litchfield Fair treasurer in court on theft charge

Fair officials say more than $120,000 in fair funds went missing.
Published
May 13, 2019

Man charged with breaking into York home, crawling into bed with girl, 11

Police say Claudio Pinto entered the house early Monday and was arrested a short time later at a local hotel.