Portland police have not released any more information about their progress in identifying the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck cars and a building last Friday but kept on trucking.
maine crime
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Arraignment of Portland man in father’s killing postponed over competency concerns
Abdallah Salim Al Siraj, 22, is being held at the intensive mental health unit of the Maine State Prison in Warren and does not comprehend the court proceeding he faces, his attorneys say.
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Bail set at $1 million for Fairfield man charged with attempted murder in Waterville
Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 29, appeared before a judge Monday in Augusta, during which prosecutors say he fired at least a dozen shots during a domestic dispute.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Police: Fairfield man arrested after firing gunshots during domestic dispute in Waterville
Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 29, faces numerous charges, including attempted murder and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, after the alleged conflict at a residence on Pleasant Street.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Portland man charged in father’s killing to be arraigned Monday
Abdallah Salim Al Siraj, 22, was indicted on a murder charge Tuesday and is slated for arraignment in District Court in Portland.
Posted inMaine
State police shooting of Thorndike man in 2019 found to be justified
Trooper Thomas Bureau II reasonably believed Eric Fitzpatrick, then 33, was about to use unlawful deadly force against him when he shot Fitzpatrick in 2019, the state Attorney General’s Office determined.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Former Anson, Madison water superintendent enters not guilty plea to theft charges
Michael Corson entered his plea Tuesday in Somerset County Superior Court in response to allegations by authorities that he illegally sold old water mains to a scrap metal dealer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Tips, case counts rise for Maine investigators of child sex abuse online
The state police computer crimes unit has been investigating an increasing number of leads, including one that led to the arrest of former candidate for governor Eliot Cutler.
Posted inMaine, News
Charges against Eliot Cutler spotlight high-tech search for illegal internet material
Law enforcement relies on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a unique nonprofit that by law acts as a conduit of information between technology companies and police.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man, 19, indicted on manslaughter charge in crash that killed passenger
Julie Clark, 19, of Troy died from injuries suffered in a crash Oct. 31, 2021, in which Stephen B. Richardson III was driving, according to officials.