District Attorney Maeghan Maloney says new evidence came to light this week that prompted her office to refrain from prosecuting the water district’s former superintendent and its former foreman.
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Freeport man who killed Scarborough farmer found not responsible by reason of insanity
Quinton Hanna, who went on a violent rampage in 2019, will be transferred to the Riverview Psychiatric Center. The judge says he is unlikely to be released soon – if ever.
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Aroostook County man charged with domestic violence assault in girlfriend’s shooting
Joshua Prestwood told authorities that his girlfriend was shot by a suspect who fled after a home invasion.
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Driver pleads guilty to federal charges in crash that killed 3 in Acadia
Praneeth Manubolu, who lived in New Jersey at the time of the crash, will be sentenced later.
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Portland man will serve prison time for firing gun at police station garage
Abdikareem Hassan was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to firing shots into the Portland Police Department parking garage in July 2020.
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Cab driver pulls gun on Waterville Public Works employee, police say
Alfred Gervais, 63, of Waterville is accused of brandishing a handgun during Saturday’s snowstorm after being told not to remove barricades placed in the road to protect workers cleaning up after an automobile crash.
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Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Review of police shootings focuses on need for more preventive mental health services
People who are shot by police are often in mental health crisis and armed, the Deadly Force Review Panel said. There are chances long before shootings to head off tragedy with help.
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Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
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Driver in fatal Acadia crash will plead guilty to federal charges
Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.