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Waterville police seize $780,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine in largest narcotics bust in city history

by Amy Calder December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

A Dominican Republic national was arrested and police Chief Joseph Massey said Wednesday that handguns, shotguns and $6,000 in cash also were confiscated from an apartment on College Avenue.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Holidays bring hope there will be justice for Ayla

by The Editorial Board December 15, 2021December 14, 2021

Ten years after the disappearance of a little girl in Waterville, her mother’s wrongful-death lawsuit is moving forward.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Police in Falmouth, Portland arrest suspect in string of robberies

by Matt Byrne December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

A Portland man was arrested Monday in the robberies at five businesses, including two banks.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Lewiston man stops brutal attack on woman along Route 302 in Bridgton

by Matt Byrne December 13, 2021December 14, 2021

Daniel Valsecchi says he knew something did not look right as he was driving early Saturday.

Maine

A decade in, the case of missing Waterville child Ayla Reynolds ramps up

by Amy Calder December 12, 2021December 13, 2021

Ayla’s mother, Trista Reynolds, is making progress in her civil lawsuit that seeks to hold the child’s father, Justin DiPietro, accountable in the case that’s nearing its 10th anniversary.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Dennis Dechaine seeks advanced DNA testing in 1988 Maine murder

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Dechaine was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in 1989 for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.

Maine, News

Scarborough roofing contractor found not guilty in death of worker

by Matt Byrne December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Shawn Purvis faced a rare charge of workplace manslaughter. He wept after the verdict was rendered.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her

by Keith Edwards December 8, 2021December 9, 2021

Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.