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Augusta officer returns to work after internal review of Fairfield man’s shooting

by Sam Shepherd January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

Officer Sabastain Guptill returned to work last week after being placed on administrative leave after he shot a Fairfield man during an incident on South Belfast Avenue in Augusta.

Cops & Courts, Maine, Times Record

Convicted killer seeks release from state custody

by Keith Edwards January 17, 2020January 19, 2020

Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.

Op-eds, Opinion

Acting director: ICE is here to uphold the law, protect the community

by Matthew T. Albence Special to the Press Herald January 16, 2020January 15, 2020

Baseless rhetoric, like the kind expressed at recent protests in Portland, overlooks the agency’s contributions to national security and public safety.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Beal College to hold vigil for slain Newport woman

by Molly Shelly January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Anielka Allen, 37, studied medical assisting at Beal College in Bangor before her death; posts made to the school’s Facebook page described her as a “beloved” student.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Former treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from Hallowell’s Gaslight Theater

by Keith Edwards January 14, 2020January 15, 2020

Travis J. Burnham, as part of a plea agreement, required to pay $5,000 in restitution to Maine’s oldest continuously running community theater.

Cops & Courts, Maine, Times Record

Newport couple dismissed divorce 3 weeks before wife’s death

by Molly Shelly January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

Anielka Allen had submitted a handwritten statement withdrawing the divorce petition a week after filing it, agreeing to marriage counseling, according to court records.

Cops & Courts, Maine

State police continue investigation into Newport homicide

by Molly Shelly January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

The Maine State Police Evidence Response Team had taped off the perimeter of the home at 16 North St. in Newport where Newport Police had been called at 10 a.m. Thursday.