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Published
May 13, 2023

Man shot, suspect flees, several fights break out in downtown Waterville

Police from multiple agencies converged on The Concourse late Friday after a man was shot in the leg and the suspect fled.
Published
April 28, 2023

Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral causes lockdown

Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.
Published
April 15, 2023

Two youths charged with terrorizing after school threat

Interim Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said Saturday that the youths will have a court date but will first see a juvenile community corrections officer.
Published
March 16, 2023

Personal feud may have led to gunfire at Colby College, police say

Officials say the suspect accused of firing a gun at a party had been hit with a bottle by a man with whom he had fought before.
Published
March 10, 2023

Maine’s high court orders new sentencing for man involved in shootout that wounded Waterville officer

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a ruling Thursday said the judge who oversaw the trial of Richard Murray-Burns erred in the way he imposed the sentence against Murray-Burns for the 2019 shooting.

Published
March 9, 2023

Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation

Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put "a significant dent in the drug trade in our community."
Published
January 27, 2023

Suspect in Winslow stabbing was retaliating against victim, police say

Justin Boucher, 21, appears to have attacked a 65-year-old man because he believed the older man had assaulted a family member, a Winslow police investigator said Friday.
Published
January 21, 2023

Oakland man arrested on kidnapping and other charges after high-speed chase

Brian Charette, 43, of Oakland, was being held Saturday in Kennebec County jail in Augusta, awaiting arraignment by a judge on Monday, according to Waterville interim police Chief Bill Bonney.
Published
January 2, 2023

Waterville woman with loaded AR-15 in vehicle taken into custody

The woman, who has mental health issues, led police on a chase throughout the city early Monday before they stopped her on a dead-end road on the Colby College campus and took her into protective custody.
Published
December 31, 2022

Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school

Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.

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