Clinton Bates stole tools from the construction site of veteran Travis Mills’ home in Manchester and another home in Windsor less than 30 days after he was released from serving a previous sentence.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Suspects in Lewiston bank robbery held on federal charges at Cumberland County Jail
They are expected to make their first court appearance Monday, an FBI spokeswoman says.
Two New Hampshire men arrested in Lewiston bank robbery
They were apprehended after a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike that ended in Saco, state police say.
Fryeburg man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault
The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was able to alert a friend using social media on her phone, police say.
Kennebec Sheriff Liberty appointed Maine State Prison warden
The state started advertising for a new warden in late August after Rodney Bouffard was promoted to associate commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections.
Police raid suspected meth lab in Old Town
The operation is the 33rd suspected lab that the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has investigated this year.
Uniform, guns, ID taken in burglary of Maine state trooper’s home
Police believe the Standish house was targeted, and are trying to locate a young woman seen the area who might have information about the break-in.
Eliot man charged with assault after injured woman found along I-295
A transportation worker finds the woman, who was treated for an eye injury, along an exit ramp in Freeport.
Orono man convicted of killing girl pleads guilty to other charges
Kyle Dube, who is serving a 60-year sentence, pleads guilty to burglary and theft charges unrelated to the killing of Nichole Cable.
Maine trooper killed Ludlow gunman in self-defense, AG says
A report says Alan Gillotti chambered a round and pointed a handgun at troopers.