Attorneys for Derek Poulin, who is accused of killing his grandmother in 2012 and setting her body and home on fire, have portrayed his father as an ‘alternate suspect’ in the case.
Cops & Courts
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Suspect in Maine woman’s killing is sighted on trail in Guilford
Robert Burton is spotted by a resident Wednesday night on a snowmobile trail off Route 15.
Oxford County district attorney considers indictments in Turner teenager’s hit-and-run death
Two suspects have been identified in the death of Xavier Fuentes on Route 117 in Paris last year.
Maine fugitive charged in home invasion caught in N.H.
Miguel Caprio, who is accused in connection with a robbery in Waldoboro, is found the same day he is named ‘Fugitive of the Week.’
Testimony in Maine murder trial ends with cliffhanger as defense begins its case
Court adjourns right after a witness unseals the results of DNA testing that could point to a suspect other than defendant Derek Poulin.
Former USS Miami’s trip to scrapyard to take about 7 weeks
The fire-damaged submarine will be towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington state for dismantling.
Appeals court agrees that Portland officer was justified in shooting Veazie man
The man, whose vehicle had been pulled over, had struggled with the officer and tried to drive away.
Justice Roland Cole named chief of Superior Court in Maine
He will earn $126,000 a year in his new post, a raise of $5,000 over what he earned as an associate justice.
Old Orchard Beach homicide victim had asked her accused grandson to move out
State police detectives who conducted crime scene analysis at the home of 61-year-old Patricia Noel testify Tuesday at the trial of Derek Poulin.
Two brothers arrested in pot bust in Porter
Police say they found evidence of a large marijuana growing operation at the Bridge Street Laundromat and seized 109 plants and 11 pounds of processed pot.