A Somerset County grand jury handed up indictments on charges related to drugs, domestic violence and other criminal activity.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Ex-Madison police sergeant says union failed to represent him properly
David Trask is appealing a decision of the Maine Labor Relations Board and the superior court.
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Complaint about York County sheriff’s deputies referred to state prosecutor’s office
The complaint alleges strong-arm tactics by deputies during an incident in 2011, although an attorney for one of the deputies blames election-year politics for the review.
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Judge finds Bridgton man not criminally responsible for killing former brother-in-law
David Pinkham, who fatally shot Charles Cross outside his Sebago home in 2016, has been committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center.
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New Yorker sentenced to 23 months in Augusta drug conspiracy case
Alex Brumfield’s federal term is to be concurrent with his state sentence.
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Defense says no evidence ties Scott Bubar to weapons in police shootout in Belgrade
Trial resumes Thursdsay on charge of aggravated attempted murder of deputy.
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Police beat suspect before he allegedly confessed to killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, lawyers say
Attorneys for John D. Williams say officers beat and pummeled him to the point of causing him to defecate himself and held ‘his head by the back of his hair like a game trophy.’
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Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl seeks to have statements to police thrown out
Shawna Gatto argues that she was not properly informed of her Miranda rights before talking about how the 4-year-old died.
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Police say charges are likely against driver in Rockland head-on crash
Tanna Halvorsen, 34, of Littleton, N.H., remains hospitalized in stable condition.
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Kennebec Journal Aug. 28 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 28, 2018.