The caseload in Kennebec County courts is 67% higher than it was pre-pandemic, with 2,343 cases pending.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine State Police defuse homemade explosive device
The device was left in the driveway of a private residence in Woodland.
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Former Hallowell public works foreman pleads guilty to drunken driving
Christopher Buck could see the charge reduced if he complies with a six-month agreement with state prosecutors.
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Nearly 4 decades after infant died in gravel pit, mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ to serve 6 years in prison
Lee Ann Daigle, 59, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but maintains that she thought her baby was stillborn when she gave birth in Frenchville in December 1985.
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Police charge 5 over past month in central Maine drug trafficking cases
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office confiscated nearly 4 pounds of drugs and seized more than $10,000 in suspected drug proceeds.
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Eaton indicted on murder charges following Bowdoin killings
A Sagadahoc County Grand Jury indictment against Joseph Eaton reveals new clues about why police believe he had access to multiple guns, despite being a convicted felon.
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Newport woman arrested in West Gardiner on drug trafficking charges after deputies find fentanyl, meth and cocaine
A Newport woman was arrested this week in West Gardiner on drug trafficking charges after deputies found hundreds of grams of illicit drugs while investigating a report of suspicious activity.
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Former Democratic state representative sentenced to 3 days in jail
Clinton Collamore, of Waldoboro, pleaded guilty on 11 counts of unsworn falsification and one count of violating the Maine Clean Election Act.
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Man who broke into Augusta church and took food, bandage pleads guilty to numerous charges
Officials: Jarod Jones,19, faces more than 20 charges related to multiple thefts and burglaries in Augusta, but most of the charges will be dismissed if he complies with the terms of an agreement with prosecutors.
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Massachusetts man arrested on charge of aggravated attempted murder in Waterville
Irineu Goncalves, 34, faces several charges after police found him strangling a woman behind a hotel on Main Street, according to officials..