State police released more than 2 dozen emergency call transcripts related to an April 18 mass shooting, but many of the documents are so heavily redacted they provide no new information.
Maine Crime
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New York woman pleads guilty to hindering apprehension charge linked to Winthrop shooting
Skylee Negron was sentenced Thursday to 18 months, with all but 134 days suspended, in connection with the 2020 shooting of Joshua Martin in Winthrop.
Workers clean up spray paint vandalism of Augusta police memorial
Meanwhile, authorities on Thursday had no updates on the investigation into the vandalism.
New York man found not guilty in 2020 Waterville shooting death
A Superior Court justice Thursday found Jashawn Lipscombe not guilty in the death of Joseph Tracy, a West Gardiner man who was shot in a Waterville apartment three years ago this month and died days later of the injury.
13-year-old girl accused of vandalizing property in Jay
The girl was issued a summons on a charge of aggravated criminal mischief for allegedly spray-painting a truck, tool box and other items.
State completes long-awaited upgrades to Windham prison
The $142 million renovation of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham came mostly to an end Wednesday after 5 years of construction.
Former Maine governor candidate Eliot Cutler reports to jail
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate will serve 9 months behind bars after pleading guilty to 4 counts of possessing child pornography.
Friendship man seriously injured after crashing into mobile home hauled by truck in Wiscasset
A 25-year-old man was taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center in Portland Wednesday. His condition remains unknown.
Bus driver from Eliot accused of stalking N.H. boy, 8, agrees to plea deal
CONCORD, N.H. — A former school bus driver accused of threatening and stalking an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors under which he would serve a six-year prison sentence, according to documents filed in federal court. Michael Chick, 40, of Eliot, Maine, worked as a bus driver for First […]
Man arrested near Canadian border with bomb sign didn’t have explosive devices
Tony Holford of Rhode Island is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday morning.