Maurice A. Watkins-Cundiff allegedly fired more than a dozens shots at a woman as she fled in a car.
Maine Crime
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Abuse alleged in home of Edgecomb toddler who was killed Christmas Day
Two days after the death of Makinzlee Handrahan, her mother filed paperwork seeking protection from a man she described as ‘verbally, mentally and physically abusive.’
Death of 3-year-old toddler in Edgecomb ruled a homicide
Authorities identified the girl, who died Christmas morning, as Makinzlee Handrahan.
New Hampshire man pleads guilty in violent York home invasion
Derek Daprato could face up to 20 years on 2 federal charges related to a home invasion in 2019.
Investigation continues into death of 3-year-old Edgecomb girl on Christmas Day
A neighbor said police wanted to know whether anyone heard banging or screaming before someone called 911 to report the girl was not breathing.
New crime data collection system doesn’t reflect crime wave in Maine
Overall crime in Maine had dropped for 9 consecutive years under the old reporting system used through 2020.
‘Armed and dangerous’ man was hiding in Waterville attic when arrested, police say
Diego Martinez, 31, of Massachusetts was arrested early Monday, capping a manhunt that lasted more than five weeks after he eluded police in Sabattus.
Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release
Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and “guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable.”
Three men charged following armed confrontation in Clinton
A resident of a home on Cindy Blodgett Drive told police he returned home Tuesday to find the suspects there and a dispute arose over money the men said they were owed.
Suspect from Sabattus standoff arrested in Waterville after more than a month of searching
Police had been searching for Diego Martinez on charges connected to three vehicle chases within 12 hours.