Shawn Lord was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic infraction late Dec. 2 in Wilton
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her
Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.
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Standoff ensues as police check on person in Hallowell
Officers respond to Water Street at about 7 p.m. Saturday, but call escalates quickly into standoff between individual and police, according to officials.
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Maine crime statistics fail to show extent of domestic violence
State Department of Public Safety figures suggest domestic violence assaults have dropped for the sixth year running, but many cases are never reported.
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A 4th man is charged in killing of teen Down East
The men are charged in what police describe as the drug-related killing of a 17-year-old in Machias.
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Long sentence, large debt for man who put razor blades in Hannaford pizza dough
Nicholas Mitchell was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison and ordered to pay Hannaford nearly $230,000 in restitution.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man facing murder charge challenges police report
The defendant in the 2020 fatal Halloween shooting is hoping to get the police affidavit supporting search warrant in his case thrown out.
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Waterville pair arrested after more than $100,000 of fentanyl, crack found in hotel room, police say
Police say Alexander Rizza III, 33, and Kayley Orcutt, 28, possessed illicit drugs with a street value of more than $100,000.
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Somerset County grand jury indicts 30
One of those indicted Wednesday was Kayla Blake, 33, of Etna, who was charged with terrorizing after authorities say she called in bomb threats at a Puritan facility where her boyfriend worked as a way to spend more time with him.
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Man accused of burglarizing a Legion hall, camp and business station in Franklin County
John L. Raymond, 34, of Lang Township is charged with three counts each of burglary, theft.