Recently handed up Kennebec County Grand Jury indictments include alleged sex assaults and threatening charges.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Fairfield woman arrested after home burglarized, police say
The items stolen from a Fairfield home were placed in nearby woods and a woman later identified as Rebecca O’Clair was arrested after being seen by police retrieving them.
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Police fatal shooting of man in 2019 Auburn standoff justified, says Maine attorney general
Steven Case Jr., 29, of Bucksport was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police’s Tactical Team after a five-hour standoff at an Auburn apartment building.
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Judge orders probation, restitution for Rockland man who made hoax mayday call
Nathan Libby, 32, will not serve any time in jail but was ordered to pay $17,500 in restitution.
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Maine supreme court upholds murder conviction in killing of Millinocket marijuana grower
Three people were sentenced to prison in the 2017 home invasion in which 59-year-old Wayne Lapierre and his wife were both shot in the head, prosecutors said.
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Officer kills Bucksport man in ‘armed confrontation,’ Auburn police say
Joseph Arbour, 36, was shot after officers responded to a report of a woman being held against her will at the Value Inn on Center Street.
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Police investigate suspected arson at Portland church
Neighbors who spotted the fire at the Portland New Church on Stevens Avenue used buckets of water to try to put it out before firefighters arrived.
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Federal judge again denies release for Mainer charged in Capitol riot
In denying Kyle Fitzsimons’ release, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras says ‘he has demonstrated a disregard for the safety of others and the rule of law.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
China man arrested after kicking, biting officers at traffic stop of another driver, police allege
Police say Brent Allen Elisens, over the last four to six weeks, has stopped to question police multiple times.
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Woman arrested after bomb threats force evacuation of Pittsfield company, police say
An Etna woman called in two threats Thursday directed at Puritan Medical Products, disrupting manufacturing operations for a day, authorities say.