Wilfred ‘Bill’ Vachon was stripped of his police certificate this month for an incident in 2011 in which he handcuffed, questioned and pressured a business owner over an alleged theft.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Federal judge sidesteps allegation of racial profiling in Maine traffic stop
A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.
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Man pleads guilty for role in New England sex trafficking
Shou Chao Li and his wife, Derong Miao, were charged with transporting Chinese women between New Hampshire and Portland as part of a prostitution ring.
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Massachusetts woman arrested after altercation on boat on Rangeley Lake, police say
Rangeley firefighters were called to the lake after reports there screams of distress coming from the boat.
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Portland police investigate shots fired at home, the latest in a string of shootings
Residents reported hearing multiple shots around 1:30 a.m. around Fox and Greenleaf streets, and rounds apparently struck a home, the department said.
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Manhunt continues for man, woman accused of stabbing Buckfield man
Neil Roy Canney, 52, and his niece, Selena Canney, 49, who allegedly broke into a home on Bennett Road in Buckfield, are considered armed and dangerous.
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Convicted killer’s Riverview escape conviction overturned by state’s top court
Mark Ian Gessner had his conviction overturned and the charge dismissed after a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which said he had been improperly tried for the same criminal incident twice.
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Vassalboro man who allegedly stole ashes, geckos, indicted on domestic violence, burglary charges
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.
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St. Albans man accused of sexually assaulting child
Andrew C. Smith, 28, is charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
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Vandals hit Oxford County playground for 2nd week in a row
Closed following last weekend’s vandalism, the latest incident included breaking the gate and lock, breaking another piece of equipment and an attempt to cut the chain on the gate.