Police found victims covered in blood at a home Friday.
Maine Crime
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Portland police officer kicked in the face, suffers concussion
The assault occurred after Kellen Hollenkamp fled a traffic stop in Portland on Sunday night, police said.
State warns Mainers receiving jobless benefits about phishing scam
The scam involves the theft of usernames and passwords to log into unemployment accounts.
Brunswick police charge Woolwich man for allegedly driving 53 mph over limit on Route 1
20-year-old Henry A. Brunneau was arrested Sunday and charged with speeding and carrying a concealed weapon after police allegedly found a handgun in his car after stopping him for driving 113 miles per hour.
Police investigating report of home invasion in Standish
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the incident may be related to a similar one in Gorham.
Rumford: Seven arrested for unlawful entry into U.S.
RUMFORD — Two traffic stops, seven arrests. Rumford police on Thursday said a pair of unrelated stops within town limits led them to seven people, most of them from Brazil, believed to be in the country illegally. Two of those arrested are teenagers. On Thursday morning, while conducting focused highway safety patrols, Rumford police stopped […]
Vassalboro man sentenced for 2019 CVS robbery in Augusta
Daniel Cooley apologized for the crime, especially to a store clerk, citing drug abuse as a driving factor for his behavior.
Suspect in pizza dough tampering will be held without bail
Nicholas Mitchell appeared by video for a brief court hearing Friday, and did not enter a plea.
Pizza dough tampering suspect back in Maine for court appearance Friday
Nicholas R. Mitchell, 38, was transported back to Maine and is expected to make his first appearance in court Friday in Biddeford.
Family of teen killed in Clinton crash organizes protest
Tommy Porfirio, 15, and Emily and Ashlin Baker, 14 and 12, respectively, were killed Feb. 9 in a one-car accident in Clinton. Porfirio’s family plans to gather Saturday morning outside the house of the driver, Timothy Silva, 17.