Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police, emergency personnel respond to reported drug overdose Friday night in Skowhegan
Robert Hamilton, 36, of Warren, survived the overdose and was arrested on a probation violation.
Morning Sentinel Feb. 11 police log
Waterville area police reports for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.
Kennebec Journal Feb. 11 police log
Augusta area police reports for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.
Defendant’s brother speaks out for first time about Winthrop slayings
Christopher Balcer, 25, says he had ‘no idea’ what might have led his brother, Andrew Balcer, 18, to kill their parents.
Maine golf legend was held at gunpoint in Vassalboro by a burglar whom police later shot, killed
Dickie Browne was tied up in the basement of his Fairway Drive home while the burglar ransacked his house, and police responding to the burglary later shot at a pair of suspects — Kadhar Bailey and Ambroshia Fagre — killing both.
One killed, one hurt in Vassalboro shooting
A man is dead and a woman was injured during a shooting involving police on Arnold Road, according to state police.
Ex-priest indicted on sexual misconduct charges in Maine is arrested in Boston
Ronald Paquin, 74, is accused of abusing two boys in Kennebunkport from 1985-89.
Troy woman charged in the death of infant son free on bail, allowed to see other sons
Miranda Hopkins, 32, was released on property bond and will be allowed to see her two other sons, ages 6 and 8, as she awaits prosecution on a charge of manslaughter.
Ex-pharmacy tech in Manchester avoids felony drug conviction
A nurse, charged with stealing fentanyl in Winthrop, starts a deferred disposition.