Area schools were locked down in the afternoon, and a shelter-in-place order remained in effect until early Friday night.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Farmington police investigate report of someone impersonating an officer
The victim has been referred to the correct agency since it did not happen in Farmington.
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Farmington man charged with possession of sexually explicit material of children under 12
Levi Gould is a former dispatcher at Franklin County Regional Communications Center in Farmington.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Lewiston, Lisbon police face tough questions about mass shooting response
The fourth hearing by the commission investigating the shooting focuses largely on the struggle to quickly organize a unified search for the killer in the face of dozens of false tips and red herrings.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Sheriff: Thousands of illegally grown marijuana plants seized during search of Norridgewock home
The bust of the illegal marijuana growing operation is part a larger investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Farmington police investigate home invasion on Morrison Hill Road
A resident received minor injuries when multiple people broke into the home.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Lawyers say they have limited access to clients at Maine’s lone youth prison
Juvenile defense attorneys say incidents of unrest at Long Creek Youth Development Center have led teens to be held in frequent 23-hour lockdowns.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Pair charged after returning to alleged illegal marijuana grow site in Whitefield, police say
While monitoring a Clover Lane home in the days after a Jan. 10 search, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies located and charged Xiangming Ye, 62, and Hongxia Kuang, 51, both of Whitefield and Brooklyn, New York.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Poland man found not criminally responsible for brother’s killing
A state psychologist says Justin Butterfield was suffering a psychotic episode when he killed his brother on Thanksgiving in 2022.
Posted inMaine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police: Man arrested after tools stolen from Pittsfield are found at St. Albans home
The tools, worth “several thousands of dollars,” were reported stolen at the end of January, according to officials.