Susan Johnson and Jocelyn Welch have spent years arguing that an officer contributed to the deaths of their children when their landlord shot them in 2012.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Three Franklin County men indicted on sexual assault charges in Farmington
The three men also face other charges.
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Construction of $20.5 million Augusta police station nears completion
The building on Willow Street is projected to open in April and includes numerous upgrades from the city’s current, run-down station on Union Street.
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Police: Pounds of drugs found in Jeep after Farmingdale traffic stops leads to arrests of 2 men
David N. Maldonado and Gene L. Northup were arrested Friday night after a traffic stop by a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Maine Avenue.
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Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
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Former director of 2 Skowhegan nonprofit groups sentenced on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from them
Jason Gayne agreed to a deal that includes prison time, probation and the payment of restitution in connection with charges that he stole money from the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County while working as their director.
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Sanford man sentenced to 2 years probation in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
David Ball, who was spotted wearing a sweatshirt with his company’s logo, pleaded guilty to one charge for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Deaths of Farmington mother and daughter ruled a homicide
Jean Robinson, 76, and Allison ‘Joy’ Cumming, 53, were found dead Dec. 27 at Pawsitive Dog Kennel on Red Schoolhouse Road.
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Wells man pleads guilty to attempted murder, other charges in attack on NYPD officers
Trevor Bickford, 20, was charged one year ago with attacking 3 New York City police officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022.
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Drunken driving charge dismissed for former Hallowell Public Works Department foreman
Christopher Buck, who resigned as foreman in 2022, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving to endanger after competing a court-ordered treatment program. He has been ordered to pay a fine totaling $730 and lost his driver’s license for 30 days.