Those taken into custody face charges of burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal mischief after damage was found either in or around Messalonskee High School and two other nearby schools.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine hopes new law will cut down catalytic converter thefts
The number of incidents of catalytic converter theft has spiked around the country over the last 3 years.
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Maine jail recorded hundreds of lawyer’s calls. He wants to know why
The details involving attorney John Tebbetts’ calls are the latest revelations in a monthslong investigation by The Maine Monitor. It previously reported that Aroostook, Androscoggin, Franklin and Kennebec county jails recorded nearly 1,000 calls defendants made to their attorneys between June 2019 and May 2020. Phone calls between Tebbetts and his clients are among those recordings.
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Inmate charged with murder in death of cellmate at Windham correctional center
The Maine Attorney General’s Office says Carl Williams, 38, was responsible for the traumatic brain injury that hospitalized and killed Renaldo Jones this year.
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Driver sentenced to more than 3 years in Acadia crash that killed 3 people
Praneeth Manubolu, 31, had pleaded guilty in February to charges of manslaughter, driving under the influence and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.
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Accused of drunken driving, Hallowell Public Works foreman expected back at work next week
Christopher Buck, 53, who reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .26 when arrested Sunday, is expected to return to work next week and be able to drive city vehicles, if his driver’s license is still active.
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Maine State Police arrest woman in connection with February homicide
Rebecca Moores, 42, of Robbinston, has been charged with murder in the killing of Paula Johnson, 53, in Pembroke in February.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Hallowell Public Works foreman arrested on drunken driving charge
Christopher Buck, who has been the Hallowell Public Works foreman since 2013, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Hallowell Public Works garage.
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Phillips man charged in 2017 fire at Falls General Store in Farmington
Kurt D. Searles, 34, is accused of arson with the intent to enable a person to collect insurance proceeds.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan man pleads guilty to defrauding federal pandemic loan program
Nathan Reardon, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Bangor to misusing money provided by the Paycheck Protection Program.