Four additional federal prosecutors will help local and federal law enforcement bring criminal cases against doctors and medical providers who are diverting opiates for profit.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Capitol Police Officer revives 2 men after apparent drug overdose
Gary Boulet, with the Bureau of Capitol Police in Augusta, was alerted to two unresponsive men in a car near an Augusta hospital.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Madison man charged in sexual assault case involving child
The arrest Monday of Matthew Jacob, 33, is the second case in recent weeks of a Madison man being charged with unlawful sexual contact involving a child, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Gardiner store robber to serve 30 months in prison on felony charge
Joshua L. Brown was identified as the robber, including by his own mother, after police circulate security video image of him at the Big Apple store.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County
Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man charged with murder in Acadia hit-and-run
Maine State Police are still looking for Raymond Lester, 35. He is accused of striking and killing Nicole Mokeme, 35, more than a week ago in Acadia National Park.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Family fight leads to police chase in Canaan, deputies say
Brett Johnson, 40, of Canaan, has been charged with criminal threatening and eluding an officer after threatening to kill his cousin, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Friends, family plan service for community leader killed in Acadia
Meanwhile, nearly a week after the hit-and-run death of Nicole Mokeme, police have offered no updates on their progress finding her boyfriend, Raymond Lester, or his BMW.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Wilton man sentenced in Livermore beating of Norway man
Alexander K. Lewis was convicted in the case involving a 20-year-old from Norway.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Livermore Falls woman charged after pistol discharged in mobile home park
Barbara Fonck, 27, is accused of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm.