Hancock County District Attorney Matt J. Foster said 10 files of sexually exploitative material depicting children were found in the search of his properties on Wednesday.
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Former Rumford DA candidate wraps up law license hearing
Seth T. Carey said he hopes to practice again and ‘fight for the little guy.’
Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.
Jay couple charged with terrorizing in New Sharon
Pair accused of smashing a car with large gardening shears.
Truck driver who struck, killed Falmouth couple is accused of streaming TV before crash
David E. Herring, 40, is charged with 2 counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Geoff and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Gattis, both 68. Herring was driving a tractor-trailer, and failed to stop in time when traffic slowed down.
Former Rumford attorney’s mental illness at issue in law license status
Seth T. Carey’s petition for reinstatement to practice law hinges, in part, on whether he has been successfully treated for personality disorder.
Massachusetts men arrested in Augusta on drug, gun charges, police say
Officers from the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Comfort Inn on Civic Center Drive.
Search of Skowhegan home yields counterfeit money, illegal drugs
James Mack, 39, and Ashley Bowman, 33, both of Skowhegan, were charged after more than $5,000 in counterfeit cash was found along with crystal methamphetamine and other drugs, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
Lang Township man indicted on burglary, theft charges in Franklin County
Deputies found items stolen in Strong, Dallas Plantation and Wyman Township.
Anson-Madison Water District officials overcome lockout and gain access to billing, employment records
The district has been struggling to regain control of all systems, software and email after it says a former superintendent changed the passwords in an effort to impair operations.