Police pursued Katelynn Marie McLaughlin after she drove by an accident scene because she was wanted on a warrant, authorities said.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine man sentenced for manslaughter in wife’s strangulation
A Newport man has been ordered to serve 12 years in prison in the 2020 killing of Anielka Allen.
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Waterville woman who is a high school teacher indicted on charges of assault, endangering her child
Karina A. Beadling, 39, a Mount View High School teacher, was indicted on several charges stemming from an October confrontation in Waterville.
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Kennebec County Correctional Facility reports 5 remaining COVID-19 cases, down from high of 32
The monthlong coronavirus outbreak at the jail in Augusta is now contained to one block.
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Trustees of Anson-Madison Water District release more details on theft charges, dismissals
Latest information includes that the superintendent, Michael Corson, had been fired Dec. 7 — earlier than previously thought — “due to concerns about his management of the district.”
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Entire staff of Anson-Madison Water District fired amid theft charges
The head of the Maine Rural Water Association said Tuesday that the association will take over operations of the district after its superintendent and foreman were charged earlier with theft.
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Anson-Madison Water District officials charged with theft, sheriff says
The superintendent and a foreman at the Madison-based water district are accused of selling old water lines to a scrap metal dealer and pocketing the money.
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Texas fugitive arrested after Turner traffic stop and foot chase through a muddy bog, police say
Joshua Keith Darby, 40, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was driving a commercial vehicle on Route 4 when he was pulled over for a safety inspection, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
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Waterville woman charged with setting fires said she was trying to keep warm, affidavit says
But Alisa Carey, 21, gave conflicting accounts to authorities in the aftermath of the fires Monday at the construction site for a new arts center downtown, according to a police affidavit.
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Wave of TikTok threats puts Maine schools on high alert
Schools throughout Maine are expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.