Portland police say no one was injured and they recovered a gun.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine triple homicide trial is moved to avoid jury bias
Thomas Bonfanti will be tried in Waldo County rather than Washington County to avoid any potential of bias on the part of jurors.
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Jury selection starts in trial of Maine man accused in double killing
An Oxford County man is being tried on 2 counts of murder in the killings of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend.
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Sidney selectman charged with assault in dispute with neighbor, police say
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office confirms Alan Tibbetts received court summons last month on assault charge.
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Augusta man indicted on charges of sexual assault, threatening with a gun
Recently handed up Kennebec County Grand Jury indictments include alleged sex assaults and threatening charges.
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Fairfield woman arrested after home burglarized, police say
The items stolen from a Fairfield home were placed in nearby woods and a woman later identified as Rebecca O’Clair was arrested after being seen by police retrieving them.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Police fatal shooting of man in 2019 Auburn standoff justified, says Maine attorney general
Steven Case Jr., 29, of Bucksport was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police’s Tactical Team after a five-hour standoff at an Auburn apartment building.
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Judge orders probation, restitution for Rockland man who made hoax mayday call
Nathan Libby, 32, will not serve any time in jail but was ordered to pay $17,500 in restitution.
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Maine supreme court upholds murder conviction in killing of Millinocket marijuana grower
Three people were sentenced to prison in the 2017 home invasion in which 59-year-old Wayne Lapierre and his wife were both shot in the head, prosecutors said.
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Officer kills Bucksport man in ‘armed confrontation,’ Auburn police say
Joseph Arbour, 36, was shot after officers responded to a report of a woman being held against her will at the Value Inn on Center Street.