A fire marshal’s investigation determined the Thursday fire was set intentially.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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How do Maine’s local law enforcement agencies collaborate with ICE?
Several police departments have said they don’t have policies for dealing with immigration authorities but did specify that they can’t enforce federal law. Others say they won’t assist federal agents at all.
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Feds won’t confirm whether ICE surge is coming to Maine
But the Department of Homeland Security did respond to Gov. Janet Mills’ video statement, saying Friday that the agency is working to ‘remove criminals’ from Maine.
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Skowhegan death investigation ongoing, state police say
Police withheld the deceased woman’s name and the cause and manner of her death, pending positive identification and family notification.
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Unsealed records show violent history of teen accused of killing Maine paddleboarder
The teen was 17 when police accused him of killing 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart at a campground in Union last summer.
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State police investigate incident at Skowhegan property
Officials have not said what exactly police were investigating Thursday off U.S. Route 2.
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Police lapse jeopardizes confession in Benton attempted murder case
Hailie Hotham allegedly shot a man she was in a relationship with after a dayslong ‘bender’ and confessed to police.
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3 teens arrested, accused of shooting at home in Wiscasset
Wiscasset Police say 3 shots were fired into a home on Tuesday. A similar incident occurred earlier this month in Alna, which police say was connected.
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Q&A: What are my rights when interacting with immigration agents?
Scenes of violence between federal agents and community members have raised concerns over what people should do when encountering officers.
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Maine lawyer accused of assaulting conservative activist at Berwick-area school board meeting
Trevor Savage was issued a summons for allegedly shoving Nicholas Blanchard, an Augusta school board candidate also known as ‘Corn Pop,’ during a meeting at Noble High School last week.