The state fire marshal is investigating after a fire was set late Monday at a mobile home in Winslow.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Trial begins for Albion businessman charged with sexual assault of child
Sean M. Eori, 44, faces 11 counts of alleged crimes involving a girl when she was as young as 13.
Central Maine arrest log: Jan. 4-10
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Jan. 4-10, 2025.
Albion man who broke woman’s jaw sentenced to 6 years
Clayton A. Turner pleaded guilty to domestic assault and drug trafficking.
Maine State Police overtime reaches record $8.5M
Agency leaders say the costs are ‘inevitable’ as staffing issues and demands on the agency force troopers to work long hours, with some accruing 6 figures in OT in addition to their regular pay.
Clinton man indicted for allegedly shooting woman in neck
Andrew L. Fertig told authorities he’d made the biggest mistake of his life and didn’t want the woman to die. He faces attempted murder charges, among others.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston
One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.
Suspect in Edgecomb homicide arrested on sailboat in San Diego
Maine State Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Luke Krott, of Edgecomb.
Riverview patient sentenced on child porn charge in Augusta
Paul Orchard, 43, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of sexually explicit video of a child under 12 years old. In 2014 he was found not criminally responsible for sexually assaulting and killing his mother-in-law in front of his 6-year-old daughter in Peru.
Topsham man accused of causing pickup truck explosion in Swanville
The 20-year-old was charged with arson after the explosion on Swan Lake Avenue.