Augusta area police reports for Feb. 28, 2019.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine supreme court rejects appeal in double killing
The justices deny another appeal by Jeffrey Cookson, who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and the toddler she was babysitting in 1999.
Vassalboro mother files wrongful death lawsuit over Maine police shooting
The Vassalboro mother says her daughter was an innocent bystander when she was shot and killed in 2017.
Former Portland developer Michael Liberty is indicted in federal fraud case
Liberty and other defendants have denied allegations that they tricked investors into putting money into a tech company.
Man who robbed 11 businesses to feed his addiction gets nearly 6 years in prison
Travis Card pleaded guilty to the series of holdups last spring in southern Maine, crimes that the judge says ‘involved a lot of fear.’
Augusta man arrested on drug trafficking charges
Police: Stanley M. Piper III was found slumped over in his vehicle while holding a glass ‘crack’ pipe.
Hate-crime trial involving Biddeford men may be postponed
Maurice Diggins and Dusty Leo are accused of beating an African-American man outside a convenience store last April.
North Monmouth man sentenced for cocaine robbery
Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Brian Krafton 27, to 10 years in prison, but suspended eight years.
Appeals court upholds conviction in Saco home invasion, shooting
Gregory Owens was found guilty in 2016 of interstate domestic violence and using a firearm during a violent crime.
Pittsfield man pleads guilty in federal firearms case
Ethan Rumery, 24, conspired with others to buy guns they said were for themselves; instead, they were intended for people living in another state.