Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.
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Killing of Sidney teen leaves community asking questions
Police arrested a 39-year-old woman Friday in connection with what was ruled a homicide but have yet to release the name of the 14-year-old victim.
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Augusta man sentenced for sexually assaulting 2 girls a decade apart
Matthew Greenlaw pleaded guilty to two counts of gross sexual assault and one count of dissemination of sexually explicit material.
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Man accused of killing Westbrook couple waives right to jury
Marcel LaGrange has entered an insanity plea in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter and has asked to be tried by a judge instead of a jury of his peers.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court denies appeal of convicted Gardiner murderer
Dylan Ketcham, 26, was sentenced last year to essentially a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of murder and attempted murder.
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Rangeley town official pleads guilty to operating under the influence of alcohol
Justice Nancy Mills sentenced Traci Lavoie to a $500 fine and a 150-day loss of her driver’s license.
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Two arrested in Waterville on charges of drug trafficking
Waterville police said they executed two drug search warrants Wednesday after a “lengthy investigation.”
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Two arrested at suspected Cornville illegal cannabis grow
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said despite the monthslong gap since the last similar search warrant was executed, his office is still actively investigating illegal marijuana growing sites.
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Man serving 43 years for Readfield murder dies in New Jersey prison
The attorney general’s office said it is investigating a state prison in Newark where David Silva died after an encounter with corrections officers.
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Maine crime rates fell again in 2023, continuing a downward trend
The number of reported rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were all down last year, but there were increases in drug and animal cruelty crimes.