MDEA and state police charged three people with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine during a traffic stop Saturday on Interstate 95.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Hallowell police investigating reported assault on rail trail
Hallowell police said a sharp object was “thrown or discharged” at a man after he spoke with two men late Saturday night.
Woman gets 2½ years in prison for drug trafficking in central Maine
Melina Snead, 25, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine between June 2015 and March 2017, the U.S. attorney says.
Madawaska man sentenced for importing Ritalin, Xanax
Tristan Nelson will serve 18 months for importing large quantities of the pills from the Philippines.
Bronx, NY, man and two others arrested on drug charges in Waterville
Devon Sealy is also charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Winslow dog owners seek to suppress cellphone, Facebook records
Brandon Ross and Danielle Jones are charged with failing to comply with a court order to euthanize their two pit bulls.
Social media post threatens to ‘shoot up’ Skowhegan Area High School
SAD 54 officials have said on their website that the threat is not credible but have taken measures to increase security, including assigning an additional police officer to the school.
Somerset County courts for July 2-31, 2018
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Kennebec County courts Nov. 22-28, 2018
A roundup of cases closed Nov. 22-28, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 2 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 2, 2018.