Meanwhile, gun reform advocates are collecting signatures to force a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve a stronger red flag law.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Update: Several people, including juveniles, arrested by U.S. Marshals on gun charges in Skowhegan
Two juveniles and one 18-year-old were arrested in connection to violent weapons offenses out of Massachusetts, officials said.
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Franklin County deputies investigate rash of burglaries, thefts in Phillips
If anyone has any information about the break-ins and thefts, they are asked to call the Franklin County Regional Communications Center at 207-778-6140.
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Augusta Walmart
The Augusta Walmart has been the site of four bomb threats this year, among six Augusta Police have responded to citywide.
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Farmington police accuse 2 New York men of hauling 115 pounds of marijuana in a van
Farmington Sgt. Jonathan Parker stopped a vehicle that Jianlan Huang and Xuefeng Huang were in, which was allegedly speeding on Fairbanks Road.
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Recent dumpster fires in Skowhegan under investigation
The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating a recent string of dumpster fires at Skowhegan businesses.
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Former Portland ed tech convicted of abusing student dies in prison
Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn’t give a cause of death.
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Three men arrested following raid at River Street home in Augusta
Local, state and federal law enforcement officers converged Tuesday on 53 River St.to execute search and arrest warrants.
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As the Supreme Court considers federal ghost gun rules, legal experts say Maine should get on board
Maine law enforcement and legal experts agree that sellers of untraceable firearms should be federally licensed – a topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Lewiston woman admits to Social Security fraud
Prosecutors said Donna D. Desrosiers collected more than $90,000 she wasn’t entitled to.