Police say the rider was seriously injured when he was tossed onto the hood of Kerstin Thorne’s SUV.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Gorham assistant principal charged with driving drunk
Kimberly Slipp, who has been an assistant principal at Gorham High School for 12 years, was arrested June 22 after a crash on Route 114 in Sebago.
Man who unleashed bedbugs into Augusta City Center charged with misdemeanors
Charles Manning, 74, was charged with assault and obstruction of government administration.
Madison gunman set off by false belief in affair, family member says
Eyewitness account describes police firing at the gunman, Carroll Tuttle Jr. Sheriff’s deputies ‘threw me under that truck over there when they started shooting,’ the neighbor says.
Man charged after confrontation at Old Orchard Beach basketball court
A 21-year-old Biddeford man allegedly displayed a handgun during an altercation Tuesday evening at the First Street Memorial Park.
No vandalism found to lawmaker’s car in Augusta
Capitol Police say the marks left on the car of Rep. Tim Theriault, a Republican from China, rubbed off.
Rockland man in wheelchair won’t be prosecuted for shooting burglar
Harvey Lembo shot an intruder in 2015 with a gun he had purchased hours earlier.
Man in stolen car leads Maine police on 50-mile highway chase
Christos Kassaras, 54, of New Hampshire, reached speeds of 112 mph and drove on rims for miles before being apprehended in Bangor, police said.
Clinton police continue investigation into apparent kidnapping
After an early report of the alleged incident, police have had continued difficulty communicating with the victim, who police say has ‘not cooperated.’
Man charged with punching, biting woman in Thorndike
Robert Jurdak, 36, of Unity, allegedly took the woman’s phone and smashed it when she tried to call police.