While the three homes were unoccupied, one was being renovated, with a family of four planning to move in soon.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Investigators probe fires at 2 unoccupied buildings in Dresden
One fire was reported at 1 a.m. Sunday and the other at about 8 a.m., with firefighters from Dresden and several other communities responding to the calls.
Sagadahoc sheriff candidates don’t want Lewiston mass shooting to define them
Amid biting criticism for the department’s failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.
Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse
An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state’s court system.
Officer uses stun gun on family member as Skowhegan courtroom melee breaks out during murder sentencing
In court Friday, the brother of victim Alice Abbott surged from his seat in the gallery to try to attack convicted killer Jason Servil and was stopped by a county corrections officer with a stun gun.
Buckfield stabbing victim and suspect knew each other from prison, police say
The motive in the case remains unclear, according to court documents.
Couple arrested after Fairfield drug bust at their home turns up guns, cash, drugs
Amanda Douglass, 38, and William Douglass, 38, were arrested Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal drug sales throughout central Maine, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
Maine’s high court rejects Mark Cardilli’s bid for new trial in 2019 killing
The Portland man will likely have to return to prison after the Supreme Judicial Court rules that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction is incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.
Update: Canaan man charged with OUI after his pickup truck collides with vehicle
A Jay woman said she followed the driver, August Darge, 60, on Route 2 in Canaan because he appeared to be intoxicated. Shortly afterward, police said, Darge’s pickup hit the woman’s vehicle.
Waterville man charged in Buckfield stabbing appears in court
A judge sets Abdul-Rashid Bilal’s bail at $10,000 cash.