Joshua L. Brown was identified as the robber, including by his own mother, after police circulate security video image of him at the Big Apple store.
Maine Crime
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Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County
Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.
Portland man charged with murder in Acadia hit-and-run
Maine State Police are still looking for Raymond Lester, 35. He is accused of striking and killing Nicole Mokeme, 35, more than a week ago in Acadia National Park.
Family fight leads to police chase in Canaan, deputies say
Brett Johnson, 40, of Canaan, has been charged with criminal threatening and eluding an officer after threatening to kill his cousin, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Friends, family plan service for community leader killed in Acadia
Meanwhile, nearly a week after the hit-and-run death of Nicole Mokeme, police have offered no updates on their progress finding her boyfriend, Raymond Lester, or his BMW.
Wilton man sentenced in Livermore beating of Norway man
Alexander K. Lewis was convicted in the case involving a 20-year-old from Norway.
Livermore Falls woman charged after pistol discharged in mobile home park
Barbara Fonck, 27, is accused of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm.
Man sought in deadly Acadia hit-and-run was boyfriend of victim
Nicole Mokeme had been dating Raymond Lester for more than 3 years and had known him for even longer, according to a Valentine’s Day message Mokeme posted on Facebook in 2021, in which she described their history together.
Blue Hill man fatally shot by 3 officers responding to domestic violence report
Maine State Police and Hancock County Sheriff deputies shot and killed 27-year-old Peter Pfister outside a home in the Hancock County town.
Deaths of 2 people in Auburn ruled homicides
The bodies of Kelzie Caron, 21, of Auburn and Pierre Langlois, 21, of Connecticut were found Sunday in an apartment.