The bike hit a utility pole on Sabattus Street on Friday morning.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Inmates and families decry conditions in Cumberland County Jail during lockdown
People housed in the jail in Portland say suicide attempts are up and their mental health is deteriorating during what is effectively solitary confinement.
Livermore Falls man, Brunswick woman arrested on drug and escape charges in Livermore Falls
Police found crack cocaine and methamphetamine at a Bemis Street apartment.
Waterville police investigate vandalism at RiverWalk amphitheater, vehicle burglaries
Mayor Jay Coelho made reference to the RiverWalk vandalism at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “I think that whoever is doing that should be ashamed,” Coelho said.
Search warrant leads to 2 arrests on drug trafficking charges in Farmingdale
The MDEA had been conducting an investigation into the alleged sale of fentanyl and cocaine from a house on Northern Avenue in Farmingdale.
Max Linn, Senate ex-candidate, accused of pointing gun at man in cryptocurrency dispute
Linn is accused of threatening a campaign staffer in a dispute over cryptocurrency and unproven COVID-19 drugs.
Jurors watch video of crime scene in slaying of Paris couple
Mark Penley is being tried for murder in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and the father of her two daughters.
Philadelphia man charged with firing shots near Maine Medical Center
Portland police charged a man with randomly firing multiple gunshots near Maine Medical Center on Tuesday evening.
Augusta woman charged after driving through Brunswick garage, police say
Police say the driver was under the influence and narrowly missed a pool behind the garage.
Augusta man accused of dumping cup of bedbugs at City Hall 4 years ago will soon face a jury trial
Charles Manning, who in 2017 reportedly dumped a cup containing about 100 bedbugs at Augusta City Center, has declined a plea deal and will go to court later this month on charges of assault and obstructing governmental administration connected to that incident.