Drugs and cash seized from Avon residence Friday.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Westbrook man charged in stabbing
Police say the alleged assailant knew the man who was stabbed, but they have not yet identified a motive in the attack.
Officer justified in firing shots that wounded couple, Maine attorney general finds
The officer fired his gun after Jason Jackson put his finger on the trigger of his own gun, and Tiffany Smith was also hit when she moved into the line of fire, the report says.
Wilton man pleads guilty to theft from Gould’s Service Station
Six former employees of the Wilton station were involved in a fraudulent points scheme resulting in theft of more than $100,000.
State police intelligence unit advisory board adds transparency, oversight measures
The advisory board of the Maine Information and Analysis Center will add 2 transparency and oversight measures to its twice-annual privacy audit, adding more visibility into the work of the police intelligence unit.
Former New Sharon man charged with robbing York store at gunpoint
Police say Michael W. Marble robbed a gas station in York and was later identified as a suspect by corrections officers, police said.
Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
Bath man arrested for allegedly hitting bicyclist, driving away
Police say relatives of 27-year-old Daniel Willey, the driver of the vehicle, contacted police after Willey returned home and told them what happened.
Portland man charged with shooting into police garage
Police say Abdikareem Hassan, 32, fired 5 shots into the police parking garage the night of July 5. He’s been held in jail since then on other charges from that night.
Augusta man clocked driving 109 mph, Maine State Police say
Nathan Hansell, 38, was charged with OUI, criminal speed and two other offenses.