Police say Robert Cunningham, 48, was intoxicated and speeding when his truck crashed Tuesday, killing his passenger.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
National group advises Maine to invest in community services to reduce juvenile incarcerations
Preliminary findings by the Center for Children’s Law and Policy show that 53% of detained youths were held because the state lacked alternative places to house them safely.
Machete plays key role in 2nd day of Limington man’s murder trial
Maine’s medical examiner testifies that the weapon investigators recovered at Bruce Akers’ property could have made the wounds that killed his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
China man, Augusta woman accused of sexual exploitation of child
Jared D. Jandreau, 35, of China, and Jessica E. Cox, 31, of Augusta, were indicted Friday by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Maine high court rejects state law requiring blood tests in fatal crashes
The justices, however, uphold the drunken-driving conviction of a truck driver who crashed and killed 2 people in 2016.
Murder trial opens with testimony about search for Limington man
Bruce Akers is charged with killing Douglas Flint, his neighbor, with a machete in 2016.
Two sought in connection with nonfatal shooting in West Paris
The shooting happened at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in West Paris in the area of Jackson Crossing Road.
Andover man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl
Nathan A. Peoples, 42, remained in a Farmington jail Monday evening.
Suspect in Gardiner shooting-stabbing case goes before judge
Dylan Ketcham, 21, of Gardiner, charged with elevated aggravated assault for allegedly attacking Caleb Trudeau, 21, with a knife.
Standoff at Brunswick Landing housing ends with suspect’s arrest
Police say a domestic disturbance sparked a standoff early this morning at 744 Neptune Dr. Police took a suspect into custody shortly before 8:30 a.m.