Friends of a woman who was slashed to death in front of her 11-year-old twins say her 76-year-old assailant had become infatuated with her.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Portland police ask for help finding pharmacy robber
Police are looking for the man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy at 290 Congress St. on Sunday afternoon.
Father mourns loss of skateboarder killed in hit-and-run
More than $1,100 has been raised to pay for the funeral of Wayne Harwood, who grew up in Lincolnville, and Portland police say there have been no arrests made in the case.
Kennebec County courts June 27-July 10, 2019
A roundup of cases closed June 27-July 10, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Buxton man charged with assault, domestic violence terrorizing
George Casey, 63, pushed two DHHS caseworkers and an officer who were investigating at his residence, police say.
Biddeford couple accused of kidnapping indicted on multiple charges
Both remain in custody at the York County Jail.
Skateboarder dies after being hit by car
Portland police are looking for the driver in the collision that killed Wayne Harwood, 25.
Man who shot, killed Palmyra boy asks to perform at venues serving alcohol
Experts have warned against allowing Todd Curry to make appearances at places where alcohol is consumed.
Court records detail harrowing attack on Bridgton couple and the hours that led to it
Michael Holden, who appeared in court Friday on 5 felony charges, may have spent the night before the attack on the property of Margaret and Robert Macdonald.
Girlfriend says Bridgton man charged with assaulting couple was high on meth
Michael Holden appeared disoriented to his girlfriend around midday Tuesday, hours before 77-year-old Robert and Margaret Macdonald were assaulted in their lakeside home.