Carol Sharrow, 52, was charged with manslaughter and 14 other crimes related to the hit-and-run death last June of Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Vandals use BB gun to shoot windows of cars and homes in Portland
Police are looking for whoever is responsible for shooting out numerous car and home windows with a BB gun or pellet gun over the last couple of months.
Kendall Chick died from child abuse, Maine’s medical examiner says
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum testifies in the murder trial of Shawna Gatto that the 4-year-old girl had multiple injuries, including internal bleeding in her abdomen in the hours before her death.
Lewiston police seize heroin, cocaine, assault rifles from apartment
A Delaware man faces drug and gun charges and is being held on $50,000 bail.
Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run at ball field due in court
Carol Sharrow of Sanford, who pleaded not guilty and not criminally responsible in the death of Douglas Parkhurst, may be seeking to change her plea.
Man facing sex crime charges in Texas arrested in Maine
Maine State Police, working in conjunction with the Texas Rangers, arrested James Helms on Sunday at a home in Waldo County.
3 sentenced for dealing drugs in Augusta, Waterville
In separate cases, two New York men and a Hallowell man were deemed guilty of dealing illegal drugs.
Two Mexican nationals arrested in Waterville
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents working in Waterville arrested two men, one who had been removed from the U.S. three times previously and another whose visa had expired, according to officials.
Hermon man, convicted of criminal restraint and domestic violence assault, sentenced to 51 days in jail
Nicholas G. Page wouldn’t let a woman out of his moving car following an argument, then pushed her to the ground after he crashed the car in Albion.
Maine driving school owner charged with sexual assault of a child
Ralph Santillo, 60, who is charged with 2 felony sex crimes in Oxford County, also has worked as a substitute teacher.