Police say 36-year-old Cody Lott was arrested Monday morning in Biddeford.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Wiscasset woman’s trial in child’s death opens with dramatic photos
The prosecutor tells the judge who will decide Shawna Gatto’s fate that ‘little Kendall Chick was not fine’ shortly before her death, contradicting what Gatto told police.
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Tenants of former Portland bookie can stay – for now
Stephen Mardigan is serving a sentence of 15 months in federal prison for running what was believed to be Maine’s largest illegal gambling operation.
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Saco police searching for man who robbed hotel at gunpoint
A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Ramada Hotel, police say.
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State police seize fentanyl during turnpike traffic stop in York
Chad Stevens, 35, of Cornville is charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs.
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Maine man convicted of killing his wife 15 years ago dies in prison
Carl S. Dyer of Lee died at the Maine State Prison in Warren, and foul play is not suspected, the corrections commissioner says.
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Fox’s Pirro back on-air after remarks on Muslim politician
NEW YORK — Fox News host Jeanine Pirro is back on the air after a two-week absence following her comments questioning a Muslim congresswoman’s loyalties. “Justice with Judge Jeanine” returned Saturday. The former judge and prosecutor thanked her viewers but didn’t directly discuss her apparent suspension. Pirro asked on-air March 9 whether Rep. Ilhan Omar’s […]
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Kennebec County courts March 21-27, 2019
A roundup of cases closed March 21-27, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Waterville man arrested after Detroit stabbing
The victim was stabbed five times in the head, face, throat and arm early Saturday during an argument, according to a Somerset County Sheriff’s official.
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Wiscasset woman to stand trial for murder in death of 4-year-old
Shawna Gatto is accused of killing Kendall Chick, whose death December 2017, along with that of another child three months later, highlighted flaws in Maine’s child protective service system and led to major changes.