Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 17, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Topsham police looking for a few good recruits
The department is four people shy of its full complement of officers.
Death of inmate at Maine State Prison is under investigation
Christopher Nault, 50, of Farmington, who was serving a two-year sentence, died Friday morning at the prison in Warren.
FBI arrests fugitive in Sanford
Joshua Patrick Weldon is taken into custody Friday after the FBI offered a $5,000 reward for information that led to his capture.
Waterville shelter seeking homes for cats rescued from storage unit
A woman has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after the cats were found locked in the facility with no food, water or litter last month.
Bangor police arrest homeless man in former Rockland man’s death
Donald Galleck, 29, was taken into custody in connection with the death of Jason Moody, 40.
‘Armed and dangerous’ fugitive from Springvale remains on the loose
A $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Joshua Patrick Weldon.
John Lennon’s murderer says he used bullets made to ease suffering
Mark David Chapman is denied parole for a 10th time.
Feds charge fourth person in Maine fentanyl trafficking case
Alberto Luis Cruz, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, allegedly sold what was believed to be fentanyl to an undercover agent last summer in Massachusetts.
Aroostook County man who killed father in 2004 wins discharge from state custody
A judge and others praised Michael MacDonald on Thursday for the efforts he has made; his sister continues to object.