The bodies of the two sisters were discovered Saturday in their apartment following a welfare check.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support
William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
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Vienna man pleads guilty to rash of car burglaries in Augusta, neighboring communities
Gregory Roe, who told the court Tuesday that addiction to drugs prompted him to make bad decisions before apologizing to his victims and family, was sentenced to three years in prison.
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See a map of how Maine law enforcement responded to the Lewiston mass shooting
More than 750 officers responded to dozens of locations during the 48-hour manhunt for the gunman. Police narratives released this summer show their movements during the key first hours after the shooting.
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Former Kennebec County Emergency Management director pleads not guilty to stalking charges
Arthur E. True, 50, of Albion, was charged in January with allegations he copied computer information without authorization and stalked a co-worker while he worked as director of the agency, in April 2023.
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Former Hancock music teacher pleads guilty to assault and disorderly conduct
Seth Briggs, 37, pleaded guilty to assault and disorderly conduct after rubbing a student’s leg on the bus ride back from a field trip to Funtown-Splashtown in Saco.
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Two teens who escaped Long Creek arrested after crashing stolen cars
Police said the 16-year-old crashed a Porsche in Massachusetts. The 18-year-old suspect, whom South Portland police identified as Davyn Flynn, was arrested in Biddeford.
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Strong woman gets probation for illegal gun buy
The “straw” gun purchase was orchestrated by a Lewiston man who was sentenced last year to 10 years in federal prison, prosecutors say.
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South Portland police identify 1 of 2 teens suspected in carjacking
They don’t confirm that Davyn Flynn, 18, and an unnamed 16-year-old are the teens who escaped from Long Creek on Friday, but the robbery occurred at the same time and place as the one the escapees are accused of committing.
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Waterville man attempting to pass in median crashes on turnpike in Gray
Robert Padilla, 39, lost control of his pickup truck after trying to use the median to pass the SUV in front of him in the far-left lane, police said.