Christopher Hutchinson is charged with 2 counts of seaman’s manslaughter in the deaths of Tom Hammond and Tyler Sawyer, who were aboard Hutchinson’s boat when it sank in November 2014.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
It’s time to shift away from incarcerating young offenders at Long Creek, researchers say
Rather than a large, centralized detention center like the one in South Portland, youths in Maine would be better served by smaller, community-based treatment centers, a new policy paper recommends.
Easton man charged with murdering Aroostook County man, 79, in his home
Police arrest 37-year-old James Peaslee and charge him in the slaying of Paul Hilenski or Bridgewater.
Court finds Farmington woman not competent for trial
Criminal charges against Megan White have been dropped multiple times since 2015 and proceedings to determine if she should be committed for mental health treatment have been ordered.
Wilton man sentenced for eluding police in Chesterville
Theodore Fischer will serve 30 days in jail on the felony charge and then two years of probabtion.
Lewiston police charge driver after woman dragged behind vehicle
Police said the incident was neither an accident nor domestic violence.
Police say Portland officer arrested at Massachusetts nightclub assaulted customers
The police report says Zahra M. Abu pushed crowd members, assaulted the venue’s head of security and refused to leave, then later said she was a victim of racial profiling.
Scarborough lawmaker’s bill would make coerced labor a crime
The measure takes aim at those who exploit vulnerable populations such as refugees or people reliant on drugs or alcohol.
Officials warn against phone scammer pretending to be Androscoggin County sheriff
The sheriff’s department said the caller pretending to be Sheriff Eric Samson had a Southern accent and couldn’t pronounce ‘Androscoggin.’
Great Island man sets fire to mobile home, kills dogs, police say
Bradley Wallace, 30, is charged with one count of felony arson.