Diem Lapierre is recovering but her husband, Wayne Lapierre, remains in serious condition, police say.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine
Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.
Attorney alleges racial profiling by state police in Portland traffic stop
In federal court, the lawyer for a Honduran man seeks a dismissal, but a state trooper defends his actions in stopping a van with a cracked windshield on I-295.
Bullet fragments used to solve year-old shooting in Waterboro
Zachary Jordan of Sanford is arrested after police match the fragments to a pistol he owns.
Fatal blaze in Lebanon was arson, police say
A man’s body was found Wednesday inside the 2-story home.
Retrial decision expected in January on deputy accused of sex crimes
A Kennebec County Superior Court jury deadlocked in November in the trial of Kenneth Hatch, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of sexually assaulting three girls.
Trail of calls, text messages lead to Winslow pair’s arrest in pit bull case
Danielle Jones and Brandon Ross were charged Wednesday with not complying with a dangerous-dog court order after police alleged the couple arranged to have the dogs hidden — possibly in New Jersey.
Home invasion seriously injured 2 before Millinocket hospital lockdown
The victims have been moved to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with injuries described as ‘significant and possibly life-threatening.’
Death of Bucksport girl, 2, ruled a homicide
Police released few details but are asking the public for information about who might have had contact with Kloe Marie Hawksley.
Two from Connecticut arrested on turnpike with crack, fentanyl
Both were charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking