A man in a mask with a firearm demanded money from the cashier at Circle Sunday morning.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
After 911 ‘butt’ call, York police raid underage party, return to arrest man in attic
Using cellphone towers, police locate the residence less than a mile from the police station, charge the homeowner with furnishing booze to minors, and later arrest a man who allegedly pointed a gun at the partier who made the accidental call.
Shotgun blasts near South Portland’s Greenbelt lead to transient’s arrest
The 28-year-old man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including burglary of a motor vehicle.
Central Maine Nov. 18 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 18, 2017.
Evidence suppression hearing set for Dec. 4 in Luc Tieman murder case
Tieman, 34, is charged with killing his wife, Valerie, in August 2016 and burying her body behind his parent’s home in Fairfield.
Man injured in Old Port shooting
The suspected gunman is in custody, but Portland police have not yet named him or the victim.
Portland police close streets during search for bank robbery suspect
A man brandishing a semiautomatic handgun held up the KeyBank branch at 85 Auburn St., police say.
Bail revoked for former Windham man who bilked elderly neighbor
Theodore Thomes, who failed to show up for his sentencing hearing last month, says recent hurricanes delayed his return from hip replacement surgery in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Police charge three Friday in Madison drug bust
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation revealed cocaine and heroin were being sold from a Madison Avenue apartment.
Jurors in Lincoln County deputy’s sex assault trial break for weekend
The jury will resume deliberation Monday in the trial of Kenneth L. Hatch, who is charged with 22 felonies, including 11 counts of sexual abuse of a minor.