Twelve days of hearings to decide whether Anthony Sanborn’s conviction will be overturned begin Tuesday.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police searching for Hollis man after standoff at Portland motel
After evacuating motel residents as a precaution, police entered the man’s fourth-floor room only to discover he wasn’t there.
Would electronic monitoring of Robert Burton have prevented Stephanie Gebo’s death?
Vance Ginn, Gebo’s father, wants the state to find a way to monitor domestic violence offenders wherever they go.
Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn Jr. gets his 2nd chance in court
Attorneys for Sanborn, who spent 27 years in prison, are questioning the way prosecutors won his conviction in the killing of Jessica L. Briggs, 16.
Vandalism at Monmouth golf course investigated as possible hate crime
There was damage to several greens at the Cobbossee Colony Golf Course, including hole No. 1, where a swastika was carved into the turf.
Bangor police’s Facebook page is everything you didn’t know you needed
Lt. Tim Cotton’s musings on the happenings in a close-knit Maine city strike a chord.
Kennebec County Courts Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2017
A roundup of cases closed Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Kennebec Journal Oct. 8 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 8, 2017.
Morning Sentinel Oct. 8 police log
Waterville area police reports for Oct. 8, 2017.
Kennebec Journal Oct. 7 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 7, 2017.