Michael Hermann of Greene says his daughter is allergic to the felines.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Waterville man to serve 20 months for cocaine possession
Ruben Rincon was sentenced Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Juvenile charged with terrorizing at Thorndike school complex
A threatening note found in a student bathroom led to the lockdown of the Mount View school complex earlier this month.
Judge hears request to legally declare Ayla Reynolds dead
The missing child’s mother asksMaine for the court order, which would open the door to a wrongful death lawsuit against Ayla’s father.
‘Hoax’ call of officer down in Fairfield came from a police radio, chief says
Police plan to charge the caller but so far have no suspects in an unusual case highlighting the vulnerability of Maine’s public safety dispatching.
Judge to release some court records in quadruple slaying case
The records were impounded after Orion Krause of Rockport was arraigned in the Sept. 8 killings in Groton, Mass.
Gray man sentenced to 15 months for gun possession
Matthew Feehan, 30, was prohibited from owning firearms because of a prior felony theft conviction.
Ex-Mountie who smuggled narwhal tusks into Maine going to prison
Prosecutors say Gregory Logan and two others smuggled about 300 tusks worth at least $1.5 million into the U.S. at Calais.
Cumberland County Jail stops holding some inmates for immigration agents
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it’s unconstitutional to delay anyone’s release so ICE officials without warrants can consider deportation, but he fears those freed will commit crimes.
Lawsuit claims police didn’t protect women from killer Anthony Lord
Brittany Irish, whose boyfriend was killed, and Kimberly Irish, whose barn was burned, say state police violated their civil rights by refusing to provide protection.