Waterville area police reports for May 20, 2017.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police: Man killed, another person injured in officer-involved shooting in Belgrade
No police or neighbors were injured in the shooting Friday night at an Oakland Road residence, said Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason.
Substitute teacher charged with smuggling drugs into Maine
Police say Matthew Duka, who subbed at Mountain Valley Middle School in RSU 10, and two other men were trafficking drugs in Rumford, Mexico and Dixfield.
Somerset County court for April 3-7, 2017
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Whitefield woman indicted in firewood, poker attack on dad in Randolph
Briana L. Rideout, 19, remains at the Kennebec County jail in lieu of $15,000 bail.
Readfield woman allegedly used 12-gauge shotgun to shoot her husband, 81, in the back
Sally Ann Earl-Costello was in court Friday on a charge of elevated aggravated assault against her husband, Hugh Costello, and her bail was set at $75,000.
Ruling expected next week in case against Black Lives Matter protesters
A judge will decide whether the 17 people who were arrested at a protest last summer in Portland have met the terms of their plea agreement or should be tried on criminal charges.
LePage administration tells staff at Washington County prison that it’s expected to close
Layoff notices were handed out despite a vote by a legislative committee opposing the governor’s plan to eliminate funding.
Franklin County court for May 1-5, 2017
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Embden man arrested on drug charges after motor vehicle stop in Gray
Bruce Danforth, 56, faces felony charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin, cocaine, Oxycodone and methamphetamine.