Augusta area police reports for April 9, 2017.
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Morning Sentinel April 9 police log
Waterville area police reports for April 9, 2017.
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Augusta area police reports for April 9, 2017
Berwick man found dead after standoff, police say
The man killed himself with a gun after barricading himself inside his Long Swamp Road home, according to state police.
Maine’s supreme court denies new trial for man convicted in car fire deaths
Nicholas Sexton of Rhode Island is serving a 90-year sentence for killing one of the three people who were found dead in Bangor in 2012.
Somali immigrant detained in Portland has long record of misdemeanor offenses
A criminal background check of Abdi Ali, who was taken into custody at the Cumberland County Courthouse on Thursday, shows two assault convictions, among other offenses.
Franklin County court for March 6-17, 2017
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Former youth theater group leader indicted on sex charges in Cumberland County
Henry Eichman already faces 16 counts of child abuse in Sagadahoc County.
Oakland man accused of driving into a police cruiser after assault report
Chad Cookson, 46, was driving away from the scene of an assault when he allegedly rammed into the driver’s side of the police vehicle, authorities said.
Farmington man charged with murder in death of baby 38 years ago in Brunswick
Burton “Ben” Hagar, 62, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in connection with the death of his 4-month-old son, Nathan Hagar, in Brunswick in 1979, making this the oldest unsolved homicide case Maine State Police have brought charges.