Including smashed windows and stolen equipment, police estimate the vandals inflicted thousands of dollars’ worth of damage and theft on the two trucks parked in a secluded area.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Two York County men made up story of home invasion, police say
The police believe the men fabricated the story after they had been drinking and fought each other.
Roland Cummings appeals conviction for killing Aurele Fecteau, 92
Oral arguments were heard Friday in Portland by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court; an attorney asked the court to vacate the murder conviction.
Three Long Creek inmates captured after escape from camp outing
The three stole an SUV near Carrabassett Valley and were taken into custody in South Portland, authorities say.
Hein found not guilty in Kennebec River Rail Trail puppy-kicking case
Hein, 46, was charged with animal cruelty after the November 2015 incident in Augusta.
Young inmates apprehended after escaping from Franklin County camping retreat
Three teenagers from Long Creek Youth Development Center allegedly stole a car after escaping custody while on a camping retreat Friday morning, police said.
Lawsuit against Maine State Police over deadly rampage gets reprieve
Brittany Irish, of Benedicta, Maine, accuses police of informing her attacker of her complaint against him before he allegedly went on to kill two people and abduct her in July 2015.
Auburn man acquitted of attempted murder in beating, stabbing fiancee
Eric Griffey was convicted of other charges in connection with an attack with a steak knife.
Brunswick man freed after year in jail in Augusta
Robbery and aggravated assault charges from Waterville were dropped against Carl Langston, 28.
Man arrested in Waterville after allegedly staying in closed Tim Horton’s
Victor Dudley, 47, was squatting inside the shuttered eatery space to keep warm, police say.