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Trial for former Lewiston teen facing manslaughter charge moving to Portland or Augusta

by Christopher Williams March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Despite violations, judge keeps bail conditions the same.

Maine, Maine Crime

Bath police say they know who was driving van that crashed into house

by Darcie Moore March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Police aren’t releasing the identity of the 23-year-old Phippsburg man they believe was driving the van that crashed into a 91-year-old woman’s house.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Mercer man, 18, charged with assault in drive-by shooting that injured Waterville girl

by Keith Edwards March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Gavin T. Loabe faced an aggravated assault charge in court Monday, as testimony alleged that Loabe and an unnamed accomplice were involved in a shooting that mistakenly injured a 7-year-old girl inside a Summer Street home.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime

Augusta man, 45, charged with setting fire inside his apartment

by Keith Edwards March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

The fire at 23 Western Ave. forced the evacuation of nine other tenants.

Maine Crime, News

Citing then-Gov. LePage’s racist remark, hate crimes defendant said he expected acquittal

by Edward D. Murphy March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Maurice Diggins, who is charged in racially motivated attacks on two black men in Biddeford.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Plea hearing set for Bowdoinham teen charged in grandmother’s death

by Associated Press March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Dominic Sylvester was 16 when his grandmother and guardian, Beulah ‘Marie’ Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious in the mobile home they shared.

Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Athens man charged with arson after footprints tracked in snow

by Staff Report Morning Sentinel March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Dwayne Weese, 52, was charged by state fire marshals after authorities tracked a trail of footprints in the snow from where a house fire started Athens.