The owner of the home was working to create a licensed breeding kennel, but a search warrant was issued after multiple violations were found.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Wilton woman accused of stealing SUV with 3 kids inside is back in jail
Shannon Dupree of Wilton is accused of stealing a Jeep with three children inside last November.
Gardiner men arrested after fighting with tractor, truck
Robert Wilson, 63, and Preston Cates, 62, were both arrested Monday after a fight on Brunswick Avenue.
Man charged with cutting his way into York County marijuana business
The owner of the Newfield building used for growing marijuana called police when a live video feed showed a burglary in progress.
Two men charged after shots fired in Portland
An early-morning confrontation led to gunfire but no injuries, police said.
Brunswick church, businesses alarmed by weekend burglaries
Two Brunswick churches and two Bath Road businesses were burglarized.
Friends, classmates honor memory of Newport woman
About 50 people gathered to remember Anielka Allen, a 37-year-old student at Beal College who was found dead Jan. 9 at her Newport home.
Augusta officer returns to work after internal review of Fairfield man’s shooting
Officer Sabastain Guptill returned to work last week after being placed on administrative leave after he shot a Fairfield man during an incident on South Belfast Avenue in Augusta.
Waterville police seize $40K of drugs during Wednesday evening apartment search
Officers arrested Mayo Anthony Jones, 44, following a two-month, multi-agency investigation.
Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.