Three teenagers from Long Creek Youth Development Center allegedly stole a car after escaping custody while on a camping retreat Friday morning, police said.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Kennebec Journal March 2 police log
Augusta area police reports for March 2, 2017.
Prosecutor drops domestic violence, assault charges against Winthrop man
The man was arrested at a home on Turkey Lane two weeks ago, but prosecutors decided not to pursue charges after determining he was suffering a ‘mental health crisis.’
West End homicide victim sold marijuana, showed cash on social media, friend says
The roommate of Bryan K. Garcia, 35, who died Monday, said he and others warned Garcia not to show off his money. ‘If you have $20,000, why are you showing people?’
Former Mount View High School teacher sentenced for sex crime against student
Aaron Clark, 37, was sentenced to 364 days; but all of the time was suspended under a plea deal reached with the prosecution.
Maine considers automatic life sentence for domestic violence murder
A legislative committee is working on the bill.