As state police pull back on routine patrols of rural areas, some county officials are banding together to take the fight to the state level.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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One face, two identities: The story of Napoleon Gonzalez
The Etna man, who says he once served time for faking his own death, was convicted last month of several counts of fraud for using his dead brother’s identity for more than half a century. This is how officials caught up with him.
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Portland police seek public’s help to solve 2008 killing of security guard
James Angelo, 27, a security guard at Mercy Hospital, was shot and killed early on the morning of Sept. 7, 2008. His death remains unsolved 15 years later.
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Maine recovery community mourns Freeport woman found dead in South Portland
Friends of Danielle Goodwin say the 52-year-old was passionate about helping others enter recovery. Goodwin’s body was found Tuesday and police are investigating her death as a homicide.
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Central Maine arrest log: Sept. 2-8
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Sept. 2-8, 2023.
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No injuries after armed home invasion reported in Augusta, police say
A Mill Street apartment appears to have been specifically targeted by home invaders, Augusta police said.
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Vassalboro man arrested for allegedly stealing RV from Manchester dealership
Christopher Vogel, 46, was arrested Tuesday on two charges.
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Canaan man convicted in woman’s death and seen as suspect in second woman’s death dies in prison
Shannon Atwood, 53, who died Thursday, was sentenced in 2009 in the death of Cheryl Murdoch and had been seen as a suspect in the death of his wife, Shirley Moon-Atwood, whose body has never been found.
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Winslow man arrested in Waterville shooting that left one person wounded
Christopher McKenna, 25, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon after shooting another person Wednesday inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet at the intersection of Kennedy Memorial Drive and Airport Road, according to Waterville police Chief William Bonney.
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One wounded in shooting at Waterville bakery outlet
A person was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet at the corner of Kennedy Memorial Drive and Airport Road, according to police.