Evidence in a case involving the killing of Brooke McLaughlin, 14, emerged Tuesday at Waterville District Court, where a hearing is being held to determine if the boy charged with her murder, Aidan Grant, will be tried as a juvenile or an adult.
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Former nurse who allegedly held down patient at Waterville facility and failed to give medication sees felony-level charges dropped
The family of Daniel H. Crommett, who died two days after the former nurse allegedly restrained him, said the decision does not reflect the treatment their loved one endured.
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Couple accused in theft from site of Bowdoin shootings also suspected in identity theft operation
A search of the Bowdoin home of Michael J. Hall and Jeanne I. Doughty revealed not only items reported stolen from the site of 4 fatal shootings, but fake checks, fake IDs and a list of more than a dozen stolen identities.
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Dresden man, subject of Saturday search, shot and killed by police Sunday in Chelsea
Frank Foss Jr. was shot and killed after police say he pointed a gun a member of the Maine State Police Tactical Team that was searching a wooded area in Chelsea Sunday afternoon.
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Police continue search for man wanted on firearms charges in Dresden
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Frank Foss Jr., who is wanted for unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and violating conditions of release, and was believed to be camping in a wooded area near the Dresden-Wiscasset town line, where their search Saturday blocked access to several roads.
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Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say
Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.
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Three men arrested in Kennebec County on drug trafficking charges, officials say
Timothy Dumas and Dustin Schultz of Manchester and Paul M. Adams of Augusta face multiple charges after deputies found illegal drugs inside their vehicles during recent traffic stops, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Oxford County man charged with stalking after following woman to her house in Clinton, police say
Anthony C. Aldrich, 51, of Norway was charged following the incident Tuesday and is facing at least one other stalking charge for an incident earlier this year in Oxford County, according to officials.
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Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”
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Wilton man pleads guilty to trafficking heroin in December 2021 in Wilton
Shawn D. Lord, 40, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic infraction by Wilton police. Lord had warrants for his arrest.