The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Portland man appeals manslaughter conviction for killing sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr. was sentenced to 7½ years in prison last August for fatally shooting Isahak Muse in an altercation at the Cardilli family home in 2019.
Somerset County courts for Aug. 24-28, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Somerset County courts for Aug. 17-21, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Somerset County courts for Aug. 10-14, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Somerset County courts for Aug. 3-7, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Prosecutor dismisses gun charge against Black Lives Matter protester
A motorcyclist told police that Rocco Wong of Portland displayed a gun in a threatening manner during a march on Sept. 7, but a bystander’s video contradicted that account.
Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother
Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
Skowhegan man charged after being shot last week by deputy in Norridgewock
Trever A. Caouette, 24, has been charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, which officials said was a handgun.
Could witnesses have stopped fatal attack on beach? Police chief says no.
Witnesses called police as Rhonda Pattelena was beaten in York on Friday, but some people question whether they could have or should have intervened. York’s police chief says, ‘There was no opportunity for anyone to intervene.’