A homeowner who had a Trump sign destroyed by a vehicle in front of his property last week found his new fence spray-painted with graffiti Tuesday morning.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Auburn man charged with Lewiston murder held without bail
Abdikadir A. Nur, 20, is accused of shooting Hassan Hassan, 18, Saturday night.
Police: Richmond man found dead in apartment with woman died by self-inflicted gunshot
State Police spokesperson Katy England said Dana Shulman, 49, shot himself and the circumstances around the death Robin Bowler, 47, are still being investigated.
Auburn man charged with murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting in Lewiston
The murder charge is a result of an extensive investigation by federal, state and local authorities, according to Maine State Police.
State’s high court upholds murder conviction of man who killed Somerset County Deputy Sheriff
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the convictions and sentences for John D. Williams, who shot and killed Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Cpl. Eugene Cole, and of Kandee Weyland, who killed her ex-husband in front of their two children.
Former Unity College employee pleads guilty to taking almost $517,000
Beth Bing, 49, of Waterville faces up to 20 years in prison for unauthorized use of the college’s credit card.
U.S. Senate candidate calls Maine’s top public health official a ‘death doctor’ and Gov. Mills a ‘psychopath’
Independent U.S. Senate hopeful Max Linn lashes out in campaign’s final days against those he thinks for stifling freedom with rules to thwart COVID-19.
Police investigate fatal shooting of Lewiston man
Hassan Hassan of Lewiston died at Central Maine Medical Center at 2:44 a.m. Sunday, according to the State Police. Police said they do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.
Cumberland County sheriff warns of phone scam targeting grandparents
Scammers are impersonating grandchildren to ask local residents to send money, the sheriff’s office said.
New York man sentenced on drug, gun charges in Maine
A federal judge sentenced Deondray Warren to 10 years and 11 months in prison for trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in central Maine.