An officer who was inside the garage at the time was not injured, according to police.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
State police, U.S. marshals apprehend alleged fugitive from justice in Fairfield
Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged and are being held at the Somerset County Jail in Madison.
Waterville man arrested after allegedly fleeing crash scene
Farid A. Hamrouni, 18, of Waterville, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, operating without a license, criminal mischief, and attaching false plates after a Chevy Impala crashed Monday night on Water Street.
Bail set at $500,000 for man accused of striking trooper during central Maine chase
Robert Belmain, accused of injuring Trooper Mickael Nunez who tried to stop his fleeing vehicle with a spike strip, made his first court appearance Friday and had his bail set at $500,000.
Longtime state public safety spokesman Stephen McCausland to retire
McCausland, who has held the job for 32 years, says he will leave Tuesday.
Farmington man accused of threatening grandmother with knife, biting police officer
A judge set Jeremy Clifford’s bail on Thursday at $1,000.
Four face drug charges following raid at Pittsfield Motor Inn
The suspects, all from Pittsfield, have been identified as Shanna M. Vicnaire, 27; Joshua Cookson, 31; Lori Norrie, 47; and Shane Vicnaire, 51.
Police charge man who allegedly struck state trooper during central Maine car chase
Robert Belmain, 53, of Caribou faces charges of elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct in connection with a chase that severely injured Trooper Mickael Nunez.
Farmington man accused of beating ex-girlfriend
The woman told police she was struck multiple times with a closed fist in the face and chest.
Conviction upheld for Maine driver with disability who killed Augusta pedestrian
Andrew Bilodeau was convicted of vehicular manslaughter for the crash that claimed the life of 81-year-old Emile Morin in November 2017 in Augusta.