A highly pure form of the drug has been flowing into the region, raising fears about overdoses and violence.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Livermore Falls man charged with possessing child porn
Edward Livermore, 57, was arrested after a four-year investigation.
Burglars strike at two businesses in Hollis
They broke into safes at the Pizza Garage and Station House Convenience store Friday and stole a “large amount’ of cash, Maine State Police say.
Jurors hear daughter’s interview, detectives’ testimony in Windham man’s murder trial
Hours after Noah Gaston shot Alicia Gaston on Jan. 14, 2016, the girl told police, ‘I think my mom screamed like right before the bullet hit her.’
Trial starts for Maine man charged with killing sister-in-law
Renee Henneberry Clark had a criminal trespass order against her brother-in-law, but it did not require him to surrender his guns.
Police investigate Richmond, Bowdoin auto repair shop burglaries
Investigators believe pair of overnight burglaries in Bowdoin and Richmond could be related.
Teenager charged with manslaughter in Lewiston brawl wants trial moved
Defense attorney says publicity prevents finding impartial jurors.
Medical examiner testifies in murder trial, with no mention of earlier mistrial
A wording change in an autopsy report that disrupted Noah Gaston’s first trial was not contentious when introduced in his second.
Charges brought in case of stolen donation bins for family of slain Waterville woman
Christopher Hodges, 31, of Winslow, has been charged with theft in connection to stealing donation bins meant to help the family of Melissa Sousa.
Man found guilty in dog’s death that angered Down East community
The dog’s body floated ashore in Hancock in the summer of 2018.