A roundup of cases closed July 11-17, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine’s juvenile justice system
The Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group has hired the Center for Children’s Law and Policy to evaluate Maine’s system and recommend changes.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston teen charged in Donald Giusti’s death to remain at Auburn jail
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, charged with assault at a youth facility, is also charged with manslaughter as a juvenile in connection with the 2018 death of a Lewiston man near Kennedy Park.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Judge denies latest request in Maine man’s 17-year fight to overturn murder conviction
A jury convicted Foster Bates in 2002 of gross sexual assault and murder in the death of Tammy Dickson in 1994.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Vehicles on east side of Augusta targeted for burglaries
Cellphones, laptops, clothes and pocket change were stolen from unlocked vehicles.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Police searching for person who robbed Quick Mart in Augusta
The suspect threatened to use a weapon and left with an undisclosed amount of money at the Western Avenue store on Wednesday evening.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Three New York men arrested in 2016 Rangeley home invasion
The July 16 incident resulted in the resident shooting and killing one man.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Massachusetts man charged with torching his second home in New Portland
The western Massachusetts resident now faces five charges involving fraud and deception in connection with the January 2017 incident.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Farmington couple indicted in methamphetamine lab, child endangerment case
Farmington police responded to a report of an overdose and allegedly discovered a meth lab operation.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Teenager charged in Lewiston man’s death now accused of assault at Long Creek
Emmanuel Nkurunziza is charged with assault after a fight that his lawyer describes as ‘a racially-charged incident.’