Gorham police Officer Dean Hannon fired on Kyle Needham, 32, when it appeared he was about to run over an officer, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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Millinocket man convicted of manslaughter in death of 6-month-old boy
The death preceded a shooting rampage by the boy’s father that killed two people.
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Man killed by Gorham police while trying to run down officer, state says
Police say the man who was shot to death was wanted on warrants.
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York County woman seeks to withdraw guilty plea in ex-husband’s stabbing death
Kandee Weyland Collind of Acton is charged with murder in the death of Scott Weyland in 2017.
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Six arrested on drug charges after Waterville police raid
Waterville police and six other law enforcement agencies seized about 2.29 ounces of drugs Friday morning during searches at 13 Gray St., Apartment 1; 5 Gray Ave., Apartment 1; and 45 Summer St., Apartment 3.
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New Hampshire driver charged after high-speed pursuit in Maine
Hunter Coburn was arrested after police say he led police on a chase in Oxford County.
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Maine motel owner charged with abusing 3 children
Court documents indicate the Bucksport man accused of abusing three children, bound a 6-year-old girl and hung her upside down from a hook.
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Police investigate reported sexual assault of Portland strip club employee
The alleged assault happened May 24 at PT’s Showclub, and a woman who says she dances at the club posted about an assault on Facebook.
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Judge keeps Lewiston teen charged with manslaughter at South Portland juvenile facility
The now-18-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of Donald Giusti near Kennedy Park.
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Augusta woman charged with 16 counts of criminal mischief for graffiti around the city
Darbe Anagnost, 35, is accused of defacing 20 locations after a police investigation that took “a couple of weeks.”