Augusta and Waterville area police reports for March 31, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Four arrested in separate Augusta drug busts, police say
Authorities seized cocaine and heroin in a pair of busts this week in Augusta.
Wales man charged with drunken driving after Litchfield crash
Felix W. Hamel made his initial court appearance via video Friday while in a wheelchair and wearing a neck brace.
Georgia woman charged for driving to Maine without windshield
Anh Mai told police she crashed her vehicle in Georgia and kept driving up to Maine with the windshield smashed out with no set destination.
Attorney enters motion to include alternative suspect in Luc Tieman’s defense
After jury selection concluded Friday in Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan, Stephen Smith argued his motion meets the demands of admissibility.
Police: Waterville man arrested after hiding in closet with cocaine, fentanyl
Police were doing a routine patrol when they entered the apartment, where Jared Colby was found with over an ounce of fentanyl and nearly half an ounce of cocaine.
Driver hospitalized, summoned after pickup truck plunges into river in Skowhegan
William Sweet, who may be homeless and living in the truck, was summoned for operating under the influence and without a license.
Athens couple arrested on crack cocaine charges
Tyler and Tara Watson were arrested on charges of drug possession and endangering the welfare of their children.
Bangor man charged with murdering 2 people found in burning truck
The bodies of Michael Bridges and Desiree York were discovered in a truck that was found on fire Wednesday night.
Farmington woman accused of fraudulently taking more than $10,000
Torey L. Seymour-Russell has been charged with theft by deception, a felony.