Bradley Wallace, 30, is charged with one count of felony arson.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police: Reports of sex offender taking photos under review, but no laws broken
Augusta police said Wednesday that they’re investigating complaints from outraged parents but have found no crimes to have occurred.
Two arrested Tuesday in St. Albans drug raid
The seized drugs might be related to recent overdoses in the Hartland and Pittsfield area, police say.
Robbery of Westbrook dry cleaner ends in foot chase, arrest
A 29-year-old woman entered the Pratt Abbott on Main Street, brandished a knife, and demanded money.
Brunswick council gets first look at police policy on drone use
Under the program – the first of it’s kind in the U.S. – officers will use the unmanned aircraft to patrol railroad tracks in the town with the goal of spotting trespassers.
Maine Department of Corrections reports escaped inmate
It says Robert John Berry, 46, who was sentenced in May for theft by unauthorized taking in York County, fled his home confinement on Tuesday.
North Carolina man held without bail in Maine shooting death
Christopher Murray is one of 2 men charged with a home invasion in which a couple were shot and the man died.
Police seek hit-and-run driver in Buxton
A 17-year-old girl from Waterboro was struck by a pickup truck Friday night as she was walking across River Road, the Buxton police chief says.
Gardiner man accused of threatening to shoot three people
Edwin Lawrence was free on bail on other charges when charged with new offenses Saturday night in which authorities said he used a replica gun while preventing people from leaving a home.