Augusta area police reports for Sept. 15, 2017.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man arrested in Standish after crashing car, throwing handgun into woods
Brandan Bushey was charged with violating a protective order in connection with the handgun.
Rockport community gathers to remember slaying victim Elizabeth ‘Buffy’ Krause
Her son Orion Krause, 22, has been charged with killing her, his grandparents and their caretaker.
Portland man faces civil rights complaint for tirade at deli
Attorney General Janet Mills seeks to bar Jesse James Taylor from Sisters Gourmet Deli, saying he threatened female employees with violence based on bias against their gender and sexual orientation.
Winthrop man pleads guilty to federal firearms possession charge
Jonathan W. Bowers was taken into custody following the plea Thursday in Bangor.
Maine lobsterman faces suspended license under tough new law
William Haas of Lamoine could lose his license for up to 10 years.
Skowhegan man pleads guilty to robbing Waterville inn
Patrick Leblanc is the second person to plead guilty to the March 17 robbery on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Father of Maine man accused of killing mother, 3 others cannot understand son’s violence
Alexander Krause, father of Orion Krause, said in an interview that there are ‘so many unanswered questions.’
Man accused of sex abuse of minor in Windsor
The state says Dylan Scott Gagnon, 25, of Mattawamkeag, committed the offenses between Nov. 24, 2016 and May 16, 2017.
Rockland man who set neighbors’ mobile home on fire sentenced to 30 months in prison
Timothy M. Barbeau had pleaded guilty to arson, which authorities said he carried out while three people slept inside. Another neighbor tackled and held him until police arrived.