This is a roundup of cases closed Feb. 9-15, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Franklin County courts for Jan. 9-13, 2017
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Morning Sentinel Feb. 19 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 19, 2017.
Man killed by Portland officer had struggled to keep his life on track
Iowa native Chance Baker, 22, is remembered as a ‘very private person’ who had been homeless off and on.
Kennebec Journal Feb. 18 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 18, 2017.
Morning Sentinel Feb. 18 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 18, 2017.
Portland police identify man killed by officer at Union Station Plaza
Chance David Baker, 22, of Portland, armed with a rifle-style pellet gun, was shot on the sidewalk outside the door of the Subway sandwich shop, Assistant Chief Vern Malloch says.
More Maine children are being taken away because of parents’ drug use
Through the courts, parents can participate in treatment and work on plans to reunify their families.
Augusta man jailed 4 years in heroin trafficking case
Despite earlier reports, David Arbour’s socks did not contain powdered fentanyl, and a related charge was dismissed.
Former Boston priest pleads not guilty to Maine sex abuse charges
Ronald Paquin, who was a key figure in the Boston Catholic Church scandal, is charged with 29 counts involving two boys he brought to Kennebunk in the 1980s.