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Pittsfield church’s former administrator sentenced for $49K embezzlement

by Jake Freudberg October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Michael Mooney, 54, is to serve at least two years in prison and pay back the amount he admitted to stealing from the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Somerset County marijuana grow cases stuck in court ‘logjam’

by Jake Freudberg October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Finding interpreters has been a challenge as cases against several people charged in connection with busts of grow houses proceed to trial.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Palmyra murder suspect arrested by FBI in New York

by Jake Freudberg October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

Kareem Quattlebaum is accused of killing Jaquan Humphries in March.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

In Bingham, juvenile crime has officials, residents looking for solutions

by Jake Freudberg October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

About 25 people attended a meeting with law enforcement and corrections officials Thursday to discuss an apparent uptick in crime committed by a small group of minors.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Deputy shoots man twice after pursuit in Turner

by Mark LaFlamme and Sophie Burchell October 11, 2025October 13, 2025

After crashing his car into a tree, police say a man aimed his gun at an Androscoggin County deputy who was trying to make an arrest Friday night.

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Police locate human remains in Clinton

by Jake Freudberg October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

A heavy police presence was visible Tuesday outside a home and in a field on Main Street.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

DOJ abandons attempt to restrict crime survivor programs after lawsuit, Maine AG says

by Drew Johnson October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Attorney General Aaron Frey announced last week that Maine was joining a multistate legal challenge to the Trump administration’s effort to bar undocumented immigrants from using the support systems.