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Maine, Maine Crime, News

Brunswick police charge transient with assault in connection with stabbing

by DARCIE MOORE Times Record June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Police say Jonathan Moss, 24, stabbed another man at a home on Storer Road last week.

Nation & World, News

Suspected gunman had vendetta against Annapolis paper, police say

by DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press June 28, 2018June 29, 2018

The suspect in the shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis is identified as Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, who filed and lost a defamation case against the paper in 2012.

Maine, News, Politics

Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe

by Kevin Miller June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

‘How dumb are we to take him at his word?’ a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Topsham man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl over 9 years

by DARCIE MOORE Times Record June 27, 2018June 28, 2018

Robert Welch, 63, faces up to 20 years in prison on four counts of unlawful sexual contact and two counts of gross sexual assault for abuse that began when the girl was 7 years old.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Man flown to Portland hospital after stabbing in Sanford

by Dennis Hoey June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

Police found the 22-year-old near his home, with a chest wound that is considered serious.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Five in Lewiston arrested in crack cocaine trafficking case

by Dennis Hoey June 27, 2018June 28, 2018

They are charged with distributing the drug in the Lewiston-Auburn area.

Business, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Thieves steal high-priced wheels from 2 dealerships, damage luxury cars in the process

by Matt Byrne June 26, 2018June 27, 2018

Dealers in Portland and Saco invest in more security after vehicles are stripped of tires and rims and left resting on their brake rotors or propped up on rocks or milk crates.