Samuel C. Bell will be placed in the custody of the commissioner of the State Department of Health and Human Services and be hospitalized for mental health treatment.
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In Bingham, juvenile crime has officials, residents looking for solutions
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.
Police investigating Vassalboro crash involving motorcycle, cows
Two riders were taken by ambulance to a hospital and were later released.
Police locate human remains in Clinton
A heavy police presence was visible Tuesday outside a home and in a field on Main Street.
Former Athens fire chief, school board member seeks new sentence for sex assault
Sean Boyd, who is serving a 20-year sentence, claims his attorney, Drew Ketterer, was ineffective in representing him.
Madison man to serve 2 years in prison for stabbing landlord
A jury found Daniel Nordin, 60, guilty of aggravated assault after a trial in September.
After 3 decades, Augusta city attorney set to rest
Stephen Langsdorf retiring after 27 years as municipal attorney, representing more than 50 municipalities.
Clinton man found guilty of sexually assaulting child at his home faces more charges
Christopher Connors faces allegations he assaulted a second boy in Clinton.
Augusta man arrested in Pittston in connection with explosives investigation
The arrest and subsequent search drew a significant police presence and put the Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School into lockdown, authorities said.
Skowhegan standoff suspect tied to threatening video, affidavit says
Police believe Janathian Viles was involved in a video in which he appeared to assault a girl and hold a gun to her head.