Police say the 11-year-old girl stabbed her father after blindfolding him.
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Hours before turnpike chase, niece asked police to take man into custody
Brunswick police took a shotgun from David Stoddard during a mental health crisis in October, but refused his niece’s request shortly before he led state troopers on a high-speed chase Tuesday.
Clinton woman sentenced to four years of probation for Social Security fraud
Katherine Prosper, 52, was sentenced Thursday at the United States District Court in Bangor.
Police charge Pittsfield man with car theft, burglary, arson in Jackman
Somerset County Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell said that Mark J. Walston, 50, of Pittsfield was arrested on three charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle in Madison and ending up in Jackman.
Maine courts handcuffed as coronavirus pandemic continues
Virtual hearings are taking the place of most in-person court appearances to lessen the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, but lawyers say there is no substitute for in-person jury trials.
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
Two-year-old boy shot in Waterville remains hospitalized
State and local police are releasing little information about their investigation into the Saturday shooting of a 2-year-old boy in the head, apparently by a sibling, in their Western Avenue home.
Wounded Auburn suspect in good condition after getting shot by police during chase
Kyle Edwards, who police said attempted to reverse a stolen truck into a Lewiston PD sergeant, faces five charges.
Former China man’s request to see kids denied while on bail for alleged sex offenses
Jared D. Jandreau and Jessica E. Cox were indicted last year on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and unlawful sexual contact.
Officials provide no update on 2-year-old shooting victim’s condition
The boy shot in the head Saturday morning in Waterville was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon, but a hospital spokeswoman said Monday she had no information on a patient by that name.