Spencer W. Dowd was 19 years old when the car he was driving crashed and killed a Turner teenager.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man pleads guilty in Waterville drive-by shooting that injured 7-year-old girl
Gavin Tyler Loabe of Mercer pleaded guilty Friday to elevated aggravated assault and his sentencing will be capped at 15 years in prison.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man to serve three years in prison for sex crimes against teen
Michael Veilleux also was sentenced to eight years that were all suspended by the judge.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, New England, News
FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency’s Boston Division says it’s seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: April 21, 2021
• Connor T. Heaward, 25, of 280 Tiger Hill Road, Oxford, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 10:09 p.m. Saturday in Oxford by Oxford Police Department. • Erik T. Lund, 35, of 342 Main St., Saco, on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and failure to appear after bailed, 8:47 […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Sheriff’s office, Farmington Police investigating vandalism involving BB gun
“We don’t have anybody, yet. We are getting closer,” Farmington patrol Officer Jesse Clement said. “We are still working on it.”
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Missing New Hampshire man found safe in Fryeburg
Afshin Zarechian, 20, had been sought regarding a social media incident at the University of Maine
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston police arrest 15-year-old girl after Knox Street shooting
A male was treated for a gunshot wound at Central Maine Medical Center.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret
The Maine State Police conducted more than 200 internal affairs investigations in the past six years and found allegations to be true in 65 cases, but the misconduct is kept hidden in all but a small number.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine State Police: Misconduct Concealed
These stories jointly investigated and written by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and Bangor Daily News about how the Maine State Police conceals officer wrongdoing. The project is funded by the Pulitzer Center.