Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Hannaford knew about pizza dough tampering 2 months ago but did not tell the public
Two customers returned bags of dough containing razor blades or razor blade fragments to the Sanford store Aug. 14, but Hannaford managers didn’t inform customers or police until last week, after 2 other cases emerged.
Livermore Falls man accused of assaulting officer, breaking cruiser window
Police: Juan Cano, 26, faces several charges after officers were called early Sunday to a domestic disturbance at 69 Church St. in Livermore Falls.
Suspect in Saco pizza dough tampering case arrested in New Hampshire
Hannaford issued a product recall for all Portland Pie dough and cheese products sold at its 184 stores in New York, Massachussetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Two fugitives captured in northern Franklin County
Convicted sex offender Shawn Batchelder, and Steven Petersen, 29, were found in a residential garage on Bemis Road in Letter D Township.
Wales man appears in court on fentanyl charge
Ryan Caron being held until a bail hearing Wednesday.
Turner man gets six years for illegal pot operation
Andrew Waite’s brothers were sentenced in January for harboring a fugitive.
Search continues for three sought in central Maine car chase
Two schools in Litchfield were briefly put into lockout mode Thursday in an “abundance of caution,” as police continue their search for three people allegedly connected to a gunfire incident in Skowhegan.
Pittston man charged with drunken driving after cement truck rolls over
The crash on state Route 27 in Pittston on Wednesday resulted in police charging Cory Williams, 39, with operating under the influence of alcohol.
Police: Drug arrest at Skowhegan apartment complex did not involve suspects in manhunt
Skowhegan police make arrest after receiving a tip, as authorities continue searching for three suspects involved in a car chase Tuesday night across central Maine.