Law enforcement in cities and towns asked to issue summonses if possible.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Police still investigating Auburn Plaza shooting
A 19-year-old man remains hospitalized after suspected robbery attempt.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Farmington pub burglary investigated
Entry was made with the use of force early Thursday at The Roost Pub and Wingery.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Second suspect arrested in Waterville child shooting case
Jeremiah Gamblin was arrested Friday on a warrant, but charged Monday with elevated aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting Feb. 28 that injured Emahleeah Frost, 7, of Waterville.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge tosses cellphone evidence in Auburn manslaughter case
AUBURN — In a split decision, a judge threw out evidence from the seized cellphone of a New Gloucester man charged with manslaughter in 2017 after his car crashed with a motorcycle. Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy also tossed information detailed in Steven Primavera’s medications. But Kennedy wrote in a 24-page order filed last week […]
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Man arrested after Lewiston stabbing
A Litchfield man is charged with aggravated assault.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Androscoggin Sheriff’s Office adopts new strategy for dispatch calls
Dispatchers to screen callers about coronavirus symptoms to prepare responders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Jails take steps to reduce inmates’ exposure to coronavirus
Androscoggin County is restricting inmates’ exposure to people coming from outside the jail.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Waterville man arrested, charged after standoff with police
James Child, 42, was arrested by Waterville Police after brandishing a handgun in a fight with a neighbor led to a standoff that lasted into Tuesday morning.