Darcie McElwee, a Caribou native, had served as Maine’s lead prosecutor in the U.S. District Court since 2021.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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Downtown Lewiston residents find themselves under fire
Anybody who lives in the downtown — or even on the edge of it — has come to understand that there are risks to going outside that simply weren’t there a few years back.
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As shootings become part of the backdrop of Lewiston, the city is trying to come to grips with a growing problem
Data from the Lewiston Police Department show gun violence over the last six years has take a dramatic upturn.
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See where more than 200 gunfire reports were investigated in Lewiston
Interactive map locates confirmed shooting incidents since 2010.
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Read our series investigating gun violence in Lewiston
How reports of shots fired have affected the feeling of safety in the city.
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Overturned tractor trailer along I-95 will be removed Tuesday, police say
Drivers don’t need to report the truck, which currently sits on its passenger side, Maine State Police said.
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Maine lawmaker accused of forging signatures on campaign finance forms
Rep. Randall Hall, R-Wilton, was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on 12 charges Wednesday.
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Auburn middle school basketball coach charged with sex crime
Investigators said Dyllan St. Peter had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old who provided an AI generated birth certificate to convince St. Peter she was 16.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, Maine Crime
Wales man arraigned on child sexual exploitation, child porn charges
A judge ordered Patrick Hamlin detained pending trial.
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Bowdoin man arrested after chase, scuffle with Lewiston police
Instead of stopping, police said, Christopher Noel sped away, reaching such high speeds as he fled into the downtown, that police broke off the chase for fear of public safety.