A gunman and victim reportedly fled the scene Saturday night.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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‘The system’s messed up’: Family of Portland shooting victim frustrated with pace of justice after 2 years in court
Four men were charged in connection with the death of Darry Coffin, setting off a tangled web of criminal cases that has made closure elusive.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Mechanic Falls man denies shooting county deputy in the leg in Minot domestic incident
Corey Hamel is charged with aggravated attempted murder and four other felonies.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Accused pot farmer in Mexico operation released from jail
A federal judge allows Xiandu Zhang to live in Massachusetts pending his trial.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Livermore Falls man pleads not guilty in Farmington home invasion and Jay shooting cases
Jeromy Merchant, 43, admitted to unrelated probation violations in a 2022 case and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston police seize heroin, methamphetamine in early morning drug raid
Police confiscated drugs and a stolen firearm at 70 River St.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: July 12, 2024
• Donovan Bell, 18, of 207 Route 108, Rumford, on charges of violation of condition of release, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violating protection from abuse order and domestic violence assault, 4:37 a.m. Friday, July 12, on Waldo Street in Rumford, by Mexico Police Department. • Clifton W. Chapman, 61, of 1144 Route […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
New Sharon man indicted on sexual assault charges
Joey Savage, 58, is held on $10,000 bail at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Attorney general says Naples police shooting in January was self-defense
Eric Sweda, 36, was taken to the hospital on Jan. 15 for a gunshot wound to his arm after he was shot by a York County deputy after hours of negotiations.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Eight Mainers and N.H. man sentenced for underreporting herring landings
The group of fishermen and dealers are given probation and fines for a 3-year scheme involving false landing reports for the fish commonly used as lobster bait.