• Sarah D. Ashmore, 48, of 8 Ernest St., Rumford, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • Dawson S. Bond, 21, of 112 Cheryl Lane, Oxford, on charges of violation of protective order, violation of condition of release and possession of firearm when […]
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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South Portland teen accused of planning school shooting on trial in juvenile court
The former South Portland High School student has pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal solicitation for murder.
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A judge committed these Maine patients to a hospital. Some say they’re being sent to prison.
Maine has been quietly sending people found not criminally responsible for their crimes to a controversial, for-profit facility in South Carolina where they say they are not getting mental health treatment.
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Victim of suspected shooting in Lewiston refuses treatment, uncooperative with police
An unnamed man who was the victim of a possible shooting Saturday morning on Blake Street in Lewiston denied medical treatment at a local hospital and refused to cooperate with police, said officials.
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Limington man accused of killing mother and her boyfriend enters insanity plea
Matthew Cote, 23, is pleading not guilty and not criminally responsible to two counts of murder and one count of arson in the June 2021 slayings.
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Kennebunk doctor found guilty on 15 counts in opioid prescription case
The jury deliberated for more than nine hours following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Attorney general says man fired 15 shots at Portland officers before his death in I-295 shootout
The AG said Portland police were justified when they shot and killed Kyle Desmarais, 42, in December after he got out of his car and fired at two 2 officers.
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Gov. Mills faults judge in Auburn rampage that left at least two dead
The governor says the judge had the authority to appoint an attorney to represent an indigent defendant.
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Rumford man gets 14 years for robberies in Lewiston murder case
The victim’s mother told the judge her family didn’t want the plea deal agreed to by the defendant.
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Jury begins deliberations in federal opioid trial against Kennebunk doctor
Dr. Merideth Norris is facing 16 counts of illegal distribution of a controlled substance. The jury will return Friday morning.