An Augusta man says Melvin ‘Mickey’ Boutilier, who died in 2012, starting abusing him when he was a child in the 1960s.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Washington County man accused of killing his father dies at Portland jail
Darren Laney Jr. was found dead at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday. The medical examiner’s office said it is still investigating his cause of death.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Vermont man suspected of having guns taken into custody in Walmart parking lot in Farmington
The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Sheriffs bust 3 more illegal cannabis operations in Somerset County
More than 1,000 marijuana plants, over 30 pounds of processed cannabis, and other “drug paraphernalia and documentation” was confiscated when authorities executed search warrants at two residences in Norridgewock and one in Madison, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man denies federal gun charge from Auburn incident
Police said a gun was found in a tent behind an Auburn store where Sanchez reportedly had been staying.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man from Strong dies after driving a vehicle over spike mats and into a tree in Farmington
Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: March 25, 2024
• Nathan M. Blodgett, 26, of 408 Penobscot St., Rumford, on charges of violation of condition of release and aggravated trafficking of schedule W drug, 12:33 a.m., March 20, in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • Dawson S. Bond, 21, of 112 Cheryl Lane, Oxford, on charges of domestic violence assault and violation of condition […]
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine House advances bill to end 3 strikes law for thefts
Republicans warned that removing a possible felony charge for a 3rd conviction would embolden organized retail crime, while Democrats say the policy is outdated, and that most theft crimes don’t warrant a felony conviction.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Washington County lagging behind rest of Maine in use of yellow flag law
A compilation of data by The Maine Monitor found that the county has filed just a single yellow flag order since the law passed nearly 4 years ago.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Lisbon woman admits to having stolen guns
Prosecutors say she helped juveniles who burgled gun shop in West Paris.