In places like Lewiston, a sharp rise in gun violence begs the question: How many firearms are acquired by people lying about who the gun is for?
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mexico man charged in Rumford robbery
Suspect Bryan Wood was once charged in a string of arson fires that brought down several downtown Lewiston buildings in 2013. The charges were later dropped when Wood was declared unfit to stand trial.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man charged with firing shots in downtown Lewiston
Troy Blanchard, 35, has a long criminal history that includes assaults, police standoffs, a stolen car and firing a shotgun on Falmouth Street in Rumford.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Franklin County side-by-side case
Mathew Tolman, 27, was sentenced to seven years with all but nine months suspended.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Livermore Falls school board member arrested for third time in Auburn case
Livermore Falls police arrested Roger Moulton, a director for Regional School Unit 73 in Jay, on a warrant charging violation of condition of release on Tuesday.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man found guilty of gross sexual assault
Cory J. Hutchinson, 38, was also found guilty of aggravated criminal trespass and domestic violence after about an hour of deliberation by the jury.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Connecticut man charged with stealing tools, equipment from biomass plant in Livermore Falls
David Bybell, 37, of North Haven was arrested on a charge of burglary.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former state prosecutor released after child sex abuse material sentence
James M. Cameron, who had been Maine’s former top drug prosecutor, also fled the state while on bail, prompting an 18-day manhunt.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Elan School and Yarmouth fires connected to 4 teens, state fire marshal says
The state agency says 7 fires in Poland and Yarmouth were intentionally set. Two teens have been charged in connection to some of the fires, and more charges may be coming.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Teen charged in Monday afternoon shooting in Lewiston
Surveillance camera footage from the area helped lead to the suspect, police said.