The Maine DEA says the arrest of Moses L. Oreste stems from an investigation that began in November into a group that bought fentanyl and crack and brought it back to the state to sell.
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Conviction upheld for Maine man who shot sister-in-law 10 times
Philip Clark was convicted and sentenced to 43 years for killing his sister-in-law, Renee Henneberry Clark, in 2018 in Hampden.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man, Bangor woman plead not guilty in Jay shooting
Arthur Cohen, 36, has been held in jail on $20,000 bail for nearly a year.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland police charge suspect in possible anti-Asian hate crime
Police say Troy Sprague harassed an Asian woman and her children Monday and damaged her car.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police: Benton man arrested after 21-mile high-speed chase through Waterville area
Harold Emery, 29, was taken into custody at 12:28 a.m. Tuesday after hitting a spike mat and fleeing on foot.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Defense attorney: DNA shows Auburn man not Lewiston man’s killer
Tests of critical evidence collected in relation to the Halloween night killing of a Lewiston man shows that an Auburn man was not involved, his defense attorney says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Affidavit shows details of high-speed chase through central Maine that ended in Clinton
Cops had attempted several times to stop the vehicle with spikes before it eventually came to a rest on East River Road in Clinton, documents show.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police: Vandal drives through Wiscasset cemetery wall, knocks over headstone
Police are looking for the public’s help over the incident at Woodlawn Cemetery
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Former DA candidate Seth Carey back in Maine facing sex charges
Seth Carey was arrested last week in Orlando, Florida.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Greene man charged in Lewiston stabbing held without bail
Paul Fernald claims he was acting in self-defense and victim fell on his own knife.