Julio Carrillo’s sentencing for the death of Marissa Kennedy is scheduled for August. Prosecutors say they will take his wife to trial on the same charge.
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Buxton man accused of threatening officers with firearms
Jerry Aberle, 68, is being held at the York County Jail.
Waterboro couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, police say
Detectives say Christopher Denis, 45, shot his wife, Christal, also 45, and then turned the gun on himself.
Teen charged with manslaughter in Lewiston melee death seeks suppression
LEWISTON — A local teen who police said admitted to throwing a rock believed to have struck a man who later died is seeking to have a judge disallow those statements to be used at trial on a manslaughter charge. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, filed a motion earlier this week to suppress his answers to questions […]
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Shaw’s by family of woman murdered at Saco store
A federal judge rules that the supermarket could not have foreseen the random attack at the Shaw’s store in Saco in August 2015.
Police arrest 7 suspects and seize drugs in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Seven people were arrested, drugs were seized and at least one fight was broken up Thursday night during a police operation. The effort involved Lewiston, Auburn and Maine State Police along with drug agents and officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In all, 33 officers took part in the […]
Police: Man shot in chest with pellet gun at Waterville park
Frank Pelletier has been charged with reckless conduct after allegedly shooting Michael McFarland while McFarland rode his bike along the Riverwalk at Head of Falls, police said.
Man with felony convictions charged with drug trafficking after Gardiner search
Another occupant of the apartment told police Kevin Soto was selling cocaine and heroin.
Border Patrol makes arrests in Rangeley area
The U.S. Border Patrol says agents have arrested six people working in the Rangeley, Maine, area who are in the country illegally
D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine’s juvenile justice system
The Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group has hired the Center for Children’s Law and Policy to evaluate Maine’s system and recommend changes.