The Portland department defended its hesitation to discuss the Morrill’s Corner shooting, citing concerns it might jeopardize the investigation. The public still doesn’t know whether a shooter is at large or who was shot.
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Fryeburg, Conway police nab border hopping burglary suspect
Fryeburg police assisted Conway, New Hampshire, police Tuesday in apprehending a Fryeburg man wanted in a burglary investigation.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Kentucky woman sentenced in Maine court for obtaining fraudulent visas for Ukrainian orphans
Colleen Holt-Thompson worked with an unnamed co-conspirator in Maine to falsify hundreds of visa applications for Ukrainian children.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Wilton woman arrested again on drug charges
Lisa Miniutti, 50, of Wilton was on bail for drug-related charges when a search of her residence yielded drugs and trafficking-related items.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Details emerge in manslaughter case involving death of Owls Head toddler
In a hearing to reconsider Aziayh Scott’s bail, prosecutors said Scott made numerous calls to his girlfriend from jail, asking her to tell police that he didn’t kill her 2-year-old son.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Dixfield man charged with possessing methamphetamine, crack cocaine
Antone Morris, 37, was charged after Franklin County deputies conducted a bail check on another person at a home in Washington Township.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
GoFundMe page set up for girls killed in Mechanic Falls
The bodies of the two sisters were discovered Saturday in their apartment following a welfare check.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Woman killed, 3 injured in Portland shooting. Police scant on details.
Police say Susan McHugh, 54, of Gray, was killed, but they do not release details about the other people hurt in the shooting near Morrill’s Corner late Tuesday and say they will ‘provide updates to the public as the case allows.’
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Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support
William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: July 30, 2024
• Cory S. Allen, 38, of 1230 Main St., Lovell, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in Fryeburg, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Elijah W. Cowper, 22, of 699 Arnold Trail Road, Stratton, on two probation revocations, 11:08 a.m. Sunday, July 28, at Franklin County Jail, […]