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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Augusta police bring back rape suspect from Oregon
Damien Sanchez, 26, of Roseburg, Oregon, was arrested recently on a warrant related to an alleged assault at an Augusta hotel.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Relatives of 3 killed while walking in Augusta last year say consequences for driver too light
Family members of the late Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and Vada-Leigh Peaslee say they are seeking justice and a change to how manslaughter charges are brought in Maine.
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PublishedMay 19, 2022
Augusta man who was shot last month by guard pleads not guilty to assault on federal official
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is being held by federal officials for allegedly attacking a security officer April 20 at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Augusta City Council gives police approval to sell some guns in evidence locker, destroy those used in crimes
Augusta Police Department to sell 62 guns and destroy 57 it has acquired over the years.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
FBI: Guard shoots man armed with knife at Muskie Federal Building in Augusta
Officials say man with knife assaulted a guard at the building and was then shot and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Maine Supreme Court hears argument that police stop of drug-furnishing New York man was unjustified
A lawyer for Timothy Barclift argued, on appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that police stopped the New York man primarily because of an anonymous tip he traveled by bus frequently and paid with cash.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Augusta officers will start carrying stun guns following policing discussion with council
The Augusta Police Department to require officers to carry stun guns and is looking fill a mental health worker position that's been vacant since December.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Augusta man allegedly assaults woman who gave him ride, tries to crash her vehicle
Christopher M. Good, 55, faces charges of assault and unlawful sexual touching following the Thursday incident, police said.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Officers involved in deadly Augusta shelter shooting return to duty after internal investigation
An internal Augusta Police Department investigation into the shooting death of Dustin Paradis determined no corrective or disciplinary action was warranted.
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