Aaron Crenshaw struck a female jogger on Route 196 last February.
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Alaska judge keeps bail at $1 million for Auburn man
Steven Downs is charged with murder and sexual assault of a university student in Fairbanks in 1993.
Lewiston teen denies charges from police chase
The 18-year-old was arrested in April after refusing to pull over for police.
New York man to be extradited Friday on felony robbery, assault warrant
A New York man who had a Class A drug charge against him dismissed July 25 is set to be extradited Friday on a warrant out of New York on felony robbery and assault charges.
Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine
The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.
Auburn man sentenced on gun possession charge
An Auburn man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to two and a half years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
Lewiston firefighter fined for engaging prostitute
AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]
Video shows Lewiston officer had pocketed drugs; charges dropped against defendant
Prosecutors dismissed a Class A drug charge against a defendant Thursday after a cruiser video showed a Lewiston police officer slipping drug evidence into his pocket at the scene of the arrest.
Police reveal Lewiston officer, now deceased, seen pocketing drugs from arrest
Officer Nick Meserve, who died at home in February from acute fentanyl intoxication, was seen pocketing fentanyl during a police stop in Lewiston in January.
Lewiston teen could be tried as adult in Kennedy Park slaying
LEWISTON — A judge is expected to hear arguments next week on whether there is probable cause for a manslaughter charge to stand against a local teen and, if so, whether the teen should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, now 18, was charged last fall in the death of a […]