In June, a jury found Michael Kilgore, 48, guilty of assault on an officer and assault, but returned not guilty verdicts on several other charges from the September 2022 incident.
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Brunswick man shot, police search for suspects
Darren Mitchell of Brunswick was taken to Maine Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. He is in stable condition. A Wiscasset man was arrested on unrelated charges as police investigated.
Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus
A month before the fatal shooting occurred, the student had been expelled from the school for ongoing issues with professors after receiving a bad grade.
Lewiston man charged in BJ’s Wholesale Club robberies
Police say Jeremy P. Proctor wielded a knife and then a tire iron at the Auburn store.
Windham man pleads guilty to federal child porn charges
Cote Noonan, 33, was arrested in 2023 after police say they found thousands of explicit images of young children. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each of two counts and up to $250,000 in fines.
‘RoboCop’ security systems pop up in Maine as concerns over retail theft rise
The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
Eight years after fatal shooting in Portland’s West End, suspect set to go to trial Monday
Aristotle Stilley was extradited from California in 2020 for allegedly killing David Anderson and wounding another man at an apartment on Gilman Street in 2016. But Stilley says the state has the wrong man.
Maine lawmakers scrap bill to decriminalize drug possession; opt for study instead
The original proposal sought to treat substance use as a public health issue and would have set up receiving centers to help people dealing with a crisis.
U.S. files first criminal charges for smuggling of greenhouse gases
A San Diego man is arrested for brings HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons – into the U.S. One expert calls it a ‘climate crime.’
Winslow man, 22, identified by police as victim in fatal Waterville shooting
An autopsy performed Tuesday found that Justin Iraola died from multiple gunshot wounds, police said.