Clair Vigil admitted to setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School last year.
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Posted inMaine Crime
71-year-old charged with murder in woman’s death at Topsham senior housing complex
Resident Christine Miller, 64, died Tuesday of ‘sharp force injuries,’ police say. Robert McClure, 71, has been charged with murder.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man suspected in assault of Waterville officer, theft of vehicles arrested in Greenville
Ricki M. Gould, 28, was arrested Tuesday night after police located him and a second suspect, Ashlyn Marie Libby, 32, at a vacant camp in Greenville, police said.
Posted inNews
Bath man to be sentenced for elementary school arson
Allan Thomas Vigil told police he broke into the Dike Newell School and set it on fire in June 2022, rendering it uninhabitable. His lawyer said he has a history of developmental issues and mental illness.
Posted inNew England, News, Oxford Hills
Bomb threat to Vermont restaurant originated from Oxford County
The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Vermont State Police in identifying the person who made the call.
Posted inMaine
FBI data shows Maine’s violent crime rate lower in 2022 than it’s been in more than four decades
Though the murder rate rose slightly in 2022 in Maine, decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults brought down the overall volume of crime.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
School shooting hoaxes have terrorized kids across U.S. Who’s behind it?
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Snow crunching under their feet, breaths coming quickly, the officers grabbed their duty rifles and ran toward Nouvel Catholic Central High School. The code had gone out just two minutes earlier on Feb. 7: active shooting in progress. They didn’t hesitate. When they found that the double doors next to the […]
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Massachusetts police chief charged with insider trading will resign
Dighton Chief Shawn Cronin is accused of being part of a group that netted over $2.2 million in illegal profits.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston police chief directed not to serve on mayor’s community safety committee
The committee has already been criticized by Lewiston police, and a majority of the council agreed to direct city administration not to allow the chief to serve.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.