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Published
January 27, 2023

Suspect in Winslow stabbing was retaliating against victim, police say

Justin Boucher, 21, appears to have attacked a 65-year-old man because he believed the older man had assaulted a family member, a Winslow police investigator said Friday.
Published
January 2, 2023

Waterville woman with loaded AR-15 in vehicle taken into custody

The woman, who has mental health issues, led police on a chase throughout the city early Monday before they stopped her on a dead-end road on the Colby College campus and took her into protective custody.
Published
December 31, 2022

Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school

Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.
Published
December 27, 2022

Bowdoin man summoned after pickup truck hits Waterville apartment building

Police say the Dodge pickup was traveling at high speed Monday night on College Avenue when it left the road, snapped off a utility pole and crashed into the apartment building, causing what the building owner says is tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
Published
December 16, 2022

Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue

Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother's Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
Published
December 6, 2022

Man robs Camden National Bank in downtown Waterville

The man, who left the bank Tuesday with an undisclosed amount of money, headed north on foot, police said.
Published
November 26, 2022

Police: Armed robbery at Waterville Goodwill, ongoing search for suspect

The Waterville Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect, a white male, roughly 5 feet, 9 inches tall, wearing dark clothing.
Published
September 1, 2022

Police: Motorcyclist killed in collision with passenger van on College Avenue in Waterville

Preliminary findings indicate the motorcyclist lost control Thursday and crossed the center line before colliding with the van, police said.
Published
June 1, 2022

Waterville police, Maine Gun Safety Coalition to host ‘gun giveback’ day

People who have guns or ammunition they do not want may bring them to the Waterville Police Department and eight other law enforcement locations around the state June 11.
Published
May 27, 2022

State investigation finds Waterville officer justified in fatal shooting of Hartland man

Police responded to a Waterville hotel in February 2021 following reports of a disturbance and found 32-year-old Eric Porter armed with a knife, according to a report by the state Attorney General's Office.