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Maine Crime

Published
February 15, 2023

Police: Driver operating under influence when SUV crashes through guardrail and into Fairfield Brook

Vanessa Poirier, 25, of Waterville suffered minor injuries Tuesday when her SUV ran a stop sign, hit a guardrail and went down an embankment and into the brook, Fairfield police say.
Published
February 15, 2023

Disbarred Ellsworth attorney indicted on theft charge

Christopher Whalley, 63, was disbarred in December after being accused of stealing $189,000 from a client’s estate.
Published
February 14, 2023

Sheriff’s deputy, his dog, and a passerby allegedly attacked by man on Richmond roadside

Shane M. Sawler, of Bath, was arrested on several charges.
Published
February 13, 2023

Family of man accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Pittsfield business denies allegations

Scott Therrien said his son, Benjamin Scott Therrien, 28, made no threat last week to harm others at the Hancock Lumber sawmill where he worked at the time, and that he will plead not guilty to a terrorizing charge.
Published
February 9, 2023

Auburn man gets 78 months in prison for child pornography

The defendant, formerly of Hollis, admitted to the crimes last year.

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Published
February 9, 2023

Police: Teens apparently stole car, led authorities on high-speed chase from Wiscasset to Richmond

Authorities said officers arrested a 17-year-old boy from Richmond on multiple charges in connection with the high-speed pursuit.
Published
February 9, 2023

Augusta police failed to identify themselves until last seconds in 2019 shooting of man

The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel, created the same year as the Augusta incident, recommends officers identify themselves as police officers loudly when knocking at someone's door.
Published
February 8, 2023

Rockport man pleads guilty to fraudulently getting $1 million in COVID-19 loans

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Mark X. Haley used some of the Paycheck Protection Program funds to make a down payment on a sailboat.
Published
February 8, 2023

Pittsfield man arrested after threatening to ‘shoot up’ business where he previously worked, police say

Benjamin Scott Therrien was being held Wednesday at the Somerset County Jail on a charge of terrorizing after threatening to target his former employer, according to Pittsfield police Chief Vicente Morris.
Published
February 8, 2023

Stockton Springs woman sentenced for lying during 3-year-old’s murder probe

Sherry Johnson, 59, was given a suspended sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty. Her daughter, Jessica Trefethen, was convicted and sentenced to 47 years for the death of Maddox Williams.