Farmington man charged with sexually assaulting young girl

Maine Crime

Published
December 1, 2023

Farmington man charged with sexually assaulting young girl

A doctor interviewed the girl during appointment after she brought up a man touching her, according to a police affidavit filed with a Farmington court.
Published
November 30, 2023

Spate of deaths makes month after Lewiston shootings among the most violent in Maine history

A preliminary review of data shows that 2023 is on track to be the deadliest year in Maine since 1989 – and that doesn't include the 18 people killed in the state's worst mass shooting.
Published
November 30, 2023

Officials remain tight-lipped after body of man found at Fairfield home

The Maine State Police have released few details after a Major Crimes Unit was sent to the home following discovery of the body Tuesday.
Published
November 30, 2023

Cambridge man receives 6-year sentence for trafficking in fentanyl, other drugs

Jeffrey Frost, 40, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Bangor for his role in providing drugs to a St. Albans man who then sold them in Penobscot County.
Published
November 30, 2023

Six police departments, including Portland, have used Maine’s yellow flag law for the first time since Lewiston shootings

Law enforcement agencies used the law to remove guns from a person 36 times since the Lewiston shootings last month, marking a significant increase over the previous 10 months.

Published
November 29, 2023

Aroostook woman accused of setting fire to apartment with boyfriend inside

Attorneys for Susan Kochanowski asked a judge to grant her bail, saying a police affidavit relies too heavily on her inconsistent statements.
Published
November 29, 2023

Sentencing of Liberty man convicted of raping juvenile delayed an eighth time

Wade Drew Brayman, 64, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Belfast on several counts of sexual assault, but his court-appointed lawyer, much like several others before him, asked to be removed from the case because of disagreements and confrontations with Brayman.
Published
November 29, 2023

Police investigating another homicide, this one in Westbrook

Clarence James Pearson, 61, was found dead at a Mechanic Street apartment early Tuesday. His homicide is the fifth reported in Maine since Nov. 21.
Published
November 28, 2023

Wilton police destroy $1 million in illegally grown marijuana

State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.
Published
November 28, 2023

Oakland man sentenced for high-speed police chase, eludes kidnapping charges after one alleged victim dies

Brian Charette Jr. pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from police chase in January in the Waterville area and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, even as he escaped prosecution of more serious kidnapping charges because one woman died and another didn't show up in court.