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Crime

Published
November 19, 2016

Proposed law not ‘amnesty’ for rapists, Turkey says

The legislation would let men evade punishment for sexual assault by marrying underage girls they abuse.
Published
November 18, 2016

Maine woman gets 3 years in 2015 hit-and-run death in York

Carolyn Lee hit and killed Emily Zarnoch as she walked hand-in-hand with her boyfriend.
Published
November 1, 2016

Two men face charges in theft of lobsters in Harpswell

The Maine Marine Patrol says it made the arrests after a monthlong investigation into a $9,000 heist of lobsters.
Published
September 26, 2016

FBI data show increase in murder, violent crime in 2015

Attorney General Loretta Lynch points out that 2015 still represents 'the third-lowest year for violent crime in the past two decades.'
Published
September 26, 2016

Crime in Maine on the decline, but still driven by drug abuse

The public safety commissioner says the drug abuse epidemic continues to be an issue for Maine law enforcement.

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Published
September 9, 2016

Wisconsin AG appeals ruling on ‘Making a Murderer’ nephew

A federal magistrate judge ruled in August that investigators tricked Brendan Dassey, then 16, into confessing that he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill Teresa Halbach.
Published
August 15, 2016

Portland man who wore wig in bank robberies gets 14 years in prison

Jimmy Odong robbed 3 credit unions and 2 banks and has been in custody for more than a year.
Published
August 3, 2016

Norwegian tourist charged in death threats against Portland police

Espen Brungodt, 28, is arrested at a Portland hotel, unarmed, after emails and tweets discuss shooting officers from a parking garage. Brungodt's father says his son has a form of autism.
Published
June 21, 2016

Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy charged with sex assault on minor

Ken Hatch was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
Published
June 13, 2016

Police say Limington man used machete to kill neighbor

Bruce Akers, 57, is charged with murder in the death of Douglas Flint, whom he had accused of stealing a six-pack of beer in the latest of what police say was a series of run-ins between the men.