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Maine Crime

Published
April 18, 2023

Turner woman charged with buying guns for others is cleared for rehab

Two of the guns purchased by Jennifer Scruggs in Auburn and Turner were recovered by Los Angeles police.
Published
April 18, 2023

Nearly $1,200 worth of pre-rolled marijuana joints stolen from Winthrop shop

Earth Keeper Cannabis was one of five businesses reportedly burglarized early Monday morning.
Published
April 18, 2023

Suspect arrested after shootings leave 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 wounded on I-295

State police say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton of Bowdoin has been charged with murder. Investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes in southern Maine.
Published
April 15, 2023

Two youths charged with terrorizing after school threat

Interim Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said Saturday that the youths will have a court date but will first see a juvenile community corrections officer.
Published
April 14, 2023

Phillips man indicted on arson charges connected to 2017 Falls General Store fire

Kurt D. Searles, 35, is charged with arson and conspiracy to commit arson.

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Published
April 13, 2023

Livermore Falls woman indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal 2022 crash in North Jay

Gaylene Rich, 69, of Livermore died in the head-on crash July 20, 2022, on state Route 4.
Published
April 13, 2023

Man arrested in Portland on charges of threatening New Hampshire high school

Kyle Hendrickson is accused of showing a gun in front Portsmouth High School and threatening to 'shoot up the school.'
Published
April 12, 2023

Arkansas man sentenced for beating Colorado man at the Farmington Motel

John M. Murphy, 53, pleaded guilty April 5 to a felony charge of aggravated assault at a Farmington court and was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
Published
April 11, 2023

Maine woman accused of buying dozens of guns for California gang

Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney's Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.
Published
April 11, 2023

Eliot Cutler to change his plea in child porn case

The former Maine gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead to 4 counts of possession of images depicting child sexual abuse and prosecutors say the agreement will include "a period of incarceration."