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Maine Crime

Published
April 11, 2023

Farmington woman accused of smoking crack, endangering child in Wilton

Michelle M. Belanger, 33, was arrested on two counts of endangering a child, unlawful possession of crack cocaine and refusal to submit to arrest or detention.
Published
April 10, 2023

‘Radio silence’ from investigators frustrates family of Edgecomb toddler killed on Christmas morning

More than three months after police ruled 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan's death a homicide, family members continue to wait for charges to be filed.
Published
April 7, 2023

Augusta man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in Turner crash

Jacob Diaz had been driving a pickup truck that slammed head-on into a car driven by a Fayette woman.
Published
April 7, 2023

Man who allegedly stole Augusta police cruiser found not competent to stand trial

Kyle King, 27, who is being held at Kennebec County jail, has been committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center for treatment meant to restore his mental competency.
Published
April 7, 2023

Citing mental illness, Waterville woman found not criminally responsible for setting fires with Molotov cocktails

Melissa Jane Breznyak has been committed to state custody for an indefinite period of time for the setting the fires last year in her neighborhood.

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Published
April 7, 2023

Waterville man pleads guilty to terrorism charge following planned mosque attack

Xavier Pelkey, 19, entered the plea Friday in federal court in Bangor to a charge of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, prosecutors said.
Published
April 6, 2023

Augusta man charged in fatal crash in Turner in December

Jacob Diaz was taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn where he was being held Thursday night on $100,000 cash bail.
Published
April 6, 2023

Mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ pleads guilty to manslaughter

Lee Ann Daigle, 59, who was charged with murder in the death of a newborn abandoned in 1985, waived her right to an indictment and a jury trial on the reduced charge. She faces up to 30 years in prison.
Published
April 3, 2023

Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings

U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.
Published
April 3, 2023

Livermore Falls treasurer charged with OUI and refusing arrest

Rebecca E. Harmatys, 46, of Livermore was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, refusing to submit to arrest and leaving the scene of an accident.