John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Sanford man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
Joseph Zoll, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday and faces up to 50 years in prison.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Police searching for missing mother and young son in Saco
Tania Mulanga, 32, and her 2-year-old son Martin Kakanda are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and speak only limited English, police say.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Father of Westbrook shooting victim laments ‘senseless tragedy’
Jeff McKinney says his daughter Brittney Cockrell was a ‘precious gift from heaven’ and that her partner, Michael Hayter, ‘had a million-dollar smile and a twinkle in his eyes.’
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Police report 2 hate crimes in Windham
Windham police say vandals spray-painted racist words and symbols on Windham Center Road twice in the past month.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Boyfriend of missing Aroostook County woman charged with murder
Game wardens found Kimberly Hardy’s body in a wooded area after searching for more than a week and Jayme Schnackenberg of Monticello has been charged in her killing.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
‘People are no longer walking this earth because of me’
In an unusual series of interviews, Joseph Eaton confessed to a reporter that he killed his parents and two family friends. Those close to him say he’s long been troubled and dangerous.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Armed man brought into custody after standoff on Forest Ave
Police say a crisis negotiator helped resolve a two-and-a-half hour standoff on Forest Avenue with a man who allegedly threatened a Burger King employee with a gun Friday evening.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide
Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Suspect in Westbrook slayings had expressed desire to kill innocent people years earlier
Marcel Lagrange, who appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court on charges that he fatally shot a Westbrook couple in front of their 2 children, has a lengthy history of mental illness and violent threats.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Couple shot to death in front of their children in Westbrook
Marcel Lagrange Jr., of South Portland, has been charged with two counts of murder in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter.
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