Police focused on Thomas MacDonald, 44, of Westbrook, who they say eventually confessed he was there when Damion Butterfield, 23, allegedly shot and killed Derald Coffin in April on Woodford Street.
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Investigation into Old Port shooting that left 2 people wounded continues
Portland police have provided few details about the Monday morning shooting that left 2 people with serious injuries.
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Two people shot, seriously wounded in Old Port
The early morning shootings are the latest in a series of violent crimes that are challenging Portland police and concerning community leaders.
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Lebanon wrestles with its relationship to man charged in Jan. 6 riot
Ahead of a ruling on the case of Kyle Fitzsimons, facing 11 federal charges for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, neighbors and community leaders debate the impact on the small town.
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Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons
‘It’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the life of law enforcement and their families, for simply carrying out the law and doing their job,’ the president tells a crowd in Pennsylvania.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Call shows inmates knew ‘Whitey’ Bulger was changing prisons
New details revealed in court raise more questions about the notorious Boston gangster’s death.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Three men, including Mafia hitman, charged in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s killing
The notorious Boston crime boss was beaten to death in a West Virginia prison in 2018 hours after he was transferred from a prison in Florida, where he had been serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes.
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Commentary: Brittney Griner sentence leaves us waiting and hoping for a nightmare to end
The U.S. must do all it can to bring Griner, and other Americans held in Russia, back home. Trouble is, ‘all it can’ doesn’t seem like enough.
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Three defendants in Woodford Street shooting plead not guilty
Four men are facing murder and robbery-related charges in the shooting death of Derald ‘Darry’ Coffin. Three entered pleas Monday; a 4th will appear Tuesday.
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Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner’s death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.