Benjamin Lancaster, 44, was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail during an initial court appearance at the Capital Judicial Center on Monday afternoon.
crime
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Driver arrested after child struck, killed in Albion
A woman and another child were also seriously injured in the Friday crash. Police say the driver left the scene and was operating under the influence.
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Tenants Harbor woman identified as homicide victim after body found in Union pond
The medical examiner ruled 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart died in a homicide, but her cause of death and further details were not released.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Judge throws out some gun evidence in Biddeford murder trial
Police never found the gun they suspect Lorenze Labonte used to kill Ahmed Sharif in 2023. A judge won’t let prosecutors use other gun evidence they believe ties Labonte to the shooting.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Alleged getaway drivers testify in Biddeford murder trial
Lorenze Labonte, 27, is being tried on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of Ahmed Sharif in November 2023. On Thursday, jurors heard from Labonte’s younger sister, and 2 men who say they drove Labonte to Massachusetts after the shooting.
Posted inLocal & State
Windham man gets probation for tampering with truck emissions monitors
Isaac Allen, owner of Red Barn Diesel Performance, was sentenced to three years of probation for installing illegal software on his vehicles.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Trio sentenced in killing of Down East fisherman
Police say they still encourage anyone with information on the 2017 murder of Wayne Foss to reach out.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Deadly Bayside shooting last fall caught on video, prosecutors say
A woman charged with hindering apprehension in the case pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday. Another suspect is in jail facing a murder charge.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Palermo death ruled a homicide, police say
State police say they are investigating the death of Robert Bruso, 56, earlier this month as a homicide, and they are also looking for Bruso’s golden retriever.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Hartland death under investigation by state police
Major crimes detectives are investigating the death of a woman Saturday at a residence on the Canaan Road in Hartland.