The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.
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Man who stabbed Turner couple to death in 2021 granted supervised time in Augusta
Patrick Maher was found not criminally responsible for stabbing Troy and Dulsie Varney to death in 2021.
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Skowhegan search turns up more illegal drugs, another gun
Police searched a vehicle late Saturday and early Sunday, seizing $10,700 in cash, 286 grams of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl and a handgun, in a case related to arrests and drug seizures Thursday and Friday.
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Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school
Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.
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Skowhegan police continue to investigate drug case
Five people were arrested and more than $9,000 worth of illegal drugs seized Friday in Skowhegan, according to police.
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Smithfield man arrested in Farmington on drug, other charges
Several people previously accused him of taking thousands of dollars from them to perform home repair work before disappearing, but the charges are not related to those accusations.
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Waterville man again indicted on attempted murder charge
Maurice A. Watkins-Cundiff allegedly fired more than a dozens shots at a woman as she fled in a car.
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Bowdoin man summoned after pickup truck hits Waterville apartment building
Police say the Dodge pickup was traveling at high speed Monday night on College Avenue when it left the road, snapped off a utility pole and crashed into the apartment building, causing what the building owner says is tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
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New crime data collection system doesn’t reflect crime wave in Maine
Overall crime in Maine had dropped for 9 consecutive years under the old reporting system used through 2020.
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Falmouth man charged with fentanyl trafficking
Dale Hunnewell, 61, had previously served 25 years in prison for cocaine trafficking.