Abdikareem Hassan was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to firing shots into the Portland Police Department parking garage in July 2020.
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Cab driver pulls gun on Waterville Public Works employee, police say
Alfred Gervais, 63, of Waterville is accused of brandishing a handgun during Saturday’s snowstorm after being told not to remove barricades placed in the road to protect workers cleaning up after an automobile crash.
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Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Review of police shootings focuses on need for more preventive mental health services
People who are shot by police are often in mental health crisis and armed, the Deadly Force Review Panel said. There are chances long before shootings to head off tragedy with help.
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Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
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Driver in fatal Acadia crash will plead guilty to federal charges
Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.
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Police find Lubec woman dead in trunk, charge boyfriend with murder
Paul DeForest, 65, was arrested in Warrenton, Virginia, and is charged with killing his girlfriend, Eva Cox, 58.
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Hospitalized stabbing suspect faces attempted murder charge, police say
Police issue warrant for Kenneth Mcintyre, 43, of Freedom after altercation at a Waterville home leaves several people hurt.
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Federal judge sentences couple to time served for role in sex trafficking
Derong Miao and Shou Chao Li have been in jail for more than three years.
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Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase
Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.