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Penobscot County Jail reports death of inmate
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 6—Officials at the Penobscot County Jail reported Thursday that they are investigating the death of an inmate. Corrections officers responded to an emergency situation within a quarantine ...
ACLU challenges use of COVID-19 relief funds for improvements at Penobscot County Jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 20—The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into the use of COVID-19 relief funds to build and expand jails and prisons, including the Penobscot County ...
Maine man served little jail time for abusing 2 women. A third says he ‘almost killed’ her
NBC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOne woman accused him of beating her so badly that her pelvic bone was broken, leaving her disabled....
Brewer man to serve 6 years in prison for infant son's death
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 19—A Brewer man was sentenced Tuesday to serve roughly six years in prison for the death of his infant son. Penobscot County Superior Justice Ann Murray sentenced Ronald Harding to 15 years ...
Maine man who served little time in abuse cases sentenced to 5 years for beating third woman
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChristopher Pelkey, a Maine man who served little jail time for two domestic violence cases that...
Man charged with arson after fire at Bangor Walmart
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 5—A Smyrna man was charged with arson after a fire was extinguished at Walmart in Bangor, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. Lucas Landry, 44, was charged with arson and ...
Brewer man arrested for kidnapping woman at Bangor Target, eluding police
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 15—A Brewer man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly forcing a woman into a U-Haul van in the Bangor Target parking lot and attempting to elude police. Colby Cooper, 21, was taken ...
Maine's new public defenders aim to close attorney shortage in rural areas
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 9—Mackenzie Deveau always knew Woodland was a small town. But it wasn't until law school that she realized how few attorneys are in her hometown of 1,217 — and the impact it has on poor ...
Truck driver whose flying wheel killed a state trooper to admit responsibility in plea deal
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 28—Three years ago, a Maine state trooper who had stopped on Interstate 95 to aid a stranded motorist was killed when a wheel from a passing logging truck suddenly flew off and and struck ...
Florida woman arrested as part of Maine corrections kickback investigation
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoJul. 28—A Florida woman arrested on theft and bribery charges Thursday became the second person this week to be implicated in an alleged long-running kickback scheme involving a Maine corrections ...