A 1-year-old baby was hospitalized for hypothermia and frostbite on Thursday after her mother allegedly left her in a vehicle overnight as temperatures dropped into the teens. Ashley Bragg, 32, has been charged with aggravated assault, assault on a child under the age of 6, endangering the welfare of a child, and domestic violence reckless …
An investigation is underway after a Maine man allegedly killed his landlords on Friday in an unprovoked attack. Sources told the Sun Journal that it appeared Patrick Maher, 24, ambushed Troy and Dulsie Varney, 52 and 48, and stabbed them multiple times at the couple’s Turner home. Troy Varney reportedly fought and held onto the …
A 2-year-old Maine boy is fighting for his life after an older sibling found a gun in a closet, loaded it, and shot him in the head, according to the Maine State Police. Waterville police got a call about the shooting just before noon on Saturday, state police said. The boy, who has not been …
A North Carolina man has been arrested in Maine and charged with the murder of his girlfriend in July — an outcome LeeAnn Fletcher’s family says may never have happened if they’d been content with the official police investigation. John Curtis Tolson called 911 on July 22 to say that Fletcher appeared to have slipped …
A suspect was arrested on an outstanding warrant days after a customer reported discovering razor blades in pizza dough they purchased from a Maine supermarket on Tuesday. According to WCSH, Hannaford Supermarket contacted the Saco Police Department regarding possible tampering with food items after a customer claimed they found an undisclosed number of razor blades …
A Maine man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and drank beer in her basement until he was ready to kill her, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported, but the plan didn’t go the way he wanted when his gun misfired twice and he missed a third shot completely. The unnamed victims called 911 after their escape, and …
A man living in a tiny town on Maine’s border with Canada died on Thanksgiving evening after falling victim to one of his own booby-traps. Police said Ronald Cyr, 65, called 911 himself to report that he had been shot. The Van Buren Police Department, the Van Buren Ambulance Service, and the US Border Police …
A mother in Maine who’s accused of killing her 1-year-old daughter in October by rubbing heroin residue on her gums pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Kimberly Nelligan, 33, was arrested on Tuesday, nearly a year after the death of her daughter, Jordynn. Charged with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of …
Police in Connecticut announced the arrest of a Maine man in connection with the unsolved 1986 sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl who was found dead after she didn’t return home from school. According to the Connecticut Post, a tactical team arrested Marc Karun, 53, on a fugitive from justice warrant as he …
A Maine woman who said her struggles with gender identity pushed her to stab her two parents to death when she was 17 was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. According to her attorney, Andrea Balcer, now 20, was transitioning from male to female when she killed Alice and Antonio Balcer, both 47, on …
Authorities in Maine say officers arrested a woman found undressed from the waist down in the roadway of a residential neighborhood. According to WGME, 25-year-old Lauren Gelinas was supposed to be babysitting when she allegedly got drunk and ran out partially clothed into the road. Police reports indicate she left two children under the age …
Authorities in Maine were still searching for a convicted killer who escaped from a state prison late last week, according to recent reports. As the New York Post reported, 65-year-old Arnold Nash, sentenced to 45 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder in 1992, was set to be released as early as …
