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On March 29, troopers from the Maine State Police arrested Jared Moody, 37, of Skowhegan, on charges that he was in possession of sexually explicit material featuring children under the age of 12.

Brunswick police are seeking a mime that attacked an MMA fighter on Friday night. No, this isn't a joke.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested two men and seized over 4,000 pills, which police said had a street value of $30,000 on Feb. 2.  Drug agents say the men were getting the pills by mail and then selling them.

The State Police’s Computer Crime Unit arrested a Jefferson man this morning and charged him with possessing child pornography.

The state official in charge of treatment and recovery in the Maine Office of Substance Abuse has pleaded guilty to OUI.

A Fairfield woman pleaded guilty today, Jan. 4, to a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of her infant son, just over a year ago. According to WMTW, Kayla Stewart, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. All but nine years of the sentence will be suspended, and that will be followed by four years probation...

A Waterville man has been arrested and charged with several counts of drug trafficking following an investigation into the sale of heroin in central Maine.

The Maine State Police are looking for a Livermore Falls man who led New Hampshire Troopers on a chase into Maine early Wednesday morning (Dec. 21) before fleeing from the car along the Maine Turnpike.

State Police say the shooting death of a young woman in Hebron was a domestic violence homicide.  The State Medical Examiner’s Office today (Dec. 9) said Claire Randall, 27, died from multiple shotgun wounds.

How brazen... and how sad. After seeing this you may want to think twice about having packages delivered without a required signature. Check out this post from the Sanford Police Department facebook page.

The Augusta Police Department made a major drug bust on Dec. 1, arresting 5 people and seizing over $18,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine.

A mobile home in Winthrop was destroyed by fire early this morning and the homeowner has been charged with setting the fire .

The State Fire Marshal’s Office said two brothers from Waterville were arrested yesterday and charged with arson for setting a car on fire in Madison four months ago.

Hallowell Police discovered  an active meth lab in the basement of a home at 11 Spring St. last night (Oct. 5).

The Augusta police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who was caught on camera trying to get into a home he doesn't live in over the weekend.

One of the best things about living in Maine is that crime is very low, in fact, Maine has the second lowest violent and property crime rate in the country. (Vermont has the lowest). However, parts of Maine still has there fair share of violence and crime.