CRIME & SAFETY
Topsham man facing multiple charges after burglary in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- A Topsham man, who was out on bail, is facing multiple new charges after police say he broke into a Brunswick home and stole guns and ammunition. Police say they caught him while he was trying to break into a second home. On Sunday, Brunswick police responded...
Sagadahoc County deputy continues to defend actions leading up to Lewiston mass shooting
PORTLAND (WGME) – A Sagadahoc County deputy is again defending the actions he took leading up to the Lewiston mass shooting. Sergeant Aaron Skolfield, who is now running for Sagadahoc County Sheriff, is pushing back on the interim report issued by the Lewiston independent commission. That report found Skolfield should have taken the gunman into protective custody.
Boat owner pleads not guilty to abandoning fishing vessel in Harpswell
HARPSWELL (WGME) -- The owner of a sunken fishing boat in Harpswell, which was leaking oil into the New Meadows River, has pleaded not guilty to abandoning the vessel. The boat sank during January’s storms and record high tides. According to the harbormaster, the fishing boat belonging to Cyrus...
Topsham man with allegedly stolen guns arrested in Cundy’s Harbor
Police have arrested a Topsham man and charged him with multiple crimes after tracking him to Cundy’s Harbor following an alleged burglary and theft of guns and ammunition from a Brunswick home. Christopher James Tucker, 33, was arrested late Sunday, May 5, on charges of burglary, theft, illegal possession...
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