crime

Violent crime rates have been going up in a lot of states over the years. But where does Maine rank on that list?

According to WMTW, four young students have been identified after extensive damage and vandalism occurred at Longley Elementary School in Lewiston.

Currently, there are 75 unsolved murder cases in Maine. Here are five of the most perplexing.

According to the Maine State Police, 57 year old Kirt Damon has been arrested in connection with the 1984 murder of Dorothea Burke. Damon was taken into custody Tuesday (September 22nd) evening at his residence in Stockton Springs and taken to the Waldo County jail...

According to WMTW, Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is currently under a lockdown. The lockdown is in place due to a threat. The threat came in via phone at 9:15 AM.  The facility went into lockdown at 9:30 AM While it was vague, the call seemed to indicate the threat of self-violence or violence against those at the hospital...

According to a press release from the Maine State Police, sixteen people were arrested following a week-long drug investigation. The release said, in part: "On Sept. 14, 2020, Maine State Police executed a Search Warrant at 175 Rocky Road in the Town of Northport...

According to a Facebook post from the Maine State Police, the Maine Department of Corrections is searching for a man named Shawn Batchelder Mr. Batchelder has not reported to his probation officer as required. 36 year old Batchelder was last seen in Augusta on September 12th...

According to WABI, police in Dexter recently made a disturbing discovery, drugs and needles in a car with a child. The incident happened during a routine traffic stop on Tuesday evening.  Officers found the vehicle was littered with pills, crushed pills, marijuana, uncapped needles, and other drug items...

For many, the mandates to wear a mask in public have become a major issue of contention

The incident took place at an Augusta gas station early this morning

Together, we can all make Maine's capital city a safer place to live, work, and play

The incident took place early Saturday morning

Fortunately, no one was injured in the attacks.

As we're just hours away from 2020, let's look back at some of the BIGGEST events (good and bad) from the last 365 days.

The woman was reportedly depositing a money bag around 8 pm when the man approached her from behind and 'forcibly' took it from her before fleeing on foot.

The incident happened at about 8 PM on Friday evening