John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Human remains discovered in Ellsworth
Maine State Police are investigating the discovery of a human skeleton in the woods off Red Bridge Road in Ellsworth.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Saco police searching for hit-and-run suspect
Police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and his dog on Lincoln Street on Monday evening.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Police searching for stolen vehicle, suspect after carjacking in Portland
Police say a man pointed a gun at the driver of a SUV on Auburn Street and drove off with the stolen car.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Sanford High School senior killed in Rochester crash
Lydia Ashline died in a car crash Wednesday in Rochester, New Hampshire, according to Sanford Superintendent Matt Nelson.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Massachusetts urban planner tapped as Portland’s new housing & economic development director
The City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to confirm Gregory Watson as Portland’s Housing & Economic Development director.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2023
Waterboro man’s lawsuit against York County deputy could have wider implications for minor arrests
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Monday that Caleb Gaul’s 2018 arrest was unreasonable, and a dangerous overreach of police power.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Prominent lawyers discuss using civil litigation to pursue justice for Lewiston shooting victims
The attorneys, Josh Koskoff of Connecticut and Jamal Alsaffar of Texas, promote the power of the legal system to hold companies and institutions accountable for things they do, or don’t do, that lead to mass shootings.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Police believe Freeport woman was killed in West Newfield
Gary Mariner, 65, made his initial appearance in York County Superior Court on Monday afternoon, days after he was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Danielle Goodwin in September.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Maine State Police leaders defend response to Lewiston shooter
On a radio program Friday morning, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck responded to criticism of law enforcement’s handling of Robert Card before and after he shot 18 people in Lewiston last week.
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