Maine State Police

Maine State Police say a Houlton man faces numerous charges after a highway chase that involved speeds of up to 120 mph. Forty-three-year-old Michael Pierce was charged Saturday with eluding a police officer, driving to endanger and driving with a suspended license. Troopers received multiple calls around 12:30 p.m. for a southbound vehicle driving erratically and speeding on the Maine…

State and local police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Maine woman who has been missing since Tuesday. Jacqueline Reed, of Searsmont, was last seen April 28 around 10 p.m. on Center Street in Auburn, according to Maine State Police. The 29-year-old is described as 5’6″ tall, 130 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone who…

A man was shot and killed by police Saturday following a 12-hour standoff at his home in Hiram, Maine, authorities said. Reed Rickabaugh, 59, fired multiple shots at troopers before he was killed, according to Maine State Police. Law enforcement became involved with Rickabaugh on Thursday when an Oxford County sheriff started investigating reported gunshots from Rickabaugh’s Tripptown Road home,…

A woman has been found dead at her home in Hampden, Maine, where her husband was unresponsive as well, police said. The man was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center by ambulance, Maine State Police said in a statement Tuesday morning, hours after the couple was discovered. State police and Hampden Police are investigating the incident on Kennebec Road, according…

A Maine police dog has some extra protection in the field thanks to a Massachusetts non-profit and a Maine woman’s generosity. Dutch, a Maine State Police K-9, has been sporting a sharp new bullet- and stab-proof vest for over a month. The 21-month-old Dutch shepherd puppy is trained for patrol and drug enforcement work and has already been out...

A police dog in Maine is getting some extra protection thanks to a local woman’s generosity.

A police officer in Waterville, Maine has been shot, according to the state’s Attorney General’s office. His injuries are not life threatening. The shooting led to a police chase, where officers followed the suspect from Waterville to Canaan, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said.

A Massachusetts man who was arrested this week for allegedly trying to take a woman to Canada against her will had previously been charged with attempting to kidnap her, according to Maine State Police. Stephen Pilson, 52, of Beverly, was arrested Sunday after state police received a call for a parked sedan off the Maine Turnpike in Augusta and a…

Freezing rain that caught motorists by surprise is being blamed for a 11-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 in the Maine towns of Pittsfield and Palmyra. One minor injury was reported in the crashes that took place on Friday night. State police say the incident, which involved nine cars, a wrecker and a tractor-trailer truck, began when a car skidded into…

A Maine State Police Trooper thought he was assisting a driver and passenger during a deer crash in Bangor, but actually discovered some interesting cargo in the vehicle.

A Maine state trooper made a wise move in rescuing a jeopardized owl who managed to fly to safety after the assistance.

A large chunk of ice flew off of a car traveling on a Maine highway Saturday, shattering the windshield of another car. According to Maine State Police, Kristin Harmon was driving on I-95 in Houlton when she went to pass a slower moving car. As she was passing, a big chunk of ice flew off Rose Rodriguez’s car and went...

Police in Maine say they are investigating the discovery of two bodies inside a home in Greenbush

Two people are dead following a two-car crash in Litchfield, and charges are pending against the driver who survived, Maine State Police say. Around 7:39 p.m., state police received an erratic operation-related complaint in Litchfield. About 10 minutes later, a crash was reported to dispatchers. Officials say the fatal collision occurred just before 8 p.m. Saturday when a sport utility...

A New York man who threatened to travel to Maine to kill people at a Home Depot store and torture and kill a woman’s family, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Rademacher of Ronkonkoma, was arrested on a warrant for terrorizing, according to a statement from Maine State Police.

A Maine school bus driver is facing several charges after being pulled over for driving erratically with a team of high school field hockey players on board, according to police. The driver was bringing a team of Biddeford High School students back from a field hockey game Saturday night around 8 p.m. on Interstate 95 in Scarborough when a state...

A man charged in connection with the deaths of two men in northern Maine has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Thirty-eight-year-old Bobby Nightingale is being held on murder charges stemming from the killings of 25-year-old Allen Curtis and 51-year-old Roger Ellis in August in Castle Hill. The Bangor Daily News reports he has been ordered held without bail pending...

With the new hands-free driving law in Maine already one week in the books, motorists in the state are seeing signs of enforcement. The law prohibits the use of hand-held phones and other devices while driving and went into effect in Maine last week.

A pedestrian in Maine suffered minor injuries when she was hit by a vehicle driven by a Maine State Police detective in Augusta.