Portland police arrested a robbery suspect and recovered a stolen firearm during an investigation that led to a second arrest on drug charges. On Friday, July 24th, members from the department's Criminal Investigation Division identified a suspect accused of robbing and assaulting a man who was attempting to sell a fire.A week later, members of the Crime Reduction Unit took a suspect into custody during a traffic stop. Officers recovered the stolen firearm and arrested 21-year-old Dominic Moncad...

A federal judge has ordered Maine to stop enforcing one part of the state's Human Rights Act against Crosspoint Church, which operates Bangor Christian School.The order follows a recent ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and blocks the state from enforcing one section of the law while the case continues. Maine's publicly funded tuition program allows students in some communities without public schools to attend private schools using public money. Bangor Christian School does not cur...

The Portland Planning Board unanimously approved plans on Tuesday for a seven-story, mixed-use development at 879 Congress St. The plan calls for 54 affordable residential units and ground-floor retail space, according to city documents. The proposal, submitted by the Portland Housing Development Corporation, was discussed in full detail during a planning board meeting. Located just across the street from Maine Medical Center, this development would total approximately 50,000-square-feet of floo...

Lewiston police responded to reports of a shooting at Bartlett and Walnut streets around 6 p.m. Monday, according to the department's social media page.Police said that a 21-year-old man was shot in the leg during a brief altercation that involved several males. The victim was transported to Central Maine Medical Center where he remains in serious but non-life-threatening condition.Through interviews and surveillance videos, investigators identified the suspect as 20-year-old Ethan Parilla of Le...

A driver suffered critical injuries Tuesday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash on Route 196, police said in a statement.At 3:46 p.m. the Lisbon Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 196, Lisbon Street, in front of Sabattus Creek Trailer Park.Police say that a 33-year-old from Topsham was traveling westbound in a Subaru when it crossed into the path of a Chevrolet Silverado that was being operated by a 38-year-old from Lewiston. Their identities are currently being withhe...

A Hancock County judge on Tuesday amended two bail conditions for Eliot Cutler, who is currently on probation for possessing child pornography. The new order changes one of the conditions he must follow while out on bail; it specifies that internet supervision should be random and unannounced.Previously, Cutler was prohibited from using the internet after 5 p.m. The judge modified that condition to allow him to use the internet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays solely to attend Sexual Addicts Anony...

There were scary moments Thursday evening when the driver of a pickup truck slammed into a building on Elm Street in Biddeford.Police dispatch would only confirm the crash happened Thursday evening. Pictures and video sent to WMTW from a viewer show a silver pickup truck crashed into the porch of the Deja Vu Salon in Biddeford.Owners said there were no injuries as a result of the crash, and that the building appears to be structurally sound.The images show a lot of damage to the salon's porch an...