Maine State Police

60-year-old Eric Nicolar of Indian Island was arrested and is being charged with operating under the influence, driving to endanger and failure to stop.

A man was found dead after a shooting was reported at home in Lincoln, Maine, on Wednesday morning, police said. Lincoln police responded to the shooting on Mohawk Road around 9:25 a.m. The victim, later identified as 51-year-old Jason Nadeau of Lincoln, was found dead at the scene, Maine State Police said Thursday night. An autopsy confirmed Nadeau died from…

A man leaving a Maine town’s historical society was killed by a pickup truck after tripping while crossing the street Tuesday evening, police said. The driver of the truck didn’t see the man, identified as 76-year-old Andrews Tolman, lying in the vehicle’s way on Main Street in Readfield, Maine State Police said. The driver is not believed to have...

A couple and their baby have been missing for several days, Maine State Police said Friday, asking for the public’s help ensuring that they’re all safe. Benjamin, Casandra and 2-month-old Grace Quinn are believed to be in the area of Androscoggin County, police said. The trio were reported missing to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. Anyone who knows...

A man has been arrested in the death of a woman last month in Mexico, Maine, police said Monday.

A person was found dead after firefighters put out flames at a burning home in Mexico, Maine, on Thursday morning, state police said. Another person was rescued from the home on Tucker Street with a ladder, police said Friday. She wasn’t hurt. Police didn’t say how the person is believed to have died, or give her name, with the...

A woman was found dead in a parked vehicle in Dayton, Maine, Monday afternoon, police said, and the woman matched the description of a woman missing from Virginia. Autumn Cleveland, 23, had been reported missing from Newport News, Maine State Police said Tuesday. There was no danger to the public, and the woman’s death remained under investigation, according to police….

A 6-year-old girl on vacation in Maine was accidentally killed by a broken badminton racket while playing with her brother last week, police said.

A man being chased by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in Farmington, Maine, died on Monday when his car sped over a spike strip and into a tree, police said. Joshua Burdin, a 32-year-old from nearby Strong, Maine, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place on South Strong Road in Farmington at about…

A man and two children were hospitalized Saturday after a crash involving a tree in Corinna, Maine. Maine State Police say troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash on Route 7 near the Newport town line around 10:39 a.m. and found a silver Ford Taurus with three occupants, including a 10-year-old child who had suffered serious injuries. According to police, the…

A man wanted on a weapons charge and bail violations was fatally shot by a police officer during a search in Chelsea, Maine, on Sunday, officials said. Frank Foss. Jr., a 28-year-old from Dresden, was wanted on charges of possessing a gun despite being prohibited and for allegedly violating his bail in a domestic violence case, Maine State Police said…

A Maine homeowner called police after finding a homemade explosive in his driveway , according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s office. It happened on Tabor Road in Woodland, Maine, which is a town approximately 60 miles north of Houlton. The Maine State Police Bomb Unit responded and rendered the device safe. No one was hurt. Investigators with the Houlton fire…