Kennebec Journal May 2 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:43 a.m., harassment was reported on Franklin Street. 9:37 a.m., theft was reported on Water Street. 10:22 a.m., terrorizing was reported on Oxford Street. 12:30 p.m., suspicious...
View ArticlePolice quickly charge suspect in West End convenience store robbery
A 27-year-old man was quickly arrested after he robbed a West End convenience store early Tuesday morning, Portland police said. Garlrenice Somnang Tek of Portland approached a cashier at the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 2 police log
IN DETROIT, Monday at 10:32 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on North Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 10:37 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Norridgewock Road. 2:57 p.m., debris was...
View ArticleBelgrade man who admits sexually abusing children to serve more than 6 years...
AUGUSTA — A Belgrade man convicted of robbing three convenience store gas stations in Augusta as a teen pleaded guilty Tuesday to having unlawful sexual contact with three children under the age of 12,...
View ArticleScam seminar seeks to arm residents with tools to keep from getting tricked
CHINA — Online and phone scam attempts have become so commonplace in today’s environment, it’s not out of the ordinary to regard an unknown caller or a strange email with a hint of distrust. According...
View ArticleBoothbay man shot in leg during quarrel with neighbor, police say
A Boothbay man was hospitalized Monday after being shot in the leg by his neighbor during a quarrel, police said. Lt. Michael J. Murphy of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office identified the shooting...
View ArticleFryeburg man surrenders, weapons confiscated, after domestic violence call
A Fryeburg man was arrested late Monday night after police say he threatened a woman with a loaded gun. Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said Bradford Beattie, 47, faces domestic violence charges....
View ArticleA good bad year: Doping’s effect on harness racing
Many in the industry say 2015 marked a turning point for the long-suffering sport of harness racing. The bad news came first: Several well-known trainers in Maine faced charges of drugging horses with...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 3 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 9:08 a.m., theft was reported on Water Street. 9:17 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Cony Road. 10:07 a.m., theft was reported on Green Street. 10:59 a.m., a mental health...
View ArticlePhoning girlfriend from Augusta jail costs inmate 20 months
AUGUSTA — A Norridgewock man will serve 20 months in prison for repeatedly calling his girlfriend from Kennebec County jail in violation of bail conditions. The woman was named as the victim in an...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 3 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 5:09 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Front Street. IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 2:25 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Main Street. IN CHESTERVILLE, Tuesday at 7:25 a.m.,...
View ArticleTwo people charged with dealing heroin in Biddeford
Biddeford police arrested two people Wednesday and charged them with drug trafficking as part of an eight-month investigation that could lead to additional arrests. Police say that Marquis Haavon Hill,...
View ArticleState funding for court-appointed attorneys runs out
The state has run out of funding to pay court-appointed attorneys representing criminal defendants who can’t afford a lawyer. John Pelletier, the executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent...
View ArticleAuburn man gets 8-year sentence for distributing heroin
An Auburn man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for distributing heroin. Darnell Robinson, also known as “Butta,” 30, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Nancy Torresen...
View ArticleLeroy Smith III deemed competent to stand trial in slaying of his father
A Superior Court justice this week declared Leroy Smith III competent to stand trial in the slaying of his father in 2014 in Gardiner. Smith, 27, is accused of killing his father Leroy Smith Jr., 56,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 4 police log
IN BENTON, Wednesday at 10:37 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Albion Road. IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 11:11 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 1:24...
View ArticleDeceased TV weatherman Tom Johnston would have been charged in sexual...
SOUTH PARIS — TV weatherman Tom Johnston was the only suspect in a recent sexual assault case and would have been charged by police had the WCSH meteorologist survived instead of apparently committing...
View ArticleMercer man charged with eluding an officer, possessing heroin
A Mercer man who allegedly led police on a brief car chase in North Anson was arrested on multiple charges, including possession of heroin laced with fentanyl. Michael Anthony Dellarma, 29, was...
View ArticleMaine man accused of having sex with dog and then killing it
A Durham man is accused of having sex with his dog and killing it, then warning his girlfriend he could do the same to her. WGME-TV reported that 55-year-old Thomas Wentworth was indicted Wednesday on...
View ArticleActon woman charged in ex-husband’s stabbing death pleads not guilty
ALFRED — The Acton woman accused of stabbing her ex-husband to death in front of their children pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Thursday in York County Superior Court. Kandee Weyland, 46, was...
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