Judge delays review of Anthony Sanborn murder conviction
A judge has agreed to postpone until October an evidentiary hearing for Anthony Sanborn, who was released on bail this spring after spending 25 years in prison on a murder conviction that is now under...
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New York man pleads not guilty to 2015 Augusta murder but refuses to identify...
AUGUSTA — A New York man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder and robbery in connection with the beating death of an Augusta man in a city apartment on Nov. 23, 2015. But the pleas only came...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 21 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 7:11 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Eastern Avenue. 8:42 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on State Street. 9:44 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Hatch Hill Road....
View ArticleSkowhegan men indicted in Waterville hotel robbery, theft
AUGUSTA — Two Skowhegan men were indicted Thursday on charges related to a March 17, 2017, robbery at the Budget Host Airport Inn in Waterville. Patrick E. LeBlanc Jr., 21, and Tylor Anthony Reece, 22,...
View ArticleState police identify slain woman, say she might have been living in southern...
Detectives investigating the slaying of a woman found by the side of Route 193 in Cherryfield have identified the victim as Sally Shaw and say she may have been living in southern Maine. Shaw, 55, was...
View ArticleMaine AG: State police sergeant acted lawfully when shooting at Cushing man...
Maine’s attorney general has determined that a Maine State Police sergeant acted lawfully when he shot at a Cushing man last August after a domestic violence assault in Jefferson. Shane Prior, 34, shot...
View ArticleSomerset County court for May 22-June 2, 2017
SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for May 22-June 2, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court. Amanda Adams, 39, of Norridgewock, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures May...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 22 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 8:15 a.m., a Water Street caller reported criminal trespassing. 8:44 a.m., a 24-year-old Skowhegan woman was issued a summons on State Street charging her with theft by deception....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 22 police log
IN ANSON, Friday at 7:27 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. 11:15 p.m., a suspicious activity or person was reported on Main Street. IN EMBDEN, Friday at 11:02 p.m., a suspicious activity...
View ArticleInmate dies at Maine State Prison
Maine State Prison inmate Charles L. Pettigrow, 47, died around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the Maine Department of Corrections. State police and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner both were...
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Anthony Sanborn, Maine’s first convicted killer to be released on bail, gets...
Anthony Sanborn was jailed for nearly three decades before he became Maine’s first convicted murderer released on bail, adjusting to a world that left him behind. The greatest unknown comes this fall,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 23 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 7:50 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street. IN ATHENS, Saturday at 11:05 a.m., a theft was reported on Brighton Road. IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 1:45 a.m., a disturbance...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 23 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 7:44 a.m., a Civic Center Drive caller reported criminal trespass. 8:06 a.m., a Glenridge Drive caller reported criminal mischief. 10:10 a.m., a Mill Street caller reported criminal...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts July 13-19, 2017
AUGUSTA — Here is a list of cases closed July 13-19, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Stephen Anderson, 29, of Peaks Island, operating vehicle without license Nov. 9, 2016, in Belgrade; $100...
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South Portland police arrest suspect in Ferry Village burglaries
Eric Becker A man who South Portland police say is responsible for at least six residential burglaries over a two-month period in Ferry Village was arrested this weekend. In a statement Sunday...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel July 24 police log
IN ALBION, Saturday at 9:54 a.m., a truck reportedly was stolen from Marks Road. IN CHINA, Saturday at 8:05 a.m., a mailbox reportedly was vandalized on Neck Road. 8:42 p.m., a traffic accident causing...
View ArticleKennebec Journal July 24 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 9:29 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Village Circle. 9:48 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Cony Street. 10:36 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Edison Drive....
View ArticleAthens man sentenced in federal court on child porn charges
An Athens man has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for possession of child pornography. Steven Strang Jr., 38, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Bangor by Judge John A....
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Man pulled Walmart fire alarm to free wife held in shoplifting, police say
Sean Francis The husband of a woman who was suspected of shoplifting Monday afternoon at the Walmart store in Scarborough pulled the fire alarm at the store after store officials wouldn’t release her,...
View ArticleNew York man to serve 10 years for bringing illegal drugs to Maine
AUGUSTA — A Troy, New York, man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for bringing illegal drugs to Maine to sell. Christopher Wilson, 44, was found guilty of aggravated trafficking in cocaine...
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