Bail set at $100,000 for West Gardiner man charged with murder, manslaughter
AUGUSTA — A judge on Tuesday set bail at $100,000 cash or real estate for a West Gardiner man charged with murder and manslaughter. Derrick Dupont, 26, of West Gardiner, is accused of shooting James L....
View ArticlePair charged with felony burglary, theft
Two area men have been charged with felony burglary and theft after an investigation that began in January in Palmyra. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Trevor Moore, 24, of Hermon, was...
View ArticleMan charged in stabbing at Augusta Quick Mart
AUGUSTA — A judge on Tuesday set bail at $5,000 cash for a city man accused of stabbing another man Saturday night while a woman removed her belongings from an apartment. Bradford E. Buck, 63, of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 5 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:54 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Western Avenue. 9:15 a.m., harassment was reported on Capitol Street. 9:28 a.m., property was recovered on Water Street. 9:28 a.m.,...
View ArticleFarmingdale home fire led to painful loss of pets, arrest
Matthew P. Woodcock and his wife, Ann Hinds, were in downtown Augusta last Friday when they learned their home in Farmingdale was on fire. They shared the mobile home at 871 Northern Ave. with a half...
View ArticleSanborn lawyers: Witness may have seen victim alive 2 hours after last known...
A previously undisclosed witness in the 1989 slaying of Jessica Briggs may have seen the teenager alive two hours after the last known sighting of her, according to attorneys for convicted murderer...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 6 police log
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Lloyd Road. IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 4:40 p.m., threatening was reported on Park Avenue. 6:22 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Battle...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 6 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:11 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on Memorial Drive and Gage Street. 7:35 a.m., harassment was reported on Florence Street Place. 9:14 a.m., a past burglary was reported...
View ArticleFrench citizen sentenced for illegally crossing border to Maine
A citizen of France was sentenced to about four months in jail for re-entering the United States after having been deported. Philippe Maurice, 50, was sentenced to the 113 days he has served and a year...
View ArticleBrunswick man charged in attempt to rob armored truck in Camden
CAMDEN — A Brunswick man has been charged in an attempted robbery in which the suspect tried to get into a Brunks armored truck while wearing a haz-mat suit. Camden Police charged Jon Baribeau, 48, of...
View ArticleParents of slain Augusta man drop appeal to have victims’ fund pay funeral costs
AUGUSTA — A couple who lost their son in an execution-style killing on Christmas morning in 2015 is no longer asking a court to overturn a decision by the state’s Victims’ Compensation Fund, which...
View ArticlePittsfield man charged with sexually assaulting underage girl
A 44-year-old Pittsfield man remains held on $50,000 cash bail on charges that he sexually assaulted the underage daughter of his live-in girlfriend. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Michael...
View ArticleWinslow woman sentenced for embezzling money from veterans group
AUGUSTA — A Winslow woman on Wednesday admitted to embezzling funds from the Winslow VFW Auxiliary over the three years while she was the group’s treasurer. Cara J. Bird, 37, was sentenced to an...
View ArticleFormer union official at Bath Iron Works pleads guilty to embezzling $280,000...
A former official at a Bath Iron Works union pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling $280,865 from the union. Ryan Jones, 34, of Bath, entered the guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Portland. Jones...
View ArticleHurricane Irma buys former Maine developer an extra week before prison
A hurricane bearing down on Florida will give former Maine developer Michael Liberty an extra week of freedom before he has to report to prison. Liberty pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign...
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Brewer police stymied by suspect who refuses to reveal his name
‘John Doe’ suspected of burglary in Brewer. Photo courtesy of the Brewer Police Department BREWER – Brewer police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect who is currently in...
View ArticleLeroy Smith pleads not criminally responsible to charge of murdering his father
AUGUSTA — Leroy Smith III pleaded not criminally responsible Thursday to charges of murder and manslaughter in connection with the 2014 stabbing death and dismemberment of his father, setting the stage...
View ArticleMarijuana activist detained and denied entry to Canada
A leading activist for marijuana legalization says he was detained at the Canadian border Monday and denied entry after agents determined he had been arrested during a 2008 protest in St. Paul,...
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Kidnapping charges against Rumford man dropped after review of surveillance...
Joshua Brown Photo courtesy of Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office AUBURN – Kidnapping charges against Joshua Brown of Rumford have been dismissed after prosecutors reviewed surveillance video that...
View ArticleGirl, 9, charged with creating false alarm for gun threat at Jay school
A 9-year-old girl from Livermore Falls has been arrested and charged with creating a false alarm for making 911 calls that forced three Jay schools in Regional School Unit 73 to go into lockdown on...
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