Kennebec Journal Sept. 18 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:13 a.m., theft was reported on Swan and Water streets. 9:09 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street. 11:21 a.m., a liquor law violation was reported on Quimby Street....
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IN ANSON, Sunday at 5:41 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Water Street. IN CLINTON, Sunday at 2:07 p.m., an assault was reported at the fairgrounds on Bangor Road. 6:14 p.m., a harassment...
View ArticleNew Yorker accused of trafficking in drugs in Augusta
AUGUSTA — A New York City man with prior drug-related convictions pleaded not guilty Monday to an indictment charging him with three counts of aggravated drug trafficking last year in the Augusta area....
View ArticleSaco attorney who went to prison now suspended for professional misconduct
A Saco attorney who spent nine months in federal prison for money laundering but won back his right to practice law in 2016 has been suspended from practicing law for six months by the Maine Supreme...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 19 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 1:34 p.m., fraud was reported on Gray Road. IN AVON, Monday at 8:11 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Avon Valley Road. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 9:36 a.m., suspicious...
View ArticleArson caused South China fire, state official says
SOUTH CHINA — A fire that destroyed a home Monday on Lakeview Drive is believed to be a case of arson, according to the Office of State Fire Marshal. The fire started in the living room, according to...
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Police release sketch of person seen with homeless man before slaying
Portland police are asking the public’s help identifying a person of interest in the Sept. 10 killing of a 54-year-old homeless man in downtown Portland. Police believe Sunao Thomas Yamada Jr. was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 19 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:13 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Medical Center Parkway and Old Belgrade Road. 7:45 a.m., theft was reported on Glenridge Drive. 8:37 a.m., suspicious activity was...
View ArticleFour charged with sex crimes against children in Somerset County
SKOWHEGAN — Four people have been charged with unrelated sex crimes against children in indictments handed up Friday by a Somerset County grand jury. They are among 21 people charged by the panel with...
View ArticleLawsuit claims police didn’t protect women from killer Anthony Lord
BANGOR — Two women have filed a federal lawsuit saying police failed to protect them from a man who is now serving two life sentences for a deadly rampage in northern Maine. The Bangor Daily News...
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Cumberland County Jail stops holding some inmates for immigration agents
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce will no longer cooperate with requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold prisoners at the county jail beyond their scheduled release, becoming the...
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Ex-Mountie who smuggled narwhal tusks into Maine headed for prison
BANGOR — A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks has been sentenced to five years, two months in federal prison. Prosecutors say Gregory Logan, of St. John,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Sept. 20 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 7:59 a.m., property was recovered on State Street. 8:32 a.m., harassment was reported on Gaywalk Street. 8:52 a.m., a 49-year-old transient man was issued a summons on a charge of...
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IN ANSON, Wednesday at 8:46 a.m., vandalism was reported on Madison Street. IN CARTHAGE, Tuesday at 5:42 a.m., theft was reported on Carthage Road. IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 5:34 a.m., a domestic...
View ArticleNorth Yarmouth man killed in Tuesday crash on I-295 in Falmouth
The family of a 36-year-old North Yarmouth man said they are reeling after his death Tuesday on Interstate 295 during his commute home. Joshua Martin was a loving father to three children, and worked...
View ArticleGray man sentenced to 15 months for gun possession
A Gray man was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Matthew Feehan, 30, of Gray, was sentenced in U.S. District...
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Judge to release some court records in quadruple slaying case
AYER, Mass. — Some court records in the case of a Maine man charged with fatally beating his mother, grandparents and their caretaker in a Massachusetts home can be made public, a judge ruled...
View Article‘Hoax’ call of officer down in Fairfield came from a police radio, chief says
The person who called in a false alarm about an officer being shot Wednesday in Fairfield had used what authorities called a police radio, but it’s not clear how the radio was obtained and whether...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Sept. 21 police log
IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 3:02 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Moores Mill Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 2:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street. 3:20 p.m., a disturbance...
View ArticleJuvenile charged with terrorizing at Thorndike school complex
Police arrested a juvenile Wednesday in connection with a threatening note found earlier this month in a student bathroom at the Mount View school complex in Thorndike, according to a Waldo County...
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