Florida woman pleads guilty to credit card fraud conspiracy in Maine
A Florida woman pleaded guilty Friday to being part of a conspiracy to commit credit card fraud in Maine. Meylisi Rueda, 22, of Miami entered the plea to the charge of conspiracy to commit access...
View ArticleWindham man sentenced to 6 years after 9th and 10th drunken-driving convictions
A Windham man was sentenced to six years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a raft of charges that included his ninth and 10th convictions for operating under the influence of alcohol. Patrick...
View ArticleTwo Maine men plead guilty to illegal dealing in elvers
Two Maine men pleaded guilty this week to illegal dealing in elvers, juvenile eels that can bring in high prices when sold in Asian markets. The two, William Sheldon, 71, of Woolwich and Timothy Lewis,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 7 police log
IN BINGHAM, Friday at 7:04 p.m., a call about hazardous material was taken on Main Street. IN BENTON, Saturday at 1:56 a.m., theft was reported at the Asher Farms Mobile Home Park. IN CANAAN, Friday at...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 7 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:17 a.m., theft was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue. 9:51 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Memorial Circle. 11:37 a.m., sex offenses were reported on State Street. 12 p.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 8 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 6:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Valley Road. IN BENTON, Saturday at 4:06 p.m., threatening was reported on Poor Bob Lane. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 1:54...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 8 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 10:52 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Bangor Street. 11:17 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on Eastern Avenue and Cony Road. 11:24 a.m., a disturbance was reported on...
View ArticleKennebec County Courts Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2017
AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville. Vastie Adams, 67, of Waterville, keeping dangerous dog Dec. 16, 2016, in Waterville; $250 fine....
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Bangor police’s Facebook page is everything you didn’t know you needed
Bangor police don’t normally respond to cat-stuck-in-a-tree calls, but a recent incident involving a cat, a group of onlookers and a man who scaled a tree in an attempt to rescue it has grabbed the...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 9 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 8:05 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Cony Road. 9:19 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Cedar Street. 9:27 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street. 9:29 a.m.,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 9 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 10:09 a.m., a bail violation was reported on Front Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 9:43 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street. IN CLINTON, Sunday at 11:12 a.m.,...
View ArticleVandalism at Monmouth golf course investigated as possible hate crime
MONMOUTH — Authorities are investigating vandalism at a Monmouth golf course as a possible hate crime after a swastika was found carved into the green on the course’s opening hole. Bill Sylvester, who...
View ArticleConvicted murderer Anthony Sanborn Jr. to get his 2nd chance in court...
Beginning Tuesday, convicted murderer Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. will return to Cumberland County Unified Court for a hearing in an ongoing bid to clear his name of the 1992 murder of his ex-girlfriend....
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Would electronic monitoring of Robert Burton have prevented Stephanie Gebo’s...
Robert Burton’s history of domestic violence officially began in July 2000 when he reportedly used duct tape on the wrists and mouth of a girlfriend — the same thing he tried to do to Stephanie Gebo...
View ArticlePolice trying to negotiate with man barricaded in Portland hotel room
Maine State Police were attempting Monday night to persuade a man barricaded in a fourth-floor room at a Portland motel to surrender, using a bullhorn to tell “Vinny in Room 405” to come out with his...
View ArticleSanborn says he is ready to confront those who helped convict him of murder
Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. expects the 12 days of hearings that begin Tuesday to determine whether his murder conviction will be overturned are going to be a grueling test. But after 27 years behind bars...
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Prosecution, defense focus on crucial role of witness in Sanborn’s conviction
Before Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. was freed on bail in April, the state prosecutor then responsible for fighting to preserve his conviction told a judge during an in-chambers conference that the court...
View ArticleSuspect in slaying of Maine man on Pennsylvania highway is extradited for trial
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man accused of killing a Maine resident on Interstate 81 in 2014 has been extradited to Pennsylvania to stand trial and is being held in the Franklin County Jail there, according...
View ArticleSubject of standoff at Portland motel is found, arrested
Police on Tuesday arrested a Hollis man who had been the subject of a lengthy standoff at a Portland motel – even though he might not have been inside the room when police had the building surrounded...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 10 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 6:18 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street. 2:58 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Hospital Street. 3:28 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Willow Street. 3:43 p.m.,...
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