Morning Sentinel Oct. 16 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 10:09 p.m., theft was reported on Valley Road. IN CHESTERVILLE, Sunday at 2:03 p.m., harassment was reported on Zions Hill Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 4:51 p.m., a disturbance was...
View ArticleMassachusetts man sentenced to 15 years for distributing drugs to Maine...
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine hydrochloride. U.S. District Court Judge D....
View ArticleWitness in Sanborn murder trial recants testimony, says he lied to investigators
A second key witness who testified in the original murder trial of Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. recanted his testimony in court Tuesday. Glenn A. Brown Jr. of Biddeford told the court that he lied during the...
View ArticleLawyers for Portland landlord charged in fatal 2014 fire drop out of his appeal
Lawyers for a Portland landlord who was convicted of code violations following a November 2014 fire that killed six people have dropped out of his appeal. Gregory Nisbet, who was acquitted last year of...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 17 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 8:20 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Gannett Street. 9:08 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Ward Road. 11:00 a.m., an attempt to locate was...
View ArticleUMF police officer placed on leave after being charged with OUI
FARMINGTON — A full-time police officer at the University of Maine at Farmington was placed on paid administrative leave Monday after his arrest on a charge of operating under the influence....
View ArticleOld Orchard Beach gives police dog final salute
Old Orchard Beach K-9 Gunther was remembered in a post on the department’s Facebook page Tuesday after he died from a sudden medical issue. The German shepherd, who was handled by Officer Christopher...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 17 police log
IN CANAAN, Monday at 12:25 p.m., trespassing was reported on Main Street. IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 1:43 p.m., vandalism was reported on Savage Street. 3:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main...
View ArticleFederal indictment handed up in September 2016 bank robbery in Manchester
A local man has been indicted on federal bank robbery charges in connection with a hold-up last year at Camden National Bank in Manchester. Clinton Richard Damboise, 41, who has addresses in Belgrade,...
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Old Orchard Beach man accused of punching, choking pregnant girlfriend
Justin Murphy An Old Orchard Beach man was arrested Monday after he allegedly punched and choked his pregnant girlfriend. Capt. David Hemingway of the Old Orchard Beach Police Department said Justin...
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Police dog finds injured driver who left Lebanon crash scene
Maine State Police dog Ibo. The driver of a vehicle involved in a one-car crash in Lebanon was located after a state police dog tracked his whereabouts, according to an Instagram post by state police....
View ArticleIn midst of opioid epidemic, drug arrests dropped 9% in Maine last year
Drug arrests in Maine dropped significantly last year, even as the state and nation continued to battle an epidemic of opioid abuse. In its annual report on Maine crime, the state Department of Public...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Oct. 18 police log
AUGUSTA Tuesday at 10:23 a.m., one person was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center following a request for assistance from a Chamberlain Street caller. 1:31 p.m., a Water Street caller reported...
View ArticleEx-Riverview patient sued over assault on worker
AUGUSTA — A mental health worker injured 15 months ago when she was assaulted by a patient at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta is suing the patient for money to cover her medical bills, lost...
View ArticleJuvenile charged with theft of $21,000 from Wilton Town Office
WILTON — A local teenager was charged with taking more than $21,000 in cash and checks Monday from the Town Office, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday. Police recovered all but $51 of the $2,800 in...
View ArticleLead detective in Sanborn murder trial questioned about possible alternate...
Attorneys for convicted murderer Anthony H. Sanborn Jr. on Wednesday questioned a retired Portland Police detective about whether the police adequately pursued alternate suspects during the...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 18 police log
IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 5:39 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Park Avenue. 8:44 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Bellsqueeze Road. 11:28 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Silver Street....
View ArticleString of daylight burglaries reported in South Portland
South Portland police are urging residents of the city’s east end to lock their doors after investigating several burglaries that occurred in broad daylight. Over the past four weeks, there have been...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Oct. 19 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 10:18 a.m., a theft was reported on Willow Street. IN EMBDEN, Wednesday at 11:13 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Embden Pond Road. 7:03 p.m., a harassment complaint...
View ArticleDetective, in heated exchange, insists he didn’t ‘zero right in’ on Anthony...
The retired Portland police detective who investigated the 1989 homicide of Jessica Briggs lashed out from the witness stand Thursday, insisting that he did not “zero right in” on Anthony H. Sanborn...
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