Pair arrested, linked to April 25 pharmacy robbery in South China
Two Monmouth men arrested Friday night for allegedly robbing a pharmacy May 5 in Lewiston also have been charged with robbery in connection with an April 25 robbery of the pharmacy at the Hannaford...
View ArticleMedomak Valley substitute teacher arrested in sexual photo case
An Edgecomb man who worked as a substitute teacher at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro was arrested Friday on charges including sexual exploitation of a minor, for an alleged incident involving...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 7 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 9:49 a.m., terrorizing was reported on Glenridge Drive. 10:33 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on Sewall Street. 11:22 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Western Avenue....
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 7 police log
IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 3:56 p.m., an assault was reported on Water Street. 4:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Norridgewock Road. 5:22 p.m., a theft was reported on Western Avenue. IN...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 8 police log
AUGUSTA Saturday at 10:22 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street. 10:24 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue. 11:16 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue....
View ArticleKennebec County courts April 28-May 4, 2016
AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed April 28-May 4, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts: Michael E. Algiere, 29, of Oakland, theft by unauthorized taking or...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 8 police log
IN ANSON, Saturday at 9:41 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Parkwoods Drive. Sunday at 2:59 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Preble Avenue. IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 1:39 p.m., trespass...
View ArticleSomerset County courts March 7-13, 2016
The following are cases closed March 7 to March 13, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court: Nicole J. Bowden, 43, of Cambridge, terrorizing Aug. 23, 2015, in Hartland;...
View ArticleCanaan fire victims say they were targets because they’re gay
Brian Aldo Baldie and Ron Pelletier lost their home and seven pets in a fire in September, leaving them scared and at a loss for an explanation. They thought maybe there was faulty wiring in the older...
View ArticleDriver in fatal Washington crash had been drinking alcohol, taking...
Randall Junior Weddle, the truck driver facing double manslaughter charges in connection with a five-vehicle crash in Washington on March 18, was intoxicated and speeding at the time of the accident,...
View ArticleNew Yorker arrested on I-95 in Sidney on speed, trafficking charges
AUGUSTA — A judge set bail on Monday at $50,000 for a New Yorker facing drug trafficking and criminal speeding charges. Kervin Castillo, 22, of Bronx, New York, was arrested on Interstate 95 Friday...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 9 police log
AUGUSTA Sunday at 7:01 a.m., a 51-year-old Augusta man was summoned on a charge of failing to obtain a driver’s license after a traffic stop on Cushing Street. 10:07 a.m., criminal trespass was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 9 police log
IN BENTON, Friday at 4:35 p.m., harassment was reported on River Road. IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 3:25 a.m., a robbery was reported at Circle K on Center Road. 1:33 p.m., mischief was reported on Summit...
View ArticleWaterville man pleads guilty to selling fake coins
A Waterville man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to charges of selling counterfeit coins in several central Maine communities, authorities said. Mwashuma M. Sithole, 31, faces up...
View ArticleJudge orders mental evaluation of Augusta woman accused of child sex abuse
AUGUSTA — A judge on Tuesday ordered a city woman facing child sex abuse charges to undergo a mental examination by the State Forensic Service. Loni D. Ingalls, 36, is charged with three counts of...
View ArticleNo new trial for Justin Pillsbury, convicted of murdering Jillian Jones in...
AUGUSTA — Justin Pillsbury, convicted in March of murdering Jillian T. Jones in November 2013 in Augusta, will not get a new trial. Justice Michaela Murphy denied a defense motion for a new trial,...
View ArticleKennebec Journal May 10 police log
AUGUSTA Monday at 7:15 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Franklin Street. 7:41 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on State Street. 8:49 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on King and...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel May 10 police log
IN CANAAN, Monday at 10:37 a.m., a traffic stop led to an arrest on Main Street. IN CLINTON, Monday at 10:09 a.m., a report of burglary was investigated on Bellsqueeze Road. 1:02 p.m., a report of...
View ArticleNew Yorker pleads guilty to trafficking in heroin in Manchester, Winthrop
AUGUSTA — A New York City man will serve four years behind bars for trafficking in heroin last December in Manchester and Winthrop. John H. Cedeno, who is also known as “Papers,” now 20, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleGardiner baseball field snack shack hit by burglars
GARDINER — For the second time in two years, someone broke into the snack shack at Quimby Field and stole candy, snacks, and drinks that volunteers sell to benefit the local baseball league. The...
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