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Judge rejects motion to dismiss shooting victim’s lawsuit against Biddeford
A lawsuit filed against the city of Biddeford by a woman who was wounded in a domestic shooting that killed her son and his girlfriend can move forward, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District...
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Suspect charged with stabbing man who was getting a haircut in Lewiston
Michael Barrucci Maine State Police and Lewiston police arrested an Otisfield man and charged him with stabbing a South Paris man who was getting a haircut in a Lewiston barber shop Wednesday night....
View ArticleHow can a Santa handing out candy canes to children go wrong, you ask?
Bangor police are on the lookout for a “bad Santa” who handed out candy canes to children in a local department store. In a roundup of quirky police news posted Thursday morning on the department’s...
View ArticleAuburn man convicted in 2013 Minot rampage case wants new trial
AUBURN — A Minot man who went on a rampage four years ago, setting fire to his family’s home and that of his estranged wife is hoping for a new trial, claiming his constitutional rights were violated...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 7 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 8:18 a.m., theft was reported on Community Drive. 9:28 a.m., property was recovered on South Grove Street. 9:32 a.m., theft was reported on High Street. 10:01 a.m., violating...
View ArticleWoman with shotgun talked down from Penobscot Narrows bridge
State and local police talked down a 54-year-old woman who was found Thursday morning sitting on the railing of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge with a loaded shotgun, state police said. Motorists first...
View ArticleMaine woman, Bronx man charged with dealing crack, heroin, Suboxone
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said Thursday it has charged three people, including a New York City man, following an investigation of the sale of heroin and crack-cocaine throughout Kennebec...
View ArticleSecond man convicted in Bangor shootings
BANGOR – A jury has convicted a second man in a shooting that left one dead and another wounded in Bangor. Jurors on Thursday found 29-year-old Robert Hansley, of New York, guilty of murder and...
View ArticleDrug trafficking in Augusta brings 18 months in prison
AUGUSTA — A city man arrested in August when police executed a federal warrant on another person pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of unlawful drug trafficking. William A. McDaniel Jr., 30, was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 7 police log
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 12:58 p.m., police investigated a complaint of harassment on Cayford Lane. IN CAMDEN, Wednesday at 11:40 a.m., police investigated a report of threatening on Ham Hill Road. IN...
View ArticleMan leaves his family in car in Farmington, tries to escape deputy
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly refused to stop for police and fled into the woods, where officials eventually found him. Christopher Tracy, 24, was...
View ArticlePolice seek man who grabbed girl getting off bus in Parsonsfield
Maine State Police are looking for a man they say grabbed a 13-year-old girl as she got off a bus and tried to take her behind a building in Parsonsfield. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday...
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Underwear left on floor triggered stabbing, Rockland police say
ROCKLAND — An argument over underwear left on the bathroom floor sparked an argument that ended with one roommate stabbing two others, sending one man to a Portland hospital with stab wounds. George...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Dec. 8 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9:07 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Mount Vernon Avenue. 10:56 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Glenridge Drive. 11:21 a.m., a well-being check was performed on...
View ArticleStrong woman to pay thousands in restitution in theft of debit card information
FARMINGTON — A woman from Strong who pleaded guilty to stealing debit card information and using it to pay bills must pay restitution of $4,240 within 10 months to avoid a conviction. Erica L. Couture,...
View ArticleMiranda Hopkins to be sentenced Dec. 13 for manslaughter
BELFAST — Miranda Hopkins, the Troy mother who was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her 7-week old son in January, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Waldo County Superior Court. A...
View ArticleSecond chorus of voices echoes protest of Sen. Collins’ vote on Republican...
Another day and another group of protesters descended on Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Portland to express their unhappiness with the Maine Republican’s vote for the Senate version of a tax reform plan...
View ArticleNorth Anson man charged with furnishing, possession of drugs
Somerset County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 52-year-old North Anson man Friday on illegal-drug charges after a search of his Center Street apartment and his car. John D. Pierce Jr., also showing a...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Dec. 8 police log
IN CLINTON, Thursday at 11:49 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Main Street. 1:27 p.m., forgery or fraud was reported at the police station. No location was given. IN FAIRFIELD,...
View ArticleRumford man pleads not guilty in Chesterville standoff
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and to keeping police at bay during a 10-hour standoff Dec. 2 in Chesterville, according to court documents. The complaint lodged against...
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