Former Kennebunk man sentenced to prison for investment fraud
A former Kennebunk man accused of defrauding Maine investors of more than $575,000 has been sentenced to six years in prison on two counts each of theft by deception and securities fraud. Robert J....
View ArticleDetails unsealed of alleged sex abuse of girl in Waterville
A Waterville couple accused of long-term sexual abuse of a girl told her she would “lose her guardian angels” if she did not cooperate. The girl also said the man would whip her and other girls with a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 5 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 8:51 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Washington Street. 12:36 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive. 1:26 p.m., property was recovered on Marketplace...
View ArticleShooting at truck with woman, child inside nets former Vienna man 8 months...
AUGUSTA — A Chesterville man who shot at a pickup truck in which his girlfriend and her 7-year-old son were riding last December pleaded guilty on Monday to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 5 police log
IN ANSON, Sunday at 7:02 p.m., trespassing was reported on Bailey Drive. Monday at 11:12 a.m., theft was reported on Valley Road. IN BINGHAM, Monday at 6:41 a.m., mischief was reported on River Street....
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Mother’s intellectual disabilities cast doubt on her role in daughter’s...
The woman accused of killing her 10-year-old daughter in Stockton Springs has significant intellectual disabilities that call into question her alleged role in the girl’s beating death and the validity...
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$6 million award in lawsuit exposes rift in prominent Maine business family
Tucker Cianchette has won a nearly $6 million verdict against his father over the failed buyout of a Yarmouth car dealership, exposing a rift in one of Maine’s most prominent business families....
View ArticleBowdoinham teen arrested after latest threat against Mt. Ararat High School
Police seized a shotgun and several knives from a Bowdoinham teenager they say threatened Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. Officials from the school notified Topsham police Monday of a post on the...
View ArticlePolice: 3 arrested on trafficking charges after Augusta drug bust
AUGUSTA — Three people were arrested on drug trafficking charges Monday evening after police searched a property on Crosby Street Place and reportedly found several grams of cocaine. Augusta police...
View ArticleBurglars steal 40-plus cigarette cartons from Farmingdale gas station, police...
More than 40 cartons of cigarettes were stolen from a J&S Oil filling station and convenience store late Sunday on Maine Avenue in Farmingdale, and police are now seeking help in locating suspects....
View ArticleFatal police shooting of man in Portland was justified, Maine Attorney...
The fatal police shooting last year of a 22-year-old man armed with an air rifle in the parking lot of a Portland shopping center was justified, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 6 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 9:42 a.m., harassment was reported on Riverside Drive. 11 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue. 11:32 a.m., theft and assault was reported on Page Street....
View ArticleMan accused of beating stepdaughter to death is assaulted in jail
The Stockton Springs man accused of beating his 10-year-old stepdaughter over several months until she died Feb. 25 was assaulted by another inmate inside the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 6 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 11:12 a.m., a theft was reported on Valley Road. IN CANAAN, Monday at 3:58 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Moores Mill Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 9:58 p.m.,...
View ArticleUnity man arrested in connection with meth lab bust
UNITY — A Unity man was arrested Monday evening after police discovered materials used to operate a methamphetamine laboratory in his home. Thomas Heaberlin, 35, was arrested on a charge of unlawful...
View ArticleTwo drivers charged with OUI, endangering children in separate cases
Two people are accused of drunken driving and endangering the welfare of children in separate incidents this past weekend. On Sunday, Michael Y. Couillard, 41, of Wilton was arrested on three Class D...
View ArticleFive members of same midcoast family arrested in fentanyl bust
Five members of a midcoast family who allegedly imported and sold fentanyl throughout Knox County have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said in a...
View ArticleFirst wife of suspect in stepdaughter’s beating death calls him abusive
The man accused of murder in the beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter in Stockton Springs frequently beat his first wife before their relationship dissolved more than a decade ago, the woman...
View ArticleReport finds police acted in self-defense in 2017 Vassalboro shooting
Law enforcement officers acted in self-defense when using deadly force during a reported home invasion in Vassalboro in February 2017 that resulted in two deaths, the state attorney general’s office...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 7 police log
IN ATHENS, Tuesday at 9:23 a.m., a theft was investigated on North Road. IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 2:34 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Main Street. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 1:40...
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