Morning Sentinel March 20 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 9:13 a.m., trespassing was reported on Four Mile Square Road. IN ATHENS, Monday at 8:28 a.m., an abandoned motor vehicle was reported on Main Street. IN CANAAN, Monday at 4:56 p.m.,...
View ArticleSaco teen pleads guilty to reduced charge following Westbrook stabbing
A teenager arrested in connection with a November stabbing in Westbrook pleaded guilty to a lesser charge this month. The Westbrook Police Department responded at 3:47 a.m. on Nov. 3 to a disturbance...
View ArticleAugusta man convicted of child pornography charges loses appeal before...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an Augusta man’s conviction on child pornography charges. Randy Marquis, now 44, was convicted by a jury in March 2017 of three charges of possession of...
View ArticleFarmington man one of two arrested on charge of military desertion
FARMINGTON — Two men enlisted in the Army who left their base without permission turned themselves in to police Monday after the military issued warrants for their arrest. Warrants for desertion were...
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Owner of J’s Oyster in Portland gets 4 months in jail for failing to pay...
Cynthia Brown, photographed Tuesday at J’s Oyster, will serve four months in jail for failure to pay state sales and income taxes. Staff photo by Ben McCanna The owner of a landmark bar and restaurant...
View ArticlePennsylvania man charged with invasion of computer privacy in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Police say a Pennsylvania man is accused of helping a customer at a local dealership buy a car and acquiring the customer’s phone during the transaction. He proceeded to send nude photos...
View ArticleJay woman pays off $5,000 in restitution to C.N. Brown
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman entered into a one-year delayed sentencing agreement Monday in connection with stealing nearly $5,000 from a C.N. Brown convenience store in Farmington. Lisa Parent, 49,...
View ArticleRenowned chef and her husband, former owners of Zapoteca, indicted on theft...
The former owners of a popular Old Port restaurant have been indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury on charges of theft by deception and negotiating a worthless instrument. Renowned chef Shannon...
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Portland gas station robbed by man with handgun
Portland police say that a man armed with a handgun robbed a gas station in the Riverton neighborhood Tuesday night. Riverton Gas Station Google photo Lt. Kevin Cashman said the robber, whose face was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 21 police log
IN ATHENS, Tuesday at 1:51 p.m., a county deputy was called to assist another agency on Chapman Ridge Road. IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Tuesday at 9:59 p.m., noise was reported on Mountainside Road. IN...
View ArticleHall-Dale school buildings evacuated after bomb threat found in bathroom
Hall-Dale Middle and High School buildings in Farmingdale were evacuated briefly Wednesday morning after a report of a bomb threat written on a middle school boys bathroom wall, police said. Regional...
View ArticleRichmond woman sentenced to 45 days in jail over credit union embezzlement
WEST BATH — A Richmond woman who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of forgery and taking money from a member account at the credit union where she worked was sentenced Wednesday to serve 45...
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Man accused of sending himself nude photos from Maine car buyer’s phone
Kevin Rennie FARMINGTON — Police say a Pennsylvania man helped a local car dealership customer link her phone to a new vehicle and then helped himself to nude photos of herself on her phone, which he...
View ArticleHigh-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000,...
The former high-profile Portland restaurateurs who owe tens of thousands of dollars in civil judgments over unpaid bills have left the state and now face criminal charges that they wrote bad checks....
View ArticlePolice say landowner’s complaint about tent led to arrest of burglary suspect
The Courier-Gazette A complaint in December about a tent being set up in Warren without a landowner’s permission sparked a probe that led to the arrest this week of a Thomaston man suspected in...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 21 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 7:43 a.m., a traffic accident causing an injury was reported on New England Road. 10:41 a.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Stone Street. 10:45 a.m., disorderly...
View ArticlePortland police release description, photo of gas station armed robber
Portland police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Tuesday evening. The Riverton Gas Station at 1585 Forest Ave. was robbed just after 7:30 p.m. by a man who displayed a...
View ArticleHonduran man who claimed racial profiling is convicted of illegal entry
A man arrested after a controversial traffic stop by a Maine State Police trooper has been convicted of entering the United States after being removed or deported. Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, a...
View ArticleGardiner woman arraigned on federal drug conspiracy charge
A Gardiner woman is facing federal drug conspiracy charge. Heather Downs, 31, pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon at her arraignment in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Downs was indicted March 15 by...
View ArticleTemple man gets 18 months for assaulting father
FARMINGTON — A Temple man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for assaulting his father at his home on Cummings Hill Road in Temple. Brian R. Mackin, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony count of...
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