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Oregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
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Investigation continues into $2 million worth of misdelivered drugs in Winslow
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Wells man sentenced to 27 years for attacking NYPD officers with machete
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Woman appeals 6-year sentence for 1985 death of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ in Frenchville
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Judge denies Portland man’s attempt to rescind guilty plea in killing of his kids’ mother
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About $2 million worth of fentanyl was delivered by mistake to a central Maine home
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Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in St. John Street shooting
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Sister of Portland man convicted of manslaughter says she gave false testimony against him
More in Maine crime
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Atilio Delgado was 16 when police say he shot and killed James Cluney in May 2022.
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Gary Porter, facing multiple charges for stealing two police vehicles and firing at police, will make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
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Sharod D. Parker, 38, was arrested on a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon as a result of the incident, which drew a heavy response from law enforcement Monday afternoon.
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Police were attempting to arrest Nicholas Goodwin on charges of domestic violence terrorizing and violating conditions of release when the shooting occurred. Goodwin, who had threatened to kill police and his former girlfriend, survived and is now awaiting trial.
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Sharod D. Parker, 38, was arrested on a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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A witness describes a chaotic scene when a man in a hospital gown crashed a police car, shot at officers, took off in another police vehicle before crashing again and finally being apprehended by police.
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Matthew Fowler, 34, of Haverhill, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated assault, police said.
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The U.S. Attorney’s office said Friday that federal authorities are investigating an estimated 100 illegal growing sites in Maine, as well as similar activities in 19 other states.
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Kay Ballinger, of Glenburn, faces up to 15 years in prison for the scheme to steal funds for low-income renters.
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Police seized 1,854 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of processed marijuana, and other drug-related items from the home, which had the worst case of black mold observed by police during 14 similar busts in Somerset County, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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Dr. Merideth Norris is fighting federal charges that she prescribed dangerously high amounts of opioids to her patients.
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Two people were questioned by police, but not arrests have been made.
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In a last-minute deal and after a jury already had reached a verdict, Damion Butterfield pleaded guilty last year to murder in Derald Coffin's fatal shooting.
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Glenn Stanley is facing arson charges after police said he deliberately set fires at 2 homes off Stanley Mountain Road.
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Aaron Skolfield defended his actions and said Robert Card's Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Alex Jackson, 34, had been missing for nearly a year before his remains were found Friday. Joseph Chute, of Leeds, had been arrested and charged with murder following Jackson's disappearance.
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Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state's highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
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A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
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A 38-year-old Westbrook man who matched a description given by witnesses was found near the scene and a gun was nearby.
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Nicholas Eckert, 32, of Norridgewock was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening.
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Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
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The Daily Grind's owner said the perpetrator appears to have pushed in an air-conditioning unit to get inside.
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Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry's 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the 2 officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others.
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An attorney for Joseph Chute says prosecutors lack evidence that a crime was committed.
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Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
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The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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The postal worker's ex-wife called police in May 2023 to report she found opened mail in his bedroom and turned them over to police, according to court documents.
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While the three homes were unoccupied, one was being renovated, with a family of four planning to move in soon.
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Amid biting criticism for the department's failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.
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James Ferrar, 30, was arrested Thursday and charged with 3 counts of unlawful trafficking.
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An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state's court system.
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In court Friday, the brother of victim Alice Abbott surged from his seat in the gallery to try to attack convicted killer Jason Servil and was stopped by a county corrections officer with a stun gun.
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The jury reached its verdict in Aristotle Stilley's murder trial after more than a week of testimony and 9 hours of deliberation.
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The Portland man will likely have to return to prison after the Supreme Judicial Court rules that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction is incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.
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A dozen jurors started deliberating Wednesday afternoon about whether Aristotle Stilley shot David Anderson and Abdirahman Abdullahi.
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The horse and the operator of the carriage were both injured in the crash, which happened when Brittany Guerette, 34, attempted to pass them in her vehicle.
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The records are a crucial part of the state's case against Aristotle Stilley; prosecutors have few other pieces of physical evidence directly tying him to the death of 36-year-old David Anderson in 2016.
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Johnny D. Briggs Jr. also is charged with causing a fire at one of the oldest buildings in Auburn.
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Portlanders say they are noticing more frequent bike thefts. Police think those bikes are being resold for money or used for transportation.
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Aristotle Stilley, the man accused of killing David Anderson and wounding Abdirahman Abdullah barely came up in detective Jeffrey Tully's three hours of testimony on Friday.
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Experts who reviewed a copy of the report shared with the Press Herald say estimating Robert Card's time of death with any confidence is difficult or impossible.
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Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
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Aristotle Stilley, 27, has been charged with the 2016 murder of David Anderson and the aggravated assault of Abdirahman Abdullahi.