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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Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
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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Man arrested after shots fired Sunday evening in Bayside
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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Man arrested in Norridgewock standoff killed dog, shot at neighbor’s house, sheriff says
Nicholas Eckert, 32, of Norridgewock was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening.
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Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
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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Auburn man charged after string of robberies at Maine churches
Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
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Westbrook coffee shop broken into, robbed overnight Saturday
The Daily Grind’s owner said the perpetrator appears to have pushed in an air-conditioning unit to get inside.
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‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
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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Rumford officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the 2 officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others.
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Leeds man seeks dismissal of murder charge
An attorney for Joseph Chute says prosecutors lack evidence that a crime was committed.