Police say Joseph Call Jr., 37, has been charged with 9 burglaries that targeted businesses in Portland, South Portland and Westbrook over the last month.
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Eliot Cutler released from jail 2 months early
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate was sentenced to serve 9 months for possessing child pornography starting June 1. Jail officials say he was released early for good behavior.
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Woodstock man sentenced for high-speed chase crash that critically injured Portland woman
The 28-year-old defendant pleaded guilty to 5 felonies stemming from the 2022 chase through Oxford County.
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Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Federal appeals court reconsiders mothers’ wrongful death suit against Biddeford police
Susan Johnson and Jocelyn Welch have spent years arguing that an officer contributed to the deaths of their children when their landlord shot them in 2012.
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Authorities seal details about slaying in Portland last week
Robert Lancaster, 49, is accused of killing David Hannauer at the Portland YMCA. He appeared in court Tuesday but police records detailing his arrest are still sealed.
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Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
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Portland man charged with murder in death of man near YMCA
A 60-year-old man died Saturday after being assaulted Friday night, police said.
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Former Brunswick town councilor accused of child porn possession reaches plea deal, could avoid jail
Christopher Watkinson was accused of possessing sexual images of a girl under the age of 12.
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Former director of 2 Skowhegan nonprofit groups sentenced on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from them
Jason Gayne agreed to a deal that includes prison time, probation and the payment of restitution in connection with charges that he stole money from the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County while working as their director.