Police responded late Wednesday evening to reports of alarms going off at two credit unions.
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ACLU accuses Sanford officials of withholding records about ICE, CBP collaboration
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the organization’s Maine chapter says the city and its police department are refusing to turn over incident reports that should be made public under the Freedom of Access Act.
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Carrabassett Valley man charged with murder to be held without bail
Austin J. Doucette, 24, is accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times Sunday night and remains in custody at the Franklin County jail in Farmington.
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Why has enforcement slowed against Maine’s Chinese marijuana grows?
Despite the Trump administration’s promises of a federal crackdown, Maine sheriffs say they are bearing the burden of investigating hundreds of grows run by transnational criminal groups.
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Newport police investigate alleged assault after school board trans policy debate
Public comment at the Regional School Unit 19 meeting Tuesday night abruptly ended when people started arguing about a student’s suspension.
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Man sentenced in killing of Waldoboro man
Jason Goucher Hewett, 1 of 3 defendants prosecutors say were involved in the case, will serve 2 years in prison in connection with the death of Kyle MacDougall in 2024.
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Search of Waterboro home is connected to California investigation, officials say
Few details have emerged about last week’s search at a Main Street residence, though investigators’ presence drew lots of attention.
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Carrabassett Valley man charged with murder in death of Connecticut woman
Austin Doucette, 24, is accused of killing his partner, Makayla DeSantis, 23. He is being held without bail at the Franklin County Jail.
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Maine public defense agency will soon run out of money to pay private lawyers
An emergency funding bill failed to garner initial support from the Maine House Republicans, who offered a competing proposal that would take away collective bargaining rights from the state-employed public defenders.
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Trial date set for former Lewiston city councilor accused of gun theft
Iman Osman resigned shortly after he was indicted in December on one count of receiving stolen property and one count of theft by unauthorized taking.