Frank Foss Jr., 28, had evaded police for nearly three weeks before a Maine State Police detective killed him Sunday in Chelsea.
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Former nurse accused of restraining patient at Waterville facility pleads to misdemeanor
The family of Daniel H. Crommett, who died 2 days after the former nurse allegedly restrained him, said the plea deal and sentence does not reflect the treatment their loved one endured.
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Couple accused in theft from site of Bowdoin shootings also suspected in identity theft operation
A search of the Bowdoin home of Michael J. Hall and Jeanne I. Doughty revealed not only items reported stolen from the site of 4 fatal shootings, but fake checks, fake IDs and a list of more than a dozen stolen identities.
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Dresden man, subject of Saturday search, shot and killed by police Sunday in Chelsea
Frank Foss Jr. was shot and killed after police say he pointed a gun a member of the Maine State Police Tactical Team that was searching a wooded area in Chelsea Sunday afternoon.
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Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say
Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.
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Oxford County man charged with stalking after following woman to her house in Clinton, police say
Anthony C. Aldrich, 51, of Norway was charged following the incident Tuesday and is facing at least one other stalking charge for an incident earlier this year in Oxford County, according to officials.
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High court upholds Dixfield man’s trial conviction
Harry David Every had appealed his burglary conviction to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as ‘accomplice liability.’
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Old Port bartenders tell customers to ‘look out for each other’ after women report being drugged
Several bartenders and tourists on Wharf Street said they regularly take precautions to prevent drinks from getting spiked.
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Winslow man sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting child
Nicholas Eldredge, 29, of Winslow, pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual assault Tuesday.