Prosecutors say Thomas Simpson was the captain of a New Bedford commercial fishing vessel in 2014 when he dumped a fishing net into the ocean in defiance of Coast Guard commands to haul it in.
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Work-release inmate who failed to report for job taken into custody at Maine Mall
Cumberland County Jail officials don’t indicate what Jeremiah Gamblin, 19, of Vassalboro was doing when he was located at the South Portland shopping center.
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Maine State Police now doubt truck driver’s report of shooting incident on I-95
The driver hauling water for Poland Spring said he had been shot at by men in a red car and then robbed by them, but police say evidence and interviews indicate the incident did not occur as the driver reported.
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Police investigate body found by roadside in Augusta
The identity of the deceased was not yet known, but police say they found the body while looking into a missing persons case.
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Prosecutor: Winslow man was inhaling Dust-Off before crash into house
Marc Ouellette, 49, is sentenced to jail and has his license and registration privileges suspended for three years after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor charges stemming from the crash.
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Gorham man jumps out of moving car to escape police in Somerset County
Corey Paradise has a history of evading authorities, including an incident in which he jumped out a window earlier this month in York.
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Waterville police say New York man left 2 pounds of pot, $82,000 in cash in hotel room
Nicholas Lombardo, 63, previously served federal prison terms for marijuana convictions.
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Armed apartment house residents capture 2 intruders in Limington
A Colorado man and a Portland 17-year-old are arrested after the two men find them hiding in a barn.
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Poland Spring water truck driver stops, gets robbed, after shots fired from passing car
He is not injured in the confrontation on Interstate 95 in Howland.
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Woman found dead in Gardiner was victim of domestic abuse
Maddilyn Burgess’s parents said her boyfriend, Gyrth Rutan, had history of abusive behavior.