Steven E. Pare choked the woman until she passed out during what started out as consensual sex but turned nonconsensual, the deputy district attorney says.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Rice from stolen Chinese takeout leads to arrests in Lewiston
Kernels of rice were found in a suspect’s shoes, leading to charges against three men for an April mugging.
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Ogunquit man charged with raping acquaintance in Arundel
Gezler S. Heron, 22, was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $50,000 cash bail.
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Man who dismembered father granted time outside Riverview
Leroy Smith III, found not criminally responsible in the 2014 killing, has been permitted closely supervised time in the community.
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Robber took off on bicycle after robbing Lewiston bank, police say
Within an hour, police had charged a suspect with robbery.
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Maine’s highest court rules in favor of public access to state’s online court records
Chief Justice Leigh Saufley says the court opted for a system that would mirror the federal courts’ electronic access to the public.
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Three Democrats compete in primary for Cumberland County district attorney
The candidates say they will reform the criminal justice system, focusing on changes to bail and proposing specialty courts.
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Rockland man spoke about shootings in months before causing school lockdown
Brandon Luzzi, who is still having a mental health evaluation after triggering the lockdown last week, had previously made comments about paranoia, firearms and school shootings, dispatch records show.
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Child endangerment charge against father of toddler rescued from Kennebec River dismissed
Christopher Norwood, of Augusta, successfully completed a yearlong deferred disposition in the criminal case, which required him to complete a parenting course.
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911 call: Deputy’s accused killer took water, cigarettes during robbery
A transcript of a 911 call made from a Norridgewock convenience store details the actions of John D. Williams in the moments after he allegedly shot and killed Cpl. Eugene Cole.