They are among a dozen or so unwary car buyers allegedly taken by James Shaw, a Standish man who faces multiple felony counts of tampering with vehicle odometers.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: State’s failure to fund jails threatens an already barebones system
Lawmakers should treat the county facilities like they do other necessary infrastructure and provide adequate assistance.
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Intruder at Rihanna’s home charged with stalking
Eduardo Leon also faces charges of burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest.
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Augusta man admits he lied to police initially about slaying of Joseph Marceau
Michael Sean McQuade said he was ‘not getting a sweetheart deal’ in exchange for his testimony against Aubrey N. Armstrong, known as ‘Butter.’
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Poland couple offer $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest in tire slashing
A surveillance video shows 2 men puncturing the tires on all of RSU 16’s school buses, leading to an estimated $12,000 in damage and the cancellation of classes Wednesday.
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Norridgewock wants to rename a bridge for slain sheriff’s corporal
Cpl. Eugene Cole was killed in April, and a Madison man is being held in the killing.
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State denies Long Creek lawsuit’s claim that guards beat boy, broke his teeth
A lawsuit alleges that after being beaten and losing teeth, the 11-year-old boy received ‘indifferent’ medical care and was not taken to a dentist for 6 days.
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Connecticut man sentenced to 25 years in Saco drug-selling operation
Erick Adams was arrested in Saco, where drugs, guns and cash were seized.
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No one will be charged in fatal stabbing, Portland police say, because the victim was the aggressor
Anthony Best, 31, of Veazie died weeks after he was stabbed in April 2016 outside the Denny’s restaurant on Brighton Avenue.
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ACLU, state spar before Supreme Court over Maine’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions
The ACLU of Maine tells justices that the DHHS is violating women’s constitutional rights by denying funds for the procedure, but the state says no law requires it.