A 21-year-old refused to stop his car leaving a gas station and then fled on foot, police say.
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Lawsuit challenges state’s jailing of youths at Long Creek detention center
Maine’s highest court gets a case that questions a basic premise of law and the validity of a teenager’s 18-month commitment, but the state says it ran out of options for rehabilitation.
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Gang member who trafficked cocaine in Maine gets 13 years in federal prison
Rodrigo Ramirez, 36, of New Haven, Conn., was involved in a narcotics distribution enterprise in the Bangor area, according to the U.S. attorney for Connecticut.
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Damariscotta man charged with sexually assaulting minor
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the arrest followed a years-long investigation.
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Judge told arson suspects are intellectually disabled, sets bail at $1,500 each
A historical society official says prized artifacts were lost in the fire at an 1849 one-room schoolhouse in Casco that was to become a living history site.
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Driver apparently impaired by heroin is revived after crashing car in Manchester
Kennebec County Sheriff’s deputies reported that Jess Legendre, 31, appeared to be suffering from a heroin overdose and that emergency crews administrated Narcan to revive him.
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Farmington man accused of raping teenager dozens of times
The girl tells police that Joseph Magee threatened her with a hammer when he raped her.
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Litchfield woman’s son joined 2 other boys to kill her, police say
Court documents identify Kimberly Mironovas’ son, Lukas Mironovas, 15, and two other teenagers as being involved in her stabbing and strangling death.
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Judge in Rockland dismisses child porn charges because of trial delays
He says a former Rockland man, now a resident of Gorham, was deprived a fair trial because of delays mostly caused by the state.
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State police take 3 teens into custody in Litchfield woman’s death
Police say they found the body of Kimberly Mironovas, 47, at her Hallowell Road home early Sunday.