A New York man and two Skowhegan women were charged after police found more than 55 grams of crack cocaine in the Skowhegan home.
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York man charged with sending threatening emails
Austin Santoro, 22, faces federal charges for allegedly making threats through emails in which he impersonated other people, according to records unsealed in U.S. District Court.
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Defense deflects blame for murder onto Luc Tieman’s brother
The prosecutor ignored the defense’s attempt to create an alternate suspect, and Luc Tieman ignored his brother after Sam Tieman took the witness stand.
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Drug dealer nicknamed ‘Crazy’ pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
The prosecution said that Jason Folkner of Gardiner allowed a dealer from Rochester, New York, to use his residence to sell drugs in the region.
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Winslow man to serve 2 years in federal prison for exporting guns to Romania
Iulian Petre was sentenced Thursday in U.S. Disrict Court in Bangor by a judge who told him ‘your firearms’ days are over.’
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Three from Sanford indicted in January kidnapping, stabbing
Justin Richard needed emergency heart surgery after he was stabbed in the chest during an alleged kidnapping and extortion ploy.
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Police say suspect tossed crack cocaine from car during chase on Route 1
Three people were arrested, two for trafficking drugs, after a drug bust and brief chase in Warren.
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Rockport man charged in 4 killings to be arraigned in Massachusetts
Orion Krause has been formally indicted on charges of murdering his mother, grandparents and his grandparents’ caretaker in Groton, Massachusetts, in September.
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In lawsuit, Portland accuses opioid manufacturers of greed
The suit alleges that 20 drug manufacturers and five doctors who prescribed opioid painkillers knew that the drugs are addictive and subject to misuse.
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Man charged with terrorizing after threat to blow up DHHS building
Alexander Hanks had made his threats on social media.