They ask for anyone with information about Tuesday night’s robbery on Forest Avenue to contact police.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Police say landowner’s complaint about tent led to arrest of burglary suspect
Joshua L. Vandine is accused of stealing enough antiques, tools and other items over two years to fill two U-Haul trailers.
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High-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
Thomas and Shannon Bard, who owned Zapoteca in Portland and face a civil judgments in the tens of thousands, could face jail time and fines of $5,000 to $20,000.
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Man accused of sending himself nude photos from Maine car buyer’s phone
The photos were stolen when a sales rep for a marketing firm helped a customer link her phone to her new car.
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Richmond woman sentenced to 45 days in jail over credit union embezzlement
Clarissa Hurley, who had worked at the Down East Credit Union in West Bath, will be required to pay back the $8,500 that she stole.
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Maine man and friend charged with deserting Army base
The two men apparently drove together from their base at Fort Campbell, Georgia, to Maine.
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Portland gas station robbed by man with handgun
Police say the man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after the holdup in the Riverton neighborhood.
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Renowned chef and her husband, former owners of Zapoteca, indicted on theft charges
Shannon Bard and husband Thomas are accused of theft by deception and negotiating a worthless instrument.
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Owner of J’s Oyster in Portland gets 4 months in jail for failing to pay Maine taxes
Cynthia Brown also must pay $1.3 million in restitution for failing to turn over most of her sales taxes to the state and for not paying her personal and corporate income tax over seven years.
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Saco teen pleads guilty to reduced charge following Westbrook stabbing
Justin Neves, 19, initially was accused of harming someone with a knife, but that charge was dropped and he is serving 90 days for assault and violation of a condition of release.