Retired Maine state trooper Jeffrey Linscott is accused of selling fentanyl to an informant in the parking lot of a Gorham grocery store.
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Portland police search for knife-wielding robber of Brighton Avenue Subway
A man wearing a ski mask entered the store, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police say.
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Maine AG clears officer in shooting that killed Waldoboro man
Jon Alspaugh was fatally shot after he fired his handgun at police Officer John Lash, who was responding to a domestic disturbance at Alspaugh’s home.
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Maine postal worker gets 3-month sentence for stealing mail
Amanda K. Wentzell, 26, of Augusta stole several pieces of mail while working at the Temple Post Office in 2016.
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Undocumented Mexican man found in Maine is sentenced to time served
Eliud Lopez-Baez re-entered the U.S. after he had been removed in February 2017.
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Trial moved back for Sanford man charged with scaring Wells woman to death
Carlton Young has pleaded not guilty to felony murder in the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks.
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South Portland lawyer will be able to resume practicing law in April
Paul Letourneau was suspended 20 months for sending sexual texts, videos to a client he was representing as a court-appointed attorney.
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Fight in Caribou leads to manslaughter charge
Jean Bragdon died as a result of post-surgical complications last fall.
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Man pleads guilty to wire fraud involving Maine lobster shipment to China
A former employee of Maine Coast Shellfish is accused of shipping 50,000 pounds of lobster, for which the company was not paid.
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Driver dragged woman through downtown Lewiston after drug deal gone bad, police say
The woman was attempting to buy Percocet pills when Daniel Chamberland allegedly drove away with the woman hanging onto the car.