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Four from Florida plead guilty to using credit card data stolen from Mainers

Three men and a woman face up to 15 years in prison.

Steven Spooner Sr., 52, told the couple their rent was increasing, threatened to evict them, and damaged their property, authorities say.

Callers posing as power company employees demand customers give them prepaid debit card numbers to avoid having their power disconnected.

by Staff Report January 3, 2018January 4, 2018

Police say the suspect is in custody and that numerous people were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Henry A. Eichman, who also was a drama teacher at a Catholic school in Brunswick, pleads guilty to abusing 8 children and is sent to state prison.

Abdulkareem Daham surrendered his bail a week before the start of his federal trial on charges of scamming various food assistance programs.

by Staff Report January 3, 2018January 3, 2018

The Massachusetts man placed 4 cameras in Glade air fresheners that each had a motion sensor and a small hole for the camera lens.

by Sun Journal January 3, 2018January 3, 2018

The girl was taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland and detained.

by LINDSAY TICE Sun Journal January 3, 2018January 3, 2018

The student is accused of posting on social media that a friend would be ‘shooting up the school.’

Jennifer Walsh, who also allegedly tried to enter the neighbor’s house, is facing a burglary charge.