The badly decomposed body was found with identification in the woods off Mt. Pleasant Road.
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Phone scammer tells Mainers they missed jury duty, demands money to avoid arrest
The caller identifies himself as Lt. Vance Berry with the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, but the sheriff says the office employs no one by that name.
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Man charged with trying to kill deputy in Belgrade admits violating bail
The defense seeks to compel discovery about the officer-involved shooting May 19 involving Scott Allen Bubar.
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Police charge 2 in fentanyl trafficking operation in Somerset County
Justin A. Beauchesne, 35, and Kristi Vigue, 26, are both charged with multiple felonies.
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Van driver charged with eluding deputy after crashing into 2 cars in Standish
More charges are pending against 41-year-old William Wyman, police say.
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Rep. Pingree urges federal fishery charges against ‘The Codfather’
The Massachusetts-based fishing magnate has already pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money.
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Belgrade man sentenced to 7 years for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
Travis Gerrier had entered conditional guilty pleas and plans to appeal rulings to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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No charges filed after vandalism at Monmouth golf course
Although it was originally believed to be a hate crime, the Office of the Maine Attorney General says the vandalism cannot be classified definitively as such.
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Prosecutor in Sanborn murder trial quizzed about police procedure
An attorney for convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn, who is seeking to clear his name, asks former assistant attorney general Pamela Ames about police reports and a key eyewitness who recanted her testimony.
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Falmouth psychiatrist’s license permanently revoked
Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros signed an agreement on Oct. 23 that states the state medical board has evidence of ‘fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.’