Christopher M. Chase was not on duty at the time, but he has been placed on paid administrative leave pending further investigation.
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Lawyers for Portland landlord charged in fatal 2014 fire drop out of his appeal
Gregory Nisbet, who owned the Noyes Street apartment where 6 people died, had not been paying his attorneys, who asked to be removed.
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Witness in Sanborn murder trial recants testimony, says he lied to investigators
Glenn A. Brown, the second key witness to recant, testified in 1992 that he saw defendant Anthony H. Sanborn with a knife looking for Jessica Briggs, but on Tuesday he said that was untrue.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 15 years for distributing drugs to Maine traffickers
Anibal Orsini, of Lawrence sold more than 100 grams of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine hydrochloride to three dealers who were arrested as drove back to Maine.
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LePage meets with Maine’s sheriffs on immigrant detentions
The sheriffs say it was a ‘productive’ meeting that clarified the issues surrounding the governor’s threat to remove them from office if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials.
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Minot man awarded $300,000 in malpractice claim against Lewiston dentist
Steven Darnell Jr., 35, charged that Dr. Jan Kippax failed to properly treat an infection after oral surgery.
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Lobsterman accused of manslaughter in boat sinking asks court to throw out blood test
An attorney for Christopher Hutchinson says his client did not consent to the test, which indicated he was on drugs during the accident that left 2 crewmen dead.
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Lawyers spar over phone recording in review of Sanborn murder conviction
But the answering machine tape, purported to involve the murder victim and her pimp, is not allowed into evidence because a retired Portland police detective was unable to authenticate it.
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Limerick teen accused of stealing women’s underwear; police recover 70 pair
The victims identified most of their undergarments, the York County sheriff says.
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York County corrections officer accused of dealing drugs at Alfred jail
Andre Sims, 24, was trafficking in suboxone, and he hadn’t been doing it for long, according to Sheriff William King.