Relatives of Sharon Crawford, who was killed Tuesday night, say the bail for Natasha Field of Standish is too low.
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Woman accused of burning down home after financial dispute with husband
Rebecca Poulin, 65, of South China, allegedly set the fire in the living room.
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Defense suggests state charged Robert Burton with murder prematurely
Attorneys argue that Maine State Police did not have enough evidence in hand to charge Burton in the slaying of Stephanie Gebo in June 2015 in Parkman.
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Two Biddeford men charged with selling crack cocaine
Quinton Smith and Courtney Skipworth were arrested at the Sleepy Hollow Motel on Friday morning.
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Third child abduction attempt reported in Rockland
Three separate incidents in the last two weeks have involved a man or men in a white van asking students to get in, police say.
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Man wounded in downtown Biddeford shooting
Police are investigating the shooting outside a 7-Eleven store early this morning.
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With drones, Maine State Police are surveying crash scenes in minutes
But their use has raised privacy concerns among the ACLU and others.
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Gorham woman gets 3 months for embezzling from South Portland Housing Authority
Jamie Hussey, 35, must also pay over $92,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to diverting checks into her personal bank account.
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Lewiston woman who ran over daughter has license suspended
Taneisha Thomas was stopped in August and charged with OUI. The hearing on that charge was held Thursday.
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Trial witness in Parkman slaying says defendant’s DNA matched cells in victim
Robert Burton’s DNA also was found on a knife where the killing occurred, a state forensic chemist testifies on Day 4 in the murder case.