Ahead of a hearing on suppressing statements made to police, Miranda Hopkins’ lawyer is seeking to include as evidence a test that indicates Hopkins didn’t kill her son.
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Man convicted in 1983 Fayette murder denied bid for a new trial
Erroneous data used in DNA calculations did not affect the conviction of Thomas Mitchell in the slaying of Judith L. Flagg.
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Man charged in Indiana ‘sextortion’ is linked to 2015 Facebook posts of Maine girls
Investigators said Wednesday that a California man threatened teens in as many as 10 states, including Maine, and is charged with threatening and sexual exploitation of an Indiana girl.
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Portland man pleads guilty to Augusta heroin offense
An anonymous tip led police to stop Preston Cooper’s car on Winter Street June 1.
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Waterville man convicted of firearms charges
The federal charges say he illegally exported firearms to people in Romania.
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Parents were house-sitting for relatives when girl, 5, was shot and killed in Scarborough
State police are not yet revealing the circumstances surrounding the 5-year-old’s death at the home of her grandparents, who were away.
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Bucksport man arrested in Kansas slaying
The man, who was injured while trying to escape from an Amtrak train, is arrested in California.
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U.S. Border Patrol in Maine warns legalization won’t halt marijuana seizures
Officers will continue to enforce federal law and confiscate pot, so be careful along the border, says chief agent Daniel Hiebert.
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Gorham man charged after brief police standoff
Drew Thomas Shane, 20, is charged with domestic violence criminal threatening with a firearm.
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West Gardiner man enters not guilty plea to murder and manslaughter charges
Derrick Dupont, 26, was arraigned on the indictment that alleges he shot and killed a man outside Dupont’s home in the early morning hours of June 17.