Presiliano Gonzalez Berruete was deported in 2010 after a drug trafficking offense, then tried to return through Canada.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine man sentenced to 16 months for veterans’ benefits fraud
David Watson Sr. of Madison was convicted of illegally collecting more than $48,000 in veterans’ benefits for a relative.
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Bath woman, 19, may lose eye after tire-iron attack, police say
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the assault, which took place early Sunday in Topsham.
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Quick-thinking Capitol cop turns wrong number into Camden drug arrest
A man mistakenly dialed Capitol Police Officer Charles Ball and tried to sell him Suboxone, police say.
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Wardens identify owner of boat involved in hit-and-run in Lyman
The vessel crashed into a motorboat late Saturday on a pond in Lyman, injuring four.
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FBI seizes nearly $850,000 from 4 Portland residents
Documents in the case suggest the cash and watches were seized in connection with an investigation into illegal gambling. None of the subjects has been charged.
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Former Anson tax collector begins serving sentence for embezzlement
Claudia Viles, convicted of stealing more than $500,000 over a number of years from the town, begins a five-year prison sentence though she maintains her innocence.
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Former youth theater group leader indicted on 2 more sex charges in Cumberland County
Henry Eichman already faces 2 other charges in Cumberland County and 16 counts of child abuse in Sagadahoc County
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Autopsies: Madison shooting victims died from gunshots to head, chest
The state Medical Examiner’s Office releases the report while a church group plans a meeting where people can come together to ‘talk, share, and begin healing.’
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Man charged with assaulting 3 at Waterboro party
Vincent Cole, 26, hit two men with an aluminum pipe and stabbed another, the York County sheriff says.