Robert Jurdak also allegedly took the woman’s phone and smashed it when she tried to call police.
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Four people die, including gunman, in domestic violence in Madison
Authorities say Carroll Tuttle Jr. shot Lori Hayden, Dustin Tuttle and neighbor Michael Spaulding in ‘an extreme case of domestic violence’ before being killed by police.
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Clinton police trying to unravel facts around possible kidnapping
A man was reported to have tied up a woman and kept her in his basement for a day, police say, but the purported victim has not been cooperative.
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Maine Marine Patrol officer charged with OUI after crash
Brandon Bezio, 26, of Tenants Harbor was taken into custody after a head-on collision in Damariscotta.
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Suspected drunken driver clocked at over 90 mph in Biddeford
A Breathalyzer test showed Alexander B. Warlick’s blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit, police allege.
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Police: Taser used to subdue intoxicated Buxton man carrying rifle
York County sheriff’s deputies were responding to a report of gunfire and fireworks in Limington.
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State police hunt Waldo County man after domestic assault
Police said Jason Young, 44, of Swanville faces several charges, including aggravated assault.
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Pedestrian killed, Arundel woman arrested in South Portland crash
Kristen Hodak, 29, is charged with operating under the influence in a crash that killed a Hollis man on Cummings Road late Saturday.
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Westbrook man dies in custody at Cumberland County Jail
Authorities say Adam Davis Barnes, 34, was found unresponsive in a holding cell about an hour after he was brought to the jail Thursday evening, and the death does not appear suspicious.
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Former Portland man ruled incompetent to stand trial on drug, assault charges
Ismail Awad, 28, will remain at Riverview Psychiatric Center but will be moved to a different part of the hospital.