A St. George man fatally overdosed on fentanyl that police say was traced back to Cameron Soto.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Dover-Foxcroft man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
William Curtis Oliver, 53, faces up to 20 years in prison on the charge.
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New Jersey man pleads guilty to drug trafficking in Augusta
Otis Daniel Tosen pleads guilty to 3 counts in a deal, and will be sentenced in July.
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Former Turner egg farmer wants to serve prison sentence in New Hampshire
Jack DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling eggs that made thousands of people sick with salmonella.
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Man who fled from Maine on snowmobile gets 18 months in prison
Cyril Gordon Lunn escaped the border into Canada from Presque Isle on a rented snowmobile in 2005.
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Two charged with robbing Brunswick man of cash
Wendall Casler II, 39, and Derik Dall, 30, were arrested Wednesday in connection with a confrontation late Monday night.
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Police fatally shoot man after standoff in Orrington
Three officers have been put on leave pending an investigation, which is standard procedure.
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Unusually detailed report on shooting offers rare glimpse into police work
The investigation of last week’s shooting of Russell Solak was what Portland Lt. Robert Martin called ‘a bread crumb trail.’
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Augusta man whose 2-year-old nearly drowned in Kennebec ordered to take parenting class
Christopher Norwood, 32, pleads guilty to endangering the welfare of a child.
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Two arrested in Norridgewock drug bust
Beau McCormick, 36, of New Portland, and Kaylene Robbins, 22, of Anson, were charged with multiple felonies in what police say is an ongoing investigation into the sale of heroin in Somerset County.