None of the overdoses were fatal, police said.
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Bipartisan bill seeks rights for the victims of violent crime in Maine
The bill was inspired by the family of a murdered child who encountered the man charged in her death out in public.
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Burglary, robbery suspect goes empty-handed
Police believe the same man attempted to break into a store in Sidney and tried to rob a man in Oakland – with no luck.
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Maine man charged with killing cats
Michael Herrmann of Greene reportedly killed two cats because his daughter was allergic to them.
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Burnham residents on edge after woman’s ‘bizarre’ death
Joyce Wood died in her car after an intruder entered her home early Sunday.
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Maine lobsterman denied bail in federal manslaughter case
Christopher Hutchinson, 28, of Cushing is charged with seaman’s manslaughter in the deaths two crewmen in 2014.
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Man arrested after weekend robbery of Portland theater
A man handed a cashier at the Nickelodeon Cinema a note saying that he had a gun on Saturday night.
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Tense Black Lives hearing ends in turmoil as judge suddenly withdraws from case
The stunning move by Justice Paul Fritzsche comes after a testy exchange with a defense attorney during a hearing for 17 protesters who were arrested in Portland last summer.
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Arson blamed in fires that destroyed 6 tractor-trailer rigs at 2 sites in Maine
Damage is estimated at $750,000 in the nearly simultaneous fires that broke out Sunday night at R.C. Moore depots in Scarborough and Poland.
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Body found in burned tent near I-295 in South Portland
Police believe a bike, hat and jacket found near the site belonged to the victim and may help in identifying him.