The Maine Department of Labor outsourced its job bank services in July to Kansas-based America’s JobLink, which suffered a data breach.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Knox County man charged with cruelty in killing deer
Investigators allege that Ronald Mole left a deer to suffer overnight after shooting it illegally.
Baby alligators found in Augusta taxi lead to charge against student
Yifan Sun, 20, told police that he kept the alligators in an Augusta home and was taking them with him on a visit to someone in Waterville.
New prison policy gives visitors 3 tries to pass metal detectors
The changes in policy came about after complaints that corrections officers were asking women to remove underwire bras before visiting inmates.
Maine man’s bid for release denied by judge
Michael MacDonald was found not criminally responsible for his father’s death in 2004.
Old Orchard Beach police probe break-in at bank ATM
They say an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the machine at Saco & Biddeford Savings Bank.
Beech Ridge owner claims blackmail is behind lawsuit against him
In a response to the lawsuit, which alleges sexual abuse, Andrew Cusack said the plaintiff colluded with a former race driver to try to blackmail him with the accusations.
Six hunters accused of illegally shooting snowshoe hares
Five hunters from Massachusetts and one from Maine shot 67 more hares than they were legally allowed to, the Maine Warden Service says.
Gorham High School evacuated after bomb threat
In the second such incident in less than a month, police dogs found no evidence of a bomb during a sweep of the building.
Skowhegan woman arrested after 11 dogs found in poor conditions at her residence
Nicole Bizier, 32, has been charged with illegally selling puppies online.