The man apparently hid during closing, then stole property and ordered seven pizzas, police say.
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Police say man tried to grab officer’s gun in Windham struggle
Richard Dean Valliere of New Gloucester was arrested and charged with refusing to submit to arrest, assault on an officer and disorderly conduct.
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Portland police say man who died in West End is homicide victim
Police say the man found slumped over in a car on Chadwick Street is the city’s first homicide victim of 2017.
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Trio charged with robbing, beating woman at South Portland motel held on bail
Police say a man and two women accused of beating a 28-year-old woman were looking for profits from drug sales and wanted to avenge a slight.
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Murder victims’ relatives talk of pain, loss before man gets 50 years for fatal fire
Dylan Collins burned a Biddeford apartment building to scare an ex-girlfriend, who escaped, then later referred to the two victims who died as ‘collateral damage.’
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Three people arrested after violent incident at South Portland motel
A female victim was left ‘badly beaten and bleeding’ at the motel, and police tracked the suspects to an apartment complex in Riverton.
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Money stolen from dozens of accounts at Belfast bank
A skimmer device was placed on an ATM at the Downeast Credit Union branch in Belfast, police say.
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New software for Maine court system has been blamed for keeping people in jail too long
In other states, officials have claimed Tyler Technologies’ software resulted in wrongful arrests or longer sentences for defendants.
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Mother of Acton murder suspect says her daughter endured years of abuse
Linda Griffin says Kandee Weyland, who is accused of fatally stabbing her ex-husband, only intended to confront him about losing custody of their children.
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Troy mother, free on bail, pleads not guilty to manslaughter in infant son’s death
Miranda Hopkins, 32, was arraigned Friday afternoon in Waldo County Superior Court after she was released on bail earlier this month.