The Maine version of the show stirred controversy after a Portland Press Herald report suggested the show’s television cameras influenced the warden service’s response to a poaching sting.
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‘We don’t believe you’: Victim’s family denounces driver accused in Casco hit-and-run
Speaking through a law firm representing the family of Lorna Nugent, the family takes aim at statements by the family of Jeffrey E. Smith Jr., the accused driver.
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Convicted drug dealer living in Waterville arrested on new charges
Darrick Delile, 37, already on probation in connection with previous convictions, is accused of selling heroin to undercover agents in central Maine.
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Cutler shooting suspect turns himself in to police
Ethan Bryant, 24, of Cutler is charged with shooting another man in the abdomen Thursday morning, police said.
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Newcastle man charged with choking woman
Christopher I. MacLennan allegedly assaulted the woman with a cord and a stun gun inside a moving vehicle on Route 201.
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Bath man charged with stealing sport utility vehicle
Damon Peacock, 18, was pulled over in the stolen Ford Explorer early Thursday.
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Lobster boat owner facing manslaughter charges is freed on bond
Christopher Hutchinson is accused of using drugs before taking his boat out in a storm that flipped and sank, killing two crew members.
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Jury finds Houlton man guilty of murder, arson
Matthew Davis shot Heidi Pratt and Michael Kitchen before setting an Oakfield home on fire.
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Former Portland couple plead guilty to arranging sham marriages
Natives of Russia and Belarus conspired with U.S. citizens to obtain green cards.
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Norridgewock man subdued with stun gun after police standoff at store
Donald Bessey, 66, was arrested after allegedly suggesting he would commit suicide by cop and then threatening people with a loaded handgun at Cumberland Farms.