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Maine State Police investigate death of Greenville man

by Beth Quimby June 26, 2016June 26, 2016

The 32-year-old died Saturday night after a fight at a camp on Moosehead Lake, police say.

Sanford man arrested on drug charges

by From staff reports June 25, 2016June 25, 2016

Police making a traffic stop in North Berwick say they found cocaine, suboxone, marijuana, a scale and some hypodermic needles in his car.

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Police officer charged with sex crime resigned, Brunswick chief says

by The Associated Press June 25, 2016June 27, 2016

The officer is accused of sending explicit photos of himself to an undercover agent he believed was a minor.

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Bangor police stop car driven by 12-year-old boy

by The Associated Press June 25, 2016June 25, 2016

An officer notices the vehicle was dragging a bumper and didn’t have its lights on.

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Three charged in Maine credit card skimming scam

by Matt Byrne June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

They are accused of installing a special cable inside point-of-sale machines that records a user’s information without the user knowing it.

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Three Cumberland County restaurant owners indicted on sales tax theft charges

by Scott Dolan June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

The owners of J’s Oyster Bar in Portland, Anjon’s Italian Restaurant in Scarborough and DiSanto’s Restaurant in Gray are charged in a statewide crackdown on restaurants.

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Portland man with history of lewd behavior to be released from jail

by From Staff reports June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

Police say there is a high risk that Steven Ricci might re-offend and is being closely monitored with a GPS device.

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Sex assault charges being dismissed against former Sacopee Valley ed tech

by Matt Byrne June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

Prosecutors determine that Zachariah Sherburne had left his job the day before he had a sexual encounter with a student at the school and no longer had disciplinary authority over her.