Fires that took place in other locations where Ricky Plummer served as fire chief also are being investigated, a state official says.
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Former ed tech charged with sexual assault lacked state approval to work in classroom
Zachariah Sherburne, son of the SAD 6 superintendent, was employed by two Maine school districts without having any credentials on file with the state.
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Former clerk in Somerset County DA’s office admits embezzling funds
She stole over $91,000 in fees paid to compensate victims, the prosecutor says.
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Tennessee truck driver arrested in crash that killed 2 in Maine
Randall Weddle, 53, is arrested in Virginia and charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated drunken driving.
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Portland police charge Waterboro man with terrorizing 10-year-old child
Christopher Bennett, 26, ordered the boy to get into his pickup truck, but the child refused and ran, police say.
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Somerset County man pleads guilty to possession of child porn
Steven Strang Jr., 37, of Athens faces up to 20 years in prison for possessing videos of children being sexually abused or exploited.
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Bronx man, Veazie woman charged with selling oxycodone from Bangor motel
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it found 260 oxycodone pills and about $40,000 in cash in the room.
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Bangor police charge boy, 12, who took school bus on joy ride: Video
A motorist and his girlfriend followed the boy on his short, and erratic, ride.
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Maine man charged in chase, carjacking in Carolinas
Sayer Anthony-Spang Tamiso of Hampden is accused of carjacking a store employee’s vehicle at gunpoint and ramming four police cruisers.
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Three men indicted in bizarre robbery, kidnapping in Waterboro
Police say the three out-of-state men were looking for a large amount of marijuana.