A man suffers a minor wound and drives himself to a hospital.
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South Portland man guilty of visa, bank fraud, firearms charges
The 30-year-old man is a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo who fraudulently obtained a diplomatic visa.
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Chelsea man accused of Craigslist swindles that netted him $250,000
Police say Ervin Morrison III, 23, offered everything from firewood to real estate, but delivered none of it.
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Deer Isle man on bail for heroin charge is arrested again
Police say Kenneth Gray was stopped with $10,000 worth of heroin and $4,000 in cash.
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Hearing focuses on reliability of witness key to Portland murder case
Attorneys for Abdirahman Huessin Haji-Hassan, 25, who is charged with murdering Richard Lobor, 23, in 2014, are seeking to have the witness deemed incompetent.
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Man accused of 2 Augusta church burglaries arrested leaving town
James S. Wilbur, 32, tells police that he has committed burglaries in many communities in Maine and other states.
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Augusta officer cleared in use of deadly force against Riverview patient
The Maine Attorney General’s Office concluded that Officer Laura Drouin was justified last year when she shot and wounded Jason Begin.
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Berwick residents charged with heroin trafficking
Police say one of them routinely bought the drug in Massachusetts and sold it in Maine and New Hampshire.
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Caribou man faces 20-year sentence for bath salts charges
Dustin Giles pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing the drug.
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Portland police seeking vandals who have slashed tires in parking garages
Cars have been damaged in recent days in the garage attached to the Casco Bay Lines terminal and in the Gateway garage on High Street.