Police seized 1,854 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of processed marijuana, and other drug-related items from the home, which had the worst case of black mold observed by police during 14 similar busts in Somerset County, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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Judge denies Kennebunk doctor’s request to throw out evidence from FBI search
Dr. Merideth Norris is fighting federal charges that she prescribed dangerously high amounts of opioids to her patients.
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Portland police investigate after shots fired Sunday in West End
Two people were questioned by police, but not arrests have been made.
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Judge considering Woodford Street defendant’s request for new murder trial
In a last-minute deal and after a jury already had reached a verdict, Damion Butterfield pleaded guilty last year to murder in Derald Coffin’s fatal shooting.
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Mount Desert Island man charged with arson
Glenn Stanley is facing arson charges after police said he deliberately set fires at 2 homes off Stanley Mountain Road.
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Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Remains of missing Windham man found in New Hampshire
Alex Jackson, 34, had been missing for nearly a year before his remains were found Friday. Joseph Chute, of Leeds, had been arrested and charged with murder following Jackson’s disappearance.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two
Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state’s highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
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Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
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Man arrested after shots fired Sunday evening in Bayside
A 38-year-old Westbrook man who matched a description given by witnesses was found near the scene and a gun was nearby.