Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
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Westbrook coffee shop broken into, robbed overnight Saturday
The Daily Grind’s owner said the perpetrator appears to have pushed in an air-conditioning unit to get inside.
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‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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Rumford officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the 2 officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others.
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Leeds man seeks dismissal of murder charge
An attorney for Joseph Chute says prosecutors lack evidence that a crime was committed.
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Dechaine defense attorneys say new DNA results point to unknown suspect in 1988 killing
Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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Man arrested in Winslow standoff initiated similar incident in 2011
William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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‘Massive’ marijuana grow operation discovered in Jay farmhouse, authorities say
Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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Dennis Dechaine appears in court for 2-day hearing for new trial request
Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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Killer who says he channels spirits seeks discharge from state custody
State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.