The building was broken into Sunday morning as well as the night before, police said.
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Lewiston man who reportedly fired at Augusta police, threatened people is dead after shootout
Liban S. Mohamed, 22, died after the Sunday night incident at 132 Northern Ave. in Augusta. Four police officers have been placed on administrative leave with pay, as is standard procedure in such matters.
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Some in Maine cannot sue for decades-old child sex abuse claims
Public institutions, including schools, are immune from lawsuits for the alleged incidents, preventing many from filing civil claims, despite legal reform efforts that have eliminated the statute of limitations. One man who says he was victimized calls it ‘another injustice.’
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Texas man reaches plea deal in ‘sham’ drug-testing business case
Prosecutors say Nelson ‘Parker’ Cowand, 54, convinced 6 Mainers to pay him $323,000 to invest in a drug testing business.
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Vassalboro man arrested on charge of manslaughter in woman’s campfire death
Travis Mitchell, 31, of Vassalboro, was indicted and arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Liza Bragg, 46, who died last year after sustaining fatal burn injuries from a campfire.
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Windham man charged with string of business break-ins
Police say Joseph Call Jr., 37, has been charged with 9 burglaries that targeted businesses in Portland, South Portland and Westbrook over the last month.
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Eliot Cutler released from jail 2 months early
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate was sentenced to serve 9 months for possessing child pornography starting June 1. Jail officials say he was released early for good behavior.
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Woodstock man sentenced for high-speed chase crash that critically injured Portland woman
The 28-year-old defendant pleaded guilty to 5 felonies stemming from the 2022 chase through Oxford County.
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Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Federal appeals court reconsiders mothers’ wrongful death suit against Biddeford police
Susan Johnson and Jocelyn Welch have spent years arguing that an officer contributed to the deaths of their children when their landlord shot them in 2012.