Joshua Colgan, 35, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge and now faces up to six months in prison.
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Portland police investigating bank robbery
The robber threatened staff at the Norway Savings Bank on Forest Avenue and demanded cash.
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Jury in Gardiner man’s murder trial sent home after video, recording system crashes at Capital Judicial Center
This is not the first time the Augusta courthouse has experienced the major technical failure, which prevented proceedings from being electronically recorded and blocked lawyers’ ability to show evidence on monitors, says Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy, who is calling for the system to be replaced.
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Biddeford woman details childhood abuse allegations against family friend
Julia Russell, 36, is suing Philip Chenevert, 73, in federal court, accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was between 6 and 8 years old.
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Victim testifies he thought he was going to die after Gardiner shooting
Caleb Trudeau testified Tuesday that Dylan Ketcham, who is on trial for murder and attempted murder, shot their friend Jordan Johnson then attacked him with machete in January of 2020.
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Man accused in lawsuit of assaulting girls in ’90s says medical conditions make that impossible
Julia Russell is suing Philip Chenevert, a former family friend who she says sexually abused her as a young girl.
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Oakland man arrested on kidnapping and other charges after high-speed chase
Brian Charette, 43, of Oakland, was being held Saturday in Kennebec County jail in Augusta, awaiting arraignment by a judge on Monday, according to Waterville interim police Chief Bill Bonney.
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Court vacates Peru man’s two life sentences in Paris murders
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court confirms Mark D. Penley’s two murder convictions, but overturns his sentences on appeal.
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Portland police investigating ‘suspicious’ death along Fore River Parkway
The body of a 36-year-old man was found Wednesday at a campsite near the Fore River Parkway Trail System.
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Former Rockport man denies defrauding woman out of $3 million
Mark X. Haley II’s former romantic partner, Rachel Klotz, has filed a lawsuit accusing him of inducing her to transfer large amounts of money to him on the belief that he could get better returns on her investments.