But the utility’s offer to notify authorities of suspiciously high electric bills has come under fire from legal and consumer privacy advocates.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Falmouth
Police said they found the driver and vehicle around 2 1/2 hours later in a parking lot roughly half a mile from the scene of the incident.
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Teens escaped from Long Creek by jumping from roof
The breakout from the state’s only youth prison kicked off a 3-day manhunt, and both young males now face multiple charges after police say they stole 3 cars and crashed 2.
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Portland shooting victim found community in city’s restaurant and bar scene
Susan McHugh, 54, of Gray, was 1 of the 4 people taken to the hospital following the shooting last week. Police investigating her homicide say the 3 other victims are men in their 40s and 50s.
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State police say Oxford man was killed Friday night in Poland
Maine State Police identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Poland as a 51-year-old man from Oxford.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Mercer man’s child porn convictions
In 2023, Steven Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 18 counts of possession of sexually explicit material.
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Police investigating Forest Avenue shooting search Gray residence
Portland police officials said that the search Friday night was part of the investigation into the shooting near Morrill’s Corner on Tuesday that killed 1 and left 3 injured.
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One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
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Augusta city councilors vote to allow recreational cannabis sales
City councilors voted 5-1 to allow recreational cannabis sales in Augusta, where previously only medical cannabis businesses were allowed.
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Why do police keep information close to the chest after shootings?
The Portland department defended its hesitation to discuss the Morrill’s Corner shooting, citing concerns it might jeopardize the investigation. The public still doesn’t know whether a shooter is at large or who was shot.