The inmate is accused of calling the Portland Press Herald and threatening to kill the president and blow up 3 locations across Maine, authorities said Thursday.
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ICE pulled detainees from Cumberland County Jail. That could hurt taxpayers.
The agency already owes the jail more than $1 million for having housed detainees over the past several months. The county manager says both issues are causing budgeting headaches.
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5-year-old kindergarten student hit and killed by school bus in Standish identified
The crash happened Tuesday morning near Edna Libby Elementary School, the Bonny Eagle superintendent said.
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Woman sexually assaulted at Cumberland County Jail sues sheriff over alleged prison rape-prevention violations
Former corrections officer Jonathan Williams was convicted in 2023 of sexually assaulting the woman, who was in custody in 2019.
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Cumberland County Jail builds new medical wing with federal pandemic funds
The nearly $10 million project is an upgrade from the old medical wing, which didn’t have a dedicated dentist’s office or pharmacy.
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Court documents detail how police found runaway Pownal teenager in Portland
A 23-year-old is facing kidnapping charges related to the weeklong disappearance of the 13-year-old, who was found safe Tuesday night.
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Man charged with kidnapping after missing Pownal teen found safe in Portland
Police located the 13-year-old girl, who had last been seen in Freeport on Oct. 6, in a Brighton Avenue apartment while serving a search warrant.
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Authorities searching for missing teen last seen in Freeport
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the 13-year-old is believed to be in the Portland or Biddeford areas.
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Police investigating death of Maine man found in Standish last week
Matthew Hamilton, 49, was found dead by Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies on the evening of Oct. 3, state police said Thursday.
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Cumberland County leaders say use of the jail by ICE may be out of their control
Protesters have called on the county commissioners to end the jail’s contract with the federal government.