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Published
March 12, 2019

Former Maine lawmaker faces charges of fraudulently obtaining hunting licenses

Jeff Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, is charged with failing to disclose he had a felony conviction when buying hunting licenses in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Published
February 11, 2019

Aroostook County woman makes her case for medication-assisted treatment in jail

Brenda Smith hasn't had a relapse for five years but says she fears that stopping her medication could affect her long-term recovery from opioid use disorder.
Published
January 29, 2019

Sanford man awaiting trial in kidnapping is accused of selling prison contraband

Dylan Austin is being held at the York County Jail on kidnapping, terrorizing and assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in which another Sanford man was stabbed and beaten with a pipe.
Published
January 28, 2019

New Vineyard man to serve more than 13 years for selling drugs, firing gun related to trafficking

Jordan Richard, formerly of Rangeley, pleaded guilty to the federal charges in June 2018 stemming from trafficking in 2017 and another man's death in 2016.
Published
January 28, 2019

Two men charged with drug trafficking following apparent overdose in Auburn

Kevin Camp and Frank Lynch are arrested and charged as part of a police investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Auburn man.
Published
January 22, 2019

Man accused of bringing drugs into Maine to change plea in federal court

Abijah Williams of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is expected to plead guilty to trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. He faces five to 40 years in federal prison.
Published
January 16, 2019

SWAT team deployed for drug investigation in South Portland

An armored personnel carrier was deployed to Ferry Village, where the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested help from the regional SWAT team.
Published
January 15, 2019

Woman who was ‘financial officer’ of Maine heroin ring sentenced to prison

Officials say Briana Thayer, who will serve 4 years of a 6-year sentence, was the 'financial officer' for a ring that smuggled $3.2 million worth of heroin into Oxford County before their arrests in 2015.
Published
January 11, 2019

Cumberland County Jail officer accused of dealing cocaine faces more charges

Davis Glazener, 23, who was arrested in October on the drug charge, is indicted on four new counts, including unlawful possession of a firearm.
Published
January 2, 2019

Two Mainers to plead guilty to drug charge in case that led to overdose death

Earl Cormier, of Biddeford, and Suzanne Cormier, of Sanford, provided the fentanyl-laced drug and needles to the victim in 2017, according to court documents.