Benjamin Lancaster, 44, was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail during an initial court appearance at the Capital Judicial Center on Monday afternoon.
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Burnham woman again charged with animal cruelty
The state is investigating a woman who allegedly kept and sold malnourished horses, cows, dogs and cats at her Burnham property and was convicted of nearly identical charges about 15 years ago.
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Tenants Harbor woman identified as homicide victim after body found in Union pond
The medical examiner ruled 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart died in a homicide, but her cause of death and further details were not released.
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Suspects in South Portland ATM robbery arrested in Mississippi, police chief says
The 3 men were attempting a similar robbery when they were arrested, Chief Dan Ahern said.
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Bath man arrested after shooting rifle multiple times in Belgrade
William Bamford, 41, allegedly fired his rifle several times in a residential area near Chandler Road and Point Road.
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Portland man’s latest bid for new trial denied by Maine’s highest court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has denied 25-year-old Damion Butterfield’s appeal of his 35-year sentence on murder and other charges.
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Vietnam vet, 78, fights off assailant at Hallowell home
An alleged late-night assault raises questions about Hallowell’s police staffing, as city officials debate adding a fifth officer for the department.
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Illinois man pleads guilty to threatening public officials in Maine
According to court documents, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent 7 emails to public officials in Maine, each with the subject line: ‘You’re going to die.’
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Homeland Security takes down list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ that included 3 Maine communities
Portland, as well as Hancock and Cumberland counties, appeared on the list of areas that the department last week accused of defying federal immigration law.
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Homeland Security accuses Portland, and Hancock and Cumberland counties of defying immigration law
A list compiled by the federal agency specifically calls out the three law enforcement jurisdictions ‘as endangering American communities.’