Augusta area police reports for July 29, 2015.
July 2015
Posted inNews
Derek Poulin sentenced to life for murdering grandmother in Old Orchard Beach
Prosecutors said he killed his grandmother because she asked him to move out of her house.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s Up in August: Nights lengthen to the delight of meteor gazers
Look for plenty of clear, warm nights to enjoy what’s above … and then there’s Pluto
Posted inBaseball, Sports
Post 51 opens American Legion state tourney with a bang
Zone 1 champs cruise past Tri-Town.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage, Legislature file counter arguments in court battle over 65 disputed laws
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments Friday before deciding whether to take up the governor’s claim that he should have been allowed to veto the laws.
Posted inMaine, News
Cause of Waterville apartment fire under investigation
The 48 Silver St. blaze, battled by about 30 firefighters from Waterville, Winslow and Oakland, started shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor.
Posted inNation & World, News
Drug with friendly name Molly sending young people to ER by the thousands
A purified version of ecstasy, Molly is commonly thought to be safe, and it has been popularized by such singers as Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Rihanna.
Posted inSports
Staci Creech wins Maine Women’s Amateur golf tourney
Emily Bouchard finishes second, seven strokes back.
Posted inNation & World, News
UNH president offended by bias-free language guide
President Mark Huddleston says he is especially troubled that the word ‘American’ is deemed problematic.
Posted inNation & World, News
Rich American tourists kill hundreds of lions each year, and it’s all legal
Between 1999 and 2008, Americans brought home lion ‘trophies’ – heads, pelts and whatnot – representing 64 percent of all African lions killed for sport during that period.