Maine Crime Stories
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22 mins agoThe incident took place Tuesday evening at the Label Shopper Store at the Jay Plaza
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29 mins agoThe agreement, which a judge must still approve, would have Xavier Pelkey, 19, of Waterville sentenced to prison for up to 15 years.
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1 min agoRobert A. Simonds, 30, is facing manslaughter and several other charges following the crash in October that occurred after Simonds had smoked crack cocaine and marijuana, according to an arrest affidavit.
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at 5:14 PMPolice said they responded Tuesday night to Union Street after neighbors reported hearing what they thought were shots fired inside an apartment, but it turned out the man inside was smashing things with a hammer and was found with methamphetamine.
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at 10:54 AMJay police responded to a robbery at the Label Shopper in Jay and a crash in North Jay within minutes of each other. The two incidents appear to be related, police say.
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at 8:06 AMAn improper meeting between the district attorney and judge resulted in the overturning of Eric Bard's 2015 conviction. Now, instead of facing 50 years in prison for more than 21 charges, he is to serve 28.
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March 26Robert Porter, 39, is back in jail after escaping from a hospital while in police custody on Saturday.
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March 24Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for March 17-24, 2023.
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March 23David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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March 24Chanda Lilly pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery in Bath Superior Court on Tuesday in connection with the 2019 murder of Andrew Sherman in his Richmond home and has agreed to testify against Tyon Shuron, who has been charged with murder.
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March 22Aaron Chadbourne claimed to have a bomb in his car before fleeing that year from police, but it was an arson conviction last year that led him to be imprisoned at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.
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March 22David Bowring, 32, was being sought by officers Monday following an altercation with his girlfriend when he caught a ride with the passing train, Clinton police Chief Stanley "Rusty" Bell said.
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March 22Aaron Chadbourne was serving time for arson.
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March 22A report from the University of Southern Maine's Catherine E. Cutler Institute calls for expanding diversion and treatment-based criminal justice programs.
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March 23Rebecca Mceachern-Gorman, 29, faces charges after police said she crashed a car into a utility pole on Main Street.
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March 20Authorities found the woman's 11-year-old child unharmed, but there is an arrest warrant for her mother.
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March 22Working with the U.S. Border Patrol, Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam stopped a pickup truck that was hauling a 21-foot trailer with potted marijuana plants inside.
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March 20Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.
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viaThe victim was taken by Lifeflight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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March 19New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.