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Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine State Police cite nearly 1,100 for texting, distracted driving
Many of the citations, issued in the last six months, are for texting while driving.
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Portland police seek man who held up store clerk with butcher knife
The robber took cash from the Xtra Mart on Brighton Avenue and fled in a white pickup truck.
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Eight in York County indicted in scheme to sell stolen guns, buy heroin
The indictments follow a four-month investigation prompted by the burglary-related arrests of three Limerick residents.
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Judge lifts partial restriction on Standish lawyer’s practice
Anthony Sineni III, who faces criminal charges, may represent clients being prosecuted by the Cumberland County district attorney.
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N.Y. man sentenced to 2 years for passing fake $100 bills at Maine Mall
Andrew Cupidore, 21, brought teenage girls to New England last year for a spending spree.
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Turkey hunting results in prison for Maine felon who couldn’t have a gun
Lawrence Young, 54, of Lebanon went hunting with a shotgun even though he was prohibited from possessing a firearm.
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Slain Maine teen’s mother says suspect offered to help after daughter disappeared
Kristine Wiley says Kyle Dube of Orono offered to baby-sit her other children after 15-year-old Nichole Cable disappeared in May 2013.
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Ten accused in plot for Maine addicts to buy guns for Connecticut cocaine ring
The handguns were purchased from pawnshops in Bangor and Brewer, and the straw purchasers were compensated with money and drugs, police allege.
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Seeking help, Brunswick police release photo of bank robber
The man robbed a Bank of Maine branch Wednesday afternoon and apparently fled in a Saab.