Kyle Dube of Orono is accused of creating a fake Facebook profile to set up a meeting with the girl.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Police ID Maine man killed in armed confrontation with trooper, sheriff’s deputy
The incident occurred Tuesday night at a home in the Aroostook County town of Smyrna, police say.
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Legislation seeks to eliminate setting of bail for Maine defendants
Proponents say switching to a risk assessment system that frees more suspects would cut jail crowding and costs, but others have public safety concerns.
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Cumberland County Jail to turn away inmates if it doesn’t get cash infusion
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says inaction by the governor and legislators could leave him unable to pay bills, so he plans to stop housing inmates from other counties.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by pregnant worker stabbed at Riverview
The worker, Jamie Hill-Spotswood, argued that the state failed to act to protect her after she told a supervisor she felt unsafe, but the judge said her attacker was to blame, not the state.
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Maine’s high court rejects convicted murderer’s bid to regain parental rights
Joel Hayden, 33, killed the mother of his four children, and a childhood friend, in New Gloucester in 2011 while his eldest son watched.
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Saco man charged with stealing $10,000 in antiques
Police say Cory Richards, 31, broke into a home in Hollis.
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Thief makes off with a turtle and a hare from Maine Audubon collection
Also taken was a red fox pelt, and all are part of a ‘hard to come by’ scientific collection used for education.
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Maine man indicted in strangulation killings of girlfriend, 2 children
Keith Coleman, 27, of Garland has not entered a plea and a court date has yet to be set.
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Couple’s deaths in Fryeburg were murder-suicide, police say
The bodies of Mark and Jody Buzzell were found in separate buildings.