Augusta area police reports for Aug. 31, 2016.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jay man sentenced to prison for defrauding federal housing programs
Timothy P. Gallagher set up a competing construction company and paid himself to hire subcontractors to work on federally subsidized properties.
In battle against drugs, why does race matter?
The data fail to support the governor’s assertions, which observers say only have one goal: to inflame.
Portland company pleads guilty to illegally importing live sea urchins
ISF Trading faces up to five years of probation and $1.25 million in fines.
Augusta murder defendant pleads no contest to vehicle break-ins, thefts
Michael Sean McQuade is to be sentenced on those charges later, and he probably will go to trial on the murder charge in November 2017.
Sanford man charged with heroin trafficking
Brian Vance, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with previous arrest warrants and as a result of a search.
Somerset County court for July 18-22, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Hampden man charged with trafficking over 1,000 bags of heroin
Peter James Tardiff, 30, had been taken into custody on a prior arrest warrant when the heroin was found.
Search warrant in Skowhegan leads to two arrests
Police said they were told the person they were looking for was in another state, but he was not.
Franklin County courts for Aug. 1-5, 2016
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.