The robber, armed with a knife, held up Freihofer’s Bakery on Forest Avenue, police say.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Portland police say woman stabbed man in ‘Tent City’
The man suffers superficial wounds in the incident at a homeless encampment off Brighton Avenue.
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Oakland man indicted on sex assault charge
In a separate case, a Gardiner woman was arrested on an indictment charging her with forgery, theft, and operating after revocation.
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Man charged in Wal-Mart stabbing death held without bail
Kenneth Briggs Jr., 27, formerly of Portland, is to undergo a mental exam in the case of a man found bleeding in a Falmouth parking lot.
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Gun found by kids near South Portland playground was stolen from car
The gun was found Sunday by three young girls playing in the Redbank neighborhood.
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Scarborough man arrested after 7-hour standoff
Three children were in the home on McIntyre Way where a domestic dispute occurred.
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Troopers to Gardiner fugitive: Want your phone back?
Police say a man accused of car theft dropped his phone while fleeing.
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Buxton man accused of leading police on chase with 3 kids in car
Jason Henderson, 32, was arrested at his home after fleeing on foot, police say.
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Franklin County grand jury hands up 36 indictments
A former Waterville man and a Kingfield man were indicted on charges related to an incident in May when they allegedly provided two teenage girls with alcohol and marijuana.
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Man huffed stolen aerosol duster and crashed into Biddeford Wal-Mart, police say
The driver is charged with driving to endanger, and his passenger is charged with shoplifting.