The protesters, who blocked a busy section of Commercial Street on July 15, are due back in court in October.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Former Old Orchard Beach fire chief indicted on arson charge
Ricky Plummer of Biddeford is accused of setting a fire on April 15 that burned 42 acres of marshland and took more than 100 firefighters to put out.
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Treaty considered in case of Norwegian accused of threatening Portland police
A program could allow Espen Brungodt, 28, of Bergen, Norway, to be returned to his native country as a prisoner if he is convicted here.
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N.H. man being extradited to Maine for alleged baseball bat attack
The York County sheriff says Scott Leonard, 40, also fired a gun during an assault on a motorcyclist in Parsonsfield.
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Scarborough man’s Supreme Court petition spurs push to have Maine pay indigents’ costs
Joshua Nisbet, who was stripped of his right to an attorney after threatening a string of defense lawyers, was convicted of robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Suspect in threat to kill Portland officers told agent he yearned to be arrested
Espen Brungodt, 28, is held without bail after an FBI official testifies the Norwegian man asserted that his Asperger’s led to a fixation on police.
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Maine postal worker gets probation for embezzlement
Jayme Temoke pleaded guilty to taking more than $4,000 while working at the West Poland post office.
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Westbrook man caught after chase injures 2
Police say Jon Doucette, 21, drove nearly 100 mph, ran cars off the road and rear-ended a minivan.
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Topsham police officer injured when suspected drunken driver hits cruiser
Officer Lucas Shirland, among the newest members of the force, is treated for neck pain, and the other driver is charged.
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Missing N.H. woman, children found at Lebanon campground
The noncustodial mother was arrested on a warrant after she did not return her sons to their legal guardians, police say.