Cases closed in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Former Augusta man imprisoned for writing bad checks for cars, auto services
Donald Westover Sr. was ordered to spend 30 months in prison.
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Families of Noyes Street fire victims vie for lead in lawsuit against landlord
The widow of 29-year-old Steven Summers, who died in the Nov. 1, 2014, blaze, contends that her claim against Gregory Nisbet should have priority since she sued first.
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Orono man who used Facebook to lure teen to her death loses court appeal
Kyle Dube said he intended to kidnap Nichole Cable and become a hero by rescuing her.
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Jury got verdict wrong in killing at Maine bee farm, Merrill Kimball’s attorney argues
The 73-year-old lobsterman from Yarmouth was convicted last year of murder in the shooting death of Leon Kelley over the inheritance of Brown’s Bee Farm.
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Two people die of opiate-related overdoses in two days in Biddeford
The overdoses came Tuesday and Wednesday, a week after police said a batch of heroin heavily laced with the synthetic opioid fentanyl was found circulating in town.
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Oakland man sent to prison for 8 years for attacks on toddlers
David M. Devine was sentenced Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta after he pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault.
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Maine educator who won $1 million prize denies shoplifting $14.99 blouse
Police have the alleged theft on video but Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, says it’s a misunderstanding.
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Auburn boy, 14, charged with attacking man with hammer
Police say the boy seriously injured his 56-year-old neighbor and now faces charges including attempted murder.
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Windham student suspended after threatening tweet refers to ‘Columbine’
Police say the two messages referencing the 1999 mass shooting in Colorado may not rise to the level of a crime.