Ismail Maalin originally was charged with gross sexual assault, but the state dismissed that charge.
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Boston man to serve 5 years in prison for drug trafficking offenses in Waterville
Domingos Cabral Jr., 26, was charged with aggravated trafficking in six grams or more of heroin and unlawful trafficking in cocaine base following a month-long investigation by police.
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Man charged with assaulting police officer in Waterboro
Eric Olin, 30, was arrested after breaking into a former girlfriend’s home in Parsonsfield, the York County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Riverview patient whom police shot in January seeks return to community
A judge heard testimony Friday on a request from Jason Begin, 37, who was found not criminally responsible in 2004 for hijacking a plane and crashing in Canada in an apparent suicide attempt.
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China woman charged in series of burglaries
Meagan Emery is charged in connection with burglaries that netted nearly $30,000 in stolen property.
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Man shot, killed by Bangor police exchanged shots with officer, chief says
Joshua Jozefowicz, 23, who was being chased by police after running during a traffic stop, died of multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy shows.
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Bangor police release name of man killed by officer Tuesday
Officer Ryan Jones, a six-year veteran of the department, is on paid leave after shooting Joshua Jozefowicz, 23, of Hancock County.
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New York woman pleads guilty to credit card fraud at stores in Maine
The 21-year-old used counterfeit cards to buy $7,500 in goods at major retailers like Home Depot and Sears.
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Leroy Smith III, accused of murder, hears lawyers debate medicating him involuntarily
The state wants him to take medicine in hopes that he can be made competent to stand trial in the death of his father, Leroy Smith Jr.
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Portland police to offer drug users a link to treatment
The city hopes to help users beat their addictions as it battles a heroin crisis, though treatment options are limited.