Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration after he allegedly slammed a cupful of the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers onto a counter at the General Assistance office.
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Several indicted on drug charges in Kennebec County
Waterville, Oakland and Bronx, New York, residents among those indicted on allegations they trafficked in crack cocaine and fentanyl powder.
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Bronx men admit to federal crime involving phony Home Depot accounts
PORTLAND — Three Bronx men pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a scheme aimed at defrauding Home Depot stores in Maine, including Auburn, where they were arrested for trying to buy items on store credit generated from bogus IDs. The three men, who appeared in U.S. District Court via teleconference from their New York […]
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Agency investigating alleged incidents of racial bias by Cumberland police
The Attorney General’s Office and an outside police agency are looking into a complaint filed by a Black Portland attorney.
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Man convicted in triple murder in Maine appeals to federal court
Thayne Ormsby, who was 20 at the time of the killings, has tried several times to have his conviction overturned or have his case reviewed.
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Two juvenile males arrested after Paris attack
A video of the attack was posted on Facebook and helped police identify the suspects.
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Winthrop man indicted on rape, kidnapping charges
Jon L. Westerlund, 35, was one of several area residents indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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No one injured in 2 shootings in Portland
Portland police are looking for suspects in 2 separate shooting incidents on Sunday.
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Dover-Foxcroft police chief accused of domestic assault is released on bail
Ryan Reardon is charged with choking a woman with whom he’d had an affair.
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Prosecutor says murder defendant shot woman in Down East Maine over insults
Carine Reeves, the first person to go on trial for murder in Maine since the start of the pandemic, shot Sally Shaw because she’d insulted the mother of his children, Assistant Attorney General Megan Elam tells jurors.