Owners of Five Pillars Butchery say they are grateful, comforted by community’s reaction to shooting incident.
Maine Crime
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Police arrest Athens man for allegedly trafficking cocaine, pills
In a raid the man’s residence, Somerset County officers seized $8,000 worth of drugs and $3,736 in cash.
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South Portland bank robbery suspect, 70, released from jail
Donald Sturton is released on personal recognizance after being unable to post $5,000 bail.
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Defense tries to remove prosecutors in Stockton Springs murder case
Attorneys for Sharon Carrillo say prosecutors made mistakes in issuing invalid affidavits in the beating death of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. Carrillo’s husband, Julio Carrillo, is also accused.
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Police trying to identify man whose skeletal remains were found in Falmouth woods
Maine State Police say the remains found Sunday belonged to an adult male and investigators are following leads in missing persons reports.
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Map: Police in Greater Portland investigating string of armed robberies
Police in Greater Portland communities are investigating 15 armed robberies in 24 days, including four in a little over 24 hours this week. A suspect was arrested and charged with one of the robberies – the April 7 holdup in Gorham – but police have said the others appear to be connected to each other, […]
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In region gripped by spate of armed robberies, tension escalates with four holdups in 25 hours
After the 15th such crime since March 20 – at an Amato’s on Wednesday night in Brunswick – police fear more confrontations between robbers and store employees could breed violence.
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Amato’s in Brunswick the latest business hit by robber
The incident reported late Wednesday night is the fourth robbery in southern Maine within 24 hours.
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Quick-thinking clerk thwarts armed robbery at Auburn doughnut shop
The 22-year-old woman hit an alarm and locked herself and a co-worker in a back room after telling a gunman who demanded cash that she had to go in back and get the keys.
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Armed robber chased away from Old Orchard Beach variety store
It isn’t known yet whether police believe the incident is related to a string of recent armed robberies in southern Maine.