Augusta area police reports for Feb. 27, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Girl found dead in Stockton Springs was beaten for months, police say
A police affidavit in support of murder charges against Julio and Sharon Carrillo describes horrific beatings of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, whose body was found in their condo Sunday.
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Pot plants, luxury cars seized in Lewiston-Auburn raids
Richard ‘Stitch’ Daniels, 52, is charged with marijuana trafficking and hash oil manufacturing, and officers tow multiple cars, including a Lamborghini Huracan and a Nissan GT-R.
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Bowdoinham woman found at home with severe injuries dies hours later
Beaulah ‘Marie’ Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious Monday morning in her home on Post Road.
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High-speed chase and crash in stolen U-Haul lands Portland man in jail – again
The incident Sunday night is the second time since October that the suspect stole a U-Haul truck and crashed it, police say.
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Singular young woman made a deep impression before inexplicable killing
Classmates of slain University of New England medical school student Deane Stryker, 22, remember her outsized personality, warmth and optimism.
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Belfast woman charged with terrorizing after posting target practice video
In the video, Laurie Allen names city officials as her ‘targets’ after firing off practice rounds.
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Winthrop man had more than 9 grams of heroin, prosecutor says
Benjamin York was initially held on $150,000 bail on a drug trafficking charge; the amount was reduced to $5,000 on Monday.
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Mother, stepfather charged with murdering 10-year-old girl in Stockton Springs
One of the adults called for an ambulance about 2:30 p.m. Sunday for an unresponsive child at a condominium where they had been staying.
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Police: Man dies from self-inflicted gunshot after standoff at home in Mercer
Gary Picard, 51, had been on a deferred disposition through the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office for a prior domestic incident and police said they were called to a home Sunday night for a reported assault.