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Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
State seeks to undercut ex-convict’s testimony in Sanborn murder case
Retired detective Daniel Young denies that he ever attempted to entice Jerry Larrivee to say Anthony Sanborn admitted to killing Jessica Briggs in 1989.
Jefferson nurse acquitted of assault on inmate
The inmate, Brandee Lewis, is suing the nurse and Kennebec County and jail staff in federal court.
Westbrook police arrest Saco man in stabbing
A 19-year-old man is in custody and an Auburn teenager is recovering from the wounds he received.
Skowhegan police: Rumors about student going to high school with firearm false
School administrators and Skowhegan police have found the information in the rumors to be baseless.
Two Franklin County men indicted on sexual assault charges
Phillips man charged with crimes against children while Wilton man charged with assault on woman.
Jay woman pleads not guilty to theft from road association
Bobbie Dawes is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the Mile Ten Owners Road Association in The Forks Plantation.
Farmington man pleads not guilty to selling cocaine
A search of Robert Hunter’s bedroom turned up 14 grams of cocaine, according to a police detective’s affidavit.
Fire at abandoned Sanford mill investigated as suspicious
Anyone with information about the Thursday blaze at the old Stenton Trust Mill is being asked to call police.
Police capture suspect after Buckfield standoff
Authorities say Jason Merriam fled from a home at 23 Tucker Road around 8 a.m. Friday.