Emmanual Hurtado had altered his sentencing document a day earlier to show a two-year term for robbery rather than three.
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Winslow police start compliance checks to curb alcohol sales to minors
All but three businesses passed the first round of checks, the police chief said.
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Girl, 9, charged with creating false alarm for gun threat at Jay school
The case was referred to the juvenile court system, according to Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV.
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Kidnapping charges against Rumford man dropped after review of surveillance video
Joshua Brown had faced charges of kidnapping and unlawful sexual contact.
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Maine marijuana activist detained at border, denied entry to Canada
Paul McCarrier says border agents cited a 2008 protest arrest as the reason – the charges were later dropped – but he also thinks his legalization role was a factor.
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Leroy Smith pleads not criminally responsible to charge of murdering his father
A jury selected Thursday will decide the verdict in the stabbing death and dismemberment of his father in Gardiner.
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Brewer police stymied by suspect who refuses to reveal his name
The police say the unidentified man is linked to two burglaries.
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Hurricane Irma buys former Maine developer an extra week before prison
Michael Liberty, sentenced to four months for campaign finance law violations, was to have reported to prison on Friday.
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Former union official at Bath Iron Works pleads guilty to embezzling $280,000 from local
Ryan Jones of Bath faces as much five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, and likely will be ordered to make full restitution to the union.
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Winslow woman sentenced for embezzling money from veterans group
Cara Bird received an 18-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay back $4,389 that she stole over three years as treasurer of the Winslow VFW Auxiliary.