Michael Wayne Sprague, 44, arrested after allegedly threatening to kill himself and shooting a gun as he lay on the ground, police say.
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Courts, BMV scramble to fix gap in state law that allows some convicted drivers to keep licenses
Top state officials promise to fix a blind spot in the law that did not clearly require the court system to notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that a driver had been convicted of killing someone on the roadway.
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Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.
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Washington County man charged with murder in father’s stabbing
Authorities say that Darren Laney Jr. killed his 62-year-old father at his home in Big Lake Township.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Bowdoinham man charged in fatal Sabattus hit-and-run
Police said a 28-year-old Sabattus woman was killed on Bowdoinham Road on Sept. 19.
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Wilton woman denies Livermore robbery charges
Police said Willow C. Lewis and her co-defendants tried to rob two people in October at a Livermore boat launch.
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Maine Supreme Court hears argument that police stop of drug-furnishing New York man was unjustified
A lawyer for Timothy Barclift argued, on appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that police stopped the New York man primarily because of an anonymous tip he traveled by bus frequently and paid with cash.
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Former Franklin County prosecutor admits to federal crime linked to large marijuana operation
The attorney for Kayla Alves said the former assistant district attorney was not a part of an alleged illegal marijuana distribution and laundering conspiracy.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to theft-related charges, enters court-overseen drug recovery program
Alex J. Murphy, now 33, passed fake $100 bills and stole store merchandise to support his drug habit, officials say.
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Former lawyer sentenced to 18 months for stealing from elderly clients
The prosecutor calls the Tenants Harbor woman – who stole more than $1 million from three, elderly incapacitated clients – ‘the Bernie Madoff of Maine.’