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Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Wilton woman charged with stealing car with 3 children inside
Shannon Lee Dupree, 42, allegedly took the vehicle from a convenience store and led police on a chase from Livermore to North Jay.
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Police searching for person who robbed Norridgewock convenience store
Thursday night Somerset Communications received a call reporting that a man had robbed the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Norridgewock.
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Suspected burglars in Portland area are bold and cunning, victims say
Police in Portland, Westbrook and South Portland are working to determine whether 20 burglaries committed at businesses in those cities since August are connected.
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Buxton man charged with arson is jailed after pleading guilty to lesser crime
Donovan Sanborn’s deal calls for four months of jail time and two years of probation.
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Maine State Police investigating discovery of man’s body in Saco woods
Police said 48-year-old Herbert Winship of Saco was involved in a high-speed motorcycle chase last Saturday.
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Appeal of double murderer who killed Augusta couple denied by court
David W. ‘D-Money’ Marble’s conviction and life sentence, upheld by state’s highest court.
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Portland police investigate report of armed robbery in Old Port
The reported crime took place on Monday afternoon on Commercial Street.
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Portland police search for suspect in stabbing on Cedar Street
A Portland man suffers wounds to an arm.
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Couple charged in Madison drug bust scheduled for court
Timmy Smith was arrested Wednesday and his wife, Danielle Smith, was summoned, after officials from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office searched their home and seized fentanyl, according to Sheriff Dale Lancaster.