Records obtained by the Press Herald reveal how local officials communicated with a federal officer, including on the surveillance of protesters, when more than 200 arrests were made in late January.
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3 men arrested after Augusta ATM burglaries, turned over to ICE
Police responded late Wednesday evening to reports of alarms going off at two credit unions.
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Norridgewock man charged with murder of girlfriend’s son raises self-defense issues
Daniel Markey also filed a civil lawsuit this week, seeking to recoup medical costs from his then-girlfriend — the mother of the man he is accused of killing and a key witness for prosecutors.
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6 arrested in Norridgewock drug bust, sheriff says
Two of those arrested, who police said attempted to escape through a hole in the home’s floor, are also being detained for allegedly being in the United States illegally.
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Carrabassett Valley man charged with murder to be held without bail
Austin J. Doucette, 24, is accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times Sunday night and remains in custody at the Franklin County jail in Farmington.
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Why has enforcement slowed against Maine’s Chinese marijuana grows?
Despite the Trump administration’s promises of a federal crackdown, Maine sheriffs say they are bearing the burden of investigating hundreds of grows run by transnational criminal groups.
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Newport police investigate alleged assault after school board trans policy debate
Public comment at the Regional School Unit 19 meeting Tuesday night abruptly ended when people started arguing about a student’s suspension.
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Man sentenced in killing of Waldoboro man
Jason Goucher Hewett, 1 of 3 defendants prosecutors say were involved in the case, will serve 2 years in prison in connection with the death of Kyle MacDougall in 2024.
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Carrabassett Valley man charged with murder in death of Connecticut woman
Austin Doucette, 24, is accused of killing his partner, Makayla DeSantis, 23. He is being held without bail at the Franklin County Jail.
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Maine public defense agency will soon run out of money to pay private lawyers
An emergency funding bill failed to garner initial support from the Maine House Republicans, who offered a competing proposal that would take away collective bargaining rights from the state-employed public defenders.