Derek D. Taylor, 35, previously spent 20 months in prison for contacting the same woman from jail, in violation of a prior bail order.
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‘He drove right at me,’ says man hurt in apparent road rage incident in Topsham
Jonathan Danforth of Litchfield urges police to do all they can to locate the driver of the Ford Focus that ran into him Monday evening.
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Midcoast teacher who won a $1 million education prize is sentenced for shoplifting
Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
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Augusta man identified in fatal pedestrian crash had just left volunteering at local center
Dana M. Williams, 60, of Augusta, died at the scene on Memorial Drive near Gage Street after just having left volunteering at the LINC Wellness & Recovery Center.
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Winthrop woman pleads guilty to having unregistered, sawed-off shotgun
Abigail Webb pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor and remains free on personal recognizance.
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Man run over in road rage incident in Topsham, police say
The 27-year-old victim is taken to the hospital with a leg injury after getting out of his car and being hit by the driver of a red Ford Focus, police say.
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Lewiston police tell mobile needle exchange program to halt distribution
The program, which its founder calls the Church of Safe Injection, is violating a state law that prohibits people from distributing hypodermic needles, police say.
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Man charged in beating 2-year-old in Skowhegan yet to make bail
Cody Alexander Swanson has been moved from Somerset County Jail to the Knox County Jail in Rockland and is due in court in January.
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As trial of ex-priest opens, former altar boy says defendant befriended him, then abused him
The initial witness to testify against Ronald Paquin says the sexual contact occurred in the 1980s at multiple locations, including a motel and campground in Kennebunkport.
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Portland police make arrest in Rite Aid robbery
Alexander Angelini, 18, of Barrington, Rhode Island, was apprehended about 4:30 p.m. Monday, several hours after the West End pharmacy was robbed.