Andrew Balcer, 19, is expected to plead guilty on Sept. 19 to killing both his parents and the family’s dog on Halloween morning in 2016.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta police warn public of ‘highly lethal’ heroin
Seven overdoses in five days prompted the department to issue a public service announcement.
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Men charged with stealing and killing dog have bail hearing
A Hancock County judge sets bail at $1,000 apiece for Nathan Burke and Justin Chipman, who are accused of stealing a Winter Harbor man’s Hummer and his Boston terrier-pug mix named Franky.
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One of two suspects in Biddeford hate crime is granted bail and released
While Dusty Leo, 27, is monitored through an ankle bracelet and must return to his job, the other suspect, Maurice Diggins, 34, has agreed to be held in custody pending trial.
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Three Florida residents sentenced for credit card fraud in Maine
They used stolen credit and debit card numbers of Maine residents to buy merchandise and gift cards in Maine stores.
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Lisbon man arrested after man stabbed in Lewiston
Meanwhile, a woman is reported to have stabbed herself inside an apartment.
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Family of woman found dead in Gardiner looks to help victims of domestic abuse
McKenzie Burgess said her older sister Maddilyn ‘didn’t have a place she felt she could go and be safe.’
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Man charged with stealing more than $200,000 from his employer in Topsham
Police allege that Georges Gendron, who worked as controller for a construction equipment manufacturer, committed the crimes over three years.
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South Paris man gets 4 years for stabbing girlfriend’s estranged husband
Michael Barrucci pleaded guilty to assault for the attack at a Lewiston barbershop in December after counts of attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault were dropped.
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Litchfield man sentenced on visual sexual aggression charge
Daniel Gauthier, 46, was ordered to spend an initial three years behind bars.