Sy A. Perri, 35, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and other charges, following a stabbing at an Augusta apartment in June.
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Prosecutors won’t retry man accused of running over Pittsfield officer’s foot
The officer called the decision a betrayal, while the man’s defense attorney said the case should serve as a lesson to police about handling traffic stops.
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2 teens arrested in Skowhegan after chase reaching 100 mph, police say
Skowhegan police were attempting to stop the vehicle, which the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office had reported stolen.
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Prosecutors dismiss case against former Anson-Madison Water District official
The dismissal marks the second time charges have been dropped against Michael Corson as a trial was set to begin.
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They called 911 after a man drowned in Papoose Pond. The sheriff’s office called Border Patrol.
Scarborough police also were pulled into helping immigration officials arrest more than a dozen men who had been staying in Waterford when one died in a boating accident in June.
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Former Anson-Madison Water District official heads to trial again
Michael Corson, previously accused of theft, is charged this time with aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy, which his attorney says prosecutors have no evidence to support.
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Maine Capitol Police chief has been disciplined before, records show
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.
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Bowdoinham school lockdown lifted, burglary suspects in custody
Law enforcement and school officials announced around noon that 3 suspects in a burglary on Post Road had been detained, about 2 hours after classes at Bowdoinham Community School were canceled for the day.
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Lawmakers request details on Child and Family Services’ interactions with family of teen accused of killing relatives in Chelsea
Sens. Jeff Timberlake, R-Androscoggin, and Brad Farrin, R-Somerset, say a ‘series of failures’ by the department appear to have led to the slayings of a father and son found dead in their Chelsea home in June.
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Capitol Police chief was taking photos, fighting inside Hallowell bar before arrest
Matthew Clancy told the Hallowell police officer who arrested him, ‘You are f—-d now, do you know who I am?’ according to a police report.