Myron ‘Templer’ Crosby Jr. of Springfield supplied over a kilogram of heroin to drug dealers in the Newport area, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Portland police recruitment drive pays off with addition of 12 new officers to the force
It’s the largest single class of recruits in about 20 years, and the interim chief credits a full-time recruitment officer’s aggressive use of social media and other outreach.
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Two suspects found hiding, one in home, one on roof
Heather Fields and Micheal Lagasse were taken into custody at a house in Waterboro.
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Gardiner woman arrested on drug trafficking charges in Swanville
Taylor Andrews was among five arrested for trafficking heroin and cocaine; the others were three people from New York and Christopher King, of Swanville.
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Kennebec Journal Aug. 3 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 3, 2018
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Inmate who died at prison farm had voiced concern about his safety
The state is releasing few details on the death that occurred nearly six weeks ago.
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Second man pleads guilty to setting Waldoboro fire in 2012
A third man, James R. Simmons of Friendship, is scheduled to go on trial in October on charges that he also set the blaze that destroyed a boathouse valued at $50,000 and a lobster boat worth $150,000.
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Westbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies that rattled small businesses
Travis Card’s plea closes 11 cases in Greater Portland, including incidents in which he was thwarted by a language barrier, a clerk who locked herself in a bathroom and a club-wielding employee.
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Jailed Winslow man charged with arson, burglary
Investigators say Victor Dudley broke into Winslow Century 21 offices on Sunday and set a small fire there.
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Lewiston police arrest man in connection with gunfire during altercation
Anthony Dipierro was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm, and drug agents also responded to the area where witnesses reported a fight and gunshots.