Joshua D. Nelson of Windham was stopped while driving in Portland, then crashed into another car before taking off on a wild run, police report.
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Bar Harbor murder suspect to appear in court today
Jalique Keene, 21, is accused of killing 19-year-old Mikaela Conley, whose body was found Saturday in a wooded area near a busy intersection in the Mount Desert Island town.
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Narcan used multiple times as overdose antidote at Maine’s county jails
A 2017 law that allows guards to administer the lifesaving drug has had an impact, and is especially helpful at correctional facilities that don’t have 24-hour medical staffing.
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Man charged with murder in death of Bar Harbor teenager
Jalique Keene, 21, of Bar Harbor is accused of killing Mikaela Conley, 19, whose body was found during a search Saturday.
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Roommate troubles lead to arson charge in South Portland
A Ferry Village man was arrested after police and firefighters were called to his home to investigate a report of a kitchen fire.
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Augusta man back in prison after overdosing on heroin
Roger Linton II was on probation for a 2008 drunken driving manslaughter charge, when he violated conditions of release prohibiting drug use in April, prosecutors say.
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Waterville woman accused of setting boyfriend’s clothes, belongings on fire in street
Police say after getting into an argument with her boyfriend, Victoria Mann dragged his clothes and belongings into the street and set them on fire.
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Canaan woman who sold ‘staggering’ amount of drugs imprisoned on federal, state charges
A federal judge said Toni Juliano, 30, was a ‘major drug dealer in Central Maine.’
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New Maine State Police chief has long career here
Gov. Paul LePage administers the oath of office to Col. John Cote in a room filled with family members and co-workers.
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New Yorker begins 2-year imprisonment for drug trafficking in central Maine
William Bazemore Jr., 38, was sentenced Monday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.