More than 100 victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had filed a notice of claims against the federal government last fall and are now suing in U.S. District Court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages.
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Mainers’ true crime podcast is basis for Hulu documentary on Alaska shooting
‘Blood & Myth’ is based on the Audible Original “Midnight Son,” from Portland-based audio producers Josie Holtzman and Isaac Kestenbaum, which explored an Alaskan shooting and Indigenous culture.
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Police must confirm Maine suspects have waived constitutional rights before they are questioned, top court says
Law enforcement must ensure suspects in custody understand and have relinquished their rights to a lawyer and against self-incrimination before questioning them, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled.
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Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE’s arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions.
Old Orchard Beach has been accused of ‘reckless reliance’ on the government program, but experts say there’s not much more employers can do to vet hires.
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Erratic driving led to Skowhegan traffic stop, detaining of 14 Romanians
Border Patrol agents detained 10 people stopped in a vehicle, a family member who came to the scene in another car and another 3 people staying at a nearby hotel, according to police reports.
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Skowhegan drug busts lead to 9 arrests, sheriff says
Investigators searched two nearby homes early Tuesday morning, seizing a total of 45 grams of fentanyl, along with other drugs.
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Lisbon woman seriously hurt in hit-and-run at Topsham Market Basket
Althea Kennedy-Ecker, 72, was struck in the Market Basket parking lot Sunday afternoon. The suspect fled the scene and was later arrested in Brunswick.
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Maine man accused of faking own death after defrauding VA of over $240K
Washington County resident Gregory Heimann, 51, was arrested in Missouri over a year after he disappeared, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
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Man convicted of running over Pittsfield police officer’s foot to get new trial
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated Michael Kilgore’s conviction for assault on an officer in a decision issued last week.
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Maine’s Border Patrol agents are using more traffic stops, surveillance to make arrests
With arrests down at the actual northern border, Border Patrol agents are venturing farther into states to help with immigration arrests.