Police say they seized 35 doses of suspected LSD, 5 grams of crack cocaine, and 9 grams of powder cocaine.
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Concert promoter expected to change plea on domestic violence charge
Alexander Gray, who promotes concerts in Bangor and Portland, had pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault.
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Richmond woman arraigned on theft, forgery charges
Clarissa Hurley pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the discovery that money was missing at Down East Credit Union’s Richmond branch.
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Slain parents would have helped Andrew Balcer through his gender identity struggle, brother says
Christopher Balcer, 26, said he’s ‘flummoxed’ that the defense attorney is trying to argue that his brother, who was 17 at the time of the killings, should be considered a juvenile.
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Two sentenced for drug transactions in Augusta
Michael Fry and Tyrif Cherry pleaded guilty in separate hearings at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Man charged with shooting 2 others in Bucksport
Cory Turcotte is charged with aggravated assault and two men are treated for gunshot wounds.
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Winthrop teenager accused of killing parents asked to be called ‘Andrea,’ not Andrew
Testimony that Andrew Balcer, 18, might have questioned his gender identity and feared his parents’ reaction continued to be offered as a possible motive during a hearing on Thursday.
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Two people are shot at a home in Bucksport
Police interview a person of interest in the investigation but no arrests are made by late Wednesday night.
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Law enforcement officials discuss veterans court, alternative sentencing
Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney and Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason spoke for 90 minutes about ways to reduce jail overcrowding by using alternatives to going to jail.
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Rockport man made call to say, ‘I think I have to kill my mom,’ documents show
Orion Krause, 22, contacted a former college professor shortly before police say he killed his mother, his grandparents and a home health worker.