A burglary suspect who was arrested after police found him based on his cellphone location data argues that the data was improperly obtained.
Maine Crime
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Ex-detective is asked why he left data out of final reports given to defense in murder trial
Attorneys for Anthony H. Sanborn Jr., who is seeking to have his 1992 conviction overturned, hope to show the exclusions of information were aimed at hiding exculpatory evidence.
Morning Sentinel Oct. 12 police log
Waterville area police reports for Oct. 12, 2017.
Kennebec Journal Oct. 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 12, 2017.
Sanford police charge woman with taking bag of cash dropped in store
A store security video that shows the woman picking up a bank deposit bag and keeping it led to tips about her identity, police say.
Portland police unions sign off on pay raises, wearing body cameras
Several Maine police departments are already using body cameras, including Fairfield, Gardiner, Wilton, Farmington, Richmond, Monmouth, Winslow and South Portland.
Homicides at forefront of domestic violence vigil in Skowhegan
Nearly half the homicide victims from 2006 to 2015 in Maine were killed by an intimate partner or family member.
Maine justices ask man sentenced for serial OUIs: ‘Why are you here?’
Andrew Bean got 5 years in prison for his 10th and 11th OUI convictions. One justice tells him ‘the sentence can only get worse.’
Winner of $1 million teaching prize accused of stealing $28 leash
Nancie Atwell admitted to stealing the leash from a Wiscasset hardware store, police say, and it could affect her plea agreement in a previous shoplifting case.
In case review, Sanborn attorney goes after lead detective’s credibility
Amy Fairfield hopes to show investigator James Daniels withheld material before the 1992 murder trial that would have helped her client’s case, violating a constitutional principle established in 1963.