Police plan to charge the caller but so far have no suspects in an unusual case highlighting the vulnerability of Maine’s public safety dispatching.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Judge to release some court records in quadruple slaying case
The records were impounded after Orion Krause of Rockport was arraigned in the Sept. 8 killings in Groton, Mass.
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Gray man sentenced to 15 months for gun possession
Matthew Feehan, 30, was prohibited from owning firearms because of a prior felony theft conviction.
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Ex-Mountie who smuggled narwhal tusks into Maine going to prison
Prosecutors say Gregory Logan and two others smuggled about 300 tusks worth at least $1.5 million into the U.S. at Calais.
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Cumberland County Jail stops holding some inmates for immigration agents
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it’s unconstitutional to delay anyone’s release so ICE officials without warrants can consider deportation, but he fears those freed will commit crimes.
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Lawsuit claims police didn’t protect women from killer Anthony Lord
Brittany Irish, whose boyfriend was killed, and Kimberly Irish, whose barn was burned, say state police violated their civil rights by refusing to provide protection.
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Four charged with sex crimes against children in Somerset County
Grand jury hands up indictments, charging 21 people with 71 separate crimes.
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Police release sketch of person seen with homeless man before slaying
Anyone with information about the man in the sketch should call Portland police, who are investigating the slaying of Sunao Thomas Yamada Jr.
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Arson caused South China fire, state official says
The Office of State Fire Marshal has not brought charges against anyone yet but has a suspect in the case.
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Saco attorney who went to prison now suspended for professional misconduct
A Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice rules that Gary M. Prolman, who won back his right to practice law last year, ‘engaged in sexual acts’ with a vulnerable client.