Erroneous data used in DNA calculations did not affect the conviction of Thomas Mitchell in the slaying of Judith L. Flagg.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Morning Sentinel Aug. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Aug. 30, 2017.
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Man linked to Facebook page with explicit photos of Maine girls charged in nationwide case
Investigators said Wednesday that Buster Hernandez, 26, threatened teens in several 10 states, including Maine in 2015, and is charged with threatening and sexual exploitation.
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Portland man pleads guilty to Augusta heroin offense
An anonymous tip led police to stop Preston Cooper’s car on Winter Street June 1.
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Waterville man convicted of firearms charges
The federal charges say he illegally exported firearms to people in Romania.
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Parents were house-sitting for relatives when girl, 5, was shot and killed in Scarborough
State police are not yet revealing the circumstances surrounding the 5-year-old’s death at the home of her grandparents, who were away.
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Bucksport man arrested in Kansas slaying
The man, who was injured while trying to escape from an Amtrak train, is arrested in California.
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U.S. Border Patrol in Maine warns legalization won’t halt marijuana seizures
Officers will continue to enforce federal law and confiscate pot, so be careful along the border, says chief agent Daniel Hiebert.
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Two charged with OUIs after weekend crashes in Farmington
Two men were arrested and one woman was sent to the hospital after separate crashes Sunday night.
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Gorham man charged after brief police standoff
Drew Thomas Shane, 20, is charged with domestic violence criminal threatening with a firearm.