A recent asset forfeiture in Portland involving possible illegal gambling brings the controversial practice to light, as the attorney general loosens rules regarding its use.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Waterville vehicle fire leads to arson charges against 2 men
A judge set bail at $5,000 each for the men, who are described as transients from out of state who allegedly set a vehicle ablaze in the parking lot of Super Shoes.
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Skowhegan man sentenced to prison on child porn charge
Jared Moody, 37, is a former case manager for Augusta-based Direct Community Care.
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Old Orchard Beach man charged in bomb threat at Hannaford’s Saco store
The supermarket and other stores in the Route 1 plaza are evacuated as a precaution.
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Joint police effort yields drug bust in Bath-Brunswick area
Officers from three police departments, two sheriff’s offices and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency say a Delaware man had hundreds of doses of heroin.
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Doctor convicted of tax evasion files for bankruptcy
Joel A. Sabean, who is due to report for prison in two weeks, owes nearly $2.3 million, mostly for taxes and to his attorneys.
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Probe of Cumberland County Jail suicide shows no policies violated
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says staff members at the jail followed policies in responding to the suicide in March, but he won’t release the report.
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Mother of Oakland woman shot by police plans to file wrongful death lawsuit
Jessica Fagre filed a notice of claim to the three officers involved in the February shooting in Vassalboro.
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Angry Acton landlord accused of running into tenant with tractor
Leslie Dennis was charged with aggravated assault after he got angry at two tenants who were digging up plants in the yard, police say.
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Neighbors call Skowhegan woman charged with endangering her child good mother
Stephanie Freeman is free on bail after her arrest Sunday in an “atrocious” apartment on Waterville Road.