Jeremy Chartrand, 18, ‘tagged’ dozens of items using a Sharpie, according to police.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Former Benton man sentenced on drug, assault convictions
Rashaad McKinney, 26, now of Augusta, is to spend an initial 90 days in jail.
Kennebec Journal Aug. 30 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 30, 2017.
Man convicted in 1983 Fayette murder denied bid for a new trial
Erroneous data used in DNA calculations did not affect the conviction of Thomas Mitchell in the slaying of Judith L. Flagg.
Morning Sentinel Aug. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Aug. 30, 2017.
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.
Portland man pleads guilty to Augusta heroin offense
An anonymous tip led police to stop Preston Cooper’s car on Winter Street June 1.
Waterville man convicted of firearms charges
The federal charges say he illegally exported firearms to people in Romania.
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.
Bucksport man arrested in Kansas slaying
The man, who was injured while trying to escape from an Amtrak train, is arrested in California.