Juan Andino-Tirado was one of five men who stole $2,389 in cash and 861 oxycodone pills, federal authorities say.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Topsham house where woman was hit with tire iron is well-known to police
The attack left a 19-year-old woman fighting to save one of her eyes in a Boston hospital. A 16-year-old girl is in custody.
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Investigators seize bookkeeper’s computer from Lilley law firm
Investigators suspect the late attorney’s employee siphoned off funds estimated at more than $850,000.
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New York man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute drugs in Portland area
Malcolm Cowart led a drug ring in the city between 2011 and 2014.
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Law Court upholds decision to keep man acquitted of murder at Riverview
Donald Beauchene, acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in the 1969 killing of Bernardine Israelson in Portland, has petitioned a number of times for release from the state hospital.
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Mother of Biddeford murder victim sues, saying police ignored killer’s threats
Susan Johnson’s federal lawsuit says officers failed to search James Pak’s apartment for weapons before he shot and killed teenagers Derrick Thompson and Alivia Welch in 2012.
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Jay man charged with murder to appear in Auburn court Thursday
James Sweeney, 56, was charged Tuesday with the murder of his longtime girlfriend.
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Touch snake or burn car? Auburn cop saves snake-fearing driver
Officer Travis Barnies came to the rescue by removing the snake from the door of a car.
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Scarborough man charged with threatening woman with firearm
The woman had escaped by the time police arrived, and Willis Moulton, 74, was arrested after leaving the home on Black Point Road.
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Foot chase in Saco leads to 2 arrests
A man from Saco and a woman from Old Orchard Beach who were prohibited from having contact with each other fled after their car was stopped, police say.