Jack DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling eggs that made thousands of people sick with salmonella.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Man who fled from Maine on snowmobile gets 18 months in prison
Cyril Gordon Lunn escaped the border into Canada from Presque Isle on a rented snowmobile in 2005.
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Morning Sentinel June 7 police log
Waterville area police reports for Tuesday, June 7, 2017.
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Kennebec Journal June 7 police log
Augusta area police reports for June 7, 2017.
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Police fatally shoot man after standoff in Orrington
Three officers have been put on leave pending an investigation, which is standard procedure.
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Unusually detailed report on shooting offers rare glimpse into police work
The investigation of last week’s shooting of Russell Solak was what Portland Lt. Robert Martin called ‘a bread crumb trail.’
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Augusta father ordered to take parenting class after 2-year-old nearly drowns in Kennebec River
The boy was found floating facedown last Sept. 16 in the river; he has recovered since then.
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Former Waterville woman jailed for welfare fraud
Chelsey Johnson had illegally obtained more than $32,000 in MaineCare and food stamp benefits over two years.
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Two arrested in Norridgewock drug bust
Beau McCormick, 36, of New Portland, and Kaylene Robbins, 22, of Anson, were charged with multiple felonies in what police say is an ongoing investigation into the sale of heroin in Somerset County.
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Augusta drug trafficking nets Ohio man 18 months in prison
Trevon Orman, 22, pleaded guilty Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center to trafficking in heroin and cocaine in late March at an Augusta residence.