Police believe Doyle Strickland stabbed himself with a pair of scissors, then blamed his girlfriend for the wound.
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House upholds LePage veto of bill to encourage reporting of overdoses
The measure had passed the Legislature unanimously, but after the governor objected, 55 Republicans switch to his side.
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Kennebunk man faces assault charges in dispute over vehicle
Jason Ames is accused of forcibly trying to remove his ex-girlfriend from his car and fighting with others who tried to intervene.
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Suicide-encouraging texts lie at the heart of a Mass. teen manslaughter trial
Can a person be found guilty of killing someone based solely on what she said in text messages?
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Police: Vandalism at Halal market in Westbrook not a hate crime
Jeremiah Gleason was arrested after the storefront window was smashed.
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Domestic violence assault charges filed against 4 people in separate cases
All were arraigned Monday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail.
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Dixmont man charged with gun theft from St. Albans camp
Cody Elton Weeman, 22, was arrested on multiple felony charges after police allege they found the stolen property at a residence in Dixmont.
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Arundel man shot by police had assaulted wife, threatened to burn home, affidavit says
Chad Dionne, who was killed May 29, may have been intoxicated and suicidal, and had assaulted his wife shortly before his death, documents show.
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Transient charged in Portland shooting held on $500,000 bail
William Ficklin of Massachusetts is charged with shooting a man near the Public Market parking garage last week.
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Detective in Sanborn case turns over more files he kept at home
Retired detective James Daniels turned over two boxes of documents related to the murder case of Anthony Sanborn Jr. in April, and now has turned over more files related to that case and others.