Authorities say Denver Carolissen took sexually explicit photographs of a girl and sent them to undercover agents in Maine.
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Maine woman who killed 5-year-old foster child is released from prison
Sally Schofield, who was convicted of manslaughter in the suffocation death of Logan Marr, left prison Tuesday.
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Westbrook brothers charged with plotting welfare fraud at Portland store
Officials say the men schemed to divert tens of thousands of federal benefit dollars at Ahram Halal Market, a small store on Forest Avenue.
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Winslow man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child pornography
Darrin Cates, 47, had hundreds of images and videos of young girls on his computer that a judge called “disturbing” and “abhorrent.”
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Maine police looking for driver who rammed cruiser, ran off
State police say 49-year-old Michael S. Irving fled a traffic stop in Lyman on Sunday.
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State supreme court rejects appeal of Palmyra man convicted of murder
The court upheld the jury conviction of Jason Cote, who was sentenced to 45 years for the murder of Ricky Cole in 2013 in Detroit.
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Glenburn man faces potentially long sentence after firearms plea
Officials found Jonathan Gardner, who was previously convicted for burglary, assault and drug trafficking, in possession of a shotgun and pistol.
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Augusta officer fired without warning at knife-wielding patient, judge says
A federal judge’s ruling allows a civil lawsuit alleging excessive use of force to move forward against Officer Laura Drouin, who fired three shots at Riverview Psychiatric Center outpatient Jason Begin in 2015.
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Police seek driver of souped-up truck that led chase through Naples, Casco, Otisfield
A sheriff’s deputy tried to stop the pickup truck Monday night for erratic operation.
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Newport man pleads guilty to heroin charges
Todd Shorey, 52, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin.