Some attendees at the Wednesday night meeting suggested the moratorium was unnecessary, particularly given the statewide moratorium already in effect.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man wanted in Waterville robbery believed to have fled out of state
Emmanual Hurtado, 25, is the suspect in a robbery case, which was reported early Saturday morning at the Mobil On-the-Run gas station convenience store at 94 Pleasant St.
Waterville police seize $6,000 worth of crack cocaine during drug raid
The police arrested Alex Singleton and Stanley Fletcher on drug trafficking and other charges Wednesday afternoon.
Cornville woman to serve 1 year in state prison for sexual abuse of minor
Jessica Lynn Wells pleaded guilty to the felony charge involving a 14-year-old boy in connection with an incident on July 13.
Augusta woman gets 30 months for heroin trafficking
Police say Clover Sue Baxter allowed out-of-state dealers to sell from her apartment.
Winthrop dog bite case leads to restitution order, tethering
Steven Long was ordered to pay the medical bill deductible amount for a young boy’s treatment after Long’s dog bit him last April.
Kennebec Journal Feb. 1 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 1, 2017.
Police: Augusta man stole seafood, alcohol, cash from Whitefield restaurant
John F. Dumas, who was a chef at Aunt Gin’s and a co-owner’s cousin, said he stole the items and that the owners wouldn’t pay him unemployment, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Plea deal between prosecutor, Portland Black Lives Matter protesters collapses
When the 17 protesters insist on attending a restorative justice meeting as one group, rather than in two separate sessions, the prosecutor calls off the meeting.
Jefferson man arrested on child pornography charge
Police say they found ‘hundreds of images of child porn’ on electronic devices owned by Vincent Maltese, 51.