The boy told investigators the bus driver used a story about a group of criminals he called ‘The Team’ who would kill his family, kidnap him and torture him if he did not comply with his demands.
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Maine lawmakers scrap bill to decriminalize drug possession; opt for study instead
The original proposal sought to treat substance use as a public health issue and would have set up receiving centers to help people dealing with a crisis.
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Longtime officer appointed as police chief in Augusta
Kevin Lully, who worked his way up the ranks of Augusta Police Department for the last 29 years, has served as interim chief since November.
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Lawsuit alleges founder of Special Olympics Maine sexually abused child for decades
An Augusta man says Melvin ‘Mickey’ Boutilier, who died in 2012, starting abusing him when he was a child in the 1960s.
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Washington County man accused of killing his father dies at Portland jail
Darren Laney Jr. was found dead at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday. The medical examiner’s office said it is still investigating his cause of death.
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Vermont man suspected of having guns taken into custody in Walmart parking lot in Farmington
The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
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Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
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Sheriffs bust 3 more illegal cannabis operations in Somerset County
More than 1,000 marijuana plants, over 30 pounds of processed cannabis, and other “drug paraphernalia and documentation” was confiscated when authorities executed search warrants at two residences in Norridgewock and one in Madison, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Man from Strong dies after driving a vehicle over spike mats and into a tree in Farmington
Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
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Maine House advances bill to end 3 strikes law for thefts
Republicans warned that removing a possible felony charge for a 3rd conviction would embolden organized retail crime, while Democrats say the policy is outdated, and that most theft crimes don’t warrant a felony conviction.