Since Tom McCarthy filed the complaint, his business has been beset by losses that he calculates amount to more than half a million dollars.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls
Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
Warren man accused of trying to strangle woman
The victim, who was pregnant, also says he kicked her in stomach, according to an affidavit.
Marissa Kennedy’s mother gets 48 years for the 10-year-old’s murder
The 35-year-old mother was convicted in December of depraved indifference murder.
Man pleads guilty to gun possession after Walmart threat in Maine
Jeremy Rogers, who was arrested in Rockport, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Portland man arrested in connection with weekend stabbing in Old Orchard Beach
Akram Ibrahim has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.
Trial date set for Newport man charged with wife’s murder
Frederick Allen, 40, is charged with the murder of his wife, Anielka Allen, 37, whose body was found in their home by Newport police in January.
Four arrested at Waterville motel in drug-related case
Learning that a man and woman who were not supposed to have contact with each other were in a motel room on Kennedy Memorial Drive early Tuesday, police knocked on the door and found them, another man and woman who were not to have contact with each other, and drugs.
Three sentenced for Somerset County crimes
Timmy Smith of Madison pleaded guilty to trafficking in fentanyl; Robert Smith of St. Albans was sentenced for unlawful sexual contact with a child under 12; Robert Tucker pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries and thefts.
Man sentenced in federal court for Augusta area drug, gun deals
Rashaad McKinney, 28, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for his role as a “straw-purchaser,” paying drugs or cash for firearms.