The sentencing of Gregory Vance, who pleaded guilty to the strangulation death of his girlfriend last year, is postponed because of the state court system’s response to the new coronavirus
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Trials at Maine courts delayed until May; DA urges fewer arrests
Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney is asking law enforcement to whenever possible summon people to appear in court, rather than arrest them on a crime, as the spread of coronavirus results in delays of court trials.
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Kingfield woman sentenced in fatal OUI accident case
Danielle Larochelle, 32, will serve eight months of a five-year sentence.
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South Portland police charge man with robbing bank, gas station
Jonathan W. Hines, 32, of Portland faces counts of robbery and theft, among other charges.
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Clinton man, 52, pleads not guilty to sex crime, assault allegations
Silvestre P. Frutuoso, 52, was charged with unlawful sexual contact and touching, domestic violence assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Winthrop man, 61, arrested on cocaine trafficking charges
Winthrop police say John Stewart was found in possession of 58 grams of cocaine after officers executed a search warrant on his 1977 Chevrolet El Camino on U.S. Route 202.
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Waterville man arrested, charged after standoff with police
James Child, 42, was arrested by Waterville Police after brandishing a handgun in a fight with a neighbor led to a standoff that lasted into Tuesday morning.
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Man held after 2 robberies, car theft and crash in South Portland
Police say the unidentified suspect robbed a convenience store Wednesday night and credit union Thursday morning before stealing a car and crashing it near Cash Corner.
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Woman charged with murder in Richmond man’s death to undergo evaluation
Chanda Lilly, 30, is charged with felony murder in the death of Andrew Sherman, who was found dead in his Richmond home in October.
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Florida man charged in New England gas-pump skimming scheme
Luis Angel Naranjo Rodriguez attached the credit-card scanning devices at pumps in Portland and other cities, prosecutors say.