Police in York County are looking for whoever cut down and stole a solar-powered stop sign early Friday morning.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Man arrested in Maine drug raid wanted in New York homicide
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says a drug investigation led to the arrests of a woman and 4 men.
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Rangeley man charged after vehicle rolls over in Rangeley
Anthony Millington, 64, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.
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New York man sentenced for fraud and identity theft at Newport bank
Mark Pignatello, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $20,893 in restitution.
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Body identified as missing Waterville woman; boyfriend charged with murder
Family and friends of Melissa Sousa, 29, say her boyfriend and the father of their children, Nicholas Lovejoy, 28, was mentally unstable and could not take knowing she was leaving him.
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UMF student pleads not guilty to having sexually explicit materials of a child
Yue Li Liang of Orono was indicted by a grand jury last week.
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Somerset Sheriff’s Office charges 2 in Pittsfield drug bust
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Wednesday that a Pittsfield couple was charged with possession of scheduled drugs after a drug bust Tuesday.
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Crime in Maine has declined more than 56% in 7 years, annual report shows
But the number of reported rapes remained higher than usual in 2018, following a trend identified the previous year.
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Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties
A monthslong investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies has landed one person in prison. Two others have been indicted, and the investigation is expected to result in charges against more people, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster. Money, drugs, firearms, tools, a gun safe, checks and other items were recovered […]
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Richmond man’s death being investigated as homicide
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.