Gilbert Prescott of Scarborough failed to return to the jail Saturday night from his job at a restaurant, authorities say.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kennebec County courts Oct. 3-8, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Oct. 3-8, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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State Police probe suspicious death of Richmond man
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead in his Kimball Street home on Friday afternoon, authorities say.
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Live-action role-players immerse themselves in Mystwood in Jefferson
A dozen players, who assume new personalities as adventurers and townspeople, attended an event in Jefferson Saturday as part of a larger campaign modeled after Medieval Europe.
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State seeks 7-year sentence for lawyer accused of stealing from clients
Anita M. Volpe of Tenants Harbor is accused of stealing more than $1 million from 3 elderly clients over several years.
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Presque Isle man charged with murdering 2 men found in pickup truck in August
Bobby Nightingale, 38, is charged with killing 25-year-old Allen Curtis and 51-year-old Roger Ellis in the Aroostook County town of Castle Hill.
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Report of man exposing himself in Portland is similar to recent incidents
Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating reports by victims who offer similar descriptions of the man and his truck.
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Judge denies petition of former Anson tax collector convicted of stealing $500,948
Claudia Viles argued in her petition that her defense counsel, Walter McKee, did not provide her an adequate defense, which was denied on Sept. 26 by the Superior Court.
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Supreme Court weighing whether New York man’s conviction in slaying of Augusta couple should be tossed
David W. “D-Money” Marble, sentenced to life in prison for murdering Eric Williams and Bonnie Royer in 2015, has appealed his conviction to the state’s highest court.
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USM police looking for man who exposed himself to students
Two students reported a man sitting in a truck exposed himself Thursday morning on the Gorham campus.