Police from South Portland and neighboring communities arrest a 37-year-old man after a search warrant uncovers drugs and cash.
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Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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Biddeford man charged with trafficking crack cocaine
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it arrested 65-year-old Reginald Gilbert following a 2-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine near a school zone.
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Limington man accused of killing neighbor with machete loses bid to keep evidence out of trial
Bruce Akers argued that sheriff’s deputies illegally searched his property and made him give statements involuntarily.
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Woman charged with daughter’s murder seeks to suppress statements to police
Sharon Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, are accused of beating 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy to death last year in Stockton Springs.
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Pittston man charged with OUI after crashing into Damon’s Sunoco in Randolph
Joseph Daly-Rancourt, 24, was arrested after the truck he was driving hit buildings on Water Street before overturning and coming to rest at the gas station.
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New York pair charged with trying to burn down Richmond home over drug debt
Todd Dickson, 26, and Joris Gomez, 25, were both arrested Wednesday on arson, burglary, theft and heroin trafficking charges; on Tuesday, a resident of the Richmond home was arrested on heroin trafficking charges.
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Two teenagers charged with attempted burglary in Detroit
A Somerset County sheriff’s deputy used a dog to track down the alleged culprits.
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Police say robbery suspect driven to bank by unwitting father
A father dropped off his son to cash a check, then drove him away from the crime scene.
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Domestic violence charges against former Oxford County officer dismissed
The case was connected to the abrupt resignation of Sheriff Wayne Gallant, who was accused of sexually harassing employees.