A shortage of corrections officers prompted a boarding agreement in November with the Cumberland County Jail that York County is seeking to extend.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s high court rejects appeal by teenager’s killer in 1980 cold case
The Supreme Judicial Court rules against Philip Scott Fournier, 57, who appealed his conviction for murdering 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket.
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Maine’s high court allows defamation lawsuit against sex-abuse activist to proceed
The justices decide not to dismiss the case filed against Paul Kendrick of Freeport by the founder of an orphanage in Haiti.
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Gray man charged with beating, strangling girlfriend
Scott Dingwell Jr.’s mother was also arrested on a charge of hindering apprehension when her son was found in her Casco home.
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Maine’s ‘Cupid of Chaos’ may be prosecuted in New Hampshire first
Michael Middleton, who is jailed in Ohio, also could be tried in Maine, where he is charged with domestic violence assault and other crimes.
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Former Auburn lawyer charged with practicing without license
Seth Carey of Rumford, who has been prohibited from practicing law since April, pleads not guilty to the misdemeanor charge.
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Windsor man arrested on 19 charges after car chase in Whitefield that injured state trooper
Wesley Glidden, 35, was arrested on a litany of charges, including possession of cocaine, suboxone and heroin, after trying to elude police in Whitefield.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to almost 6 years for drug trafficking
Fray Cayetano of Lawrence was arrested after selling drugs to an undercover drug officer in August.
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Maine man arrested in New Hampshire on OUI charge after collision
Portsmouth police said Karl Patzke of York was ejected from his truck when he apparently ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle.
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Unity man arrested by state police on child porn charge
Scott Tedesco, 57, is charged with one count of possession of sexually explicit materials after police seized a tablet containing dozens of images of children under the age of 12.