Augusta area police reports for Dec. 21, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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State official won’t be held in contempt for keeping mentally ill man in jail
A judge says such incidents are cause for concern but the man at the center of the legal filing is now getting mental health treatment.
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Portland man sentenced to 14 years for assaulting 8-week-old daughter
Brandon Coleman caused ‘severe and permanent’ injuries to the girl in July 2017, prosecutors say.
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Man killed in New Hampshire was shot in the chest, police say
Raymond Eldridge, 34, was killed outside a restaurant in Dover.
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Morning Sentinel Dec. 20 police log
Waterville area police reports for Dec. 20, 2018.
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Kennebec Journal Dec. 20 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 20, 2018.
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Maine-registered vehicle towed from scene of fatal shooting in New Hampshire
An unidentified man was shot to death Tuesday night outside Castaways Boathouse in Dover.
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Vassalboro man given less than mandatory minimum for drug trafficking
Joseph L. Gagnon, 61, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking.
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Wardens offer $1,000 for information about deer that could have been killed illegally
Wardens say a large male whitetail deer was likely killed illegally on Bean Road in Mount Vernon.
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Shaming or prevention? Brunswick police post mug shots of shoplifting suspects on Facebook
The move is controversial but police say shoplifting offenses are up 100 percent this year over last.