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Augusta man back behind bars charged with choking former girlfriend

by Betty Adams December 5, 2018December 6, 2018

Judge Tom Nale set Lance K. Wallace’s bail at $25,000.

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Identity of driver in Nov. 26 crash that killed an Augusta man still not released

by Sam Shepherd December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Police said they are releasing no further information yet, in conformity with normal ‘investigative procedure.’

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Judge orders disbarment of Brunswick attorney accused of misusing funds

by Megan Gray December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Former clients say over $250,000 they made available to James Whittemore for his services is missing. He is also facing criminal theft charges and has pleaded not guilty.

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Assault, burglary attempt put Portland neighborhood on alert

by Matt Byrne December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Portland police are looking for a man who they believe assaulted a woman in her Deering Highlands home Nov. 15, and tried to break into a second home Wednesday evening.

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Leeds man accused of driving to endanger on the Maine Turnpike

by Dennis Hoey December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

State police say Alfred Bellanceau, 51, also stole from a convenience store, drove drunk and left the scene of an accident.

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Brunswick student tied to racist graffiti charged with hate crimes

by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

Police in Maryland say Fynn Arthur, a student at Goucher College, admitted to scrawling threatening graffiti in a bathroom on the campus.

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Auburn man follows his father to prison for robbery that ‘terrorized’ victim

by CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Sun Journal December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

John Michaud II and his father tied up a woman in her home at gunpoint last year, and stole her SUV and motorcycle.

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Former teacher at Freeport school indicted on charges of sexually assaulting student

by JON BOLDUC Sun Journal December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

Derek Michael Boyce, 37, of Woolwich faces 26 counts in all, and court records say he admitted having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl who was in his math class at Pine Tree Academy.