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Shoplifting prompts social media shaming by Auburn police

by BONNIE WASHUK Sun Journal July 11, 2018July 12, 2018

Rather than issue a summons and court date to suspects, police will now arrest them, take them to jail and post their mugshots on Facebook.

Waterville robbery suspect told police he was picking berries when caught

by Betty Adams and Emily Higginbotham July 11, 2018July 12, 2018

GPS tracking devices secreted in the stolen money led police to Kevin Barr, who was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail in connection with Tuesday’s heist at KeyBank in Waterville.

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Maine man accused of sexually assaulting woman with cellphone

by STEPHEN BETTS The Courier-Gazette July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

He faces multiple charges and says the woman suffered her injuries while she was under a car that was being repaired.

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Man who killed grandmother with golf club, wrench and knife seeks reduced sentence

by LIZ GOTTHELF Journal Tribune July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

Derek Poulin’s lawyer argues that his client was 23 at the time of the crime in Old Orchard Beach, and his brain was still developing.

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Limington brothers, father arrested after family shootout

by Matt Byrne July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

York County Sheriff’s deputies encountered a chaotic scene at Boothby Road in Limington Saturday night, where an argument between two brothers escalated an exchange of gunfire.