Augusta area police reports for July 12, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Baby’s 1979 death was homicide, not SIDS, judge finds, so murder case against father moves ahead
Burton Hagar has been charged with murder and repeatedly confessed to smothering his 4-month-old son with a pillow, but the case couldn’t proceed until the court determined the boy didn’t die accidentally.
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Driver charged with felony OUI after trying to elude deputies on foot
Police say David Barrett ran into a house, escaped from a bathroom window and was found in the woods hiding behind brush.
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Owner of dog left in hot car at Walmart spent night in jail for shoplifting, police say
Auburn police say the Poland woman didn’t tell them about the canine.
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Auburn man faces assault, gun charges for second time in less than a week
James L. Crump, who already is in jail on the previous charges, is accused of shooting at a man in Lewiston early this month.
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Shoplifting prompts social media shaming by Auburn police
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.
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Waterville robbery suspect told police he was picking berries when caught
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
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
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
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.