A community member alerted police the couple might be stealing from a school donation bin.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Flurry of shootings and stabbings adds to fears for Bayside residents
Neighborhood residents say the amount of violence in a short period is unusual but still intensifies their safety concerns. Portland police say they are moving to address the problems.
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Augusta woman contests extradition to New York on murder indictment
A judge on Monday ruled that Yashonia Davis is the Bronx woman wanted on a charge of murder in the 2nd degree.
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Maryland pair arrested after highway chase said they were driving to Canada
Police reported finding more than 16 grams of heroin in woman’s purse, loaded handgun in glove box.
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Somerset County court for April 2-6, 2018
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Feeling ‘deeply ashamed,’ retired state trooper sent to prison for selling drugs
Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton, whose lawyer says he sold cocaine and fentanyl to support an addicted woman he knew, receives a one-year sentence and must forfeit a truck and cash.
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Skowhegan man critical following pellet-gun shooting to head
Police say 19-year-old Charles Quimby was shot in the head Sunday with a pellet gun.
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Motorists subdue man throwing rocks at cars on I-95 in Scarborough
David Mullen, 42, of Lewiston was charged with criminal mischief, Maine State Police say.
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Man arrested after pickup smashes into Belfast home
Leonid Richter, 22, of Belfast faces charges that include operating under the influence and eluding a police officer.
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Woman and man shot in Portland’s East Bayside neighborhood
The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in the area of Cumberland Avenue and Mayo Street, police say.