Rafael Buli, 24, of Lawrence, Mass., gets 80 months behind bars for the drug distribution conspiracy.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Suspect in Maine serial robberies now faces federal charge
Travis Card, who has been charged in only one robbery, could face 20 years in prison if convicted.
Two people wounded, one by gunshot, in fight on Southport Island
Police believe the incident is related to domestic violence, and a suspect is charged.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to credit card fraud
The charges stemmed from a traffic stop in Windham where a bag with more than 160 credit cards was discovered.
Former Augusta man gets seven years behind bars for store burglary spree
Michael J. Gagne, 41, burglarized some businesses twice in 2015 across Kennebec County, while causing damages and fear among local clerks.
Readfield woman to serve five years behind bars for shooting husband last year
Sally Ann Earl-Costello apologized, and both she and the victim told the judge they wanted contact with each other.
Overnight police standoff in Windsor ends peacefully with man leaving house
Staff Sgt. Frank Hatch, at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, said charges are pending against the man, who is being evaluated at a hospital.
At I-95 checkpoint, Border Patrol agents question drivers and passengers about citizenship
Agents based in Houlton arrest a Haitian national and make nine drug seizures during the 11 hours they stopped southbound traffic on the interstate in Penobscot County.
Maine high court rejects appeal of woman guilty of molesting boy
Sarah Conway, 28, formerly of Oakland, has admitted the sexual assault occurred between December 2014-March 2015.
Westbrook police charge 2 in fatal fentanyl overdose
The charges are in connection with the March 7 death of Steven Reali Jr., 30, of Hollis, who was found unresponsive at a house in Westbrook.