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Suspect in killing of Maine sheriff’s deputy pleads not guilty

by Edward D. Murphy June 12, 2018March 9, 2022

The 29-year-old Madison man is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office in late April.

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Two town offices burglarized in Penobscot County

by Staff Report June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Electronics equipment and an undisclosed amount of cash were stolen in Enfield and Maxfield, the sheriff’s office says.

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Maine State Prison inmate dies in hospital

by Dennis Hoey June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Darrell Crosby, 59, was serving a sentence for unlawful sexual contact, according to Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick.

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New Hampshire man gets prison time for making false tax claim

by Dennis Hoey June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Robert E. DeAngelis, 38, formerly of North Berwick, is sentenced by a federal judge in Portland to serve one year and one day.

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Bangor man gets 10 years in federal prison for child porn

by Edward D. Murphy June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

David Jack, 44, pleaded guilty in January to possessing child pornography.

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Police say Portland High student brought pellet gun to school after making threat

by Dennis Hoey and Matt Byrne June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

A 15-year-old boy was charged Thursday with misdemeanor terrorizing after police learned of a generic threat to bring a gun to school and found a realistic-looking pellet handgun in his backpack.

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Portland police officer who was arrested in Massachusetts resigns

by Matt Byrne June 11, 2018June 12, 2018

Zahra M. Abu, the Portland Police Department’s first Somali officer, was arrested at a nightclub in Worcester in January on charges including assault and battery and disorderly conduct.