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Video: Police work to identify vandals who slashed tires on all of Poland school district’s buses

by Gillian Graham May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

A security video from early Wednesday morning shows two people running around the buses, causing an estimated $12,000 in damage.

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Attorney general accuses 2 men of racially motivated attack in Biddeford

by Dennis Hoey May 15, 2018May 16, 2018

The men have been charged with aggravated assault and now face a civil complaint accusing them of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act.

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Court to rule whether Attorney General’s Office may prosecute mother in murder case

by Stephanie Grinnell The Republican Journal May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Citing an illegal use of subpoenas to obtain records, attorneys for Sharon Carrillo are seeking to have state prosecutors removed from the case.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Solon woman sentenced on arson, conspiracy charges

by Doug Harlow May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Jennifer M. Sandoval gets six months for conspiring with an accomplice to have her van burned to collect insurance and must pay $2,000 restitution.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Prosecutor: Augusta murder suspect beat man to death even after he gave up drugs

by Betty Adams May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Aubrey N. Armstrong is one of four people charged in the Nov. 23, 2015, beating death of Joseph Marceau in an Augusta apartment.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Kids cleaning up roadside litter discover trash is actually a couple’s stolen treasure

by Tammy wells The Journal Tribune May 15, 2018May 16, 2018

A dirty pillowcase found in Lebanon contained old photographs, jewelry and a military medal that were among items stolen from Richard and Joanne Couture’s home during a burglary last year.

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Justices seem skeptical of Portland landlord’s arguments in appeal of fire code conviction

by Edward D. Murphy May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Gregory Nisbet was sentenced to three months in jail after the November 2014 fire that killed six on Noyes Street, but his lawyer says the code is too vague to be enforced.