Returnables were swiped from a ‘Cans for a Cure’ donation site over the last two weeks.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Lawyers for Portland fire victims’ families frustrated by small settlement
Each family that lost a loved one in the Noyes Street blaze will get $45,000, which one attorney calls ‘wholly inadequate,’ because the landlord had few assets other than $300,000 from fire insurance.
Police arrest 2, seize heroin and cocaine in turnpike traffic stop
Police believe the men were bringing the drugs from out of state to sell in the Wilton area.
Stolen car crashes into Westbrook building, 2 men arrested
The driver of the vehicle tried to run away but was apprehended, police say.
Portland police interview Bayside shooting victim
They are still searching for the man who shot her Sunday morning and then fled in a silver-colored SUV with Massachusetts plates.
Aryan tattoo dispute, near-fatal stabbing lead to 90-day jail sentence, restitution
Mark McCrillis used a broken bottle to attack a man who disputed his claim that he belonged to a white supremacist group.
Prosecutors seek 55-year sentence for convicted murderer Luc Tieman
Sentencing is set for Friday for Fairfield man found guilty of murdering his wife, Valerie Tieman, and burying her in the backyard of his parents’ home in August 2016.
Skowhegan woman involved with suspect in cop killing pleads not guilty to drug charges
Kristina A. Pomerleau, who authorities say was in a relationship with John D. Williams, is charged with unlawful possession of cocaine base and unlawful furnishing of cocaine.
Morning Sentinel May 9 police log
Waterville area police reports for May 9, 2018.
Man gets 9 months for choking, beating woman in Rockport
Kelcey Hart was being released Wednesday, however, because he had already been jailed for nine months before reaching the plea deal.