Deborah Lynn Vitrano, who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000, contested the amount that was part of the state’s evidence against her.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jury selection to start today in Fairfield man’s murder trial in connection with 2016 slaying
Luc Tieman, 34, charged in the death of his wife Valerie, whose body was found in a shallow trench behind Tieman’s parents’ home with two bullet wounds on the head and neck.
Nighttime burglar hits 8 businesses in Maine Mall area
Surveillance images show a heavyset man with dark-rimmed glasses.
Series of armed robberies in Portland area has police and businesses on high alert
The most recent incident was an attempted armed robbery Tuesday evening at Aroma Joe’s on Western Avenue in South Portland.
For Maine bank heist suspect, 70, getting away was never the goal
According to police and neighbors, Donald Sturton needed help more than money when he held up a Bank of America with a plastic water pistol.
Judge bars state from using school records of woman charged with fatally beating daughter
Sharon Carrillo’s attorneys argued that prosecutors got confidential information by deceiving the school for people with intellectual disabilities that she attended.
Sanford police seek public’s help in identifying car thief
The man, who was wearing Patriots and Red Sox gear, drove off with a Toyota from a convenience store, police say.
Pennsylvania woman pleads guilty to burglary involving high-speed chase, crash
Jennifer Rohwer, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $1,358.
Hartland man faces multiple burglary, theft charges
Kevin Butler allegedly broke into Hartland homes, stealing a blank check, a laptop and medical marijuana, police said.
Bangor man pleads guilty in large, indoor pot-growing operation
Jeremy Duguay was charged with conspiring to grow hundreds of plants with intent to distribute.