Steven Eddy Pare allegedly choked the woman until she lost consciousness, according to police.
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Report finds police acted in self-defense in 2017 Vassalboro shooting
The incident resulted in the deaths of two people, including a man who fired several rounds from a handgun at officers after a reported home invasion last year in Vassalboro.
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First wife of suspect in stepdaughter’s beating death calls him abusive
The woman says Julio Carrillo, now held in the fatal beating in Maine, was ‘dangerous,’ controlling and hurting her regularly.
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Five members of same midcoast family arrested in fentanyl bust
The suspects, who are from Warren and Friendship, obtained the powerful synthetic opioid in New Bedford, Mass., according to the MDEA.
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Two drivers charged with OUI, endangering children in separate cases
In the case of the Wilton man, the children were turned over to an adult family member, and in the case of the Livermore woman, a 4-year-old was not in a child safety seat.
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Unity man arrested in connection with meth lab bust
Police found 10 one-pot laboratories used to cook methamphetamine in a concealed room of the Fisher Road home.
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Man accused of beating stepdaughter to death is assaulted in jail
Julio Carrillo, 51, was assaulted Saturday by another inmate, who now faces two misdemeanor charges for the alleged confrontation.
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Fatal police shooting of man in Portland was justified, Maine Attorney General’s Office rules
It says Sgt. Nicholas Goodman had reason to believe Chance David Baker was about to use deadly force that day in February 2017 at Union Station Plaza.
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Burglars steal 40-plus cigarette cartons from Farmingdale gas station, police say
The reported burglary at the J&S Oil on Maine Avenue in Farmingdale happened late Sunday night, authorities said.
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Police: 3 arrested on trafficking charges after Augusta drug bust
Police say the arrests happened Monday evening after several grams of cocaine were found at a property on Crosby Street Place.