The most recent incident was an attempted armed robbery Tuesday evening at Aroma Joe’s on Western Avenue in South Portland.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robbery thwarted near mall just hours after police share video of Westbrook holdup
South Portland police say the Aroma Joe’s coffee shop on Western Avenue is the latest small business to be targeted by a masked man wielding a gun.
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Celebrated Maine chef says she’s not guilty of writing bad checks
Shannon Bard was the chef and co-owner of Zapoteca in Portland and Toroso in Kennebunk and, along with her husband, faces possible prison time.
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Westbrook Subway robber takes $200, but leaves the change
The store manager says a white man with his face covered entered the store with a handgun in his waistband but spoke in a friendly manner.