A former employee of Maine Coast Shellfish is accused of shipping 50,000 pounds of lobster, for which the company was not paid.
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Driver dragged woman through downtown Lewiston after drug deal gone bad, police say
The woman was attempting to buy Percocet pills when Daniel Chamberland allegedly drove away with the woman hanging onto the car.
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Trucker’s manslaughter trial begins with emotional testimony
Two people involved in the 2016 crash testified in a Rockland courtroom about what they saw and experienced.
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Scarborough police identify Texas suspect in 2 ‘swatting’ calls reporting fake crimes
Police received assistance from the FBI because of the seriousness of the alleged crimes.
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New Jersey man accused of bilking 90-year-old Falmouth woman awaits extradition
Rheimy Diaz-Tolentio is accused of defrauding the woman out of nearly $5,000 after falsely informing her by phone that her grandson had been arrested for drunken driving.
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Man accused of killing Maine teen in 1980 told others about the crime, prosecutor says
The trial of Philip Scott Fournier, 57, charged with murder in the death of 16-year-old Joyce McLain of East Millinocket, begins in Bangor.
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New York man linked to Waterville drug bust indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges
Ambrose Wan, 33, was arrested last September in Waterville and now faces federal charges carrying heftier prison sentences.
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Trucker charged in crash that killed 2 loses bid to suppress blood test results
Randall Junior Weddle, 55, of Tennessee is charged with two counts of manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of a Warren woman and an Owls Head man.
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Two Bronx men arrested on Maine Turnpike after large cocaine, heroin seizure
Trooper Matt Williams stopped the car for an inspection violation and asked for assistance from a drug detection canine.
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Man accused of killing Maine teen in 1980 to go on trial
A judge will hear opening statements Monday in the trial of Philip Scott Fournier, who was charged in 2016 in the slaying of Joyce McLain, 16, of East Millinocket.