Robert M.A. Nadeau, suspended previously for unethical conduct, failed to recuse himself from a 2016 child support case involving a woman who had criticized him on social media.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Portland police officer arraigned in Massachusetts court
Zahra Munye Abu makes a brief court appearance Thursday, as not-guilty pleas are entered on her behalf.
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Prosecutors intend to seize pickup owned by ex-trooper accused of drug trafficking
Retired Maine state trooper Jeffrey Linscott is accused of selling fentanyl to an informant in the parking lot of a Gorham grocery store.
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Portland police search for knife-wielding robber of Brighton Avenue Subway
A man wearing a ski mask entered the store, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police say.
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Maine AG clears officer in shooting that killed Waldoboro man
Jon Alspaugh was fatally shot after he fired his handgun at police Officer John Lash, who was responding to a domestic disturbance at Alspaugh’s home.
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Augusta woman to be imprisoned 3 months for stealing mail
Amanda Wentzell was a retail clerk at the post office in Temple when the thefts occurred.
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Farmington man charged with drug trafficking
Jonathan Toothaker was at the apartment he shared with Omar Havton when Havton was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with trafficking.
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Skowhegan proposes sex offender residency restrictions
A draft ordinance is expected to go to a public hearing in April and Town Meeting in June.
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Man arrested for allegedly burglarizing Phillips apartment complex
Larry Plourde, 40, of Lewiston, admitted to stealing a television and a Playstation from apartment that was deemed unlivable after a fire, according to police.
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Trial moved back for Sanford man charged with scaring Wells woman to death
Carlton Young has pleaded not guilty to felony murder in the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks.