The threat was noticed on an online gaming site, police say.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Authorities warn of telephone scam by police impersonator
The caller identifies himself as a police captain and tells people they must pay a fine for missing jury duty or they will be arrested.
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Madison farmer closes snowmobile trail after ‘shocking’ shooting of pregnant cow
A snowmobile club plans to hold a fundraiser for Clayton Tibbetts, who said the killer shot the cow between the eyes and that she suffered.
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Augusta convenience store robber imprisoned for four years
Anthony Manganella, of Windsor, pleaded guilty to the Thanksgiving Day 2017 holdup at Augusta Kwik Mart, saying he wasn’t in his ‘right mind.’
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Temple man arrested on warrant at Franklin Memorial Hospital
Police were called to the hospital to provide assistance and found an uncooperative William L. Griffin.
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Gardiner teacher charged in sexual assault gets lower bail amid fear of retaliation
John Glowa Jr., of Mount Vernon, was expected to be released from jail later Thursday on $15,000 cash or $30,000 worth of property even as the prosecutor expressed concern about his access to guns.
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Yarmouth police arrest 4 juveniles after rash of smashed mailboxes
The same juveniles are suspected of doing similar damage in other towns, police say.
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Draft policy for Portland police body cameras raises privacy concerns
Some attending a meeting where the policy was rolled out say they want more detail on how the cameras will be used in schools and hospitals and during legal public assemblies.
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Police: NY driver ‘hurrying up to meet a girl for sex’ pulled over in Augusta, faces drug charges
Deondray Warren said he was ‘hurrying up to meet a girl for sex on Franklin Street,’ according to the trooper who stopped the vehicle.
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New York man wanted in Maine, New Hampshire over drugs charges
Anthony Englesbobb, 31, who is nearing the end of a yearlong sentence at the Maine State Prison, is facing a cocaine possession charge in Winslow as well as in New Hampshire.