The police report says Zahra M. Abu pushed crowd members, assaulted the venue’s head of security and refused to leave, then later said she was a victim of racial profiling.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Scarborough lawmaker’s bill would make coerced labor a crime
The measure takes aim at those who exploit vulnerable populations such as refugees or people reliant on drugs or alcohol.
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Officials warn against phone scammer pretending to be Androscoggin County sheriff
The sheriff’s department said the caller pretending to be Sheriff Eric Samson had a Southern accent and couldn’t pronounce ‘Androscoggin.’
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Great Island man sets fire to mobile home, kills dogs, police say
Bradley Wallace, 30, is charged with one count of felony arson.
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Police: Reports of sex offender taking photos under review, but no laws broken
Augusta police said Wednesday that they’re investigating complaints from outraged parents but have found no crimes to have occurred.
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Two arrested Tuesday in St. Albans drug raid
The seized drugs might be related to recent overdoses in the Hartland and Pittsfield area, police say.
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Robbery of Westbrook dry cleaner ends in foot chase, arrest
A 29-year-old woman entered the Pratt Abbott on Main Street, brandished a knife, and demanded money.
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Brunswick council gets first look at police policy on drone use
Under the program – the first of it’s kind in the U.S. – officers will use the unmanned aircraft to patrol railroad tracks in the town with the goal of spotting trespassers.
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Maine Department of Corrections reports escaped inmate
It says Robert John Berry, 46, who was sentenced in May for theft by unauthorized taking in York County, fled his home confinement on Tuesday.