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Waterville man, 28, jailed for unlawful sexual contact

by Betty Adams December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Kevin Easler was sentenced recently at the Capital Judicial Center to serve nine months and a day behind bars for sexually assaulting two girls.

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Couple shot in Millinocket home invasion still hospitalized

by Eric Russell December 21, 2017December 22, 2017

Diem Lapierre is recovering but her husband, Wayne Lapierre, remains in serious condition, police say.

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Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine

by Edward D. Murphy December 21, 2017December 22, 2017

Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.

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Attorney alleges racial profiling by state police in Portland traffic stop

by Randy Billings December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

In federal court, the lawyer for a Honduran man seeks a dismissal, but a state trooper defends his actions in stopping a van with a cracked windshield on I-295.

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Bullet fragments used to solve year-old shooting in Waterboro

by Staff report December 20, 2017December 21, 2017

Zachary Jordan of Sanford is arrested after police match the fragments to a pistol he owns.

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Fatal blaze in Lebanon was arson, police say

by Dennis Hoey December 20, 2017January 3, 2018

A man’s body was found Wednesday inside the 2-story home.

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Retrial decision expected in January on deputy accused of sex crimes

by stephen betts The Courier-Gazette December 20, 2017December 20, 2017

A Kennebec County Superior Court jury deadlocked in November in the trial of Kenneth Hatch, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of sexually assaulting three girls.

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Trail of calls, text messages lead to Winslow pair’s arrest in pit bull case

by Amy Calder December 20, 2017December 21, 2017

Danielle Jones and Brandon Ross were charged Wednesday with not complying with a dangerous-dog court order after police alleged the couple arranged to have the dogs hidden — possibly in New Jersey.