Police interview a person of interest in the investigation but no arrests are made by late Wednesday night.
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Law enforcement officials discuss veterans court, alternative sentencing
Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney and Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason spoke for 90 minutes about ways to reduce jail overcrowding by using alternatives to going to jail.
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Rockport man made call to say, ‘I think I have to kill my mom,’ documents show
Orion Krause, 22, contacted a former college professor shortly before police say he killed his mother, his grandparents and a home health worker.
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Former Old Orchard Beach fire chief pleads guilty to setting woods fire
The fire last year burned 42 acres and came close to a condominium complex.
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Prosecutors, Sanborn lawyers tangle over statements made by murder victim’s friend
Gloria Staples told investigators Anthony Sanborn said he was with Jessica L. Briggs the night she was killed, but later tried to withdraw that statement, a detective testifies.
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Winthrop teen accused of killing his parents had gender identity problems, psychologist testifies
Andrew T. Balcer, who was 17 at the time of the killings, reportedly said he was ‘an embarrassment’ and didn’t think his parents would support him.
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Augusta man sent to federal prison for decade in child pornography case
Court records show Joshua Harrison had hundreds of images of young children on his computer.
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Maine police seek new information in 1990 death
Investigators have never been able to establish the identity of a man whose body was found off Schoodic Point.
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Three Ellsworth High students expelled, face charges of unlawful sexual touching
The school board expels the boys Monday night after an incident at the school on Oct. 4, according to the district superintendent.
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Farmingdale man convicted of aggravated drunken driving in Chelsea crash
Rowe L. Palmer remains free on bail pending sentencing after a crash that was so serious, he and a couple in another vehicle had to be cut free from their mangled trucks.