Police say the defendant told them he spent the money on spice, a synthetic marijuana.
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Four charged after alleged assault in Passadumkeag is shared on social media
Four men face charges that include assault on a minor and furnishing a place for minors to drink alcohol.
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Waterville woman who believed her neighbor ‘would not hit a girl’ reports baseball bat attack
Tyheen Walker, 33, allegedly attacked a woman when she stepped between him and another man.
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One of pair accused in Washington County homicide appears in court
Quaneysha Greeley, 19, who had fled to New York after the killing of Sally Shaw of New Gloucester, enters no plea to a charge of murder.
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Dexter man arrested Sunday has a criminal history
Mark Meech, 48, who allegedly broke into Cambridge woman’s home, had spent four years in prison for burglary and animal cruelty convictions.
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Car collides with sheriff deputy’s SUV on Route 302 in Casco
Neither driver was reported injured, but both vehicles were totaled, police say.
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Pittston man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in 2015 ATV crash
Halee Cummings, 18, of Sidney, died after the ATV went off a driveway and into a ditch, striking several trees and ejecting her.
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BIW union official indicted on federal embezzlement charges
Ryan Jones is accused of stealing $280,000 from Local S6 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers over four years.
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Livermore Falls man arrested for setting fire in garage of his mother’s home
No motive has been released why Devin Penney, 21, set a small fire in the garage of the home where his mother lives.
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Ex-Portland developer gets 4 months in prison, $100,000 fine for illegal campaign donations
The judge gives Michael Liberty, once a prominent businessman in Maine, a ‘punishment that stings’ despite supporters who spoke of his charitable efforts.