Ricky Sirois pleaded guilty Thursday in state court to unlawful possession of more than 200 grams of heroin.
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Police search 2 water wells in probe of Fairfield woman’s 1976 disappearance
Convicted killer Albert Cochran, who died recently, told police that Pauline Rourke’s remains were in a well in the Smithfield area.
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Police Facebook pages draw criticism for shaming suspects
‘It makes them the butt of a joke on what for many people is probably their worst day,’ a civil rights advocate says.
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Case against man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in Oakland heads to grand jury
Jeremy Clement, 36, of Fairfield, is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail after he allegedly kicked in a door and shot Jasmine Caret, 33.
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Jay man allegedly beat girlfriend to death with baseball bat
In a note police found, James Sweeney had accused his girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, of cheating on him; while in another note, he wrote, ‘I did wrong,’ according to police.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 7 years for role in Wells home invasion
Juan Andino-Tirado was one of five men who stole $2,389 in cash and 861 oxycodone pills, federal authorities say.
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Topsham house where woman was hit with tire iron is well-known to police
The attack left a 19-year-old woman fighting to save one of her eyes in a Boston hospital. A 16-year-old girl is in custody.
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Investigators seize bookkeeper’s computer from Lilley law firm
Investigators suspect the late attorney’s employee siphoned off funds estimated at more than $850,000.
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New York man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute drugs in Portland area
Malcolm Cowart led a drug ring in the city between 2011 and 2014.
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Law Court upholds decision to keep man acquitted of murder at Riverview
Donald Beauchene, acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in the 1969 killing of Bernardine Israelson in Portland, has petitioned a number of times for release from the state hospital.