Automated calls from a local number seek financial information while offering help pay bills, a scam that has not been reported to have duped anyone, officials said.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Farmington food pantry ex-treasurer sentenced to 30 days in jail, pay $291K in restitution
Mary O’Donal, 74, pleaded guilty last month to a charge of theft that carried a recommended sentence of three years in prison, with all but 30 days suspended, plus three years’ probation and restitution.
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Franklin County court for Feb. 13-17, 2017
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
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Maine driver won’t go to jail for 2014 crash that killed man
Brad Curtis loses his license and is ordered to do community service for the accident in which David Smart of Mattawamkeag died.
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Don McLean ordered to stop disparaging ex-wife on social media
The protection order against the ‘American Pie’ singer-songwriter comes after a 2016 case in which he pleaded guilty to domestic violence offenses against Patrisha McLean.
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Police: 19-year-old beat father in Randolph in alcohol-fueled rage
Briana Rideout, of Whitefield, is accused of using firewood and a fire poker to attack her father, causing significant injury.
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Lawmakers endorse proposal for tougher sentences in domestic violence murders
Prompted by a northern Maine murder, the proposal would give judges more authority to issue life sentences for killings of domestic partners.
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Two charged in Augusta Wal-Mart parking lot shooting incident plead to reduced charges
Frankie Dejesus, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition; and Samantha Tupper, of Augusta, was sentenced to five months in jail.
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Former Bonny Eagle cheerleading coach enters no plea, remains free on bail
Nicholas Perry was arrested in January on charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual touching.
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Man shot by apartment resident after alleged Richmond break-in
A Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan said he had no choice but to shoot Shad Hembree, 42, after he was told to leave but tried to force his way back in.