Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winthrop man finishes specialty court program, placed on probation for arson
Ronald J. Oberst set a house on fire on Pine Knoll Road that endangered the lives of four people.
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Portland police say man who died in West End is homicide victim
Police say the man found slumped over in a car on Chadwick Street is the city’s first homicide victim of 2017.
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Morning Sentinel Feb. 27 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 27, 2017.
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Trio charged with robbing, beating woman at South Portland motel held on bail
Police say a man and two women accused of beating a 28-year-old woman were looking for profits from drug sales and wanted to avenge a slight.
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Murder victims’ relatives talk of pain, loss before man gets 50 years for fatal fire
Dylan Collins burned a Biddeford apartment building to scare an ex-girlfriend, who escaped, then later referred to the two victims who died as ‘collateral damage.’
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Kennebec County grand jury indicts dozens on drug trafficking charges
Others face charges of domestic violence assault, unlawful sexual contact and criminal restraint by a parent.
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Kennebec Journal Feb. 26 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 26, 2017
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Morning Sentinel Feb. 26 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 26, 2017.
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Three people arrested after violent incident at South Portland motel
A female victim was left ‘badly beaten and bleeding’ at the motel, and police tracked the suspects to an apartment complex in Riverton.