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Winthrop woman who stole from church sentenced for welfare fraud

by Betty Adams February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Tricia Day, 35, failed to declare income she got by embezzling church money.

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Acton woman charged with killing ex-husband had lost custody battle

by Matt Byrne February 23, 2017February 24, 2017

Scott Weyland’s mother says police told her that when Kandee Weyland received a court judgment calling her ‘severely compromised’ in caring for her children, she found him and stabbed him.

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Two boys charged in sex assault at Westbrook motel

by Matt Byrne February 22, 2017

Ernest Lorange, 16, and Rick Powers, 15, have been formally charged with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl inside a Super 8 Motel room Feb. 5.

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South Portland police officer honored for outstanding work in 2016

by Kelley Bouchard February 22, 2017

Officer Kevin Theriault and his canine partner, Trigger, were involved in several high-risk incidents in Greater Portland last year.

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Upstairs tenant charged in Augusta hair salon burglary

by Betty Adams February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

Police said the suspect, Mickey Leigh Labreck, said he did not know there was video surveillance.

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Estranged wife charged with murdering 42-year-old Acton man

by Dennis Hoey February 22, 2017February 23, 2017

Kandee Weyland is held in the York County Jail after her arrest in the killing of Scott Weyland outside his home Wednesday afternoon.

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Norridgewock man pleads guilty to federal drug charges

by Doug Harlow February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

Charges against Brandon Lancaster, 21, were investigated and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.

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Protesters disrupt ceremony honoring Portland police chief

by Randy Billings February 22, 2017February 23, 2017

Activists chanting ‘black lives matter’ disrupt the ceremony shortly after city councilors voice support for Chief Michael Sauschuck and his approach to equipping officers with body cameras.