Joshua Lemar took money and a pound of marijuana from the residents.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Minot man sentenced on federal drug, gun charges
Ross Tardif was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison after a home invasion at his house uncovered drugs and a gun.
Clinton man sentenced in domestic violence threatening case
Joseph Gagnon drove away from the scene last August but turned himself in to police several hours later.
Morning Sentinel Feb. 8 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 8, 2017.
Ex-priest at center of Boston scandal indicted on 29 counts of sex abuse in Maine
Ronald Paquin, in his mid-70s and whereabouts unknown, is accused of abusing two boys he brought to Kennebunkport for short visits in the late 1980s.
Kennebec Journal Feb. 8 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 8, 2017.
Escape from jail work detail in Augusta brings nine-month sentence
Nicole Dyment had been participating in a specialty jail program when she ran off last spring.
Augusta man arrested after heroin found in residence
Detectives seized 81 grams of heroin and nearly $8,000 in cash during a probation check Tuesday morning.
Man arrested after armed robbery at South Portland hotel
Two guests at the Best Western told police that Michael Parker, 40, displayed a knife, assaulted one of them, took their personal property and smashed their cellphones before fleeing.
Augusta school budget down but would require more from local taxpayers
The superintendent is expressing concerns that the school budget is headed toward a cliff because it is spending all its reserve funds.