Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Skowhegan woman gets to 6 months in jail for stealing $22,000 from family member
Jaclyn Suezanne Rutherford, 28, pried open a safe with a crowbar and made off with the cash and a one-way ticket to Chicago.
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Record amount of heroin seized in Sanford drug investigation, officials say
Police charge two Maine men with trafficking, and agents also confiscate a large cache of the drug headed to the state from Massachusetts.
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Maine police departments say they’re ready as recreational pot becomes legal
With the voter=approved law now in effect, departments take cues from other states’ legalization of the drug.
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New marijuana law poses challenges for Augusta, Waterville police
Part of the law goes into effect on Monday, and police say they will continue to use their judgment and look for further guidance from the Legislature.
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Kennebec Courts Jan. 19-25
This is a roundup of cases closed Jan. 19-25, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Kennebec Journal Jan. 29 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 29, 2017.
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Somerset County court for Dec. 19-23, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Morning Sentinel Jan. 29 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 29, 2017.
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A violent offender’s last act, a lesson for law enforcement
Norman J. Strobel Jr.’s deadly shootout in Maine last fall ended a lifelong pattern of abuse against women, a history that often managed to fly under the radar of successive investigators.