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Portland mother charged with selling heroin

by Dennis Hoey January 12, 2017February 10, 2017

Her children are taken into state custody after the raid on a Grant Street apartment.

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Waterville’s first ‘angels’ set to join fight against drug addiction

by Madeline St. Amour January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

The ‘angels’ are the first volunteers for Operation HOPE, a Waterville Police Department program aimed at getting participating drug addicts the treatment they need.

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Police continue to probe Clinton farm mischief

by Colin Ellis January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

Clinton police have not found the culprits responsible for setting loose hundreds of dairy cows in late November but are developing leads.

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Clinton man tries to rob pharmacy, claiming ‘Maine Mafia’ kidnapped family

by Colin Ellis January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Dana Bradford allegedly put the barrel of a shotgun on the counter and demanded drugs, but the pharmacist at Dirigo Drug on Main Street refused to hand over medication.

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Franklin County court for Nov. 14-25, 2016

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.

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Winthrop couple killed in their home died of stab wounds, document shows

by Charles Eichacker January 12, 2017January 12, 2018

Affidavit released Thursday indicates Andrew Balcer, 18, who is accused of killing his parents, is the one who called 911 on the night of the murders.

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Police won’t reopen 1993 investigation into woman’s death in Cape Elizabeth

by Dennis Hoey January 11, 2017January 12, 2017

Police who investigated a murder-suicide in Hebron last month conclude that the death of the shooter’s first wife 23 years ago at Two Lights State Park was an accident.

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