Proposed legislation could make Maine the second state to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of drugs such as opioids, and instead steer them toward treatment.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Area agencies policed differently under COVID-19; some are returning to normal with lessons learned
The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.
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Portland man appeals manslaughter conviction for killing sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr. was sentenced to 7½ years in prison last August for fatally shooting Isahak Muse in an altercation at the Cardilli family home in 2019.
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Somerset County courts for Aug. 24-28, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Somerset County courts for Aug. 17-21, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Somerset County courts for Aug. 10-14, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Somerset County courts for Aug. 3-7, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Prosecutor dismisses gun charge against Black Lives Matter protester
A motorcyclist told police that Rocco Wong of Portland displayed a gun in a threatening manner during a march on Sept. 7, but a bystander’s video contradicted that account.
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Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother
Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
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Skowhegan man charged after being shot last week by deputy in Norridgewock
Trever A. Caouette, 24, has been charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, which officials said was a handgun.