The measure would also prohibit courts from detaining juveniles solely because they can’t be sent home, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Portland tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey pleaded guilty last year to helping prepare and file 11 false tax returns.
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Police: Auburn Big Lots worker sets couch on fire, puts it out
The store was evacuated by store employees at about 7 p.m. Saturday when the fire started.
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After traffic stop, Bethel man accused of trafficking in ecstasy, possessing heroin and meth
A state trooper stopped a vehicle for a defective headlight and loud exhaust in which Terrence G. Gordon was a passenger.
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Two arrested after a single-vehicle crash in Hallowell, while another accident remains under investigation
A pair from Winthrop was arrested Sunday night after the car they were in went off the road on Winthrop Street near the intersection of Whitten Road.
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Kingfield woman pleads to lesser OUI charge in Strong fatal crash
Nicholas Shurtleff, 25, of Strong died in the crash.
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One person taken to hospital, another arrested after Auburn shooting
State police assisted in the investigation Monday morning of the shooting at Auburn Plaza, which sent a 19-year old man to the hospital and resulted in the arrest of an 18-year old Auburn man.
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Ashland man accused of locking couple inside home
Brandon Saucier faces charges of criminal restraint and terrorizing in connection with incidents that took place in the Aroostook County town of Masardis.
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Case shows testing for impaired motorists has flaws
A wrongfully accused bus driver in Biddeford was an aberration, police say. But critics argue an unscientific drug recognition process is stacked against drivers.
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Skowhegan woman accused of taking more than $10,000 from family business
Since Tom McCarthy filed the complaint, his business has been beset by losses that he calculates amount to more than half a million dollars.