Attorneys for John D. Williams say officers beat and pummeled him to the point of causing him to defecate himself and held ‘his head by the back of his hair like a game trophy.’
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Morning Sentinel Aug. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Aug. 30, 2018.
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Gardiner man sentenced to 20 months in prison for home invasion
Scott York pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal restraint in connection with the Jan. 13 incident in Gardiner.
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Wiscasset woman charged with murdering 4-year-old will let a judge decide her fate
Shawna Gatto waives her right to a jury trial, a choice that some defendants make in highly publicized and emotional cases.
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911 caller reports attempted kidnapping in Canaan
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report described in an alert on the Norridgewock Neighborhood Watch and Information Facebook page.
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Kennebec Journal Aug. 30 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 30, 2018.
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Massachusetts man is charged with selling drugs in Biddeford-Saco area
Police say agents bought drugs from Frank Barrett on several occasions before his arrest Wednesday.
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Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl seeks to have statements to police thrown out
Shawna Gatto argues that she was not properly informed of her Miranda rights before talking about how the 4-year-old died.
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Lewiston woman charged after police seize 500 pills from car
Elizabeth Yvonne Young is arrested after a stop on the Maine Turnpike.
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Police search Livermore property in 1986 missing person case
Kimberly Moreau, 17, of Jay, walked out of her house to go for a ride 32 years ago and never returned.