Eric Bard was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for gross sexual assault but had that conviction overturned by the state’s highest court, and is now disputing that authorities had proper consent to obtain evidence from his family home.
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Old Orchard Beach man sentenced to 40 years for roommate’s murder
Dustan Bentley, 32, beat and strangled 65-year-old William Popplewell in the apartment they shared in March 2019.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day
Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Hannaford knew about pizza dough tampering 2 months ago but did not tell the public
Two customers returned bags of dough containing razor blades or razor blade fragments to the Sanford store Aug. 14, but Hannaford managers didn’t inform customers or police until last week, after 2 other cases emerged.
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Livermore Falls man accused of assaulting officer, breaking cruiser window
Police: Juan Cano, 26, faces several charges after officers were called early Sunday to a domestic disturbance at 69 Church St. in Livermore Falls.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, New England, News
Suspect in Saco pizza dough tampering case arrested in New Hampshire
Hannaford issued a product recall for all Portland Pie dough and cheese products sold at its 184 stores in New York, Massachussetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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Two fugitives captured in northern Franklin County
Convicted sex offender Shawn Batchelder, and Steven Petersen, 29, were found in a residential garage on Bemis Road in Letter D Township.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Turner man gets six years for illegal pot operation
Andrew Waite’s brothers were sentenced in January for harboring a fugitive.
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Saco police still seeking person who may have put razor blade in pizza dough at Hannaford
Detectives on Thursday were looking for a person who may be responsible for inserting 2 razor blades into fresh pizza dough at the Saco Hannaford.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Search continues for three sought in central Maine car chase
Two schools in Litchfield were briefly put into lockout mode Thursday in an “abundance of caution,” as police continue their search for three people allegedly connected to a gunfire incident in Skowhegan.