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Bronx men admit to federal crime involving phony Home Depot accounts

by Christopher Williams September 30, 2020February 19, 2021

PORTLAND — Three Bronx men pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a scheme aimed at defrauding Home Depot stores in Maine, including Auburn, where they were arrested for trying to buy items on store credit generated from bogus IDs. The three men, who appeared in U.S. District Court via teleconference from their New York […]

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Agency investigating alleged incidents of racial bias by Cumberland police

by Dennis Hoey September 29, 2020September 30, 2020

The Attorney General’s Office and an outside police agency are looking into a complaint filed by a Black Portland attorney.

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Man convicted in triple murder in Maine appeals to federal court

by Associated Press September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

Thayne Ormsby, who was 20 at the time of the killings, has tried several times to have his conviction overturned or have his case reviewed.

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Two juvenile males arrested after Paris attack

by Steve Sherlock September 28, 2020September 30, 2020

A video of the attack was posted on Facebook and helped police identify the suspects.

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Winthrop man indicted on rape, kidnapping charges

by Keith Edwards September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Jon L. Westerlund, 35, was one of several area residents indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury.

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No one injured in 2 shootings in Portland

by Matt Byrne September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Portland police are looking for suspects in 2 separate shooting incidents on Sunday.

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Dover-Foxcroft police chief accused of domestic assault is released on bail

by Associated Press September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

Ryan Reardon is charged with choking a woman with whom he’d had an affair.

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Prosecutor says murder defendant shot woman in Down East Maine over insults

by Associated Press September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Carine Reeves, the first person to go on trial for murder in Maine since the start of the pandemic, shot Sally Shaw because she’d insulted the mother of his children, Assistant Attorney General Megan Elam tells jurors.