Police in Portland, Westbrook and South Portland are working to determine whether 20 burglaries committed at businesses in those cities since August are connected.
Maine Crime
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Buxton man charged with arson is jailed after pleading guilty to lesser crime
Donovan Sanborn’s deal calls for four months of jail time and two years of probation.
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Maine State Police investigating discovery of man’s body in Saco woods
Police said 48-year-old Herbert Winship of Saco was involved in a high-speed motorcycle chase last Saturday.
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Appeal of double murderer who killed Augusta couple denied by court
David W. ‘D-Money’ Marble’s conviction and life sentence, upheld by state’s highest court.
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Portland police investigate report of armed robbery in Old Port
The reported crime took place on Monday afternoon on Commercial Street.
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Portland police search for suspect in stabbing on Cedar Street
A Portland man suffers wounds to an arm.
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Couple charged in Madison drug bust scheduled for court
Timmy Smith was arrested Wednesday and his wife, Danielle Smith, was summoned, after officials from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office searched their home and seized fentanyl, according to Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Appeal of Jay murder conviction, sentence heard by high court
James “Ted” Sweeney was convicted of killing his former girlfriend with a baseball bat and sentenced to 38 years.
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Investigation into Fairfield hit-and-run continues
Jason Annis was hit around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 while riding from his job at Dunkin’ Donuts inside Walmart on Waterville Commons Drive to his home on Hutchins Road in Fairfield.
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New York man arrested after Maine woman reports online death threats
A Long Island, N.Y., man faces extradition to Maine for allegedly making explicit threats of violence in messages exchanged on social media, state police said.