Raymond Leavitt, 56, was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Lewiston man who offered to pimp for undercover cop charged
Police say Martin Gerding, 36, boasted to an undercover cop posing as a prostitute that he provides protection for some of the prostitutes in the area.
Portland man sent to prison for running gambling operation worth millions says, ‘I was out of control’
Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.
Second man charged in Maine woman’s overdose death
Police say the men provided fentanyl to the 34-year-old woman, who died in August.
Former Monmouth man sentenced for having sexually explicit material of child
Arthur D. Howe, 49, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, two years probation and will have to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Whitefield woman who beat father with fire poker, firewood in Randolph pleads guilty to assault
Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.
Kennebec Journal Jan. 8 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 8, 2019.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 8 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 8, 2019.
Maine man accused of stealing enough items to fill 2 U-Hauls
Antiques, chain saws and toys are among the items police accuse the Thomaston man of stealing in dozens of burglaries.
Meth was mailed to suspect in South Portland standoff, authorities say
A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.