The judge increases bail and plans to issue an arrest warrant for Theodore Thomes, who is in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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State rejects request for Augusta courtroom video recording
The Kennebec Journal requested surveillance videos taken Feb. 28, when a court officer emailed a cellphone photo of a defense attorney’s notes to the prosecutor.
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Police: Sidney home invasion leaves suspect shot in chest
Eric Hewett, who police said came to the rescue of his mother during the home invasion, suffered a serious head injury before shooting the alleged intruder, Dreaquan Foster of Providence, Rhode Island.
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FBI offers $5K reward for ‘silent bandit’ linked to central Maine bank robberies
In a news release Monday, the FBI said it was working with police in Skowhegan, Waterville and Pittsfield to identify the person responsible for four bank robberies in the Waterville area, each of which was reported in separate years during the winter.
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Lewiston man charged with setting fire to apartment building
Police say Christopher Violette started a fire inside his Lisbon Street apartment.
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Social media threat made against Yarmouth High
Police were able to identify a suspect from out of state and school is in session Monday, the superintendent says.
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Kennebec Journal March 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for March 12, 2017.
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Kennebec Courts March 2-8, 2017
This is a roundup of cases closed March 2-8, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Morning Sentinel March 12 police log
Waterville area police reports for March 12, 2017.
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Facebook ‘hacking’ raises web safety questions
From social media to emails and banking, a computer crimes expert says threats to personal information and identity abound and will only get more complicated, Amy Calder writes.