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Vance Cayford Jr. was indicted Thursday by a Somerset County grand jury on 10 counts of prohibited contact with an earlier victim, and he also faces federal gun charges.

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Rockland woman sentenced for setting fire to her own home

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 13, 2017February 10, 2017

Elizabeth Cole had told a neighbor she would not leave the house, but intended to die in it, after a judge ordered the house sold in Cole’s divorce from her husband.

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Portland mother charged with selling heroin

by Dennis Hoey January 12, 2017February 10, 2017

Her children are taken into state custody after the raid on a Grant Street apartment.

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Waterville’s first ‘angels’ set to join fight against drug addiction

by Madeline St. Amour January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

The ‘angels’ are the first volunteers for Operation HOPE, a Waterville Police Department program aimed at getting participating drug addicts the treatment they need.

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Police continue to probe Clinton farm mischief

by Colin Ellis January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

Clinton police have not found the culprits responsible for setting loose hundreds of dairy cows in late November but are developing leads.

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Clinton man tries to rob pharmacy, claiming ‘Maine Mafia’ kidnapped family

by Colin Ellis January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Dana Bradford allegedly put the barrel of a shotgun on the counter and demanded drugs, but the pharmacist at Dirigo Drug on Main Street refused to hand over medication.

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Franklin County court for Nov. 14-25, 2016

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.