The 448 reported rapes in 2017 is a 17 percent jump from 2016, a rise that some attribute to increased reporting by victims who feel empowered by the national conversation about sexual harassment and assault.
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Augusta police uncertain solution to Kennebec County’s dispatch concerns
To accommodate an influx of 25,000 annual calls, the city’s department would need to hire four new dispatchers, driving annual rates higher than towns might be willing to budget for.
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Augusta’s Riverview Psychiatric Center on track for recertification
The facility’s certification was revoked in 2014, costing the state hospital about $20 million in federal reimbursement money annually.
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State changes dispatching software, causing stir for contracting towns
After the state’s switch to the Spillman computer-aided dispatch program, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Gardiner Police Department face the decision of buying it or seeking dispatch service elsewhere.
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Zoned out: Augusta councilors considering marijuana zoning ordinance changes
A city medical marijuana proposal would ban caregivers from operating in residential neighborhoods.
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Two Newport men sentenced for conspiracy to distribute heroin in central Maine
Kennebec County law enforcement agencies helped investigate the case, according to the U.S. Attorney.
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Yielding rules changing at busy Interstate 95 off-ramp intersection in Augusta
The traffic change at Exit 109A comes as officials try to accommodate the more heavily-traveled northbound off-ramp at the busy location.
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Man charged after reportedly crashing car into Augusta’s fire station on Bangor Street
Thomas Cloutier, 57, was charged with aggravated criminal mischief, false public alarm and burglary following the Sunday morning crash, police said.
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That’ll do pig: Augusta police take traffic-dodging, 50-pound swine back home
After a being detained on Route 3 Saturday night, the porky fugitive was taken home Sunday
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Maine women who served in Marines find resources, reconnection at Augusta gathering
One of the attendees is starting a group for Maine women who have left the U.S. Marine Corps.