The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
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Man sentenced for robbing Waterville bank, Fairfield convenience store
Per the terms of his plea agreement entered in April, Isaac H. Sterling, 24, will serve a sentence of six years in state prison, followed by three years of probation.
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Illegal cannabis growing operation busted at Madison home filled with black mold
Police seized 1,854 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of processed marijuana, and other drug-related items from the home, which had the worst case of black mold observed by police during 14 similar busts in Somerset County, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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Man arrested in Skowhegan after breaking into home, fleeing police
Lamont Flanders, 28, was stopped by a police dog after he fled from police who found that he had broken into a home on East River Road in Skowhegan, police said.
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Brother of Skowhegan murder victim could face charges after courtroom attack, authorities say
The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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Unity man arrested in connection with alleged sexual assault of minor in Hartland
Jesse Harvey, 30, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a child younger than 16 over the past four years, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Boston man, arrested in Anson, sentenced on federal drug-dealing charges
Harold Andujar-Pimentel was sentenced to 15 years in prison on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Cambridge man arrested in connection with string of thefts
Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Eight years after fatal shooting in Portland’s West End, suspect set to go to trial Monday
Aristotle Stilley was extradited from California in 2020 for allegedly killing David Anderson and wounding another man at an apartment on Gilman Street in 2016. But Stilley says the state has the wrong man.
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Maine lawmakers scrap bill to decriminalize drug possession; opt for study instead
The original proposal sought to treat substance use as a public health issue and would have set up receiving centers to help people dealing with a crisis.