Retired Maine state trooper Jeffrey Linscott is accused of selling fentanyl to an informant in the parking lot of a Gorham grocery store.
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South Portland lawyer will be able to resume practicing law in April
Paul Letourneau was suspended 20 months for sending sexual texts, videos to a client he was representing as a court-appointed attorney.
Scarborough police identify Texas suspect in 2 ‘swatting’ calls reporting fake crimes
Police received assistance from the FBI because of the seriousness of the alleged crimes.
New Jersey man accused of bilking 90-year-old Falmouth woman awaits extradition
Rheimy Diaz-Tolentio is accused of defrauding the woman out of nearly $5,000 after falsely informing her by phone that her grandson had been arrested for drunken driving.
Portland landlord appeals conviction for code violation in building where fire killed 6
The brief, filed Friday by Gregory Nisbet’s lawyer, says the state’s fire safety code is vague and that the prosecution did not turn over a key memo before the landlord’s trial.
Scarborough lawmaker’s bill would make coerced labor a crime
The measure takes aim at those who exploit vulnerable populations such as refugees or people reliant on drugs or alcohol.
Westbrook man faces prison, deportation for welfare fraud conspiracy at Portland market
Abdulkareem Daham is found guilty of conspiracy to defraud federal food programs in a scheme carried out at the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue.
Shapleigh man strangled girlfriend, threatened to ‘kill people,’ police say
York County deputies deputies used a cruiser public address system to order Nicholas Tapscott out of the house to arrest him.
Temple couple deaths ruled murder-suicide
TEMPLE — The deaths of a Temple couple have been ruled a murder-suicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office, according to a statement by Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Autopsies on Thomas Masse, 60, and his wife, Michelle Masse, 59, showed both died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Investigators […]
Anger over YMCA dropoff caused Acton man’s violent outburst, police say
Emanuel Slobada allegedly brandished a knife and threatened his mother and sisters.