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Gardiner convenience store robbed early Wednesday

by Jessica Lowell April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Police say the robber, who displayed a weapon, fled on foot into a wooded area behind the Cumberland Farms store on Bridge Street.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejects Luc Tieman murder appeal

by Doug Harlow April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Luc Tieman, 35, appealed to the Law Court through his attorney, Clifford Strike, challenging emails and Facebook messages that were used as evidence against him in Somerset County Superior Court.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Attorneys questioned on second day of Jay Mercier murder appeal in Skowhegan

by Doug Harlow April 23, 2019April 23, 2019

Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Grand jury indicts alleged Waterville bank robber who slipped, fell in front of officer

by Keith Edwards April 22, 2019April 28, 2019

Numerous other people were indicted on drug trafficking charges.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Jay Mercier, convicted in 2012 in one of Maine’s oldest cold case homicides, back in court

by Doug Harlow April 22, 2019April 23, 2019

Mercier is mounting a third appeal of his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.

Maine Crime

Kennebec Journal police log for April 21

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019

Augusta area police reports for April 21, 2019.

Maine Crime

New York man, 22, admits to credit card fraud in Maine

by Christopher Williams April 18, 2019April 19, 2019

Peter Garces pleaded guilty to using fake driver’s licenses to open charge accounts at Home Depot stores in Maine.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed

by Keith Edwards April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.