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Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer sentenced to five years

by Keith Edwards April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.

Human remains found in Augusta prove to be those of local woman, missing since 2017

by Jessica Lowell April 25, 2019April 28, 2019

Police say evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates that they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance in 2017.

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Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer

by Keith Edwards April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.

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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.

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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.

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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.