Callers from California have been impersonating the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to gain individuals’ personal information.
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Appeals court ruling sends Riverview outpatient lawsuit to jury
Jason Begin says the Augusta police officer violated his rights when she shot him as he was stabbing himself.
Kennebec Journal Nov. 20 police log
Augusta area police reports for Nov. 20, 2018.
Bronx, NY, man arrested in NH on Augusta drug charges
George A. Walker is accused of trafficking drugs in central Maine.
Four indicted on drug trafficking charges in central Maine
The indictments were handed up Thursday by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Kennebec County courts Nov.8-14, 2018
A roundup of cases closed Nov.8-14, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Feds charge fourth person in Maine fentanyl trafficking case
Alberto Luis Cruz, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, allegedly sold what was believed to be fentanyl to an undercover agent last summer in Massachusetts.
Aroostook County man who killed father in 2004 wins discharge from state custody
A judge and others praised Michael MacDonald on Thursday for the efforts he has made; his sister continues to object.
Owner of cow shot in Embden, alleged shooter deny charges
Mason Sparrow, who allegedly shot and killed his neighbors’ cow in September, has pleaded not guilty to an animal cruelty charge, and his case is scheduled for trial in April.
Maine man in state custody dies in South Carolina facility
James N. Staples, who gouged his eyes out in prison, was placed there after being found not criminally responsible for assaulting a Riverview patient.