The spoofed police page looks almost identical to the real page but has several fake news stories, police said.
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Maine State Police to review investigation records in 1993 death of Hebron shooter’s first wife
A murder-suicide last week in which Daniel Randall killed his daughter sparks a new look at a case involving Greta Randall’s fatal fall at a Cape Elizabeth park, which was ruled an accident.
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Packages delivered to homes in Gardiner, Randolph reported stolen
It can be hard for police to investigate the thefts without photographic evidence or witnesses, said Gardiner Police Chief James Toman.
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Skowhegan woman indicted in safe theft case
Jaclyn Suezanne Rutherford, 28, was indicted on a charge of class B felony theft, among indictments from the Somerset County grand jury this week.
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Madison man indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal crash
Jonathan Cayford faces the charge in connection with a crash more than a year ago in which police said he was passing cars at 80 mph on a back country road in Starks.
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Mystery, questions plague central Maine farmers after acts of vandalism
Officials say the motives behind all the farm-related incidents are still perplexing, even as the FBI contacted police about whether environmental extremism or terrorism might be involved.
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Monmouth man to serve two years for domestic violence
Erving Michael Johnson had been convicted previously of assaulting the same woman.
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Sidney man sentenced to five years in prison for heroin trafficking near ‘safe children zone’
Ryan Farnham, 27, pleaded guilty to aggravated trafficking for selling drugs in March near the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers home and a park in Waterville.
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Augusta, Waterville women plead guilty to charges in separate stabbings
Tracy Fleischer will be sentenced at a hearing to be scheduled later, while Ashley Boivin will serve an initial four years behind bars.
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Franklin County authorities seek help in identifying thief at Chesterville store
A man who said he was staying in the Eustis area is suspected of stealing several items Saturday from the Chesterville Corner Store, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.