Drug conviction of former Augusta man upheld
A former Augusta man lost his bid to have the state’s highest court reverse a lower court suppression ruling and now will begin a four-year term of imprisonment for aggravated trafficking in heroin in...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 14 police log
IN ANSON, Monday at 12:44 p.m., trespassing was reported on Pease Hill Road. 7:16 p.m., threatening was investigated on Greenleaf Road. IN ATHENS, Monday at 12:02 p.m., a report of fraud was taken on...
View ArticleAugusta man admits federal firearms violations
An Augusta man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court Bangor to lying to federal firearms dealers in order to obtain weapons. He is among five people indicted last April on firearms charges. All...
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Owner of Brunswick senior housing accused of financial crimes
The owner of a Brunswick senior housing complex is facing felony charges alleging financial crimes. Amy McLellan, 61, was indicted Friday on two counts of misuse of entrusted property of a vulnerable...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 15 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 8:19 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Northern Avenue. 8:30 a.m., theft was reported on Bond Brook Road. 10:50 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Garden Court and...
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FBI demanded that Google hand over multiple users’ location data in Portland...
In what privacy experts say is part of a disturbing trend, the investigation into a recent string of armed robberies in the Portland area involved a sweeping FBI demand for Google user location data....
View ArticleMassachusetts woman charged with stabbing husband in western Maine
PARIS — A Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing her husband in the chest at a camp in Stoneham is free on bail, police said. Amanda Collins, 46, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was arrested on charges...
View ArticleSkowhegan man charged with assaulting police officer says he was having seizure
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in court to an assault charge involving a Skowhegan police officer, arguing that he was having an epileptic seizure at the time and was...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 15 police log
IN CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday at 12:31 p.m., mischief was reported on Andrew Ham Road. IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 6:37 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street. 7:54 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on Church...
View ArticleFarmington police use high-riding military surplus vehicle to catch...
FARMINGTON — Police are using a new tactic to try and make motor vehicle drivers and the public aware of the dangers of distracted driving. Drivers whose vehicles were driving by or stopped at the...
View ArticleMaine supreme court upholds Skowhegan teen’s sentence, but rips youth justice...
The Maine supreme court has upheld a Skowhegan teenager’s commitment to a youth detention center in South Portland, but the court’s chief justice issued a scathing opinion calling the lack of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 16 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 11:57 a.m., breaking and entering was investigated on Valley Road. 4:52 p.m., a scam complaint was taken on New Portland Road. IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 10:42 p.m., a theft was...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 16 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 7:46 a.m., property was recovered on Civic Center Drive. 9:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Greenlief Street. 9:57 a.m., property was recovered on Union Street....
View ArticleWoman found dead in Gardiner remembered as ‘a sweet, genuine soul’
GARDINER — The Massachusetts woman found dead in Gardiner last week is remembered as “a precious daughter and a devoted sister.” Maddilyn Burgess, 28, was found dead Aug. 9 during a traffic stop on...
View ArticleSkowhegan mother charged with misusing 911, violating release
SKOWHEGAN — The young Skowhegan mother of three who went to jail last year after police found her lying unconscious next to a naked 2-year-old in an apartment filthy with cat feces, vomit, empty...
View ArticleThree-vehicle crash in Jay injures Farmington teen
JAY — A three-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon at routes 133 and 156 sent a Farmington teenager to the hospital with minor injuries, Sgt. Russell Adams said Thursday morning. Norman Lewis Jr., 34,...
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Bowdoinham man who allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ college paid $60 to be...
Central Maine Community College beefed up its security and the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office fielded numerous phone calls after the Bowdoinham man who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” the school...
View ArticleKennebec Journal Aug. 17 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 8:16 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at the intersection of North Belfast Avenue and Cross Hill Road. 11:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at the intersection of...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel Aug. 17 police log
IN ANSON, Thursday at 5:56 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Wilson Street. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 3:11 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Main Street. IN CANAAN, Friday...
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Father of Bangor man who drowned while fleeing police sues department, 4...
The father of a Bangor man who drowned after falling into a frozen stream while fleeing from police in March has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city’s police department and four of its...
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