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Fire that destroyed portable outhouse in Richmond intentionally set
A portable toilet at the Richmond Utilities District construction site burned to the ground, fire officials said.
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Former Waldo County school director arrested on assault charges involving 13-year-old girl
Kevin Michaud, 58, of China was arrested on one count of simple assault, Class D, and summonsed on a charge of unlawful sexual touching, authorities said.
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Suspected killer in 1987 Waterville area cold case held without bail after pleading not guilty
Gerald Goodale, who was indicted in May in the 1987 murder of Janet Brochu of Winslow, remains in prison without bail as he serves a 75-year sentence for murdering Geraldine Finn of Skowhegan in 1988.
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Mother accused of hiding her daughter, who is charged with murdering her own child in Stockton Springs
Sherry A. Johnson is the mother of Jessica Trefethen, charged last month in the murder of her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams.
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State police chief says internal review revealed no racial profiling by trooper
The review was conduced after Trooper John Darcy was accused by multiple defense attorneys of pulling suspects over because of race.
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Three Portland officers injured in violent arrest that draws another hostile crowd
Police say a man became violent when they took his gun because he was identified as a convicted felon, and about a dozen people taunted and cursed at the officers.
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Lewiston man sentenced to more than 3 years on gun charge
Steven Walker said he had disarmed his wife of the gun police found in his car after she had shot his car with it.
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Biddeford Middle School employee arrested on child pornography charges
Police say an education tech at the school faces child exploitation charges after transmitting obscene material over the internet.
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York veterinary practice hit by ransomware attack
The vet who runs the York Animal Hospital said he lost patient records when he refused to pay the $80,000 ransom.